Departure, Joseph Reid
Departure, Joseph Reid
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Departure

Author: Joseph Reid

Narrator: JD Jackson

Unabridged: 10 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/18/2020


Synopsis

The Amazon Charts bestselling series continues as air marshal Seth Walker hunts a potential terrorist who could hold the key to the darkest chapter of his own past.When an electrical engineer from one of America’s premier tech companies disappears inside the San Francisco International Airport before an overseas flight, air marshal Seth Walker is called in to investigate. With the clock ticking down and questions multiplying at every turn, Walker can’t afford to fail: the lives of all two hundred thousand passengers inside SFO may hang in the balance.As he races through crowded concourses, desperately searching for clues, Walker can sense this is no routine missing-persons case. But as he digs ever deeper into the young man’s background, the tangle of contradictions he finds is confounding. Is the engineer the victim of a crime…or the perpetrator of one?As the case forces Walker to confront his own demons and the reason he fled his former life in industry, finding this man may mean exposing his own darkest secret.

About Joseph Reid

The son of a navy helicopter pilot, Joseph Reid chased great white sharks as a marine biologist before becoming a patent lawyer who litigates multimillion-dollar cases for high-tech companies. He has flown millions of miles on commercial aircraft and has spent countless hours in airports around the world. Published in both of his academic disciplines, he is also the author of Takeoff and False Horizon in the Amazon Charts bestselling Seth Walker series. A graduate of Duke University and the University of Notre Dame, he lives in San Diego with his wife and children. For more information, visit www.josephreidbooks.com.


Reviews

Departure is the third instalment in the thrilling Air Marshal Seth Walker series, however, there's no need to have read the preceding books in order to enjoy this one as the story is self-contained. That said, you will not be privy to the background of the characters if you just jump right in. Seth......more

Goodreads review by Denise

Action-packed thrilled with a great plot and relatable characters. I was a bit upset when I started this only to realize it was the third in a series that I hadn't yet started. Normally, I'd go and get those titles and read them first, but I was too far in at that point so I kept on going and am glad......more

I loved this edge of your seat fast paced thriller. There is nothing more exciting than an addicting game of cat and mouse as Air Marshall Seth Walker works with FBI colleague Melissa Cooke to find who is wreaking havoc at SFO. I love the easy to read and follow writing style, and how the character......more

Goodreads review by Glen

An electronics engineer has gone missing, and Air Marshal Seth Walker is tasked with finding him, as it's assumed he's some sort of terrorist. Most of the books he sprints around SFO from one end to the other looking for the guy. The last part of the book is different, and takes the series in a diff......more

Goodreads review by D.K.

’When an electrical engineer from one of America’s premier tech companies disappears inside the San Francisco International Airport before an overseas flight, air marshal Seth Walker is called in to investigate.’ DEPARTURE is my introduction to Joseph Reid's writing; though this is book three in the......more


Quotes

“…it is narrator JD Jackson's fast-paced narration that makes the latest Seth Walker mystery so enjoyable… He uses an assured tone in the present, while channeling Walker's mistrust of the tech world with a measured hesitancy that gives the audiobook its memorable voice.”AudioFile Magazine“Reid’s explosive third Seth Walker novel (after 2019’s False Horizon)…maintains a frenzied pace throughout…Background about Walker’s previous career in high tech and what drove him away from the industry will please fans of the appealing Walker, who’s never short on opinion or emotion…” Publishers Weekly“Reid’s third Walker yarn is a by-the-minute thriller, with roller-coaster action and authentic airport atmosphere.” Kirkus Reviews