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Brad’s 2021 Year in Books
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Brad Parks
Goodreads Author
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in New Jersey, The United States
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October 2009
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https://www.goodreads.com/bradparks
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Interference
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2020
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6 editions
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Say Nothing
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published
2017
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32 editions
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Closer Than You Know
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2018
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14 editions
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Faces of the Gone (Carter Ross Mystery #1)
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2009
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The Last Act
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2019
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11 editions
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Unthinkable
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published
2021
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7 editions
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The Girl Next Door (Carter Ross, #3)
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published
2012
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7 editions
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Eyes of the Innocent (Carter Ross Mystery #2)
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published
2011
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6 editions
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The Good Cop (Carter Ross, #4)
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2013
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The Player (Carter Ross, #5)
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2014
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7 editions
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THE LAST ACT.
I'm told some of you received an advanced copy of THE LAST ACT in your #GoodreadsChoice Award gift bags.
If so, I hope you'll post a review here on Goodreads and let me--and, y'know, the rest of the world--know what you think!
The Last Act
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If so, I hope you'll post a review here on Goodreads and let me--and, y'know, the rest of the world--know what you think!
The Last Act
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This book has marvelous writing throughout, great--almost unbearable--suspense, an utterly ingenious plot, and a great twist ending. It's been a while since I enjoyed reading a book so much. I am honestly mystified by people who give this one and two ...more |
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Just remember: the King and the piss boy are ultimately the same guy. :)
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"Might be my favorite from Brad Parks yet, and that says a lot. It begins with a bang- Nate is kidnapped and the organization responsible tries to convince him that by committing a horrible crime he will ultimately pretty much save the world. There’s "
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"Fabulous read; I'd give it 6 stars if I could.
Brad Parks' novels are consistently top notch. All the ones I've read so far have received a deserved 5 stars which I don't give away lightly. This one, his latest, is the best yet in my opinion. Origina" Read more of this review » |
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"A great plot in which the major male character is being forced to kill his wife ( major female character) in order to save their children. A rather upsetting situation but Parks with his natural wit provides some levity in addition giving a few fello"
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Folks seem to get a kick out of me reviewing my own book on Goodreads. I always give myself five stars. Look, writing books is hard enough, okay?? There seems little point in adding to the punishment with another act of self-flagellation. Also, I reall ...more |
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Interference:
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“I'm not saying it's simple to find and tell the truth. It takes a great deal of hard work, intellectual honesty, open-mindedness, and a willingness to keep listening to people even when your gut is telling you they're full of it. Then it involves drilling through the layers of one's cultural assumptions and prejudgments, all the way down to the mushy middle of all of us, where I believe there's a basic humanity that tells us what's right and what's wrong. If we as writers apply that code - without the anchors of agenda or ideology - we can lift our prose to something that can be called the truth. It's the very best of what journalism can and should be.”
― Eyes of the Innocent
― Eyes of the Innocent
“I always found strange comfort that the American propensity for mixing alcohol and firearms cut across racial, socioeconomic, and cultural divides, from rural redneck to ghetto gangbanger to skeet-shooting blue blood.”
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“My entrance into the courtyard caused a small stir among the lookouts. I could tell because in the middle of February, in the dark of night, Baxter Terrace suddenly sounded like an Audubon Society refuge - birdcalls being the latest in urban drug - selling counterintelligence...
Birdcalls allowed much more information to be imparted to other members of the operation, without the visitor being aware of what was being communicated. So while a crow's harsh cry could harken the arrival of a member of the city narcotics unit - a significant threat - the sweet song of a chickadee might signal an officer who was merely escorting a social worker to an appointment allowing business to continue in guarded fashion. Someone like me, a stranger on unknown business, might warrant a whipporwill's call.
Where exactly a city kid learned what a whipporwill sounded like, I have no idea. But these kids were nothing if not resourceful. It makes you wonder what they could have accomplished under different circumstances.”
― Eyes of the Innocent
Birdcalls allowed much more information to be imparted to other members of the operation, without the visitor being aware of what was being communicated. So while a crow's harsh cry could harken the arrival of a member of the city narcotics unit - a significant threat - the sweet song of a chickadee might signal an officer who was merely escorting a social worker to an appointment allowing business to continue in guarded fashion. Someone like me, a stranger on unknown business, might warrant a whipporwill's call.
Where exactly a city kid learned what a whipporwill sounded like, I have no idea. But these kids were nothing if not resourceful. It makes you wonder what they could have accomplished under different circumstances.”
― Eyes of the Innocent
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“I'm not saying it's simple to find and tell the truth. It takes a great deal of hard work, intellectual honesty, open-mindedness, and a willingness to keep listening to people even when your gut is telling you they're full of it. Then it involves drilling through the layers of one's cultural assumptions and prejudgments, all the way down to the mushy middle of all of us, where I believe there's a basic humanity that tells us what's right and what's wrong. If we as writers apply that code - without the anchors of agenda or ideology - we can lift our prose to something that can be called the truth. It's the very best of what journalism can and should be.”
― Eyes of the Innocent
― Eyes of the Innocent
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I don't know lol and i hope you come to new jersey in philly so i can meet you
Christine wrote: "Yeah i'm really enjoying the bookhow are you?"
I'm zooming around New Jersey on book tour. Flemington tonight. Maplewood tomorrow. How could I be better?
Yeah i'm really enjoying the bookhow are you?
Christine wrote: "i'm starting to read your book and it's getting really good"Glad you're enjoying!
i'm starting to read your book and it's getting really good
Thanks for adding this mystery & paranormal author. I'm looking forward to reading your reviews.Kris Neri
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