Reviewed by Annika
TITLE: Death and Destruction 
SERIES: Death and Destruction #1
AUTHOR: Patricia Logan
NARRATOR: Michael Pauley
PUBLISHER: Westburg Publishing
RELEASE DATE: September 16, 2016
LENGTH: 10 hours, 19 minutes
BLURB:
Forced to go into witness protection, ATF Special Agent Thayne Wolfe is less than thrilled. The state’s attorney needs him to testify against one of the most ruthless and notorious arms dealers in the world. Expecting boredom and lots of daytime television, he instead ends up with a ridiculous new job, a stupid new name, and the world’s most annoying shadow. Jarrett Evans is tasked with keeping Wolfe alive long enough to put Mills Lang and his crew away for the rest of their miserable lives.
Jarrett Evans, former Marine, has always been a free spirit, doing the dirty work for Uncle Sam whenever and wherever he’s needed. One of the best snipers in the world, Evans is at peace with the man he’s become. That doesn’t mean he’s ever liked the cold-blooded killer who stares back at him from the mirror every day. The moment he meets pretty boy Thayne Wolfe, things start a slow change and redemption begins to sound possible.
Mills Lang, the world’s most ruthless arms dealer, is little more than a serial killer in his own right. Rotting away in prison with nothing but time on his hands, Lang is determined to destroy the man he allowed into his inner circle. Thayne Wolfe will die in the most painful way, along with anyone he loves.
REVIEW:
I recently listened to Thin Blue and quickly realised that while waiting for the next audiobook to be released I needed to go back to the beginning, to the original series to see how it all began.
ATF Special Agent Thayne Wolfe, has been undercover for two years trying to take down a major arms dealer. After the bust threats against his life is made, and being the star witness in the trial, the higher ups wants every effort made to keep him alive. To say that he is than thrilled when his boss suggests he go into the witsec program until the trial is putting it mildly. When he finds out what he’ll be doing, i.e. working in a hair salon, he’s even less so. Adding a protection detail, Jarrett Evans, a hotter than the hell ex-marine, and he’s in for a lot of trouble.
This book didn’t really work for me. I liked the overall plot and the characters, but it also felt a bit disjointed. I can’t really put my finger on why though. While listening I felt like there was a distance between the listener and the story, I never became a part of it. I didn’t live it alongside Wolfe and Evans.
Michael Pauley usually brings books to life for the listener, brings you into the story and makes you a part of it. He adds emotion to the narration, to make you feel what the characters are feeling to add that extra layer of depth to it. But this time around he didn’t quite make it. I can’t tell if it was the book itself, or his narration – or a combo of the two. It didn’t quite work as well as it used to. I was never really engaged or all that invested. I found myself spacing out at times, and I never really felt much for the plot or characters. Sure, I sure as heck wanted Mills Lang put behind bars – or preferably six feet under, for everything he’d done. But I lacked the passion and rage to rant for what happened.
After listening to Death and Destruction, I will have to say that I enjoyed Thin Blue a lot more. That being said, I do think that this book is a good start of things to come. The story is far from over when it ends, and if you don’t like lose ends I advise you to have Flash and Bang ready to go, to hopefully get a bit more closure.
RATING: 
BUY LINKS: