Lethal Circuit is not my normal read/ listen, as an adult genre, mystery, suspense, but I opted to take a listen for the wonderful Candace. The plot starts off strong with action immediately. The main character is in search of his father who he believes was murdered. I enjoyed this fast paced plot very much but the reader was a bit off-putting. The track volumes seem to change in the chapters and not just the reader’s tone, but the actual volume. On second he is speaking and the next he seems to be projecting at almost a yell. This made it difficult to concentrate on the plot itself at times, I found myself focusing on how annoying it was.The author is very good at conveying the various landscapes and cities that are mentioned throughout the book. The storytelling of foreign countries seems to be his specialty (I have also listened to his Middle Grade book set in India). The twists and turns in the plot keep the reader/ listener on their toes and keep the story at great pace. You just want to keep listening.I cannot say much more without spoilers so I will leave it at that. Overall impressions: I did enjoy the story very much, but the audiobook reader was annoying at times with his tone, and the production was off-putting with volume levels. I don't read books in this genre much at all, but when it comes to audiobooks I'm usually willing to try anything (except horror). So while I may have enjoyed this less if I had read it, it was a thrilling ride on audio!It's an action packed story about Michael Chase who has gone to China to find some answers about his father. Almost immediately crazy things start happening and he's running for his life. He's a very smart and resourceful guy, he can figure things out remarkably well. And he's pretty likable too, he seems like he might not know much at times, but what he does know, he takes a long way. This is a book with twists and turns and things thrown in that change the whole game. Writing a review that's spoiler free is far more difficult then I had initially thought. Especially since so much is revealed at the end it has my head swimming still, days later. It's just safe to say that it's a wild and crazy ride, but I found it entertaining. And an added bonus was the fantastic setting of China (most of the time). The narrator worked for this story for me. I'm not sure I would have liked him for another story, but strangely enough I felt like he really fit Michael's voice and the tone of the story. Sometimes I felt like he accentuated words a bit too much, but then again, I found it kind of fit the story too. So really, things that may have bothered me, just didn't really. I noticed them, made note of them, but never really dwelled on it. At times you could tell the difference when he had gone off and then came back on, the cadence of his voice had changed. A positive thing is that I liked that he had a different cadence to his voice when talking about Michael's past. There were parts that were kind of like memories of Michael's that needed to be separate from the story and I felt like he really pulled that off well. Overall, I found this to an enjoyable listen. A bit outside what I normally read/listen to, but a nice change. And I'll definitely be watching for the next one!
What do You think about Lethal Circuit (2012)?
Ok thriller, like Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt books. Jumps around a bit, but a good read.
—My2ticalWolf
Excellent. Will read another from this author.
—mae
