The title, “last man out,” refers to a protocol for cave divers – the first man in is the last man out. Sometimes, the last man doesn’t make it out alive. The diving maxim doesn’t really play a part in the story, but it’s a catchy title. This short novel is very well written … More Last Man Out, by Isabella Adams
New review — not sure who this is from, but I’m glad he liked the book! PMNewman4.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling! Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2020Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase This book offers a thrilling, tightly paced crime novel with finely drawn characters and a twisting plot. The moral dilemma of … More More good reviews for Deadly Enterprise!
The CD audiobook version from Brilliance Audio (Abridged, not that the packaging tells you that), is terrible. Apparently produced in 2011 from the 1995 book, the audiobook on 5 CDs breaks the narration into 99 tracks on each CD, so you get 45 seconds of audio, then a 5-10 second pause while the track changes. … More The Witness, by Sandra Brown
3.5 stars. Tainted Luck is a short YA book featuring a never-been-kissed high school senior named Levi who becomes the reluctant object of the affections of the new girl in school, Taylor. But, Taylor is weird and Goth – and maybe something more dangerous. Levi is drawn into her spell and starts to care about … More Tainted Luck, by Cynthia Austin
Here’s the link to the review on the CrimeFictionLovers.com website! . . . I like the slightly old school feel of Deadly Enterprise. The title is decidedly pulp and gives a good hint as to the kind of story contained within – fast-paced, thrilling and heavy on action. The detectives may be rough around the … More CrimeFictionLovers.com review of Deadly Enterprise
It’s the end of the teens — Happy New Year, and welcome the Roaring 20’s!! If you’re around on New Year’s Day, you can join me on a Facebook page for authors who will be live-chatting about life, literature, and their books. I’ll be live on the site from 2:00 to 3:00 (Eastern US time) … More Happy New Year — join me on Facebook and enter the ebook giveaway!
This book starts out bloody. A serial killer with a yearning to get his hands wet and dirty dispatches a truck driver with a gun and then a knife, leaving a gruesome crime scene for Tampa detectives Sergio and Carly. The reader experiences the kill from the killer’s point of view, and that continues through … More Double Blind, by Dan Alatorre
The story of the meteoric rise and spectacular fall of the start-up blood testing company, Theranos, and its precocious young founder, Elizabeth Holmes, is an amazing story. If it weren’t true, you’d never believe it. Telling that story in a coherent and entertaining fashion is a herculean task that journalist John Carryrou has done wonderfully … More Bad Blood, by John Carryrou
It’s not easy to take a character as (usually) dynamic and interesting as Jack Reacher and write a whole novel from his point of view that is dull, plodding, and lacking in suspense, emotion, or action. But, somehow Lee Child – perhaps on deadline to push out another Jack Reacher “bestseller” – has managed it. … More The Midnight Line by Lee Child (Jack Reacher #22)
If this works, then this link will take you to an audio file (on YouTube) of the short story “Fool Me Twice,” where the character of Mike Stoneman first appeared. “Fool Me Twice” was the winner of a short story writing context in 2012 sponsored by the NJ Corporate Counsel Association. Later, I used the … More Fool Me Twice — Audio File
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