The Informant: A Butcher's Boy Novel Audiobook

" Totally implausible story but so compelling that you just don't care. Non stop thrills with two great characters. Dont miss it. "

" This was a solid third in the Butcher's Boy series, but I didn't enjoy it as much as the others. I was bit irritated with some danging plot lines from the previous 2 novels and was not fully on board with the premise for the Butcher's Boy's return in this version. But Perry continues to deliver exciting page turners - a good listen. "

" Perry is always good, so this was an enjoyable read. "

" The Butcher's Boy is back. The professional hitman is forced out of retirement when a rising mafioso sends professional killers to eliminate him. Lots of shoot-em-up action. One of Perry's best, but the ending is rather abrupt and unsatisfying. "

" First book about The Butcher's Boy I have read. I have enjoyed other Perry books, so I knew I was going to be caught up in the story from the beginning, and I was not disappointed. Five stars! "

" Listened to this in my car. I thought it was just 'OK.' Don't tell the Butcher's Boy that I said that!! GJJ "

" As I keep reading Thomas Perry's books, there is a similarity to his main characters and writing style that I've begun to note. Although this book has a ruthless cold-blooded killer as a protagonist (along with a female Justice Department Official), there are similarities between The Butcher's Boy (this novel's main character) and his Jane Whitefield heroine. Although this Butcher's Boy is a cold-blooded, ruthless killer, his thought processes and actions are detailed much like Whitefield's in that series. I find myself getting lulled by Perry's very dry, detail-laden prose. I think what's missing in his novels is "juice",or some kind of passion in his characters or in the telling of his stories. I find them too dry, with too much mundane detail crammed into every inch of his character's thought processes. Another cold-blooded killer from Richard Stark, in his Parker series, has much the same premise. But Stark's prose is sparer, and therefore the stories move along at a much smoother and more enjoyable pace, at least for me. I liked the resolutions of this novel, but I found the reading somewhat tedious. I'd actually give it a 2.5 rating if I could. "

" A true page-turner..loved this mystery. This is Thomas Perry's best book in a long time. "

" ,A hired killer, forced out of retirement, says hello again to an old adversary"nonstop suspense from the time you pick up the book to the very end. The hit man is on all the OTHER hitmen's list. "

" More listening while with Jason in the hospital. Primarily on the trips back and forth. Pretty violent, but also good cat & mouse between the assassin and the Justice Department agent. Good wrap up to the series. "

" Lots of implausibilities, but the search and hide aspects remind me of the Jane Whitefield books which I loved. So I liked this one quite a lot. "

" For me this had way too much endless backstory and mafia background. The reader loves the Butcher Boy though, and sticks with the story. The end was amazingly good! Worth hanging in for. "

" This is book #3 about a mafia hitman who we grow to like and admire and of course the FBI. I am hooked. "

" A fast read but well written. You get to know the "Butcher Boy" and how he thinks. His relationship with his wife is not very convincing, but how he goes after the Mafia who have put out a contract on his life is fascinating. Great, escapist summer reading. "

" I really loved this book. It is #3 in the Butcher's Boy series and hopefully will be followed bu more. Perry is an outstanding author. I have read several of his stand alone books. "

" Great pick up of the story started in The Butcher's Boy. Both characters have matured and become better. "

" I've not read Perry before, but after The Informant I believe I'll make it a point to seek out some of his other work. This is a well told story which is pretty much typical of the genre but with enough twists to make it a page turner. "

" Another thriller by Thomas Perry very bloody book. About the butcher boy who is an assassin. If you want to start at the beginning get a book called The Butcher's Boy. "

" Be prepared for the return of the Butcher's Boy "