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March 26, 2025
Jeff Bailey reviews The Levitation Game by Sharon Wagner
Forme, The Levitation Game by Sharon Wagner was a fascinating read. It wasan interesting blend of great Sci-Fi, mild paranormal, and relationship drama.Of course, finding the mysterious box (possibly extraterrestrial) in Guatemala didn’thurt. The story centers around young adults (unique adults) Joseph and Esme. Theywere childhood friends, and both developed the gift of levitation. ‘The Gift?’ Everymiraculous gift is a two-edged sword, one edge good and one edge, well, hot sogood. What could go wrong? As they become a couple, they take different pathsto apply their skills. What could go wrong? As I said, The Levitation Gamewas a masterful blend of the paranormal and social aspects of this couple andtheir friends that made the story for me. It was blended perfectly. I willfollow and read more of Sharon Wagner’s books.
March 16, 2025
Jeff Bailey reviews Above And Beyond by William Wright
Above And Beyond: Radio Silence by William Wright is a memoir account of one airman’s World War II experiences. While the various scenes are fiction, the basis of the book and of the scenes themselves is historically accurate. Told in the first person, the stories are grippingly realistic. This is the third William Wright book that I’ve read and reviewed. The three are so different from one another that one might assume that they a reader might assume that they were from different authors., which screams of William Wrights skill as an author. Above and Beyond is a first person, fictionalized account of the rear stories told to Wright by his father. It is not the account of great battles or popular generals, but the down-in-the-trenches memories of a true war hero. I read the book in one sitting, and it was superb. My highest kudos William Wright. The book is a jewel.
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March 6, 2025
Ephraim Clark Reviews The Defect by Jeff Bailey
To quote Ephraim Clark on his review of The Defect , "Exciting from beginning to end. The bad guys personalities were developed as much as the good guys and girls personalities. The minute details and timing in the countdown to the attack are the glue that holds the reader's attention. It takes a nuclear reactor expert to even know that some of these security measures exist. I like the way the bad guys get tripped up on little details as well as the way that the good guys and girls use knowledge of the details to detect anomalies in the system and what could be causing them. This is a strong, straightforward, manly writing style that keeps the temperature up and the pages turning. Maybe the Feds will come after Jeff Bailey for outing some deep secrets of the nuclear trade. Then he'll have material for his next book that I will be standing in line to read." Thank you, Ephraim.
February 26, 2025
Jeff Bailey Reviews Breaking Backbones: Information Should Be Free by Deb Radcliff
Two and half years ago, information giant GlobeCom was forced to fail by a dedicated team of hackers. In book two of the trilogy, the world is not safe for those hackers. They live off-grid. The vengeful former GlobeCom masters are looking for them. One, Damian Strandeski, seeks more than revenge. He schemes to dominate the world again with the help of an advanced artificial intelligence (AI). How does a hacker battle an AI that can think and strategize a million times faster than a human. What could go wrong.
Breaking Backbones: Information Should Be Free
is the second book in the series but, I think that it could be read alone. There is a wide cast of interactive characters, good and bad, including the AI, but Deb Radcliff has masterfully woven them into a compelling story. She gives enough of the background from the first book that I was able to follow the plot. I also feel that I would have possibly enjoyed the second book a bit more if I had read the first book first. All in all, a captivating, intricate read. I kept wondering what is preventing this scenario from becoming real in our world today. Highly recommended.#JeffBailey #JeffBailey
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February 17, 2025
Jeff Bailey Reviews The Day Before Midnight by Stephen Hunter
A true vintage Stephen Hunter thriller that takes the reader on a race that doesn’t let up.A welder is coerced into doing a treacherous job and a bungling Soviet spy who loves living in America barely survives an attempt on his life. Ordinary people are captured in a conspiracy to launch the world into nuclear war. Midnight is the deadline.
Hunter is brilliant and THE DAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT is a “doomsday” thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The story itself is well crafted interwoven. It’s a terrific thriller and I highly recommend it.
