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Quantum: A Thriller

Captain Chase, Book 1

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Quantum: A Thriller

By: Patricia Cornwell
Narrated by: January LaVoy
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A USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Amazon Charts bestseller.

International bestselling author Patricia Cornwell delivers pulse-pounding thrills in the first book in a series featuring a brilliant and unusual new heroine, cutting-edge cybertechnology, and stakes that are astronomically high.

On the eve of a top secret space mission, Captain Calli Chase detects a tripped alarm in the tunnels deep below a NASA research center. A NASA pilot, quantum physicist, and cybercrime investigator, Calli knows that a looming blizzard and government shutdown could provide the perfect cover for sabotage, with deadly consequences.

As it turns out, the danger is worse than she thought. A spatter of dried blood, a missing security badge, a suspicious suicide—a series of disturbing clues point to Calli’s twin sister, Carme, who’s been MIA for days.

Desperate to halt the countdown to disaster and to clear her sister’s name, Captain Chase digs deep into her vast cyber security knowledge and her painful past, probing for answers to her twin’s erratic conduct. As time is running out, she realizes that failure means catastrophe—not just for the space program but for the safety of the whole nation.

Brilliantly crafted, gripping, and smart, Patricia Cornwell’s cliffhanger ending will keep listeners wondering what’s next for Captain Calli Chase.

©2019 by Cornwell Entertainment, Incorporated. (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Espionage Fiction Genre Fiction Military Spies & Politics Suspense Technothrillers Thriller Thriller & Suspense War & Military Technology Exciting

Critic Reviews

"Thriller fans are in for a treat as narrator January LaVoy performs Patricia Cornwell's latest.... LaVoy is a vocal shape-shifter gliding between fluid narrative; the staccato, gravelly voice of Calli's sister, Fran, a police officer; gruff male characters; and Calli's increasing paranoia. As Calli follows the trail left by her missing sister, LaVoy's tones echo her growing distrust—of herself." (AudioFile Magazine)

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Slow start, hard to get into and struggled to finish this one. could be I'm not tech savvy enough to understand a lot of what the writter is conveying.

Struggled to Finish

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I am a massive Cornwell fan and have read all the Scarpetta books multiple times. But this was such a let down! Confusing, rambling, with no satisfactory ending. I honestly have no idea what the hell was going on throughout the book and Captain Chase is wholly unbelievable. A cop/robotics nerd/NASA astronaut candidate?? Seriously?? I’m pretty annoyed that I just listened to ten hours of rambling story (the narrator was fantastic at least) and it just ends, practically mid-paragraph. Did Cornwell just miss deadline? Is she just trying to milk her audience for another book? So frustrated!!

Completely frustrating!

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This story starts nowhere, is full of totally useless detail to fill it out and ends nowhere with many questions unanswered as if there is to be a book II !

No real ending !

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Begun listening with excitement and soon released that the story line goes on and on with too much detail and without saying anything. The plot of the book takes place over continuous 12 hour period and the nothing really happens to justify listening to it for 10 plus hours. There is no conclusion to the ending leaving a seamless opening for the next book but written in a very unsatisfactory manner. The whole book could be easily summarised in 2 hours and it would not be considered a summary. Its the same style of story line telling Cornwell has adopted in the last few of Scarpetta book series as well and I was hopping this was not going to be the case for the new book and series. Very disappointed with this book and it will be the last one of Cornwell books I will ever listen to or read.

Boring!

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Not up to usual standard, not usual Cornwall. Oh well, it’s a bit of a lucky dip on audio.

Question.

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Worst narrator ever.I couldn't listen to the story and had to fast forward through it to close it off my library list.

Regret purchase

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Just don’t waste your time or money. Doesn’t even have an ending. It’s only part 1.

Boring

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terrible no real story lots of words no reason who hacked why reason luv Cornwall but this was rubbish

rubbish save your money

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Not her best book. I felt the end was abrupt. The plot was good . The narrator was very much a reader.

It was okay

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I’m a Patricia Cornwell fan from way back, but this was the most overwritten piece of nonsense I have listen to in a very long time.

Absolutely terrible

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