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The Second Horseman (Abridged): A Thriller Audiobook
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From Kyle Mills, New York Times bestselling author of Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp novels, comes a story of a professional thief whose latest job could save the world. Brandon Vale is a career thief---the best there is. Or at least he was before he was thrown in prison for a jewel heist gone bad. And even more embarrassing, he had nothing to do with it. His time inside is going fairly quietly until the night he's broken out against his will by Richard Scanlon, the now-retired FBI agent who framed him in the first place. Scanlon, who still has ties to the United States intelligence community, has discovered that a Ukrainian crime organization is auctioning twelve nuclear warheads to the highest bidder, but he can't convince the government that the sale isn't a hoax. The only way he can get his hands on the $200 million necessary to take the warheads off the market is to do something that goes against everything he stands for: steal it. The choice Brandon is given is simple: help Scanlon and hope to live through it, or turn himself in and face the repercussions of his "escape." Suddenly, Brandon finds himself with only weeks to plan a Las Vegas heist that that he's been dreaming about for years, but has always thought was probably impossible. And to make matters worse, Scanlon insists on choosing his team personally. Led by the relentlessly intelligent and undeniably beautiful Catherine Juarez, not a single one of the former government operatives he picks has so much as shoplifted a pack of gum in their lives. As the day of the heist approaches, Brandon's carefully constructed plans begin to break down and he suspects that the elaborate double-cross he's devised to save himself could cost millions of lives. He finally has to ask himself just how far he's willing to be dragged into a game that he can only lose. With The Second Horseman, the heart-stopping, all-too-real novel, Kyle Mills proves once again that he is one of the freshest and most original thriller writers working today.
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"I'd never read a Kyle Mills novel before, just decided to pick this up on a whim. Usually spy/espionage books aren't my interest, but this one kept me hooked. I'll definitely try reading another book by this author. "
— Christina (4 out of 5 stars)
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The perfect thriller for the emerging millennium… What makes this novel such a delicious summer treat is the way in which Mills turns the reader's expectations inside out… The twists are surprising and fun, and the story comes to a bangup conclusion.
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“Edge-of-seat quotient sky-high… Fade rivals James Bond with his hardware-based survival skills... A-.
— Entertainment Weekly on Fade
The Second Horseman Listener Reviews
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" i love this book.this book is good book to read becousa the different word that it has and how all of it are connect at the end.And i also love how in time of danger there was a love story. "
— Fabiola, 12/21/2013 -
" Interesting and pretty good, though I think the ending could have been better. 8 of 10 stars. "
— Tim, 10/10/2013 -
" It was a decent story, but I really can't see myself recommending it to anyone. "
— John, 9/17/2013 -
" Good read. Good characters. Fast read. "
— TJ, 9/16/2013 -
" This was a good thriller. Terrorists, nukes, a thief, pure entertainment. "
— Daniel, 6/28/2013 -
" Some of the time and logic gaps bothered me but not enough to stop reading. I felt interested in the short-term and long-term outcomes of the story. "
— Dianne, 5/4/2013 -
" Gave up - just couldn't get into the story. "
— Sue, 12/13/2012 -
" Bubblegum for the brain. Spy fiction. "
— Barrett, 11/1/2012 -
" I always enjoy this author and the way he intertwines characters. Good book - was hard to put down. "
— Tim, 10/17/2012 -
" A fun book to pass a flight. "
— Mark, 2/12/2012 -
" I loved the main character in this book. He's smart & extremely likable. This book had a very interesting plot and it got pretty exciting there for a while. I liked this and would recommend it! "
— Lisa, 1/25/2012 -
" Just fair reading. I thought the whole plot was overdone, Ukranian nukes, Islamic terrorists, searching Israel for bombs, all started out in prison and in Vegas? "
— Mike, 1/7/2012 -
" An excellent stand-alone non-Beaman book...entertaining with a helluva plot line "
— Mark, 10/20/2011 -
" I'd never read a Kyle Mills novel before, just decided to pick this up on a whim. Usually spy/espionage books aren't my interest, but this one kept me hooked. I'll definitely try reading another book by this author. "
— Christina, 9/23/2011 -
" A fun lead character with an odd, but entertaining view of life. The book did get a little long in places and might have benefited from being told entirely form Brandon's point of view. "
— Laurel, 8/1/2011 -
" Mills creates most intriguing scenarios, but seems to be unable to follow it to its inevitable conclusion. It makes for an incredibly frustrating read. "
— Cristy, 5/31/2011 -
" Kyle, always keeping your interest. "
— Dean, 5/6/2011 -
" Some of the time and logic gaps bothered me but not enough to stop reading. I felt interested in the short-term and long-term outcomes of the story. "
— Dianne, 3/23/2011 -
" Badly written and boring. "
— Annette, 3/7/2011 -
" I always enjoy this author and the way he intertwines characters. Good book - was hard to put down. "
— Tim, 1/31/2011 -
" Gave up - just couldn't get into the story. "
— Sue, 2/3/2010 -
" $3.99 sticker of Ocean State JOB LOT 1/16/2010 <br/>Susan and I enjoyed this and I think I will listen to it again another time (sometime) "
— Amos, 1/16/2010 -
" An excellent stand-alone non-Beaman book...entertaining with a helluva plot line "
— Mark, 4/2/2009 -
" A fun book to pass a flight. "
— Mark, 7/18/2008 -
" Bubblegum for the brain. Spy fiction. "
— Barrett, 7/14/2008 -
" Kyle, always keeping your interest. "
— Dean, 1/7/2008 -
" Just fair reading. I thought the whole plot was overdone, Ukranian nukes, Islamic terrorists, searching Israel for bombs, all started out in prison and in Vegas? "
— Mike, 11/13/2007
About Kyle Mills
Kyle Mills is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books, including The Ares Decision in Robert Ludlum’s Covert-One series. His other works include The Immortalist, Fade, Darkness Falls, Lords of Corruption, and Rising Phoenix, among others. He lives in Wyoming.
About David Ledoux
David Ledoux has narrated a wide range of audio books, for which he was won and been nominated for several Audie and Earphones awards. He was named a 2010 Best Voice by AudioFile magazine for his narration of Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom, and he also narrated Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants and Douglas Copeland’s Nostradamus, among many others.