Kudos.
February 13, 2025
Jeff Bailey reviews Max Thrust by James Walker
Max Thrust
by James Walker was, for me, MAX entertainment. The story is a contemporary fiction situated in the middle of todays space program. There is even a reference to The Space Force. When NASA or any other government space programs can’t launch a project in time to solve a problem in space, they call the ultimate space cowboy, contractor Maxwell Ardis of Thrust Solutions. Max is a mashup of the Right Stuff, MacGyver, and Indiana Jones with a little Flash Gordon thrown in. Max has little government bureaucracy restraining him. He can get the job done, done quickly, and done with flair when others can’t. He launches into space for a repair the way some tow-truck drivers dive out to the freeway for a tow, just another day at the office. The whole book just seems like it should be taking place in today’s world: Thrust Solutions: Max's company. My kind of book. My kind of read. I was so along for the ride. Kudos for James Walker on a spectacular book,
Max Thrust
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February 4, 2025
Jeff Bailey Reviews Cult Stalker by Ephraim Clark
Ephraim Clark’s latestthriller,
Cult Stalker
, was excellent. Clark was born in the UnitedStates, bummed around Europe and the UK for a while, and is currently an expatliving in Paris, the setting for
Cult Stalker
. A religious cult hastaken up residence in Paris, but the cult is not all it seems to be. It hasbeen infiltrated by – corruption, corruption of the worst kind. CIA secretweapon, Brad James and his trusted ally Chuck Hall take up the case. Seems someoneis important missing and Brad must find her. Cult Stalker is a ‘thriller reader’s’high octane, fast, twisty thriller. I also like the balance of the story, equalparts conspiracy, characters, and setting. The three parts complimented eachother perfectly. I almost feel as though I have lived in Paris and now know thecity. Clark is such a master storyteller, high compliments for
Cult Stalker
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January 18, 2025
Jeff Bailey Reviews Unfair Descrimination by Mark Shaiken
Unfair Discrimination by Mark Shaiken hit so many contemporary hot buttons that personifies my idea of a ‘gripping’ ‘pithy’ thriller. In Unfair Discrimination, a grass-roots group of ‘like-minded,’ ‘clear-thinking’ farmers (can you say white supremist) have decided to sue a ‘non-member’ over a land debt. The twist is that the attorney that is best suited to represent them is not white or male. Her name is shortened to 3J throughout the book. Interesting idea. Opposing counsel is Jewish. What could go wrong? And, it does. I especially appreciate how Shaiken presented so much of the groups ideology through the dialog of the characters in their natural setting. Superb. So well written that I am tempted to read it again later just to see how many nuances of the story that I missed. I can so see a court-room drama, thriller movie in these pages. Five stars for Mark Shaiken and for Unfair Discrimination. January 3, 2025
Jeff Bailey Reviews Who Are You by R. T. Lund
I just finished a binge read on the last two thirds of Who Are You by R.T Lund, absolutely superb. Books like Who Are You is why I follow the authors that I do. I particularly like the first person, only the facts, sir, presentation. It was reminiscent if Joe Friday in the ventage TV show Dragnet. Lund did it so well. The story centers around Detective Lincoln Barnes and her cerebral partner, Warren, as they investigate an unusual murder connected to Lincoln’s personal life. Whereas Dragnet only presented the facts and investigation of the crime, Who Are You explores the personal life of Detective Barnes in a way that becomes more apparent as the investigation progresses. And, oh such a good twist at the end. I highly recommend all of R.T. Lund’s books. Five stars yet again for R.T. Lund.
December 10, 2024
Robbie Sheerin Reviews The Defect by Jeff Bailey
Jeff Bailey’s knowledge and expertise of the nuclear power industry come through vividly and clear in this fictional novel. With fascinating detail and descriptions, he puts the reader right in the narrative. I felt like I knew the characters and the nuclear plant so well. Very intriguing story of terrorism and suspense. Highly recommend for fans of Clancy and other American threat stories. Would be a great movie!
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