Covert Warriors

Something uneasy is taking shape in the Caribbean, and almost no one in Washington wants to acknowledge it. A third-world nation with a chest-thumping leader, Chinese military trainers, and a Russian-built nuclear plant is beginning to look less like a regional irritant and more like a coordinated strategic threat. Charley Castillo and his off-the-books team go in to investigate, only to find themselves simultaneously on the kill lists of the Kremlin, the Cubans, the Venezuelans, and the drug cartels, with no government support and no easy exit.

Dick Hill narrates the Presidential Agent series with the authority that has made him a staple of military and political thriller audio for decades. His delivery suits the series' blend of tradecraft detail and action set pieces, and he handles the ensemble of operators with the kind of voice differentiation that keeps a complex cast intelligible. At just over twelve hours, Covert Warriors moves efficiently through its globe-spanning plot.