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April 25, 2018
5 Star Review for Execution of Justice
By david carter on November 29, 2017
Format: Paperback|Verified Purchase
To say that this book was excellent would be an understatement. It’s absolutely brilliant!
You meet the main character John Drake Jnr as a young man struggling to find himself. His father, a disciplined former General in the military and only seems to give John grief and abuse. There is no love lost between them.
Through tragic circumstances, John finds himself following in his father’s footsteps joining the army. And my goodness, does the story just grow exponentially from that moment on.
The pace just kept building and building as the story moved along. Dent’s knowledge of the military and weapons is evident as the amount of detail (good detail) hits the spot so well. There are so many plots and subplots to this story, all of which were chock-full of fantastic landscape descriptions which caused me to lose myself in the story. I felt I was riding shotgun with John.
I enjoyed the violence! The detail Dent used appealed to my love of blood thirsty thrillers! It wasn’t so bad that the average person couldn’t read it either. It was done in good taste and it really worked!
I can’t recommend this book enough for anyone who loves military, black ops, or just a good old fashioned story that belts along at a fair pace!
5 impressive stars for me.
April 18, 2018
5 Star Review of Execution of Justice
Execution of Justice is filled with so much adrenaline pumping murder, mystery, suspense action… December 9, 2017A young man gets into a fight and the other guy ends up dead. John never meant to hurt anyone much less kill the dude. Now John finds himself enlisted in the military where they train you to kill a man and probably on his way to fight in the Vietnam War after boot camp.
After boot camp John and Gip find themselves in Ranger School where they teach you how to keep a man alive. John always assumed that he would end up in Vietnam but after giving it some thought he had rather be in special opps than running around in the jungle in Vietnam.
A US congressmen’s daughter is kidnapped in Brazil while on vacation. She is kidnapped by a sex trafficker who plans on getting a high price for an American. John and Gip are sent in to rescue the congressmen’s daughter along with 37 other girls.
John has a lot of demons from his past that he is living with today. John is aware of this but he just has to figure out how to deal with it in order to be the person that he wants to be and not someone else.
Execution of Justice started off kind of slow for me with so many characters, places and stories. It was all over the place going from one character’s story to another. But then it hit me that all these characters, places and stories were going to intertwine at some point in time. After figuring this out it was on then I couldn’t it put it down. I was on the edge of my seat trying to figure out how they all intertwined and connected. Like the when, why and where sort of thing.
I think John was my favorite character even with all the gory gruesome things he did. He was a tough character but underneath that rough exterior lay a soft compassionate heart.
Execution of Justice is filled with so much adrenaline pumping murder, mystery, suspense action that will keep you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what is around the next corner. Execution of Justice is one of the best books I have read this year. This is one book that will stay with me for a long time to come. I would so love to this on the big screen. Execution of Justice would make a great movie.
I would definitely recommend Execution of Justice to anyone who loves a good mystery, suspense action driven novel.
April 11, 2018
5 Star Review of Execution of Justice
By DebR on December 4, 2017
Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase
This is a great book from start to finish. It’s well written and the characters are well developed. The intrigue and tension kept me turning the pages and I look forward to reading the next book. I really enjoyed watching the main character John Drake’s transformation from a young man, abused by his father, a former General, to a hardened soldier. Loved all the military stuff, the violence, the plot, the detail on the weapons. I highly recommend this book.
April 4, 2018
5 Star Review of Execution of Justice
By R. Campbell on 9 December 2017
Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase
Set in the 1970s, this covert operations thriller is a cut above your average military escapade. Although its main plot is fairly simple – tracking down and rescuing a kidnapped congressman’s daughter – it’s the superb characterisation of its star, John Drake, that makes this novel such a riveting read. Right from chapter one, the descriptions are vivid, and thanks to the author’s skilful narrative, the reader feels the locations that the plot visits; take the bar in Morocco for example; “wooden framed and plastered with a tan adobe, it’s color barely distinguishable from the surrounding desert” – with this and other descriptions, you can almost feel the heat and taste the sand in between your teeth.
