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    Deceived

    Written by Paul S. Kemp

    Narrated by Marc Thompson

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    About this audiobook

    The second novel set in the Old Republic era and based on the massively multiplayer online game Star Wars®: The Old Republic™ ramps up the action and brings readers face-to-face for the first time with a Sith warrior to rival the most sinister of the Order's Dark Lords-Darth Malgus, the mysterious, masked Sith of the wildly popular "Deceived" and "Hope" game trailers.

    Malgus brought down the Jedi Temple on Coruscant in a brutal assault that shocked the galaxy. But if war crowned him the darkest of Sith heroes, peace would transform him into something far more heinous-something Malgus would never want to be, but cannot stop, any more than he can stop the rogue Jedi fast approaching.

    Her name is Aryn Leneer-and the lone Knight that Malgus cut down in the fierce battle for the Jedi Temple was her Master. And now she's going to find out what happened to him, even if it means breaking every rule in the book.


    From the Hardcover edition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMar 22, 2011
    ISBN9780307879332
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    Deceived
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    Paul S. Kemp

    Paul S. Kemp is a lawyer. That is bad. He is also the million-selling author of the Erevis Cale sword and sorcery series, and several Star Wars novels. That is good. Very good. He has appeared on the New York Times Bestseller list three times (twice on the hardcover list, and once in the mass market list). It’s a little known fact that Paul has maimed eight men and three llamas using only an unsharpened pencil and a stick of Wrigley’s gun. Now you know too. He does not hum show tunes. Ever. Paul lives in Michigan with his wife and twin sons.

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    • 3/5
      Writes a good story, not TOO predictable.... I'll try # 3 and see if he keeps up the good work.
    • 5/5
      The Deceived is definitely a thriller and Battles has no trouble keeping up the pace or making his book engaging. The main character, Jonathan Quinn, is a professional "cleaner". When Quinn is called about a dead body in a shipping container he is shocked to discover that the dead body is his friend Steven Markoff, a ex-CIA agent. Quinn now has to find Markoff's girlfriend Jenny in hopes of discovering why Markoff's body was sent to him and why he was killed. And what he finds along the way is quite surprising.
    • 5/5
      This was an amazing story. I really liked the reader.
    • 5/5
      excellent book!!

    • 5/5
      Excellent book.
    • 5/5
      Excellent story. Great narration. I'm sooo hooked. I cannot stop listening to the series. Wish SCRIBD had the "Lost Tribe..." audiobook set as well. ~J
    • 4/5
      I read and enjoyed the first Quinn novel. Quinn is a cleaner, a person hired to remove bodies and clean up after assorted mishaps. In this 2nd in the series, Quinn has been hired to get rid of a body in a shipping container. He discovers that it’s an old friend Steven Markoff, a CIA operative who once saved his life. On the wall of the container, Markoff had scratched a series of numbers and two letters: LP.

      As a way of honoring his old friend, Quinn decides to contact Jenny, Markoff’s girlfriend, only to discover she has disappeared and is on the run. She is being sought by numerous people who always seem to be just behind Quinn and when he tries to discover the meaning of LP, people shut down and tell him to immediately drop his investigation. The conspiracy grows and they soon find themselves battling numerous foes in Singapore where Markoff’s clues have led them.

