The Red Line
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Starred review from February 13, 2017
Set in the near future, Gragg’s impeccably researched, riveting first novel pits a revived Soviet Union against NATO. Russia’s brutal dictator, Comrade Cheninko, has built on a resurgence of power begun under Vladimir Putin and reconstituted the Warsaw Pact. A new cold war is about to become a hot one. Cheninko’s top general, Valexi Yovanovich, has developed a brilliant plan to deceive the enemy and conquer Germany in a mere five days. An extensive cast of well-drawn men and women on both the American and Russian sides provides a personal dimension to the big-picture view of the clash of massive armies. Gragg, a Vietnam War veteran who served at the United States European Headquarters in Germany, gives readers a horrifying look at the devastation of modern warfare from the smallest, most painful details to the frighteningly plausible global scenarios that could result in the death and devastation of a significant portion of our planet. This is must reading for any military action fan. Nearly every page reeks of the smoke of battle and the stench of death. Agent: Liza Fleissig, Liza Royce Agency.
Narrating this audiobook about World War III is a daunting task with soldiers and politicians on both sides, as well as, in a few cases, those that love them. Narrator Peter Berkrot is largely up to the challenge presenting an unexpected midwinter invasion of Germany by the Russians. The thriller focuses mainly on the undermanned Americans, and Berkrot helps the listener differentiate among the many soldiers and a handful of politicians. His accents are precise when voicing the few Russian officials in the production. The high body count results in characters disappearing just when listeners are getting comfortable with them. The problems with this audiobook, such as its abrupt resolution, rest with the author, not the narrator, and Berkrot keeps the tension high throughout. D.E.M. � AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine
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