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Book Review: “Amok” by Barry Eisler
Genre: Thriller 1991 Former Marine, Carl Williams (aka Dox) is now home in a small town in Texas after spending two years in Afghanistan fighting with the Mujahideen against the Russians. Now….at home…..he has more difficult issues to take care of before heading out to Timor, Indonesia….family! Dad Roy is about to get out of…
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Book Review: “The Last Orphan” by Gregg Hurwitz
Genre: Thriller 2 months after the events of the last book, Evan Smoak (aka The Nowhere Man, aka Orphan X, Roamzone number: 1-855-2-Nowhere), with Mia still unconscious and Joey on a trip to discover herself, is sipping Vodka on a glacier in Iceland…..contemplating….life. Evan is getting older and his priorities, and abilities, are changing. He…
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Book Review: “The Exchange” by John Grisham
Genre: Thriller 15 years after surviving “The Firm” (32 years between books in the real world), Mitch and Abby McDeere are happy, safe, and living in New York City. With two kids, Abby is an editor for a publisher of cook books and, with a great commerical grade kitchen in the apartment….the family gets LOTS…
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Book Review: “Zero Sum” by Barry Eisler
Genre: Thriller After spending the last 10 years fighting in the Philippines, John Rain decided to come home to Tokyo. Connecting with an old contact to find work, Liberal Democratic Party fixer Miyamoto… Rain finds work…..and a whole lot more. “Zero Sum” is a fantastic prequel as we follow along with John Rain and how…
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Book Review: “Sparring Partners” by John Grisham
Genre: Thriller “Sparring Partners” consists of three novellas. Below is a brief introduction to all three….. “Homecoming” The year is 1991 and Clanton, MS lawyer Jake Brigance is helping an old friend return to Clanton after disappearing several years earlier. Jake teams with Harry Rex and…….. “Strawberry Moon” Death row inmate, Cody Wallace, is three…
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Book Review: “Dark Horse” by Gregg Hurwitz
Genre: Thriller This is book 7 of 9 in the Orphan X series. The end is nigh….. 😦 6 months after his apartment in LA was destroyed by artificially intelligent drones, Orphan X / The Nowhere Man (Evan Smoak) is finally getting to the end of the repair. Then…..his RoamZone rings (1-855-2-Nowhere), and he answers…..…
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Book Review: “The Takings” by Sandie Will
Genre: Psychological Thriller 9 year old, Wyatt is riding his bike in the woods as fast as he can so he makes it home before dark. He knows that his dad will be mad if he comes home late again. He might even get the belt this time. Then he crashes. While he is checking…
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Book Review: “Fractured” by Karin Slaughter
Genre: Thriller This is book #2 in the Will Trent series. Abigail Campano just arrived back home, called her husband Paul on her cell phone, and started into the house. But…..something is wrong. Someone is in the house! Heading up the stairs, Abigail comes upon a man, with a knife, stooping over the dead body…
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Book Review: “The 6:20 Man” by David Baldacci
Genre: Thriller Travis Devine is an ex-Army Ranger, current MBA graduate, and is now working as an intern at a large financial firm in mid-town Manhattan: Cowl and Comely. Living in the burbs, Travis boards the 6:20 train every morning (including Saturdays) on his way to a job he is hating more and more everyday.…
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Book Review: “Foreign Agent” by Brad Thor
Genre: Thriller An unprecedented number of deadly attacks on the U.S.A. by ISIS has everyone on edge. A highly trained paramilitary CIA squad from the super secret Special Activities Division in Iraq is attacked by ISIS and totally wiped out. The U.S. Secretary of Defense, Richard Devon, is in the Turkey for high level talks…
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