      In the end, Battles has taken his series off in a slightly different direction, a little more like a Tom Cruise movie rather than the cool undercover professional in The Cleaner. It works and is still a very fast and enjoyable spy novel, just a little different than the first book.
    • 4/5
      A very exciting, quick read. If you love The Bourne Identity series, you will love Brett Battles' books.
    • 2/5
      Reading The Deceived felt a little like eating cardboard with a smooth sorbet palate-cleanser. Unless reading the first book in the series, The Cleaner, unlocks some amazing freshness in this book, be ready for some stale with your excitement. Numerous old scenes one finds in many movies, such as a chase/mysterious gun battle among large stacked shipping containers, can be found within. One of the main supporting characters is so under-developed writing-wise as to be almost comical. And to add to the pain, the book details almost every physical movement, geographical move, short car trip, and other logistical details as to be maddening. The good news is that the reader will never wonder where any character is at any hour of any day. All in all, belabored and stale on the downside.On the positive side, the author has designed a good plot with intrigue, a wonderful ending structurally, and definitely leaves himself lots of carry-forward material for the next book. The action sequences are really thorough, which is the one time when it's a pleasure to have minute detail in struggles, gun battles, logistics, thinking, etc. All in all, if you can make it through the deserts in between, the oases are tasty, however I struggled a few times wondering why I'm wasting my time with this.
    • 5/5
      The Deceived is definitely a thriller and Battles has no trouble keeping up the pace or making his book engaging. The main character, Jonathan Quinn, is a professional "cleaner". When Quinn is called about a dead body in a shipping container he is shocked to discover that the dead body is his friend Steven Markoff, a ex-CIA agent. Quinn now has to find Markoff's girlfriend Jenny in hopes of discovering why Markoff's body was sent to him and why he was killed. And what he finds along the way is quite surprising.
    • 4/5
      Really good. Nicely paced with some great plot twists. I enjoyed this book very much, and want to track down the first one so I can read more.
    • 4/5
      It’s been a while since I read Battles’s first novel, but I think this one is better. Quinn’s characterization is expanding and he seems much less robotic than in the first one. He’s still methodical and ruthless, but he’s also got a human side and that is very much at the fore as he pursues his friend’s killer. Battles’s use of more descriptors add to a better sense of place than in the first novel which was very stark by comparison. Quinn still barks out monosyllabic orders, though, in keeping with his persona. The action never lets up once it starts. Just as Quinn, Nate and Orlando can’t catch their breaths, neither can we. One thing that does bug me is that the title sort of gives away everything. I’d have called it something else if it were me. When I met Tasha and Jenny, I was automatically suspicious of both and when their characters were established, it stuck so the ending wasn’t a surprise; it was expected. I just didn’t know when Quinn would figure it out. I didn’t expect what happened to Nate, though. That sucks and I hope he’ll be back. He was starting to be a person and not a prop in this one.The overall plot was decent and not too hackneyed. The shadowy international organization behind it was a bit though I haven’t personally encountered it in a while. At least he didn’t give it an acronym that spelled anything like K.A.R.L.A. or S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Once again he gives us good spy craft detail with lots of protocols and procedures Quinn follows. That kind of stuff always fascinates me.The Orlando thing is bugging me though. I KNEW he’d go there. The cheap and easy romance angle. It’s boring and played. So in future we’ll be treated to the big, huge, and glaringly obvious weak spot for Nate. She’ll be held hostage. Her kid will be held hostage. Quinn will feel conflicted about sending her into dangerous situations. She’ll argue that it’s her job and that he has no right to “let” her do anything. Ugh. Spare me. Please Brett, kill her off or separate them or something. For the good of your story. Romance kills.
    • 4/5
      Holey moley! I was in the mood for a page turner and with Brett Battles’ [The Deceived], I got that in spades. This book sucked me in and swept me along in the way only a good, action-filled suspense novel really can.The book’s central character is a mercenary with the alias Jonathan Quinn. Quinn is a ‘cleaner’, hired by government and crime bosses alike to go in and eliminate evidence (and remove bodies) after the violence is over. In this, the second novel in a series, Quinn is hired to clean out a shipping container, only to find that it contains the body of a man who once saved his life. The man, a former CIA agent, was badly beaten and left to slowly die in the shipping container. He did, however, manage to scrawl a message (in blood, of course), consisting of a series of letters and numbers, on the container wall. And he died clutching a photo of his girlfriend - one that had been taken by Quinn himself when all three had been on a fishing vacation.Quinn sets out to find out what happened to his friend and soon learns that the man’s girlfriend, Jenny, has disappeared. The reader travels with Quinn to several American cities and, eventually, to Singapore, as he begins to put the pieces of the puzzle together and very quickly puts himself in the line of fire.The book is well-written (a real necessity for me to enjoy any book. Even with a great plot, badly written prose is like nails on a chalk board), with great dialogue between likeable characters, who manage to be believable despite their existence among the world of “secrets.” And the action scenes are great fun (they certainly got my heart racing).The book did start to drag near the end (the part that takes place in Singapore), as it took a little too long to build to the climax. And there was one plot twist that I saw coming a mile away. However, there was a terrific ending and a few subsequent plot twists that did surprise, so I consider these to be minor quibbles.I don’t know if I’ll remember [The Deceived] in a few weeks’ time but I certainly had fun reading it. If you are looking for some enjoyable summer reading and mysteries are your thing (and you don’t mind a little violent action), then get yourself a copy of [The Deceived]. I have already ordered the first book in the series from the library.