The Equalizer, Michael Sloan
The Equalizer, Michael Sloan
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The Equalizer
A Novel

Author: Michael Sloan

Series: Equalizer

Narrator: Jeff Gurner

Unabridged: 21 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/19/2014


Synopsis

Michael Sloan, co-creator of the classic 1980s TV show The Equalizer—now reimagined in a series starring Queen Latifah—presents an original story of the mysterious, former covert intelligence officer who helps desperate people who are in need of his unique and deadly skills.

“Got a problem? Odds against you? Call the Equalizer.”

Robert McCall is a former covert operations officer for the CIA who tries to atone for past sins by offering, free of charge, his services as a protector, an investigator, and a troubleshooter—often literally. Aided by a group of sometimes-mysterious contacts, some of whom date back to his spying days, McCall traverses the streets of New York City, visiting justice upon those who prey upon the weak.

A woman finds herself the target of a Chechen nightclub owner. The club is actually a front for an elite assassination service—run by an old enemy of McCall’s. To save his client’s life, the Equalizer is going to have to confront the sins of his past…

About Michael Sloan

MICHAEL SLOAN has been a show runner on such TV series as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and Outer Limits. He has also written and produced numerous TV Movies and features. He created the series The Equalizer for Universal TV and CBS and is currently producing a feature version of The Equalizer for Sony Pictures starring Denzel Washington in the title role. Michael is married to actress Melissa Anderson and they have two children, Piper and Griffin.

About Jeff Gurner

Jeff Gurner is a voice, stage and screen actor. He has recorded hundreds of radio and television commercials, video games, and is an award winning audiobook narrator. He is best known for his narration of Patrick Lee and to Karen Miller’s The Star Wars Clone Wars series and works by Mark Sullivan and Terry Francona. AudioFile magazine praised Jeff''s "deep, compelling voice and well-acted presentation" and awarded him a 2006 AudioFile Earphones Award for Jennifer Egan’s The Keep.Gurner’s theater credits include The Lion King on Broadway, Guys and Dolls, Harold and Maude: The Musical, and A Christmas Story. Television credits include The Good Wife, Mercy, and Law & Order.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gavin

The Equalizer is apparently based on the classic 1980s US TV series of the same name and is wrote by Michael Sloan who was the co-creator of that show. I must admit that I've never seen the old TV show that inspired this story, but I did watch the recent movie adaption staring Denzel Washington. It......more

Goodreads review by Joss

Frankly, I gave it up after about 100 pages as over-detailed. Then I ran out of other books and just picked a spot about 150 pages in and tried again. I finished it but, by the end, I just wanted to be done. Sure it's a thrilling thriller, but it is seriously reality challenged. The hero just bounce......more


Quotes

“[In] this intense thriller...even the Equalizer might have his hands full. Sloan is a talented writer, and one can only hope there are more Equalizer novels in the future.” —Booklist

“Compelling.” —NJ.com's "What Fran's Reading"

“Michael Sloan is a creative force to be reckoned with.” —William Shatner

“Michael Sloan's book, The Equalizer, is one of the best novels I have read in years. I was very drawn into the hero's backstory and what he ends up doing in New York City. The Equalizer is very much a hero for today's world. Jack Reacher make room, Robert McCall is in town.” —Karl Moore, author of The Postmoderns