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Armored

Armored

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  • Author：Mark Greaney
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A novel inspired by #1 New York Times best-selling author Mark Greaney's Audible Original drama， Armored。

Joshua Duffy is a Close Protection Agent--a professional bodyguard--and he's one of the world's elite operatives。 That is， he was until his last mission in Lebanon。 Against all odds， Josh got his primary out alive， but the cost was high。 Josh lost his lower left leg。

There's not much call for an elite bodyguard with such an injury。 So， Josh has to support his family working as a mall cop in New Jersey。 For a man like Josh， this is purgatory on earth， but miracles can occur even in Paramus。

A lucky run-in with an old comrade promises to get Josh back in the field for one last job。 The UN is sending a peace mission into the Sierra Madre mountains in Mexico， an area so dangerous it's known as Espinazo del Diablo--the Devil's Spine。 Only a fool would think they could broker peace between the homicidal drug cartels in the region， and only a madman would sign on to keep those fools alive。

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Thomas S ，

David Baldacci writes a character for around 5 books and then moves on to new main characters。 Everyone else in this space if they get to book 3 write that character until the author dies， wait many of them even after they die （Cussler， Clancy and Vince Flynn）。 Thank you Mark Greaney for giving a Josh Duffy a try。 A new character， still ex military and contractor， is a breath of fresh air and one of the only characters in this genre to actually worry about paying his rent！ So trying to pay his r David Baldacci writes a character for around 5 books and then moves on to new main characters。 Everyone else in this space if they get to book 3 write that character until the author dies， wait many of them even after they die （Cussler， Clancy and Vince Flynn）。 Thank you Mark Greaney for giving a Josh Duffy a try。 A new character， still ex military and contractor， is a breath of fresh air and one of the only characters in this genre to actually worry about paying his rent！ So trying to pay his rent sets up the basis for the story and without spoilers it a pretty good ride， not as good a few Gray Man novels， but as good as others， the characters are complex， the good guys shoot better than the bad guys， however the tried and true plot devices seem a little less obvious in this book， maybe because the character is fresh and maybe because he is not suspose to be very good at all。 So try this book， I do hope Mr。 Greaney writes another chapter and gives Mrs Duffy a little more action。 。。。more

Jim ，

I loved this book I have enjoyed everything that Mark Greaney has written。This book was excellent。I’m looking forward to his next book。

Rd ，

Good book but the wife character？ Totally annoying。

Suzie Kutz ，

Excellent audio book - suspenseful and exciting。 Made 5 mile walks a breeze！！

Brian Barnard ，

I don't often review books but this one was a really good story。 The "likeable" outcast characters and good plot， chuck full with action。 It deserves the five stars。 I don't often review books but this one was a really good story。 The "likeable" outcast characters and good plot， chuck full with action。 It deserves the five stars。 。。。more

Giles Burrows ，

I loved this。 I don't know if its also a book but what I listened to was an audio drama rather than an audio book - with lots of actors playing the different parts。 It was exciting， suspenseful， had lots of great action sequences and an interesting plot。 The main protoganist Duffy is an appealing characater。 Despite having a leg amputated， he manages to get a job in Mexico， looking after a delegation going to meet with a drug cartel。4。5/5 I loved this。 I don't know if its also a book but what I listened to was an audio drama rather than an audio book - with lots of actors playing the different parts。 It was exciting， suspenseful， had lots of great action sequences and an interesting plot。 The main protoganist Duffy is an appealing characater。 Despite having a leg amputated， he manages to get a job in Mexico， looking after a delegation going to meet with a drug cartel。4。5/5 。。。more