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed The Deceived. Genre-wise, it reminded me in many ways of Barry Eisler's John Rain books. I found myself genuinely interested to learn more about the protagonist and his apprentice. The pacing of the novel was also, generally, on target. The writing was well-executed and the story was well told. In particular, I found it quite easy to follow the action sequences (a problem spot for many authors). If I were to level any real criticism it would be that Battles fell prey to what I like to term "A Twist too Far". The final twist in the story, which I saw coming from some distance, was just one twist too many, and I didn't find the twist or the explanation altogether satisfactory. Nevertheless, I will certainly go back and read Battles' first Jonathan Quinn novel (see below) and I look forward to the next book in the series.One further point worth making: I have a fairly firm rule against reading series books out of order. I had intended to read The Cleaner (the first book in the Jonathan Quinn series) when it came out in paperback (or less expepnsive eBook). However, when given the chance to read a free early review copy of The Deceived I jumped at the opportunity. While I'm glad that I read the story, my belief that series books should be read in order was strengthened even further. Battles does an excellent job of referring back to events from the prior book. I'm often critical of authors who forget about the events of prior stories or, even more troubling, forget about important characters. The Deceived has many references to the events of The Cleaner (at least I presume that the events are described in The Cleaner) and for that I commend Battles. However, as I have not yet read The Cleaner, I found myself repeatedly frustrated as details from that earlier book were given away (no fault of Battles; I shouldn't have read the story out of order).
    • 4/5
      Jonathan Quinn is a freelance cleaner and the man you call when you’ve got a mess than needs cleaning up. Quinn can get rid of any and all evidence and erase any trail that leads to you up to and including the disposal of a dead body.When Quinn is called on to dispose of the body of a former associate and close friend Steven Markoff, Quinn takes it on himself to contact Markoff’s girlfriend, Jenny Fuentes. When he finds Jenny has disappeared, Quinn puts his skills and resources into finding out where Jenny is and what’s happened to her.Battles writes a fast-paced, spy-thriller. Quinn is one part James Bond, one part Jason Bourne. The story moves along at a nice pace, giving us action pieces and suspense while keeping the clues coming at enough of a clip to keep you interested. As Quinn investigates the conspiracy and cover-ups, you’ll find yourself more and more intrigued by what’s happening and eager to find out the truth. And when Quinn does find out what’s going on, it’s brought together in a satisfying way.
    • 4/5
      The Deceived, by Brett Battles is the story of Jonathan Quinn, a professional "cleaner", who is called to a job one day to find the body of his friend, Steven Markoff is the problem that needs "cleaning". Markoff saved Quinn's life once and Quinn now takes it upon himself to find out both how Markoff was killed and why someone sent the body to Quinn. What follows is a great spy novel, filled with exotic locations, cool gadgets, clever plot twists and brave heroics, reminiscent of Robert Ludlum's best. I was interested to read this book since I'm the type of person who loves series, and yet never reads them out of order. I hadn't read this first book in the series and I was wondering how the author would bring me up to speed. Battles does a superb job. He introduces a new reader to the characters with a deft and subtle hand, giving us enough background on each character with just a few well placed sentences. It is a fine line the author of a series must tread, allowing new readers to get to know the characters, without making loyal readers feel like they're re-reading the previous book, and this author does this very well.The Deceived is a well done, engaging spy novel. I'll be going back and reading the first book in this series, The Cleaner. Brett Battles and his character Jonathan Quinn have just joined my "must read series" list.
    • 5/5
      Jonathan Quinn is an independant free- lance "cleaner". What that means is that Quinn disposes of bodies that people need to make disappear. So when Quinn goes to the LA shipping docks for a job, no one is more surprised than Quinn when he reconizes the body as a former CIA agent and friend Steven Markoff. Markoff's body was stuffed into a barrel but inside the barrel is some writing that looks to be some type of code. Quinn is off to figure out the mystery behind why his friend was killed. Also Markoff had a girlfriend named Jenny that Quinn is determined to save. Quinn finds himself in Singapore in the middle of an international cat and mouse game that could make matters worse for the US.Quinn is one person you don't want to mess with, when it comes to "cleaners". All the characters in this book were strong, which is why this book was so good. This is my first book by Brett Battles and I can tell you that it was an outstanding book. I enjoyed the fast pace of The Deceived and thought the storyline was believeable and filled with action. You can bet I will be checking out The Cleaner by Mr. Battles. The Deceived reminded me of The Bourne Identity. I can't believe that I have never heard of Mr. Battles till now. Watch out all you reader fans of thrillers that will keep you going till the last page with a few twists thrown in the mix as you just might find yourself like I did falling fast and hard for Brett Battles and his books. .
    • 4/5
      [The Deceived] by [Brett Battles] is the second suspensful non-stop novel in a series featuring Jonathan Quinn. Battles provides the reader with an intriguing story spiced with plenty of conflict: trust and betrayal, death and survival, loyalty and more betrayal! Espionage thriller lovers will enjoy the featured techie details and mystery lovers will enjoy puzzling out the truth…be prepared to be surprised!
    • 4/5
      Quinn is a "cleaner" - someone who goes in to remove evidence of other's wrong doings. Called in to "clean up" a body, he finds that the body is one of the few friends he has. This starts him on a hunt that goes from Washington, D.C. to Singapore.Once started, this book is hard to put down. Each chapter ends with something hanging, making the reader want to continue.