A Caller's Game

In the afterword, the author says how he’s considered a writer of popcorn fiction and he’s OK with it. His books strive to entertain and he accomplishes it in spades with A Caller’s Game. Jordan is a radio host who says what she thinks and cares little about the consequences. One day, someone named Bernie calls to play a game. It starts off innocently enough and then escalates to explosive ends. Cole, a disgraced homicide detective who’s been demoted to traffic duty for setting his eye on the captain’s daughter, is in the wrong place at the wrong time and becomes the John McClane of the story. Cole is smart and strong and is willing to do whatever it takes to save lives. Many other characters get involved in the game, whether wittingly or not. I loved Billy, Jordan’s producer and long-time friend. Other characters end up doing surprising feats that redeem them. Some are not as good as they seemed at first. The plot is seriously addictive and I found myself saying “oh no” out loud to myself while listening (as Charlotte, Jordan’s daughter would say, only weirdos do this). The story works really well as an audiobook, since most of the action happens over a radio talk show. Narrators Mia Barron and Brian Hutchison do a great job. It’s remarkable how they get the same voice for common characters - whether Jordan or Cole are narrating the story, Bernie sounds like Bernie. This is entertainment for the sake of it and exactly what I look for in a book. Five stars!
I chose to listen to this audiobook and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. Thank you, NetGalley/RB Media!

Loved the print book so much. I couldn't resist listening to the audiobook. It was thrilling snd I loved it, even though I knew the ending from my previous read, I enjoyed this audiobook.

This is my first read by author, J.D. Barker. This book engaged me right from the beginning. Within the first few minutes of listening to the audio version of this book I can say the narration is superb and dead on. While this fast moving story is fraught with danger, it is also amazingly fun, irreverent, clever, addictive, and wicked smart!