Jon ，

A reluctant 5 stars as I am trying to honor Goodread's whole star system。 But still an outstanding new series from the author of the Gray Man series。 I don't know that I would have figured that out based on the change in style， but I am glad I found it。 I feel like it is flying under the radar。 This series is about a security agent who needs to do "one more job。"Everything works。 The action is fantastic。 Great supporting characters。 The ending is telegraphed， but is still enjoyable。 I am anxious A reluctant 5 stars as I am trying to honor Goodread's whole star system。 But still an outstanding new series from the author of the Gray Man series。 I don't know that I would have figured that out based on the change in style， but I am glad I found it。 I feel like it is flying under the radar。 This series is about a security agent who needs to do "one more job。"Everything works。 The action is fantastic。 Great supporting characters。 The ending is telegraphed， but is still enjoyable。 I am anxious to see where he goes with this。 。。。more

Mark ，

This is my first Mark Greaney book which I decided to read after watching the Gray Man movie on Netflix。 It was definitely an action packed adventure that has the potential to be turned into a movie。 The lead character， Joshua Duffy， is a mall cop who used to be a top level military security guard before he suffered the loss of his leg。 Duffy runs into a former comrade in arms in the mall and finds out about an opportunity for a dangerous mission that pays well。 The mission involves escorting UN This is my first Mark Greaney book which I decided to read after watching the Gray Man movie on Netflix。 It was definitely an action packed adventure that has the potential to be turned into a movie。 The lead character， Joshua Duffy， is a mall cop who used to be a top level military security guard before he suffered the loss of his leg。 Duffy runs into a former comrade in arms in the mall and finds out about an opportunity for a dangerous mission that pays well。 The mission involves escorting UN diplomats into the Sierra Madre mountains in Mexico for a diplomatic mission seeking peace with the drug cartels。 In summary， Greaney knows how to write an action book that packs a punch but this one dragged on a bit。 。。。more

Kathy ，

I like his new character， Josh。 Enjoyed it

Mark ，

I've enjoyed all of the Mark Greaney thrillers， whether the "Gray Man" series or his work as a Tom Clancy legacy author continuing the "Jack Ryan Universe"。。。In "Armored，" we're introduced to Joshua Duffy， a Close Projection Agent （bodyguard） and former elite soldier。。。Duffy， who lost a leg on an earlier assignment is now struggling to provide for his family as a "mall cop，" as there is little call for a one-legged elite bodyguard。。。As luck would have it he meets with a former comrade in arms an I've enjoyed all of the Mark Greaney thrillers， whether the "Gray Man" series or his work as a Tom Clancy legacy author continuing the "Jack Ryan Universe"。。。In "Armored，" we're introduced to Joshua Duffy， a Close Projection Agent （bodyguard） and former elite soldier。。。Duffy， who lost a leg on an earlier assignment is now struggling to provide for his family as a "mall cop，" as there is little call for a one-legged elite bodyguard。。。As luck would have it he meets with a former comrade in arms and worms his way into a highly dangerous private security gig in Mexican Cartel Country。。。Lots of twists and turns and action to keep the pages turning。。。Looking forward to another episode！ 。。。more

Kay ，

5 starshttps://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。Well， this was different！Honestly， I didn't think this book was for me nor that I would love it。 What a surprise！ Mark Greaney delivered a new action-packed series with compelling characters （good and bad guys）。 I thought of skipping this as it's narco related and I'm glad I didn't （not narco heavy）。Through flashbacks， we get to know Duffy's background and of his wife Nichole， an owner of a small cleaning company （she's also a bada**）。 They make suc 5 starshttps://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。Well， this was different！Honestly， I didn't think this book was for me nor that I would love it。 What a surprise！ Mark Greaney delivered a new action-packed series with compelling characters （good and bad guys）。 I thought of skipping this as it's narco related and I'm glad I didn't （not narco heavy）。Through flashbacks， we get to know Duffy's background and of his wife Nichole， an owner of a small cleaning company （she's also a bada**）。 They make such a great team。Three years ago in Beirut。 Against orders to leave the spouse of his dead principal behind and get the hell out， Josh Duffy， a contracted bodyguard helped her escape the men who try to capture her。 They made it out at the cost of his lower left leg。 Now retired from private military， Duffy is a mall cop trying to make ends meet to support his small family。 An opportunity arises when he met an old friend who's heading to Mexico on a three-week protection work that pays well。 Duffy got the job as a team leader with no experience， without revealing that he's wearing a prosthetic leg and that he's been out of the game for three years。 What could possibly go wrong？There are two editions of the audiobook。 One was released earlier， an Audible exclusive that is about 5。5 hours full cast dramatized version。 The one I listened to was close to 17 hours long and was p-h-e-n-o-m-e-n-a-l。 Adam Gold knocked this one out of the park with such an amazing performance。 I finished it in a day'ish。 I like my books to be 8-10 hours， but this was something special。 。。。more

