Part Two I lived with my grandmother. My grandfather had disappeared over ten years ago. That was the year after my parents were killed in a car crash on Old Highway 63. My grandmother was not an easy woman to live with. I suspected she was half out of her mind. She was my mother’s mother but she was nothing like the mother I remembered. … Continue reading April Showers (Part Two) by Elizabeth Newton
If you like action packed films where bullets and fists fly this is definitely the movie for you. Skillfully directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (“Unknown”, “Non-Stop”) it is a masterpiece of movement. Run down, burned out Jimmy Conlon (Liam Neeson) is a pathetic character- at the beginning of the movie. Estranged from his son Michael (Joel Kinnaman) for five years he leads a lonely and depressing … Continue reading “Run All Night”
Connected: The Call by Michelle Medhat My rating: 5 of 5 stars In “Connected: The Call” by Michelle Medhat a new terror has arrived. Al Nadir has developed a new terrorist weapon that can change the world. Utilizing high tech methods Medhat skillfully uses language that actually makes sense even a novice can grasp. It’s obvious she did her research because the weapon proposed is … Continue reading “Connected: The Call” by Michelle Medhat
Danger Close by Charlie Flowers My rating: 5 of 5 stars Action packed thriller is an understatement when describing “Danger Close” by Charlie Flowers. As a follow up to Flowers “Hard Kill” it picks up with Rizwan Sabir desperately searching for his fiancée Holly (Bang Bang) Kirpachi. But the book also reads well as a stand alone adventure. Sabir is dropped into foreign territory in … Continue reading “Danger Close” by Charlie Flowers
Big Sky Siren: Book 1 Of The Big Sky Series by L.A. Ramirez My rating: 5 of 5 stars I started reading “Big Sky Siren” by L.A. Ramirez expecting a nice romantic mystery but got so much more. This is a riveting tale of a young woman, Keeva Ryan, who is trying to build a successful business in a small Montana town when her life … Continue reading “Big Sky Siren” by L.A. Ramirez
Hard Kill by Charlie Flowers My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Hard Kill” by Charlie Flowers is the kind of book I couldn’t put down. Even when I wasn’t reading I was thinking about it. This is one fast paced, edge of the seat, gripping story about a young Muslim, former al-Queda operative who is now working with Counter Terrorism in England. But that’s just … Continue reading “Hard Kill: A Riz Sabir Thriller” by Charlie Flowers
Last year was an amazing year for Indie writers as far as I’m concerned. In addition to launching my first book in October I checked out the works of other Indie writers. These are the first three on my list and all are available on Amazon. 1. “Random Lucidity” by Dave Adair http://www.amazon.com/Random-Lucidity-A-Literary-Thriller-ebook/dp/B00LLR3WA6 A fascinating read. “4.5 Stars Portland Book Review Random Lucidity by Dave … Continue reading My Favorite Indie Books of 2014
I woke up this morning to news of another terrorist attack. This time the attack took place in Paris, France and was directed not at the French people or Parisians in general but at a group most had never heard of before; the staff of a satirical French newspaper called Charlie Hebdo. Twelve people were assassinated by three masked terrorists, among them journalists in their … Continue reading Je Suis Charlie
I woke up this morning to news of another terrorist attack. This time the attack took place in Paris, France and was directed not at the French people or Parisians in general but at a group most had never heard of before; the staff of a satirical French newspaper called Charlie Hebdo. Twelve people were assassinated by three masked terrorists, among them journalists in their … Continue reading Je Suis Charlie
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