Tunnel Rats is a novella length, action packed story featuring Sam Savage, a former Army Ranger and current air marshal. He is temporarily assigned to follow and gather intel on Channy Linn, a suspected terrorist with a new and more homicidal version of the Viet Cong. Sam is joined by a covert operative named Cindy about whom he knows little and isn’t certain that he can trust. Sam and Cindy quickly dive into action when they are captured by Channy, and the story takes all kinds of unexpected twist and turns before reaching a surprise conclusion. I really enjoyed the character of Sam because, although he has much training and skills, he recognizes that he doesn’t have any experience with covert operations and willing defers to Cindy’s superior knowledge in this area. He is all tough guy, but he is also very down to earth and realistic, and he has a bit of a sarcastic wit that kept this story from being too heavy.
Andrew B Wehrlen delivers an amazing performance. He has a deep, slightly raspy voice that was perfect for Sam’s personality. His narration flowed so smoothly that I listened to this novella in one sitting without realizing so much time had passed. I would absolutely listen to another audiobook narrated by Wehrlen in the future.
I received a copy of this audiobook at my request in exchange for this honest review.