Drake’s backstory is compelling; we don’t meet him when he’s the highly-trained covert agent that he turns out to be, instead, we are first introduced to him in a college baseball game. It’s during this game that one error of judgement alters the course of his life. We get to witness the evolution of this complex character every step of the way; a man with some scores to settle, including with some friends and one family member, yet constantly battling with his conscience as he goes about his grim business.
There is a side plot involving a scheming US general with a far-fetched plot to wrestle control of the world’s oil away from OPEC, but thankfully, this only occupies a small part of the book and doesn’t detract from Drake’s story. The two plot strands come together nicely at the end of the book and make for a satisfactory conclusion to this highly-accomplished thriller.
March 28, 2018
5 Star Review for Execution of Justice
By rf on November 29, 2017
Format: Kindle Edition
A terrific story with interesting well developed characters. The tension built perfectly. This is the perfect special ops book.
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March 21, 2018
5 Star Review of Execution of Justice
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
By Daniel on 30 November 2017
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An intense, suspenseful and emotional thrill ride. I enjoyed the devastating action laced with moments of crushing sadness or glorious joy. Aside from the well developed and well written story, there were scenes that threw surprise into this five star read. A great novel for any fan of the genre, or any fan of action.
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March 16, 2018
Review of Inside Ascension by Amy Proebstel
Inside Ascension: Book Two of the Levels of Ascension by Amy Proebstel
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Amanda’s Adventure Continues…
Amy Proebstel has hit another home run in the second installment of her Ascension series.
Amanda’s adventure continues as she finds herself back on Earth, desperate to find a way back to Tuala, where she fears her six-month-old twins are in grave danger. On Tuala, the villainous Peter achieves a new low as his narcissism shatters all boundaries of human morality.
Does the arc of the moral universe tend toward justice? Can a Master Deceiver be deceived? Proebstel will have to answer these questions for you.
As with the first book, the writing, suspense, dialogue, pacing and description are masterfully done. Again, Proebstel provides a satisfying ending with a tease of things to come.
Highly recommended, especially to sci-fi or fantasy fans, but really to anyone who love a great read!
March 14, 2018
5 Star Review for Execution of Justice
By The Bookeyman on November 27, 2017
Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase
Fast and fun read. The plot line is interesting with well-developed characters to fulfill it in a realistic way. The author deals with a topic that he is clearly informed about. Five stars.
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March 9, 2018
Review of Fallen from Grace by Nikki Landis
Fallen from Grace by Nikki Landis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wow! A great paranormal love story, with a twist.
Paranormal is not my usual genre, but Landis pulled me into her universe from page one. An angel, Bash, risks his immortal soul to rescue Emily from a fatal accident. He sees something unique in her.
What follows is a breathtaking exploration of good vs. evil with incredibly well-developed characters and deep running themes of love and sacrifice.
Plot twists are properly developed. You can’t see them coming, but later realize you should have. Landis has a subtle treatment of the darker elements of the story, which I find extremely effective.
Landis is clearly an extremely creative author and well-practiced at the art of storytelling. I LOVED the ending, and must read the next installment in this series ASAP.
I highly recommend Fallen from Grace to paranormal or even just romance fans.
March 7, 2018
5 Star Review of Execution of Justice
By david carter on November 29, 2017
Format: Paperback|Verified Purchase
To say that this book was excellent would be an understatement. It’s absolutely brilliant!
You meet the main character John Drake Jr as a young man struggling to find himself. His father, a disciplined former General in the military and only seems to give John grief and abuse. There is no love lost between them.
Through tragic circumstances, John finds himself following in his father’s footsteps joining the army. And my goodness, does the story just grow exponentially from that moment on.
The pace just kept building and building as the story moved along. Dent’s knowledge of the military and weapons is evident as the amount of detail (good detail) hits the spot so well. There are so many plots and subplots to this story, all of which were chock-full of fantastic landscape descriptions which caused me to lose myself in the story. I felt I was riding shotgun with John.
I enjoyed the violence! The detail Dent used appealed to my love of blood thirsty thrillers! It wasn’t so bad that the average person couldn’t read it either. It was done in good taste and it really worked!
I can’t recommend this book enough for anyone who loves military, black ops, or just a good old fashioned story that belts along at a fair pace!
5 impressive stars for me.
View Execution of Justice on Amazon
