Rating: 
Summary: Fair story - really a 3.5 star rating
Review: 1) The reader, Victor Garber, on this 4 cassette tape set did a great job. The emotions and different voices for each character was professionally and convincingly performed.2) I've never read/heard a Dale Brown story before so I came into this without any expectations. Based on the other reviewers who have previous experience with Dale Brown it sounds like I should try some of his other stuff. 3) I live in the Sacramento Area and particularly Folsom where the story takes place. It is always fun to read a story in your local area because you can more vividly imagine the characters doing what they do in the familar locals. 4) My cons with the story:
a) The "love" story as portrayed in the audiobook came out of left field and felt very forced
b) There were some ill-mental effects of the suit but that was never brought up again when it should have made more sense
c) Just a but too much suspension of disbelief on scences where there should be other cops or people around but where we only found the main characters
d) The ending dialogue was horrendous and cliche 5) My pros of this story:
a) Got to love the whole James Bond type technology
b) Good red-herrings
c) I like action and this book has a fair dose of it
Rating: 
Summary: The tin man armour is developed...
Review: Fantastic story about Patrick MacClanahan brother Paul. The story starts out with Paul's first day on the job as a cop, and just how things go so badly wrong during a robbery. In this story you are also introduced to the Tin Man armor developed by Sky Masters Inc. (which has a few huge issues as in it's initial use), Patrick and Wendy have their first child (almost costing Wendy her life) and you see John Masters interact both as a warrior and you meet his love interest. The story is fast paced as they usually are for Dale Brown. Intrigue is about with this story as you have Meth Cookers and Bikers trying to get richer and richer as well as control the drug market, or are they really? You will have to listen to see.
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Summary: Dale does it again!
Review: First off, I thought the Tin Man wouldn't be a very good book, Dale Brown usually works with bombers and aviation, and this one had not much to do with that. Well, boy was I wrong. This book is amazing. You probably already know Patrick McLanahan. His brother is a rookie cop in Sacremento and is one of the first casualties in this miniature war. Then, Patrick tries to avenge his brothers death using a new armor technology which is stronger and light than Kevlar. He then becomes known as, The Tin Man. If you have read any of Dale Browns' books, you must read this one.
Rating: 
Summary: Bad? worse!
Review: I am a fan of Mr Brown's aviation books. I can't believe it's him that wrote this drivel. Please don't buy it, buy any of his "Old Dog" books instead.
Rating:
Summary: Bad? worse!
Review: I am a fan of Mr Brown's aviation books. I can't believe it's him that wrote this drivel. Please don't buy it, buy any of his "Old Dog" books instead.
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Summary: Awful.
Review: I saw this book on a store shelf about two years ago, and having heard good reviews for Dale Brown decided to pick it up. Shortly after that, the book managed to get lost on my bookshelf and I never noticed it again until a week ago. Boy, I wish I hadn't noticed it. I read someone's review that said that people who liked Brown's other books usually seemed to hate this one. Having heard this, I think that would be the only reason I would ever read another one of his books. The plot was scattered, the villain had no clear motive other than he was "crazy," and the characters and dialogue just became too annoying. I did finish the book, but then immediately threw the thing across the room as a final act of getting it out of my system. It was THAT bad. If you need an escape from reality and don't mind reading a book that doesn't have any of that baggage called "thought" then you might actually like this book. But honestly, I haven't been this annoyed with a book since Dragon by Clive Cussler. If you want real action and grit, go with Andy McNab.
Rating: 
Summary: Pretty Bad
Review: It's a shame. A good author prints a couple of really good books and for whatever reason ends up regurgitating poor books with little plot but guaranteed to generate revenue at a phenomenal rate. This book had very little of substance in it. Although pretty clear from the description, the plot line is a pretty wide divergence from Brown's usual fare (hi-tech military shoot-em-up) -- a direction he should not have taken. The plot was weak and predictable and the writing marginal. Like Tom Clancy, Steven King and John Grisham Dale Brown generated a few great books and now seems to have run out of ideas. Truly a shame
Rating:
Summary: DIFFERENT, BUT GOOD
Review: Not your typical Dale Brown techno-thriller. This book was similar to a James Bond story with the gadgets used. Not much aircraft use until the end but maybe Dale is heading in a new writing direction, however, it does look like his next book "Battle Born" heads back to the military skies. Tin Man started slow but picked up the pace midway until the end. Enjoyed the conflict between the Tin Man and the local law enforcement.
Rating:
Summary: Barely Two Stars
Review: Oh my. This was my first and last Dale Brown book. I was expecting something better. It took serious effort to stick with this book to the finish. The dialog made Clancy look good. So cheesy. The only redemptive value is it's pretty face-paced. Find a better way to spend your time.
Rating:
Summary: It was pretty good
Review: Overall, I liked Dale Brown's latest. The opening scenes, and Gregory Townsend's planning an execution of the robberies and methamphetamine lab takeovers made for an action-packed start. But what are his real motives? And when Patrick McLanahan's brother, who is a rookie cop, is shot by one of Townsend's fellow terrorists, McLanahan takes the law into his own hands with an assortment of gadgets, James Bond style! The main instrument of the story is that advanced BERP suit, which is made of a special bulletproof material and protects him from gunfire. And the local police don't take too kindly to his vigilante antics, so he becomes a wanted man by everyone while he tries to avenge his brother's shooting and discovers more than he bargained for! Some lively action, awesome technology which might be feasible one day and good characterisations. I read this book twice(as I have with most of Dale Brown's books!) in the past couple of months, and it's better the second time round. The ending might seem daft at times, but the rest of the book makes up for it.
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