Audiobook Review On The Dispatcher
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day, not long from now, it becomes almost impossible to murder anyone
- 999 times out of a thousand, anyone who is intentionally killed
comes back. How? We don't know. But it changes everything: war,
crime, daily life.
Tony Valdez is a Dispatcher - a licensed, bonded professional whose job is to humanely dispatch those whose circumstances put them in death's crosshairs, so they can have a second chance to avoid the reaper. But when a fellow Dispatcher and former friend is apparently kidnapped, Tony learns that there are some things that are worse than death and that some people are ready to do almost anything to avenge a supposed wrong.
It's a race against time for Valdez to find his friend before it's too late...before not even a Dispatcher can save him.
Tony Valdez is a Dispatcher - a licensed, bonded professional whose job is to humanely dispatch those whose circumstances put them in death's crosshairs, so they can have a second chance to avoid the reaper. But when a fellow Dispatcher and former friend is apparently kidnapped, Tony learns that there are some things that are worse than death and that some people are ready to do almost anything to avenge a supposed wrong.
It's a race against time for Valdez to find his friend before it's too late...before not even a Dispatcher can save him.
The
Dispatcher is a great futuristic story, in a world where people never
really die. Dispatcher Tony Valdez reluctantly takes a journey into
the underground world of Dispatcher's along with Detective Langdon in
order to find his fellow Dispatcher Jimmy Albert. Will they find
Billy dead or alive? Will Tony survive the hunt?
The
concept of this story reminds me of a the Twilight Zone. The world is
just so odd, and really screws with your mind. Dispatcher's are a
part of a government run program, like part of the police department.
They wield an applicator that when used on someone who has just died,
it brings them back to life. The success rate is pretty high, but
there are times when it doesn't work and the person is really dead.
There are rules that the Dispatcher's have to abide by, so when they
take side jobs, (which is legal for them to do) the gray area of the
rules are pushed to the limits.
Tony
is a straight shooter when it comes to his work. He has in the past
worked private gigs, but when the waters started getting muddy, he
left. But not before introducing Billy to all the extra money he
could earn. Turns out Billy was more about the money than his own
morals, and that is what got him into trouble. While investigating
Billy's disappearance, Langdon lands on Valdez's front door. They use
to be partners, and Langdon wants to know everything Valdez knows.
Langdon is a sneaking bitch though and basically blackmails Valdez
into helping her with the investigation. Well blackmail may be the
wrong term, but she forces his hand. The investigation takes Valdez
way beyond his comfort zone, and he uncovers just how seedy the side
jobs can be. It was really fascinating how people managed to work
around the rules to their benefit, and profit. I enjoyed the hunt as
much as I enjoyed the concept of the story, which led me to loving
the character Valdez. Although he was on the up and up, he knew how
to kick ass too!
Narrator
Review
Zachary
Quinto did a fine job with his narration. His tone was the perfect
blend of masculine and soothing, with a touch of sensitivity when
called for. He never once took me out of the story, and the sound
quality was excellent. Great job Zachary! ~ 4 Fangs ~
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