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A crime noir thriller that keeps me on the edge of my seat, Jack Wakes Up's engaging protagonist is both likable and despicable. In mythic terms he represents the shapechanger, a mirror man who is what other people think he is. And yet his tale wraps you up, demands your attention, forces you to take his side. I care about Jack even though he really clearly hates himself. And that's why I give this book five stars.
The crime aspects are hard, the characters bold, the whole feel of the...more
The crime aspects are hard, the characters bold, the whole feel of the...more
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Read in January, 2009
I love Jack! He was an actor who fell into the kind of negative behaviors that come with fame and money. Successful in cleaning up his life after a public fiasco that put his career on hold, the money began to run out and boredom was setting in. A meeting with an old friend and a decision to make a few quick bucks sends him off on a wild adventure. This fast paced thriller doesn't even give you time to breathe between one gut-wrenching, jaw-dropping moment to the next. We follow Jack through the...more
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Read in September, 2009
Coming out on May 5, 2009, THIS is THE book. This is THE year. JACK PALMS, baby!
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Read in July, 2008
Jack Wakes Up is just the beginning, but it is an important beginning. How do hardboiled detectives get made? Do they spring, fully-formed from some dark closet, all of their quirks and mannerisms in place?
Or are they, like Jack Palms in the novel "Jack Wakes Up", created through circumstance?
Jack could have turned his back on the death of his friend, but he didn't. He could have told his friend's drug gangsters to take a hike, but he didn't. He could have left ...more
Or are they, like Jack Palms in the novel "Jack Wakes Up", created through circumstance?
Jack could have turned his back on the death of his friend, but he didn't. He could have told his friend's drug gangsters to take a hike, but he didn't. He could have left ...more
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Seth Harwood takes you into a world of crime through the eyes of a has been actor, JACK PALMS. Jack learns the hard way that his friends are not who they claim to be and he might not get out of trouble in tact.
Harwood's pace of action and dialogue make for a quick read that is very entertaining and leaves you wanting to "Shake It Down."
Harwood's pace of action and dialogue make for a quick read that is very entertaining and leaves you wanting to "Shake It Down."
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Read in March, 2008
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Scott Sigler and Mur Laffertyrecommends it for: Any crime lover over the age of 14
Seth Harwood brings crime into the modern era. This gritty tale of a washed up actor brings to light a seedy side of San Francisco that the Chamber of Commerce hopes doesn't truly exist.
Both the text and podiobook versions hold up well and Harwood's use of the first person narrative puts you right in the action.
Both the text and podiobook versions hold up well and Harwood's use of the first person narrative puts you right in the action.
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Read in June, 2008
A crime tour de force. A 1950's noir thriller meets the hard edge of the 21st century. Author Seth Harwood's first book in the Jack Palms series grabs you early and never lets go
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Read in April, 2008
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