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Sequel to “Zombie Maelstrom”

The sequel to Zombie Maelstrom, Bryan Cassiday’s zombie apocalypse thriller, will be released in 2012.  I’ll keep you posted.

Sequel to "Zombie Maelstrom"

The sequel to Zombie Maelstrom, Bryan Cassiday's zombie apocalypse thriller, will be released in 2012.  I'll keep you posted.

“Zombie Maelstrom” Now Only $4.99 on Kindle

You heard right.  Bryan Cassiday’s book Zombie Maelstrom, a zombie apocalypse thriller, is now only $4.99 on Kindle. Warning!  This book contains graphic depictions of zombie mayhem. Amazon.

 

 

 

 

"Zombie Maelstrom" Now Only $4.99 on Kindle

You heard right.  Bryan Cassiday's book Zombie Maelstrom, a zombie apocalypse thriller, is now only $4.99 on Kindle. Warning!  This book contains graphic depictions of zombie mayhem. Amazon.

 

 

 

 

“The Kill Option” #1 in France in Spy Stories and Intrigue

Today, Bryan Cassiday’s spy thriller The Kill Option reached #1 in France in the category of free spy stories and intrigue for Kindle.

"The Kill Option" #1 in France in Spy Stories and Intrigue

Today, Bryan Cassiday's spy thriller The Kill Option reached #1 in France in the category of free spy stories and intrigue for Kindle.

The Kill Option #1 in Men’s Adventure

Bryan Cassiday’s CIA action thriller The Kill Option today is ranked #2 in free men’s adventure fiction and #4 in spy stories and intrigue on Kindle at Amazon.  The Kill Option is free for Kindle for today only at Amazon.

The Kill Option #1 in Men's Adventure

Bryan Cassiday's CIA action thriller The Kill Option today is ranked #2 in free men's adventure fiction and #4 in spy stories and intrigue on Kindle at Amazon.  The Kill Option is free for Kindle for today only at Amazon.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Movie Review

Adapted from John le Carre's signature espionage novel, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is an excellent and deceptive spy drama that barely ripples above the surface, but is a raging torrent underneath.

The film proceeds at a pavanelike deliberate pace with its dearth of action, all the while sustaining its tension through the characters' interactions and the intricacies of the byzantine but believable plot while Smiley carries on his investigation trying to find out who the Soviet mole is in Britain's secret service.

The film plays like a game of chess where everyone is being manipulated, and nobody is really sure who is pulling the strings.  In fact, the main characters are portrayed as chess pieces in several scenes and the pieces appear as a recurring motif.

The British actors are top-drawer, but  I almost didn't recognize the uncharacteristically subdued, for the most part, Tom Hardy in his blond wig.

The direction is pitch perfect.  Tomas Alfredson nails everything in this film right down to its grainy fin-de-siecle twentieth-century cinematography.    The directing is so good it reminds me of Carol Reed's classic Third Man.  Both films are good at evoking atmosphere.  The Third Man catches the ambiance of post-World War II Europe and, likewise, Tinker Tailor catches the ambiance of the cold war era it depicts.  Even Smiley's glasses that seem to dominate his long face look characteristic of that time period.

The scene in Tinker Tailor where a teenager is dancing on the oil drums at a harbor while a gurney is transported past him to a docked ship reminds me of scenes typical of The Third Man in the way it captures the setting and vivifies it.

At the theater I went to to see Tinker Tailor, most of the audience clapped for this fine film, and rightly so, I believe.

 

Zombie Maelstrom Now Available at CreateSpace

Ten days before its official release date, Bryan Cassiday's new zombie apocalypse thriller Zombie Maelstrom is now available at CreateSpace.

We're hoping to make Zombie Maelstrom available on Amazon before its release date of Dec. 19 so you can receive the book before Christmas after you order it.