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The Minotaur

By: Stephen Coonts
Narrated by: Benjamin L. Darcie
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At the height of the Cold War, Captain Jake Grafton becomes entangled in the hunt for a spy selling high-tech military secrets to the Soviet Union. Naval pilot Jake Grafton flies fighter jets with ice water in his veins. But when he’s assigned a desk job in the Pentagon as the head of a top-secret stealth bomber program, his nerve is tested as never before. Colleagues die mysteriously, test flights are sabotaged, and the program is threatened at every level. America faces a deadly, catastrophic threat. If Grafton can’t infiltrate a web of espionage and counter-espionage centered round the deadly traitor, code-named the Minotaur, embedded in the highest reaches of the U.S. government, he stands to lose much more than just his career. The Minotaur is an exhilarating mixture of cutting-edge aviation, spies, and counter-spies, all set in the complex world of military technology R&D. In this unique espionage thriller written early in his career, Coonts’s extraordinary talent is brilliantly displayed.

©1989 Stephen P. Coonts (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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Excellent plot!

MINOTAUR has less action than earlier Jake Grafton series novels as Jake lands in a staff job in the DC area. However, it is more espionage than earlier novels.

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A great thriller

Great story and narration as usual. Some twists and some predictable spots but a good balance. Solid series entry.

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Good Read

this is book 4 and the Jack Grafton series. it was a good read and I like the way we follow Jake's career from Vietnam to DC. Reading the four books in order gives an interesting look at how choices and experiences develop character.

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it's a great Jake Grafton novel

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel it's full of twists and turns and Adventure on every page

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excellent story. as a navy veteran it kept me read

factual and intriguing with a story giving the reader the feel of navy life. thank you.

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long and drawn out story. No action like before

more of a murder mystery than an action novel. The plot is predictable and uninspired.

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Coonts is the best!

Loved it, Connts did an excellent job of taking the Grafton character down a different path.

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Great Story

Enjoyed the story. I found myself entranced. I recommend this book. Beats the hell out of Clancy.

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great book.

was a little droolish from the reader, but over all a great book... .. ..

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loved it!

Coonts delivers another great installment of the Grafton series! Great character development and awesome flying scenes. Was a bit slow to start as he set the stage, but took off from there and was hard to put down once started.

Narrator is excellent and gives characters their own distinction through his voice.

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