Ross Jernigan ，

Not his usual standardI have read and enjoyed other titles by this author but this one missed the mark。 I did enjoy it but nowhere near as much as his other works。

Drew Thomson ，

Josh Duffy was a professional bodyguard until his last mission in Lebanon when he suffered the loss of his lower leg while getting his principal out alive。He then supports his family working as a mall cop in Virginia。When he runs into an old comrade he gets a shot at a lucrative job protecting a UN peace mission in a dangerous area in Mexico。Josh has to ignore the voice in his head that only a fool would think they could broker peace between homicidal drug cartels in the region。I found this nove Josh Duffy was a professional bodyguard until his last mission in Lebanon when he suffered the loss of his lower leg while getting his principal out alive。He then supports his family working as a mall cop in Virginia。When he runs into an old comrade he gets a shot at a lucrative job protecting a UN peace mission in a dangerous area in Mexico。Josh has to ignore the voice in his head that only a fool would think they could broker peace between homicidal drug cartels in the region。I found this novel to be quite suspenseful - especially the last third of the book。It looks like this will be the first of a new series with Josh Duffy。 I look forward to more。jojujj 。。。more

Jeff P ，

I thought this one started a little slowly for me after the initial action in the Middle East where Josh Duffy lost his lower leg。 It definitely got better and picked up speed as the private security contractors he was working for started entering cartel territory in Mexico。 By the end it was very good and satisfying， I didn't see the bad guy's background affiliation coming。Bougainvillea was mentioned on page 298 as covering a building in a quaint Mexican village。 I haven't seen it mentioned for I thought this one started a little slowly for me after the initial action in the Middle East where Josh Duffy lost his lower leg。 It definitely got better and picked up speed as the private security contractors he was working for started entering cartel territory in Mexico。 By the end it was very good and satisfying， I didn't see the bad guy's background affiliation coming。Bougainvillea was mentioned on page 298 as covering a building in a quaint Mexican village。 I haven't seen it mentioned for a while and was a little surprised to find it included in a Mark Greaney novel。 。。。more

Jay Clement ，

103-2022。 Greaney has a keen eye for all the details of military adventure。 Our hero gets involved in an operation in Mexico， and all sorts of stuff happens。 The good guys are pretty appealing， and some justice is done。 It seems that our guy may show up in a future book， and I’d be willing to take that ride with him。

Kathy ，

Good characters， fast moving plot。 Lots of guns， lots of bodies。 Cardoza was a great villain。 The showdown in town and the reveals leading up to the airfield were good。 It was not a surprise that Duffy’s wife Nikki was going to somehow become his QRF。 For me， her character could have used a bit more development， to attempt to make it believable that she would dump her two kids and leave the country to save her husband。 I’d like her to be more badass than janitor， but for me， the part about how s Good characters， fast moving plot。 Lots of guns， lots of bodies。 Cardoza was a great villain。 The showdown in town and the reveals leading up to the airfield were good。 It was not a surprise that Duffy’s wife Nikki was going to somehow become his QRF。 For me， her character could have used a bit more development， to attempt to make it believable that she would dump her two kids and leave the country to save her husband。 I’d like her to be more badass than janitor， but for me， the part about how she gets to Josh was a bit strained。 However， I totally enjoyed the book and look forward to the next。 。。。more

