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The Capitol Game Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Brian Haig (Author), Scott Brick (Narrator), Random House Audio (Publisher)
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It was the deal of the decade, if not the century. A small, insignificant company on the edge of bankruptcy had discovered an alchemist's dream; a miraculous polymer, that when coated on any vehicle, was the equivalent of 30 inches of steel. With bloody conflicts surging in Iraq and Afghanistan, the polymer promises to save thousands of lives and change the course of both wars.

Jack Wiley, a successful Wall Street banker, believes he has a found a dream come true when he mysteriously learns of this miraculous polymer. His plan: enlist the help of the Capitol Group, one of the country's largest and most powerful corporations in a quick, bloodless takeover of the small company that developed the polymer. It seems like a partnership made in heaven...until the Pentagon's investigative service begins nosing around, and the deal turns into a nightmare.

Now, Jack's back is up against the wall and he and the Capitol Group find themselves embroiled in the greatest scandal the government and corporate America have ever seen.

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  1. Listening Length
    15 hours and 3 minutes
  2. Author
    Brian Haig
  3. Narrator
    Scott Brick
  4. Audible release date
    August 17, 2010
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Random House Audio
  7. ASIN
    B003ZWZCV2
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 15 hours and 3 minutes
Author Brian Haig
Narrator Scott Brick
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Audible.com Release Date August 17, 2010
Publisher Random House Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B003ZWZCV2
Best Sellers Rank #159,347 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#1,434 in Action Thriller & Suspense Fiction
#8,255 in Mystery Action & Adventure
#10,354 in Suspense (Audible Books & Originals)

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Clifford Allen Mitts III
5.0 out of 5 stars Brian Haig is a good author and I have enjoyed all of his books
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2015
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Brian Haig is a good author and I have enjoyed all of his books. I had always admired his Dad so I purchase his first Kindle novel and became a fan. It takes a little patience but after you get past the first 2 chapters his story line picks up and it becomes a page turner. I found that when I buy one of Brian's kindle books I am never disappointed. Cliff Mitts
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2kids2cats
4.0 out of 5 stars Good story, terrible grammatical usage
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2015
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I enjoyed the book and it was a good story. Enjoyable to the very end. However, I would really like to know when the author, Brian Haig, is going to learn the difference between "less" and "few". He used the word "less" incorrectly every time he used It in this book. Please, check out a dictionary and learn how to use these words correctly, or get a book on grammar. It is infuriating how often these two words are misused! (And it is not only this author. Hundreds of thousands seem to have forgotten any grammar they learned in grade school.) Where is your editor? Does that person not know grammar? If not, get a new editor. The editor for this book definitely needs to go back to grade school!!!
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Dr. Lester Hoffman
5.0 out of 5 stars Best thriller in a long long time - and very contemporary!
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2010
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Whether or not you're familiar with Haig's Sean Drummond series -- all 6 of them fabulous reads - get your hands on this financial/military suspense thriller. It's as timely as the last few years' headlines about the deadly war in Iraq - and as timeless as Pres. Eisenhower's warning 50+ years ago to be wary of the military-industrial complex.

Other reviewers have detailed the plot well enough. I'd just like to say that this is in the top 10 of all the 200-300 thrillers I've read the last few years. The story line is so unbelievable that it's actually plausible. The main bad-guy characters are so greedy and unscrupulous as to be totally convincing. And the Washington/Pentagon political setting so realistically detailed as to be chilling. Yes, Watergate pales next to the scandal that is the true main character in this book.

Most striking about the book is Haig's ability to give his story "legs" - every time I thought he was about to drop the ball, or the plot seemed about to become predictable, Haig would throw in another circle of intrigue that seemed to arise organically from the prior events, just the opposite of when a less skilled novelist gives the reader "a plot twist" to keep the story going.

Jack may not be as lovable as Sean, and I wish he'd been portrayed as a bit more human and vulnerable or something ... but then again, Jack is a really serious guy tackling really evil people and a really corrupt system!

I can't wait for the next Jack Wiley book - but hey, I also cannot wait for the next Sean Drummond book, either.

