The Talbot Odyssey, Nelson DeMille
The Talbot Odyssey, Nelson DeMille
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The Talbot Odyssey

Author: Nelson DeMille

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 22 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2010


Synopsis

IT STARTED AS A SIMPLE SPY HUNT.

IT BECAME A DESPERATE BATTLE TO SAVE THE WEST.

For forty years Western intelligence agents have known a terrible secret: the Russians have a mole -- code-named Talbot -- inside the CIA. At first Talbot is suspected of killing European agents. Then a street-smart ex-cop uncovers a storm of espionage and murder on the streets of New York, while in a Long Island suburb a civic demonstration against the Russian mission masks a desperate duel of nerves and wits.

Engineered by Talbot, a shadow world of suspicion and deceit is spilling onto the streets -- leading to a new Soviet weapon and a first-strike war plan threatening the foundations of American government.

For the U.S., time is running out. For Talbot, the time is now.

About Nelson DeMille

Born in New York City, author Nelson Richard DeMille moved with his parents out to Long Island, where his journey to becoming an accomplished author all began. He graduated from Elmont Memorial High School, and attended three years at Hofstra University. In 1966-69 he was a commissioned officer........Lieutenant in the United States Army. He was an infantry platoon leader in Vietnam, being decorated with the Air Medal, Bronze Star, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

After his tour in Vietnam, he returned to Hofstra University where he earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science and History. His first major novel, By the Rivers of Babylon, was published in 1978, and is still in print today. After that first novel, he has had numerous others. A few of them are Cathedral, The Talbot Odyssey, Word of Honor, and many others. DeMille has received several literary awards, with being selected as Thriller Master of the Year in 2015. He holds three Honorary Doctorates from Hofstra University, Long Island University, and Dowling College.

DeMille has three children, and he and his wife reside in Garden City, New York.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Terry on April 29, 2021

DeMille is another of my favorite authors. Some of his books and series I like more than others. I particularly enjoyed 'Plum Island' where the John Corey character is introduced, 'The Charm School', and 'The General's Daughter'. I don't know why I had been saving this book, and was surprised that o......more

Goodreads review by Chipper on October 31, 2012

I love Demille, but I didn't love this one. Having essentially completed the Demille canon, I was disappointed with The Talbot Odyssey after my family promised me it was a "really good" one. The first 100 pages required two readings and I was still unsure what was going on and where the book was goin......more

Goodreads review by Julie on September 21, 2019

I will admit it took about 250-300 pages to get hooked into the book. It is like reading a James Bond movie only not really knowing who James Bond is or who's side he is on...all the secret agents, double agents, triple agents...It was one wild helicopter ride!......more

Goodreads review by Razvan on June 04, 2023

I love DeMille and his magnificent "Word of Honor" and "Plum Island", but The Oddyssey is far behind. An unrealistic plot, too many dull characters (excepting Abrams), too much blood and violence in the final. Besides, I don't understand teenagers who play in Russian embassy garden and people runnin......more

Goodreads review by Corey on August 15, 2020

One of DeMille's earlier novels, the story started out really slow, with an overwhelming number of characters, didn't know who the good guys and the bad guys were, but after awhile after sticking with it, things started to make sense and unravel, a good James Bond-type thriller! The Talbot Odyssey ta......more