Even, Andrew Grant
Even, Andrew Grant
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Even

Author: Andrew Grant

Narrator: John Lee

Unabridged: 10 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/12/2009

Synopsis

Andrew Grant introduces a twenty-first century James Bond in this new action-adventure series set on the gritty streets of New York.Walking to his New York City hotel late one night, Royal Navy intelligence operative David Trevellyan notices a huddled shape in the entrance of an alley. A homeless man has been murdered. As he steps forward, a cop car arrives, and Trevellyan suddenly realizes he’s been set up. When the NYPD hands the problem to the FBI, the British consulate tells him he’s on his own. With no idea who’s a friend and who’s a foe, he penetrates deep into a huge international conspiracy. The price of failure will be death, and the reward for success will be redemption, both for himself and for the huddled corpse in the alley. The motivation will be his cherished, life-long belief: You don’t get mad, you get even.

About Andrew Grant

Andrew Grant is a former telecommunications executive and the younger brother of Lee Child, author of the New York Times bestselling Jack Reacher novels. He splits his time between England and Chicago.

About John Lee

John Lee, a charming mixture of college professor and therapist, came to national prominence over a decade ago with The Flying Boy: Healing the Wounded Man, which sold more than a quarter million copies. He has since written eight other books on anger, fathers and sons, mothers and sons, and other relationships, including Facing the Fire: Experiencing and Expressing Anger Appropriately and Growing Yourself Back Up: Understanding Emotional Regression. Bestselling author John Lee has been featured on Oprah, 20/20, The View, CNN, PBS, and NPR. He has been interviewed by Newsweek, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and dozens of other national magazines and radio talk shows.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bruce on October 04, 2021

This is the first book by Andrew Grant I’ve read. He is now, of course, one of the co-authors of the Jack Reacher series, alongside his oldest brother, the original Lee Child, Jim Grant. David Trevellyan, the protagonist here, does come across as a sort of Reacher-Lite. A big guy, ex-military with ke......more

Goodreads review by Gavin on March 29, 2011

Andrew Grant is probably going to always have his works compared to those of his older brother Lee Child. In the same way Grant's protagonist David Treyvellyan' in 'Even' is always going to be compared to Lee's Jack Reacher. While there are many similar traits; military background, ruthless determin......more

Goodreads review by Debi on June 20, 2009

Even by Andrew Grant has my vote for next year's Debut Anthony Award. Loved the first chapter, then Grant almost lost me slogging through the narrative for the first five chapters. The only thing that kept me going was the glimpses of great dialogue dispensed throughout the beginning chapters. Once......more

Goodreads review by Keith on June 09, 2012

After a Kafka like beginning Andrew Grant slowly reveals his new action-suspense hero, David Trevellyan. We eventually find that David is a British undercover operative and a Naval Commander; a military rank you may remember that was shared by James Bond but Trvellyan’s character is more likely to r......more

Goodreads review by SyaMimi on February 12, 2019

I love the first 100 pages, and the last 50 pages. In between, I'm lost. "you don't get mad. You just get even." 3.5/5.0......more

Quotes

“Modern noir at its best…Even is brilliantly plotted and smart, and delivers the bone-jarring kick of a .45. Here’s hoping author Grant is hard at work on the next installment featuring his thoroughly compelling tough guy hero, David Trevellyan.” Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author

“In Even, Andrew Grant introduces British naval intelligence officer David Trevellyan, a man born to fight and trained to win, locked in a suspenseful contest with terrifying adversaries. An excellent thriller that feels like breaking news.” Thomas Perry, New York Times bestselling author

“Jason Bourne fans will welcome Grant’s thrill-packed debut…[Grant] never strikes a false note in a plot that could have gone over-the-top in lesser hands.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“The plot and its wonderfully breathless pace are over the top in the best Bond tradition—listeners will risk missing their exit or spending extra time in the parking lot because they simply cannot stop listening…John Lee’s patrician British accent perfectly embodies the coolly ruthless Trevellyan.”  AudioFile

“A stylish, suspenseful, and overall stunning debut, essential for all thriller collections.” Library Journal (starred review)

“Trevellyan is likely to be compared to [Grant’s] brother’s hero, Jack Reacher, or even to James Bond…there can be no doubt that we have a new guy on the block who requires attention.” Booklist

“[Trevellyan] is both as violent and as humor-driven as his ‘double-O’ predecessor, and never more than a page or two away from the next action sequence.” BookPage

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