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The Jefferson Key
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Four United States presidents have been assassinated - in 1865, 1881, 1901, and 1963 - each murder seemingly unrelated and separated by time.
But what if those presidents were all killed for the same reason: a clause in the United States Constitution - contained within Article 1, Section 8 - that would shock Americans?
This question is what faces former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone in his latest adventure. When a bold assassination attempt is made against President Danny Daniels in the heart of Manhattan, Malone risks his life to foil the killing—only to find himself at dangerous odds with the Commonwealth, a secret society of pirates first assembled during the American Revolution. In their most perilous exploit yet, Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt race across the nation and take to the high seas. Along the way they break a secret cipher originally possessed by Thomas Jefferson, unravel a mystery concocted by Andrew Jackson, and unearth a centuries-old document forged by the Founding Fathers themselves, one powerful enough - thanks to that clause in the Constitution - to make the Commonwealth unstoppable.
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- FPN7MD
- 05-29-11
Cotton & Cassiopeia come to America
The Jefferson Key is the eleventh (I think) Steve berry novel that I have read, and despite its "Continental locale", it is one of his best efforts.
I normally enjoy Berry's superior research that will introduce me to a new and interesting place or "time & place". I especially appreciated the author's notes, read at the end of the audiobook. These notes serve to distinguish 'historical fact' from 'author's fiction'.
I was literally stuck to my seat, in anticipation of the finale-- as I was caught listening to the few chapters in my car, and I sat in my car (in my garage for the 30 minutes), rather than interrupt the rescue of Cassiopeia. The author does a n excellent job constructing a villain that was dastardly in thought & deed, though quite believable. Scott Brick provides an excellent narration-as always. (Brick is one of my two favorite narrators).
If you enjoy the Cotton Malone-Cassiopeia Vitt characters, you will enjoy this audiobook. You may even discover some interesting history concerning the 'Founding & Political History' of our country(USA), -I did. I enjoyed it. {4.25/5 stars}.
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- Jimmy
- 05-28-11
Wow, what a great story
Warning! Do no get this book unless you can afford to get locked into a story that you can't walk away from. The scenes change rapidly through a plot of intrigue. This is super storytelling with just enough history (and some of it true) to make the story spellbinding.
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- Eric
- 05-25-11
Great listen; great narration, worth the credit
this was my first cotton malone story. I have listened to a number of scott brick narrations, jack reacher, harry bosch, and pedergast thrillers. i think this is the best brick - mostly because his voice does not get in the way. if you know scott brick's melodramatic style, you know he has a great voice, but it does get in the way too often. the story is very clever, has lots of sharp turns on a dime, and the style of back and forth between the story threads worked well. i am glad for the person who could tell what was coming next... but i am quite confident that is not the case. if you are predicting cotton malone survives, that might be a safe bet since the series revolves around him, but the ins and outs that make the story - nope - too many twists and turns. a great listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-26-11
hardly worth the money
Why did I come back to Steve Berry? One dimensional characters, boring story line and so-so narration.
This book goes no where
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- Stephen
- 11-02-11
Ugh!
This is my first time to write a review of an audio-book. I listen to three or four books a month and this one was one of the worst. I was very disappointed in both the story and the narration. I felt the story was difficult to follow and the dialogue was so banal. Brick's narration almost seemed to emphasize the banality. The narration lacked the energy one would find in Dick Hill's Jack Reacher. I like Brick's work with the Mitch Rapp series but this was awful.
I did appreciate the historical effort Berry made and I liked the endnotes the best.
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- SoCalis
- 09-08-11
25 pounds of groceries in a 1 pound bag - bad
This book is confusing, there are too many characters that require more development. The level of character development is weak and there are too many to keep track of. The plot is loosely based in American History which even the author acknowledges he has taken several liberties. The liberties are far fetched and are cheesy. This book is bad.
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- Riverman63
- 07-15-11
Too Much Literary License?
With apologies to the author - I know you wroked hard on this and all your novels, this one is just too far fetched. I found myself shaking my head numerous times over the books premise, the incredible luck the main characters have in finding extra ammunition, clothes, food, etc and the travelling from Nova Scotia to the Carolina's and back, as if they were going to lunch. The whole thing was just too much. Sorry, could not make the book believable. I was actually glad when it was over --
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- Shannon
- 06-30-11
Don't Do It! (spoiler alert)
I'm about half way through this one, and it's all I can do to keep listening to it. It is nothing more than a conglomeration of poorly disguised story lines lifted from everything from National Treasure to 24 (remember the whole story line with the secret service agent and the First Lady in 24 one season?).
Also, the way the story is told makes keeping up with the characters very difficult. I listen to lots of audiobooks, even several read by Scott Brick, and have never had this problem before. Perhaps it's because SB doesn't alter his voice between characters as much as some other readers, but I think the way it's written is the real problem.
I find myself at this point listening, not because the story is enjoyable, but because I'm determined not to waste the credit I used to purchase the darned book.
5 people found this helpful
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- Patricia
- 06-30-11
Don't Bother
This book is about a group of pirates who have a family liniage from the time of the revolutionary war when they were issued "Letters of Mark" allowing them to pillage the enemies of the US. They are desperate to get back the missing parts of the Letters, so they can WHAT?? attack and pillage the current enemies of the US??? This is so far-fetched, filled with conflicting secret government agencies, and illogical reasoning that it was painful to finish. Don't bother.
5 people found this helpful
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- Bruce
- 06-27-11
Possibly the silliest thing I've ever read
It begins with two devices that would require an expert in computer programming, ballistics, metallurgy, networking and covert ops that assumes everyone working at a major NYC hotel is an idiot. It continues with two characters (Cotton Malone and Danny Daniels) that have southern drawls so similar as to be indecipherable. We are introduced to a document still intact and readable 200 years after being secreted in an underground grotto that floods on a regular basis. And finally, 3 female characters, at least 2 of whom have lead relatively sedentary lives, have the ability to leap into the open ocean from a sinking ship and be picked up from rocket firing helicopters ill-equipped to deal with air-sea rescue. Absolutely preposterous. Get it it if you wish to sacrifice 12-15 hours of your life that you will never get back.
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- Salter
- 06-11-15
Berry at his best again!
Superb from Berry once more. Gripping story spanning the USA and Canada. Historical fact laced with '007-like' action and gripping intrigue.
Can't wait to continue my way through Steve Berry's books, and already know that I'll be returning to this one again one day :)
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- Richard T.
- 10-29-20
Enjoyable
I enjoy all books by this author, but this one is a bit too silly. I know it's fiction and all his books are very creative at that, but the story was a bit too much even for me.
Still, it was good fun and part of a good series.
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- ROY HAMMETT
- 06-03-22
A swashbuckling affair
I love the complex historical plots that Steve Berry weaves with familiar characters predictably getting drawn in but this was my least favourite of the Cotton Malone stories. The plot was thin and the sequence of events was drawn out like an Errol Flynn sword fight with so many far fetched outcomes that could have gone either way but you always knew that the goodies would win in the end so all you can do is sit back and take a guess as to how each sinister character would meet their maker or disappear for a comeback in a future novel. Still I do get drawn in and annoying as the narrative can be sometimes they are fun to listen to and vaguely educational