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Amazing Fireside Talks - Book Review

Amazing Fireside Talks: Intriguing Thoughts to Awaken You by Charles ToftoyMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
“A very compelling book; a must read for everyone...young, old, men, women, youths.The author’s extensive research and study took over three years. This included personal one-on-one live interviews, live small group discussions with people of diverse backgrounds, books, journal articles, internet articles and posts, and email correspondence.
Dr. Toftoy took a risk by changing genres from mystery/thriller to self-help/motivational. He tackles many important life issues...all in one book. Using the same four characters of his Alpha Team from his previous two novels, it is written as though you are present at their weekly Alpha Team fireside talks—as if you are a part of the discussion.
The thoughts provided are helpful and key in dealing with personal difficulties. Selected quotes, sayings and poems blend in wisdom and add depth to the particular topic under discussion.His strategy in writing this book is very clever and unique. To my knowledge, there has never been such a book written covering all of the topics this one does, nor using characters from the author’s other books.
As Dr. Toftoy’s primary editor, I didn’t meddle too much as far as topic content; however, we did work closely together to insure the outcome would be a top quality book.
It will be a useful tool in understanding and prevention of the topic matters for anyone, as we are all subject to the possibilities of them occurring to us or a loved one, no matter our backgrounds.Highly recommended reading.”
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Angels of Maradona

In the mountains of Colombia, an old man stumbles sweating and breathless into the Jaguar Forest. Cursed, he feels forced to commit a savage act, and a family is destroyed - his own. From Luis Mendoza's insanity, survivors emerge, but they will not know what their grandfather intended for them, even though they were the ones destined to die.
Decades later, veteran reporter Jack Doyle is about to become his network's next anchor star. Doyle has always done his job the right way, and when eight girls, including a US senator's daughter, are brutally murdered, Doyle discovers a trail of blood and drugs that leads to Colombia. It's where the story is, even if his network bosses don't agree. Colombia is a country on fire and la violencia means no one is safe, including Doyle and his producer, the beautiful Kaitlin O'Rourke. Narco-terrorists strike. Doyle comes home. Kaitlin doesn't.
With his career and life adrift, Doyle struggles with the blame for his renegade assignment. Kaitlin was his friend. Possibly much more. Trying to rescue his soul, Jack sets sail. Alone and faltering on the Atlantic Ocean, he receives an astonishing message so bizarre it sets in motion his most dangerous assignment - a covert mission through the blood-soaked Colombian jungle to find a woman who stepped away at dinner and never came back. Doyle is plunged into a story of deception, betrayal, and a drug lord's insane plan to deliver an apocalyptic message to the White House. To stay alive, Doyle must confront his past and untangle his future. And before it's too late, he must uncover the unbelievable truth about Kaitlin O'Rourke and the Angels of Maradona.
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REVIEWS: 
"With his taut prose, and gripping storytelling, Carter delivers a stunning page-turner." - Rick Mofina, two-time Arthur Ellis award-winning author of A Perfect Grave. (2010-07-30)

"Angels of Maradona is an entertaining novel that successfully maintains its established tone of mystery and tension...with each new page, Jack Doyle becomes increasingly real" - Clare O'Connor, Atlantic Books Today (2010-07-30)

"It has energy, verve and a fresh, fierce drive to tell a story...The sentence structure is short, precise, driven and full of action, as suits an action novel." - Joan Sullivan, The Telegram (2010-07-30)

“Employing his decades of experience as a veteran journalist, Carter has written a very sophisticated thriller…that stands shoulder to shoulder with best-selling thrillers." - Harold N. Walters, The Packet (2010-07-30)
 “Glen Carter has mastered his debut novel like a pro...[he] is sure to become an award-winning novelist" - Cindy Bauer, www.bookpleasures.com (2010-07-30)

"You can sense the journalistic experience from the author throughout the novel…there are interesting characters, shady deals, and fast-paced action throughout." - Kevin Kelly, The Herald (2010-07-30)

Eyes of Cold Case Killers

Cold Case Killer Haunts Washington, DC Metro Area
Lars Neilsen, a professor-sleuth, and his highly skilled Alpha Team put their lives on the line to catch the cold case killer of twenty victims.
Taurus, nick-name for the killer, has a track record of murders from Buffalo, Albany, Philadelphia to the Washington, D.C. Metro area. His modus operandi is mostly strangulation---placing a plastic bag over the head of his victims.
D.C.'s heightened restlessness is reminiscent of the post 9/11, snipers, and anthrax scares. Everyone is walking on pins and needles, particularly in the Northern Virginia region. The entire nation watches.   

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Twisted Threads

Coming soon...

Wanting to spice up their marriage, Sara Lyons forces her reluctant husband to embark on a romantic journey to the Italian Riviera. However, while traveling on their luxurious cruise ship with Paul Lyon's estranged nephew, Sara becomes the most likely suspect in a murder investigation when passengers are found dead under strange, gruesome circumstances.