Ed ，

Great readFull of action and suspense from the opening chapter。 Great read。 Real page turner。 Looking forward to the next book on Duffy and his crew。

Carolyn ，

the first half was quite a drag， tough to get through， almost gave up but I hate doing that - but then it did get better。

Michael K ，

I enjoyed it。 I thought it was different and made it interesting。

Lakin Hall ，

Hard-hitting！

Angela ，

Armored （Joshua Duffy #1） by Mark GreaneySynopsis /Joshua Duffy is a Close Protection Agent - a professional bodyguard， and he's one of the world's elite operatives。 That is he was until his last mission in Lebanon。 Against all odds， Josh got his primary out alive， but the cost was high。 Josh lost his lower left leg。There's not much call for an elite bodyguard with such an injury。 So， Josh has to support his family working as a mall cop in Jersey。 For a man like Josh this is purgatory on earth， Armored （Joshua Duffy #1） by Mark GreaneySynopsis /Joshua Duffy is a Close Protection Agent - a professional bodyguard， and he's one of the world's elite operatives。 That is he was until his last mission in Lebanon。 Against all odds， Josh got his primary out alive， but the cost was high。 Josh lost his lower left leg。There's not much call for an elite bodyguard with such an injury。 So， Josh has to support his family working as a mall cop in Jersey。 For a man like Josh this is purgatory on earth， but even in Paramus miracles occur。A lucky run in with an old comrade promises to get Josh back in the field for one last job。 The UN is sending a peace mission into the Sierra Madre Mountains in Mexico， an area so dangerous it's known as Espinazo del Diablo （The Devil's Spine）。 Only a fool would think they could broker peace between the homicidal drug cartels in the region and only a madman would sign on to keep those fools alive。 （less）My Thoughts /4。5 ⭐Mark Greaney is a ‘new to me’ author， so I did a quick little search into what kinds of books he’s written。There’s a sneaky little line in Mark Greaney’s bio which reads In his research for the Gray Man novels， including Relentless， One Minute Out， Mission Critical， Agent in Place， Gunmetal Gray， Back Blast， Dead Eye， Ballistic， On Target， and The Gray Man， he travelled to more than thirty-five countries and trained alongside military and law enforcement in the use of firearms， battlefield medicine， and close-range combative tactics。After reading that this author is considered one of the best action-thriller writers around， I was keen to jump into Armored which is the first book in Greaney’s Joshua Duffy series。At the beginning of Armored we are introduced to Joshua Duffy， a husband， and father of two， a former Close Projection Agent （bodyguard） and elite soldier。 While on active duty in Lebanon， Duffy， while working as a CPA for a key， principal figure comes under attack from insurgents。 The protectee doesn’t make it， but Duffy was able to extricate both himself and the principal’s wife out alive。 But not without casualty， Duffy lost his lower left leg in the incident。Fast forward a few years and there have been some changes。 Duffy is still happily married to wife， Nikki; and loves spending time with their two beautiful children。 But instead of living the life of an elite solider and close protection agent， Duffy’s working life now consists of pounding the beat as a full-time mall cop。 You see， you can’t be an effective CPA or elite soldier with only one good leg。 Or can you？？？？An ‘accidental’ encounter with a former colleague， Mike Gordon， ends up with Duffy working a job with a high-risk security service on a dangerous mission in the Sierra Madre Mountains in Mexico。 The job – working security for a United Nations delegation who are attending a meeting with leaders of the Mexican cartel。 Their brief？ To broker peace among warring cartels in Mexico’s Sierra Madre。 It was proffered as a straightforward mission and easy money。 But even before they reach the treacherous ridge called the Devil’s Spine， guns start firing and the body count starts rising。 What follows is a story about cartel hierarchy， drug cartel warfare， drug lords， SAM missiles， political double-crosses， plenty of red-herrings and hidden agendas by pretty much everyone who’s involved！ To say there is plenty of action and suspense in Armored is an understatement。 This novel is well and truly fast-paced。 The characters are well-developed and interesting （even the ‘evil’ ones！） Greaney has created a bevy of misfits for this mission。 Most of whom are thought of as “un hireable” and deemed not suited for CPA work。 But what these boys have in common， is their ability to pull together in a crisis and they all have one another’s back。 The story is told from the POV of both Duffy and Nikki （who is back at home in Virginia）。 When it becomes evident to Nikki that Josh has ended up way over his head – she springs into action。 You see， Duffy’s wife is a badass ex-Army captain and chopper pilot。 Still with contacts in the military， Nikki heads over to Mexico to find her husband。 She wants nothing more than for her husband to arrive home safe。 My paperback copy came in at approximately 530 pages， and， while I think it could have been trimmed down somewhat in length， it was nevertheless a quick and riveting read。 A terrific set-up for what looks like a very entertaining and high octane series。 。。。more

