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Write Stuff Podcast Tonight

Hey Goodreads Family:

Join me tonight for the Write Stuff Author Spotlight Podcast hosted by PJC Media/Parker J Cole as she and I discuss my latest works, EVIL REALMS and SHADOW DOCTORS! The show starts at 7pm.

Here's the link:
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Thanks!

Steady As She Goes Debut Thriller

The Ninth District - A Thriller by Douglas Dorow

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Steady As She Goes Debut Thriller

The Ninth District: An FBI Thriller by Douglas Dorow starts with a horrific crime. A masked gunman shoots a pregnant woman in a bank and salutes the financial institution’s cameras. From that set-up, veteran FBI Special Agent Jack Miller teams up with the new kid on the block Agent Ross Fruen to crack this Minneapolis case.

From scouring videotapes of the crime with Junior, aka Fruen, Miller pieces together a motive to the criminal known only as Governor. While the agents work the various angles of the tapes and the case, Jack finds himself on the outside looking in with his wife Julie and kids Willy and Lynn. He wants to reconcile but she’s not so sure it’s a good idea now.

So, just what does the Governor want? It’s here that throughout the novel Dorow takes the reader on an underground journey around Minneapolis and its connections with various landmarks, bridges, and the Mississippi River.

Peril surrounds Miller, Fruen and those associated with them. The Governor isn’t all that far off from ending their pursuit. Two good scenes of suspense elevate the danger and an additional one I thought would lead to an even more harrowing story stopped short of that expected path. It’s called a red herring and I get that Dorow didn’t expand it further for the narrative pace's sake.

What disappointed me a bit, however, was the harrowing conclusion. It read rushed. I wanted more from it so with that expectation it fell a little flat for me.

Overall, The Ninth District: An FBI Thriller was a good straight forward Miller-Fruen story. However, because of a character's change in status a sequel may or may not happen.





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posted by Cortez Law III
on October, 11

Steady As She Goes Debut Thriller

The Ninth District - A Thriller by Douglas Dorow

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Steady As She Goes Debut Thriller

The Ninth District: An FBI Thriller by Douglas Dorow starts with a horrific crime. A masked gunman shoots a pregnant woman in a bank and salutes the financial institution’s cameras. From that set-up, veteran FBI Special Agent Jack Miller teams up with the new kid on the block Agent Ross Fruen to crack this Minneapolis case.

From scouring videotapes of the crime with Junior, aka Fruen, Miller pieces together a motive to the criminal known only as Governor. While the agents work the various angles of the tapes and the case, Jack finds himself on the outside looking in with his wife Julie and kids Willy and Lynn. He wants to reconcile but she’s not so sure it’s a good idea now.

So, just what does the Governor want? It’s here that throughout the novel Dorow takes the reader on an underground journey around Minneapolis and its connections with various landmarks, bridges, and the Mississippi River.

Peril surrounds Miller, Fruen and those associated with them. The Governor isn’t all that far off from ending their pursuit. Two good scenes of suspense elevate the danger and an additional one I thought would lead to an even more harrowing story stopped short of that expected path. It’s called a red herring and I get that Dorow didn’t expand it further for the narrative pace's sake.

What disappointed me a bit, however, was the harrowing conclusion. It read rushed. I wanted more from it so with that expectation it fell a little flat for me.

Overall, The Ninth District: An FBI Thriller was a good straight forward Miller-Fruen story. However, because of a character's change in status a sequel may or may not happen.





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Prolific Works Free E-Book Giveaway!

Hey, Group:

Just a heads up about a free e-book promo from Prolific Works titled, September Action Crime and Thriller Giveaway from September 16-30. Forty+ books are available for free downloads!

Here's the link:
https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/n...



posted by Cortez Law III
on September, 17

Prolific Works Free E-Book Giveaway!

Hey, Group:

Just a heads up about a free e-book promo from Prolific Works titled, September Action Crime and Thriller Giveaway from September 16-30. Forty+ books are available for free downloads!

Here's the link:
https://claims.prolificworks.com/gg/n...

SHADOW DOCTORS is here!

The next Atlanta X-Men Homicide Squad case is now available. Some of the online retailers have yet to post it, but you can get the e-book on sale for $0.99 here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...



posted by Cortez Law III
on August, 29

SHADOW DOCTORS is here!

The next Atlanta X-Men Homicide Squad case is now available. Some of the online retailers have yet to post it, but you can get the e-book on sale for $0.99 here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...

SHADOW DOCTORS Release!

The next Atlanta Homicide Squad adventure will release Thursday August 29th. Titled, SHADOW DOCTORS, the mystery/suspense novelette tells the story of the Atlanta X-Men Homicide Squad led by Sergeant Malcolm X. Hobbs and Detective Orlando Queen in attempts to catch a crafty and elusive enemy that terrorizes Atlanta’s upper crust.

The usual suspects of online retailers will post the book info' including the cover reveal and I'll have the website pages ready to go at that time as well.

Thanks, Goodreads members!



posted by Cortez Law III
on August, 22

SHADOW DOCTORS Release!

The next Atlanta Homicide Squad adventure will release Thursday August 29th. Titled, SHADOW DOCTORS, the mystery/suspense novelette tells the story of the Atlanta X-Men Homicide Squad led by Sergeant Malcolm X. Hobbs and Detective Orlando Queen in attempts to catch a crafty and elusive enemy that terrorizes Atlanta’s upper crust.

The usual suspects of online retailers will post the book info' including the cover reveal and I'll have the website pages ready to go at that time as well.

Thanks, Goodreads members!

EVIL REALMS Updates!

Hey, Goodreaders:

Check out the interviews/latest review of EVIL REALMS and an interesting piece on the whys and why nots of Christian Horror here at
https://www.cortezlaw.net/blog



posted by Cortez Law III
on August, 07