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Adam Sikes Reviews Jeff Bailey's Not On My Watch

  Not on My Watch is a worthy read. Jeff Bailey has taken a catastrophic scenario and developed a plausible story that will keep you turning the pages. But what I appreciated most was that the protagonist was not superhuman--although tough and quick on her feet, she also had fears, doubts, and made mistakes. She's the kind of character who you might have met once, know as a friend, or have in your own family. Well done, Jeff.

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CJ McKivvik's Review of The Defect

 

The Defect is an intriguing novel about a terrorist attack on a nuclear facility. The premise is somewhat frightening if it really happens (or perhaps it hasn’t happened but has come close?) I don’t want to give too much away, but as you read the novel you get more and more convinced that a terrorist attack on a nuclear facility really could happen even if security precautions are many. Jeff Bailey has written this novel that keeps you reading, and as it is based on his in-depth experience of working in a nuclear power facility we are under no illusions about the factual basis of the storyline. This is an obvious strength to the book, but it is also a bit of a weakness.

I say that because, as much as I tried, at times I got lost in the technical details, and wondered if all the detail was necessary. It’s a tricky balance to get right, and I think Jeff has gone to far to the technical side. Interesting all the same. It slows the pace of the novel, but obviously important.

That said, I think the story would be better told as a film. The need-to-know technical material and the relevant back stories can be communicated in some tight narrative – as in Save The Cat (the Pope in the Pool technique). That strips the storyline down into its key elements. A screenplay will challenge Jeff Bailey (should he choose to write it), to bring the duller technical elements to life, which I believe he can do .

To me, the most interesting and engaging part of the book was at the end, which almost seemed like a post-script. Again, I don’t want to give it away, you’ll need to read the book yourself.

If you like reading books that make you think, and you see the plausibility of fiction in the non-fiction world, then a story has done its job. You should read this story.

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Jeff Bailey Reviews L.A. Starks The Second Law

              I just finished reading THE SECOND LAW by L.A. Starks, the third book in the Lynn Dayton thriller series. The story can be read as a standalone, but I think that THE SECOND LAW is best read in series order. The story centers around Lynn Dayton, an Energy executive investigating software malfunctions at a refinery in the San Francisco Bay area that ultimately results in the death of several employees. Was this an inside job or did someone hack into their systems or was this a simple coding mistake gone horribly wrong? And the fast-paced story is off and running. The Second Law is a conspiracy thriller buff’s conspiracy thriller. Great action. Strong character development. International settings. What more could a reader want. Kudo’s L.A. Starks.

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Jeff Bailey Reviews Kerry Kennedy's Dakota

 

Kerry Kennedy’s drama thriller, Dakota, was definitely worth the read. It’s a family drama wrapped into a thriller. The family members all have a dark undertow in their lives and sometimes, that creates drama. It’s when the drama turns tragic and maybe deadly that all the social play and drama play out. The characters were so well developed and their actions so … well… real that it added an extra measure to the enjoyment. I could easily see Dakotaas a Lifetime miniseries. Five starts for both Kerry Kennedy and for Dakota. Three cheers for the Dakota character. I highly recommend it.

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Jeff Bailey Review's Nellie Neeman's Thriller: Resurection

  My, my, my, but Resurrection by Nellie Neeman carries on beautifully where Spree left off, but with better thrills, more story twists, and gut-wrenching action. Jon Steadman is back, caught having to stop another international conspiracy, save the world, and catch the bad guys. And it all stemmed from such an innocuous assignment. Excellent. The setting, all over the world. The people behind the conspiracy, invisible. The conspiracy itself, right out in full view of the adoring public.
I like the international flavor of the various settings. It would seem to me that the thoroughness with which Neeman writes about these places, she must have lived in most. Either that or she has a crack story research team. The story itself has that same international flavor. It just seems to roll easily from the Americas to England to the near east and to the far east. But all of it threaded so perfectly into a smooth, cohesive, exciting… well, chase. Every word added to the reading experience.
After her first book, Spree, I can visualize the movies that will be made based on these books. As a screenwriter, I found myself picturing the locals as I read. The whole reading experience just flowed so nicely. I already have my copy of her new book, Vengeance. I can’t wait.
Resurrection doesn’t stop twisting and turning, and moving to new dimensions. For me, Resurrection is a five-star read and Nellie Neeman is a five-star story teller.