Paul ，

Not my favorite Greaney storyThis was ok but compared to his other novels…。this just left me with an ok feeling about it。 I believe I would read more about Josh Duffy but I don’t know what direction Greaney will take mostly b/c of his limited ability the prosthetic legs creates for Duffy。 This really just left me not sure about this new character。

Kevin ，

This is a solidly written novel of a debut series by Mark Greaney。 Of course， I've enjoyed the Gray Man series as well as the Jack Ryan novels which Mr。 Greaney has written and I hope that he continues the adventures of Joshua Duffy soon！ This is a solidly written novel of a debut series by Mark Greaney。 Of course， I've enjoyed the Gray Man series as well as the Jack Ryan novels which Mr。 Greaney has written and I hope that he continues the adventures of Joshua Duffy soon！ 。。。more

Katrina ，

Excellent！ Read it！ 5+ stars！

Jonathan Pettit ，

Excellent military action thriller！ Josh Duffy is a disabled former infantryman turned military contractor， now a mall cop。 An old buddy lets him know about an opportunity to make some good money for about three weeks of work。 Of course， everything falls apart！ Great nonstop action and though， it's not the Gray Man， it's really good。 I'm glad to see that it's listed as #1 as I look forward to more in the series。 I was a bit disappointed in the title begin a former armor officer， though。 Great na Excellent military action thriller！ Josh Duffy is a disabled former infantryman turned military contractor， now a mall cop。 An old buddy lets him know about an opportunity to make some good money for about three weeks of work。 Of course， everything falls apart！ Great nonstop action and though， it's not the Gray Man， it's really good。 I'm glad to see that it's listed as #1 as I look forward to more in the series。 I was a bit disappointed in the title begin a former armor officer， though。 Great narration by Adam Gold for the audible full unabridged version。 。。。more

Ed Dawson ，

This book was amazing， twists and turns， it was hard to put down and I couldn't wait to get back to it。 So exciting worth a read。 This book was amazing， twists and turns， it was hard to put down and I couldn't wait to get back to it。 So exciting worth a read。 。。。more

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Boyan Kolev ，

I am fan of Gray Man series and I was glad that Mark Greaney has started a new series， but this was such a disappointment。

Kathy Lombardo ，

Greaney has another winner！I didn't think i could love this book as much as I loved The Gray Man series， but I was wrong。 This is just as good， albeit different in that the protagonist has flaws and empathy， whereas Court Gentry not as much so。You won't be disappointed。 Greaney has another winner！I didn't think i could love this book as much as I loved The Gray Man series， but I was wrong。 This is just as good， albeit different in that the protagonist has flaws and empathy， whereas Court Gentry not as much so。You won't be disappointed。 。。。more

DesSaint ，

A roller coaster ride that doesn't stop till the very end。If I could direct a movie， this would be it！ A roller coaster ride that doesn't stop till the very end。If I could direct a movie， this would be it！ 。。。more

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