The Enigma Threat
The Enigma Series, Book 12

by Charles V. Breakfield and Rox Burkey

A Whole New Threat!

Old and young members of the R-Group find themselves or rather ICABOD the target of the nefarious CESPOOL, an organization that targets privately owned supercomputers.  Throw in a group of women wanting to start a porn business and who steal time from supercomputers to do so and the R-Group finds themselves spread a little thin fighting on two fronts. Meanwhile, Quip and Jacob are off trying to salvage what they can of ICABOD. 

Lots of action and several new characters.  While I have listened to all the books in this series, I do not find it difficult at all to keep track of who is who.  I believe this is because the authors do an outstanding job of character development and connecting the characters in a memorable manner.

I enjoyed this book because it is showing the growth of the “children” of the R-Group and their assuming more pivotal roles.  Breakfield and Burkey do not overwhelm the listener with too many technical terms, but rather just enough allowing the average reader to learn, follow, and enjoy the story. 

There is action, suspense, new characters, and newness with this book – I suspect it is because of the new generation growing up and seeing how the R-Group as parents respond. 

I love the creativity and humor that Burkey and Breakfield add to each book – naming the cyber police CESPOOL is hilarious!  The way CESPOOL operates and eventually the climactic end is excellent!  I loved how Quip‘s kids handle the news (sorry no spoiler here!).

As usual, Derek Shoales gives a magnificent performance.  He performs the story as if he is every character.  It is clear, Shoales and his production team work well together to give a solid performance.  Each word rolls off Shoales tongue easily and with the perfect amount of inflection and emotion.

This is one of those “don’t miss” books – it is climatic, well written, and the story flows smoothly.  You are left with a satisfying ending but also wanting more!

There were no issues with the quality or production of this audiobook.  It was crisp and clear with no flaws.

Disclaimer: This Audiobook was provided free of charge by the author, narrator, and/or publisher in exchange for a non-bias, honest review.