The Chelsea Project

Bill Conors #1

by Jack Stamp

Kirkus Reviews --- "With his family, future and life threatened, an ex-Marine with a finely tuned moral compass takes on gangsters, corrupt politicians and the FBI. Making his way through an airport parking lot, Bill Conors presses his vehicle remote to locate his car. An explosion rocks the building, destroys his vehicle and sets the stage for an action-filled series of events. --- Conors has poured his heart and soul into the reclamation project of the contaminated Boston waterfront neighborhood known as "the Chelsea Project." --- When a mysterious toxic spill and a spectacular set of explosions threaten the project, Conors' world is turned upside down. Stamp uses his keen ability for creating characters that are believable and engaging, despised or admired, to create a colorful cast of good guys and bad boys. The local mob boss steps up for a piece of the action; when he visits Conors to demand a cut, the visit turns deadly. --- With a sophisticated degree of tension, Stamp takes Conors on the run as he tries to stay ahead of the mob and the FBI, leaving his wife and family to believe he has been kidnapped or killed, all in order to protect them. He cunningly crisscrosses the country to avoid capture, culminating in a surprising and complex confrontation. Stamp skillfully weaves all the components of a fast-paced, hold-your-breath work of crime fiction into a novel that has it all: mobsters, government agents, crooked politicians and a good-guy-vigilante. A crafty, clever page-turner to the very end."

Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Action

352 pages, Paperback

First published May 14, 2012

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a must read. This first time author has written a suspenseful book. Please read this book to help this new author get the word out about jack stamp. I can't wait to read his next book.

[Aitch Simpson · Rating 5 out of 5]

With The Chelsea Project, Jack Stamp has created an indie novel the like to which all indie writers should aspire. It is a finely crafted, well-edited work that is filled with plot twists guaranteed to keep you entertained throughout.

Bill Conors, an ex-Marine (okay, jarheads, I understand there is no such thing, but I use this term to show he is no longer an active duty Marine), now developer of "The Chelsea Project" on Boston's South Harbor, runs afoul of the Boston Mob - they want a piece of Bill's action. The collision course leaves Conors afoul of the law and the mob - now that is a place between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Twists and turns abound in this finely twined piece of fiction.

Read this book. You will enjoy it.

[Chaplain Stanley Chapin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly good reading

Story line was a bit beyond what one person would be capable, decent character development, good intensity, some intrigue. Overall it started ok and just kept stretching believable

[Kristin · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you love a good mob story, this is a book for you. I don't usually read suspense novels but enjoyed the unexpected twists in the plot.

[Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Slow to start

the story starts slowly but if you keep with it the action picks up. didn't care for the ending, felt more was needed to make for a great book.

[Donald R Coscia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never mess with an ex marine

Well written story of murder and mayhem. You will cheer on Connors as he tries roundtable the reason his life and dreams got turned upside down.