Haig is right up there with Daniel Silva on my list of "can't wait" writers - buy it!
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Eagle1
5.0 out of 5 stars A major industrial conspiracy gets cleverly bungled
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2015
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After I have really enjoyed 4 books of the Drummond series, this is my 1st non-Drummond book by Haig, but very well written as well. I really like Haig's style were characters are presented alternatively at 1st and then 2 person approach. As before, and to a reason that becomes apparent only at the end, the book starts with death of an All-American lieutenant, leading a convoy of Hamvees through a desolated village in Iraq, and continues with a huge conspiracy by an industry conglomerate to make a fortune out of the war. Tope administrators at the Dept of Defense and senior congressmen are recruited to play a role in the monsters plot. As in previous books, each new character get an extensive personality background, though not excessive. The end is totally unexpected: the character we are lead to believe as the primary crook, turns out to be the real hero.
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David T
4.0 out of 5 stars Not so much fiction and more like historical parody
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2015
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Anyone who follows military procurements and government corruption will realize this book is not far off the mark. Not so much fiction and more like historical parody. Some of the shenanigans the politicians get caught in are pulled right from headlines of recent government political corruption. The description of the revolving doors, back parlor deals, money under the table, etc. is something you know is going on but no one seams to be able to put an end to it. This book is one to read and you will find yourself wishing the hero's of the novel were only true.
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Operafilly
3.0 out of 5 stars Bring back Sean Drummond
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2011
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Loved Haig's previous books as more than exciting plots he had such colorful characters. Loved being inside Drummonds' head. Like being partners!! That's what other books of this genre lack and I gave up reading them as the characters were so boring. Loved The Hunted too.

But this Capitol Game was sooo.......aloof. The only fun character was the old guy in the ticket booth. I didn't want to be close to any of these people so I wasn't really interested in the plot. I just didn't care what happened to any of them. But I stuck it out. Guess I'm odd......plot alone just isn't enough for me.

I especially loved the women characters in his previous books. Strangely flawed yet so strong and interestingly over the top. I hate the way most authors write about women......so stupid, with a silly teenage mentality.

Hope he'll come up with some fun characters in his next book.
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Robert Enzenauer
5.0 out of 5 stars A military-industrial Complex Thriller
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2010
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Brian Haig has shifted gears and given his readers an outstanding "financial" thriller. It makes me harken back to President Eisenhower's warning about the "military-industrial complex." The story is well written, and meticulously researched. Although I miss Sean Drummond, I was captivated by the plot. It's got everything....graft, corruption, politics, big business, defense contracts, etc. My only criticism is that I wish the book had been centered more around Jack Wiley - because I want to learn more about this guy. I suspect we might get that opportunity in Haig's next effort.
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tom4416
5.0 out of 5 stars Haig constantly shows his breath of talent
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2011
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If you haven't discovered Brian Haig, you are in for a treat. This is another deviation from his formula and he proves that he is one versatile writer. Haig is probably one of the better thriller writers on the scene today but doesn't get all the credit he deserves. Hopefully he doesn't go the same route as Flynn/Thor/Clancy and just start turning out books for the sake of having something on the shelf. So far, he's batting 1.000, now if he would just become a bit more prolific and not make his fans wait so long between books!
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Gianluca Carpiceci
1.0 out of 5 stars A wasted potential
Reviewed in Italy on October 10, 2017
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I did not not know Brian Haig, but based on the reviews of his books I was expecting to be positively surprised; well, I was not.
Haig is obviously a military brat, and I can imagine he must have a good hand for writing army-based stories; but this inroad into the business world is not good.
The whole story sounds very artificial, full of clichés; the characters are almost cartoonish, over simplistic and with no depth at all: the lawyer acting like the perfect stereotype of a lawyer, the general acting like the perfect stereitype of a general, the good standing all on one side, the evil all on the other, and so on so forth. When you look at situations at a very high level, both in business and politics, well, people do not speak nor behave in that way: I wish I saw more subtlety, more texture in the way such situations were portrayed, deals like those described in the book are handled more like a sophisticated chessboard game than the walk of an elephant in a china shop.
It is a kind of shame as the novel had some potential, but it was all wasted by a poor execution,
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Smackdab
5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner from one of my top 5 favourite writers.
Reviewed in Canada on March 23, 2017
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Love Brian Haig novels. The stories are intriguing; told with wry humour, not overly complex details, good character development and action at a good pace. Plus I can seldom figure the mystery out until the book is almost over which keeps me turning pages until the very end. In my top 5 favourite authors.
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Peter Walters
5.0 out of 5 stars This book has everything it needs - tension, excitement and intelligence
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2012
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I have all of Brian Haig's books, so I got this one automatically. But I wasn't expecting very much - the political and financial world is not normally that interesting to me. But in fact what I read was one of the most frightening books ever: without the aid of chainsaws, zombies or cannibals, it is truly a horror story about the psychopathic mind. Coupled with Brian Haig's accessible and intelligent style, I was unable to put it down and would recommend it without hestitation.
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Jim Beach
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on February 23, 2016
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Very good book, Brian Haig does not disappoint.
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Ron
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful gripping story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2013
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Loved it!!!,Brian Haig has never dissapointed.

If Mr Haig reads this Please could you ressurrect your Major Sean Drummond Character
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