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Jeff Bailey Review's Chris Smith's Steve Savage Bounty Hunter

 

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... I’ve been a fan of old west shoot-em-ups for 65 years, from The Lone Ranger and Hop-a-long Cassidy on the radio and to Bonanza on TV. But nothing can beat the feel of the book in my hands, the smell of the pages, and the thunder of hooves in the dark. I loved Steve Save: Bounty Hunter. I would have read another 500 pages had they been there. Guess I’ll just have to buy and read the rest of the Steve Savage series. I highly recommend Steve Savage: Bounty Hunter as a wonderful story with a twisty ending in the tradition of the classic western. Five stars to Chris Smith and to Steve Savage Bounty Hunter. JAB, author of the conspiracy thriller Not On MY Watch.

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Jeff Bailey Review Chris Smith's Steve Savage Bounty Hunter

 

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... I’ve been a fan of old west shoot-em-ups for 65 years, from The Lone Ranger and Hop-a-long Cassidy on the radio and to Bonanza on TV. But nothing can beat the feel of the book in my hands, the smell of the pages, and the thunder of hooves in the dark. I loved Steve Save: Bounty Hunter. I would have read another 500 pages had they been there. Guess I’ll just have to buy and read the rest of the Steve Savage series. I highly recommend Steve Savage: Bounty Hunter as a wonderful story with a twisty ending in the tradition of the classic western. Five stars to Chris Smith and to Steve Savage Bounty Hunter. JAB, author of the conspiracy thriller Not On MY Watch.

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W. D. Kilpack's Interview With Author Jeff Bailey

 

I recently got to spend some time with author, screenwriter and producer W.D. Kilpack. W. D. posted the interview online and to several websites. I enjoyed meeting W.D. and the interview. I'm surprised that he had tome to post the review as he is an active author of novels, TV screenwriter, producer, and partner in a movie production company. I consider him to be one of the new breed of fast rising Influencers in the publishing, television, and movie industries. He's also a really nice person to network with. I would recommend every serious author and screenwriter in my network to connect, friend and follow Bill on his several media services. Here is the text of the Kilpack interview and a short introduction to W.D. Kilpack. Enjoy the read.
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Jeff Bailey's Review of B. A. Bellec's Pulse

 

I just finished Pulse, by B. A. Bellec, a Sci-Fi conspiracy thriller wrapped in a horror story wrapped in an enigma. Wonderful. A real ‘David and Goliath’ story about a small band of eco-vigilantes working to bring down a small part of a giant, above-the-law, profit-above-all corporation, The Pulse Corporation. Just like in Star Wars, the band is planning an attack that can’t possibly win, can’t possibly leave a mark. They do it anyway. I cheered. What could go wrong??? And we’re off. But things go so terribly wrong. I like reading books that are a creative mark off the traditional. Pulse was just that. The format was almost a mashup between a novel and a screenplay. It added to the overall feel and emotion of the book. I can’t give it a higher recommendation. Five stars for Bellec and for his creation, Pulse. Jeff Bailey, author of the conspiracy thriller Not On My Watch.

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Jeff Bailey Reviews Dan McDowell's Pool Man

 

Today is a fun day. Not only do I have the pleasure of posting a review of Dan McDowell's horror novel Pool Man, but I have the added pleasure of posting the back cover of the book. Look close, Dan quoted a line from my review as a citation on the back cover. This is a big first for me.
I had the pleasure to be a beta-reader on Pool Man and enjoyed the book immensely. Pool Man is a ‘Twilight Zone’ quality horror story with a twist at the end that absolutely surprised me, and that isn’t an easy thing to do. Well done, Dan. Yes, Pool Man was an intricate horror story, but I’m a conspiracy thriller writer. I do love a good conspiracy thriller. And Dan snuck the ‘bomb’ of a conspiracy thriller into Pool Man, and I didn’t realize it until the last few pages. Thinking back over the story, Dan introduced all the innuendos and clues to the conspiracy so cleverly that I when I finished the book, I was slapping my cheeks that I didn’t pick up the threads and clues until the end. Super well done, Dan, five stars for a sleeper of a conspiracy thriller in horror story form.

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