Robert Lane has 8 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators. The most-rated is Mental Models and Critical Thinking.
Cooler than Blood
Summary
Jenny Spencer is missing after a violent encounter on a beach. Her aunt, Susan Blake, asks wisecracking PI Jake Travis to intervene. Susan and Jake spent only one dinner together and both felt an instant attraction. Jake walked away. He was, and is, committed to Kathleen. As Jake and his partner, Garrett Demarcus, close the circle on finding Jenny, they discover that Kathleen's past ties to organized crime and Jenny's life are strangely entwined. They fight a two-front battle to find Jenny and to protect Kathleen. But by protecting Kathleen, will Jake become the type of man that she could never love? Does he have a choice? Robert Lane's second standalone Jake Travis audiobook delivers a tour de force of suspense, intrigue, and humor, deftly wrapped in Lane's trademark literary overtones.
©2015 Robert Lane (P)2015 Robert Lane
The Second Letter
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When Jake Travis is contracted by his ex-army colonel to retrieve a missing 50-year-old Cold War letter, he quickly finds himself entwined in a world where the line between good and evil becomes increasingly blurred. The letter, written in 1961 by a CIA operative who met a mysterious demise, has ended up in the possession of Raydel Escobar. As Jake relentlessly pursues the enigmatic Escobar, he soon discovers that Escobar is involved in far more than simply blackmailing the IRS in exchange for the letter. Assisted by his partner, Garrett, and neighbor Morgan, Jake turns up the heat on Escobar. Fascinated with the letter's origins and the fate of those who first touched the document, Jake will stop at no end - moral or otherwise - to complete his assigned task. Jake's girlfriend questions why he places their relationship, and his life, in jeopardy for something he knows so little about.
©2014 Robert Lane (P)2015 Robert Lane
The Gail Force
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Jake Travis, while trying to expose a corrupt Miami art gallery, goes undercover for the FBI. The gallery's owner, Phillip Agatha, is more enchanted with murder than he is with art. Aboard Agatha's luxury yacht, the Gail Force, Jake is taken by Agatha's hospitality and falls for his alluring assistant, Christina. Unknowingly, Jake plays into Agatha's hands and initiates actions that will cause a young woman to die. As Jake battles to save the woman, unearth a rogue FBI agent, and bring Agatha to justice, his greatest challenge is to stay loyal to his girlfriend, Kathleen, and to withstand the Gail Force.
©2016 Robert Lane (P)2016 Robert Lane
A Beautiful Voice
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It was meant to be a quiet assignment - how did it go so wrong? Jake Travis is ordered to smuggle ashore an accountant who can help place a notorious drug lord behind bars. Stash him in a cottage. Arouse no suspicion. But the man unexpectedly arrives with his wife and three young children. Within days, the children are missing. Jake suspects what he had been told about his passengers was not entirely true. He is labeled a failure and is dismissed from the case. Seeking redemption, Jake confronts Stephen Cole, the neighbor across from the cottage. He senses that Cole, a "ghostless soul", is hiding something. At a museum gala, Jake corners the man suspected of laundering money for the drug lord, and his assistant, Tina Welch. Jake and Welch form an instant disliking for each other, yet their paths continue to cross. His troubles compound as Kathleen, his fiancé, becomes increasingly distant. Jake's desperate quest to find the children, Kathleen's unrest, and Cole's haunting past blend into a pause resisting mystery that showcases Lane's singular style of humor, suspense and unforgettable characters.
©2018 Robert Lane (P)2019 Robert Lane
The Elizabeth Walker Affair
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"Emotionally charged to envelope readers from the start, The Elizabeth Walker Affair combines the best elements of romance, mystery, and thriller. A top recommendation for all three genres." (Midwest Book Reviews) "I need to tell you about trumpet." After Elizabeth Walker mouths those words to Andrew Keller, a lover she has not seen in 20 years, their shattered hearts ignite uncontrollable events. Andrew pleads with his old friend Jake Travis to locate Elizabeth. When Andrew is murdered, Jake is asked to investigate. Jake arranges a rendezvous with Elizabeth and senses that she is harboring secrets of her own. He learns of a tragic accident, two decades ago, that decimated her family. Like Elizabeth, Jake battles his own demons, for his past is a roadblock to his and Kathleen's happiness. Elizabeth's quest, Kathleen's desperate wish, and Jake's pledge to find who killed Andrew Keller culminate in the final repercussions of a lost love. Filled with mounting suspense, and at times equally humorous and tragic, The Elizabeth Walker Affair is an emotionally engaging mystery. It will linger with you long after you finishing listening to it.
©2020 Robert Lane (P)2020 Robert Lane
The Cardinal's Sin
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While concluding a European vacation with his girlfriend, Kathleen, Jake Travis is given an assignment: Kill an international assassin who targets the loved ones of special ops personnel. The assassin is known to dress as a cardinal and take contemplative strolls in Kensington Gardens. Jake completes his task and he and Kathleen return to Florida where she learns that he "clipped the wrong bird". Jake had murdered a popular and progressive cardinal. Jake must now track down a woman who can lead him to the real killer before he strikes again. Kathleen recoils from their relationship upon Jake's confession of his fateful act, leaving him to agonize whether or not he's lost her for good. Meanwhile, Jake is obsessed with his struggle to answer the central question he desperately needs to resolve: Why did the cardinal use Jake to end his life?
©2015 Robert Lane (P)2015 Robert Lane
Naked We Came
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Jake Travis searches for the man who abducted and killed his sister and only sibling over 30 years ago while on a family vacation in Florida. She went to their motel room to get the book Matilda. She was never seen again. The man who was once the primary suspect has washed up on a beach nears Jake's home. He penned a confession just days before his mysterious death, admitting to killing the young girl. Jake suspects that the confession was forced and that DNA was tainted. Jake's vengeful quest tangles him in a web of murky and powerful figures. They have a vested interest in keeping him from learning of his sister's fate. As Jake forges ahead, seeking both justice for his sister and personal closure, he questions if he will ever spring free of his past, or whether the past will shackle him in its chains. Florida Weekly calls Jake Travis, "one of the best leading men to take the thriller stage in recent years". In Naked We Came Jake learns that the longest road leads to the beginning.
©2017 Robert Lane (P)2017 Robert Lane
Mental Models and Critical Thinking
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Do you want to know and practice the most effective methods and techniques along with critical thinking to make your life much more productive? In this audiobook you will be introduced with many mental models that will help you to achieve whatever you want in your life. This audiobook contains the most valuable information that a person ever need to be successful. You will learn the secrets of all the successful people of the world and what they follow to achieve certain heights. This audiobook is a priceless treasure for someone who wants to develop some skills to do more productivity in life; in study and in job, and for someone who wants to develop advanced skills in any area and wants to learn how to apply these methods there. This audiobook contains: The Mental models and Critical Thinking in daily life Analysis Techniques Problem Solving Methods Decision Making Methods It will be a guidebook to help you upgrade your life. You will be improving thinking skills, critical analysis and many problem solving methods to enhance your productivity. All the methods are explained in an easy and simple way; it has easy to follow steps along with complete explanations. It will develop an understanding of each method. All the methods are easy to practice and will enhance your skills. The following methods are explained in the audiobook: Mind Mapping The Pareto Principle Six Thinking Hats 5 Why Model First Principles Occam’s Principle 2 List System Inversion Would you like to know more? Buy the audiobook now to learn how to communicate.
©2020 Robert Lane (P)2020 Robert Lane