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Magiccats wrote: "I am almost finished The Geneva Decision by Seeley James and I REALLY like this book. It is a fun action packed read and moves at a fast pace. A good book for our action/adventure club. I am gi..."I haven't ventured into this forum in a while and when I do, I find an uplifting post! Thanks, you've made my day! The sequel is in the works actually. It's a serial and episode one will be released (don't want to jinx it) next week. I'll make the whole series free to A/AA members by request.
Thanks again!
Peace, Seeley
Back on track for the forum, I just finished Zoe Sharp's First Drop (excellent, I love Zoe Sharp's books) and started on a non-fiction piece, "Black Banners, the Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda" by Ali Soufan. This is an eye opener of a book. Amazing.Peace, Seeley
I'm also a big fan of the Geneva Decision!The next episode will be released next week? I can hardly wait!
Seeley, Thanks you, that's very generous of you!
I, Curmudgeon wrote: "Ah who am I tryin' to kid? You'll get the long version... My pleasure! :)"Awesome :-)
Seeley wrote: "Magiccats wrote: "I am almost finished The Geneva Decision by Seeley James and I REALLY like this book. It is a fun action packed read and moves at a fast pace. A good book for our action/adventu..."That would be wonderful. Thanks so much Seeley, that is very kind of you.
Working my way through Ex-Patriots by Peter Clines and The King's Deception by Steve Berry. Both really good so far. Trying to finish them up before their release/re-release.
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It'll be a 4 star review from me. (I wanted it to be longer and anthologies like this, always leave me wanting more.)
This is sort of a mini-Thieves' World but for action adventure, and Crime Thriller fans. The interview with the author is also really enlightening.
Come on, who here wouldn't want to be a fly on the wall of a Sex Therapists office when she's seeing "Cotton Malone," Steve Berry, " John Rain," Barry Eislerand "Jack Reacher"Lee Child?
M.J. Rose uses her own Dr. Snow from The Halo Effect, The Butterfield Institute. The stories are too short (because they'd need to be books all themselves) but long enough to enjoy, offer a curious look into the minds of your favorite action-crime, action-adventure and crime psychological thrillers.
All authors participated and the team that set up the audiobook went out and picked up the narrators that narrarate for the other authors.
It's all for a good cause, well, much of it's for a good cause. Proceeds of the e-book sails go to David Baldacci's charity fund to encourage reading.
It's about an hour of audiobook, and a 20 minute interview.
Those of you who are E-Book, Indie Authors should check it out. M.J. Rose, is one of the first ("the first" as she stated it) author to publish as an independent publisher in an Electronic Download-able format.
I finished Monster Hunter Legion. I hate that it ended in a cliff hanger. I want the next one now!Now I'm reading Who I Am. I love The Who!
Scott wrote: "Now I'm reading Who I Am. I love The Who!"Who's on first, dude? Why look! It's Pete Townshend. Also check this one out:
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I finished
so that's one down.
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Mike I'll be interested to hear what you think of Ghost Road, I really liked his book we did for the club read a couple of months ago. I have the GR series and the Rot and Ruin series on my tbr list.Just started Blackbirds
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I know I got that way about murder/mystery books. It got to the point several years ago that I avoided the genre completely. I do tend to get stuck in a rut with my genres and read a particular type until I burn out. Trying to break that habit.
@Scott, I can't agree with you more! I hate cliffhangers, especially series I like. I'm not even sure when the next one is coming out. @Mike, I read Ghost Road Blues and I liked it. I just haven't had time to finish the trilogy. Oh... well.... one of these days. Thought I read 13 Bullets, when I checked I couldn't remember one thing about the book. Maybe I never read it.
Does that ever happen to anyone else? Thinking they read a book but
can't remember anything about it?
Almost finished with, The Hunt for Atlantis. I'm want sure what to expect when I started and am pleassntly surprised how much I am enjoying Nina and Eddie.
Eileen, I read books all the time and then promptly forget what they were about. I am so glad it is not just me.But while I am reading them it is like I am in another world -- much better than tv.
Jim wrote: "Just started with: 
"Good luck with that, I really didn't get on with it although I did finish it...!
Just started Inferno. I'm certainly not a big fan of Dan Brown's writing quality, but am a big fan of his research..... Da Vinci Code was very so-so for me, always thought Angels & Demons was a much better novel, didn't even read The Lost Symbol yet. But I admit, the opening of Inferno got me hooked....Lets see where it goes.
I started listening to Pronto by Elmore Leonard yesterday. It's the first Raylan Givens apparently. I like any story with Raylan in it.
Eileen wrote: "@Scott, I can't agree with you more! I hate cliffhangers, especially series I like. I'm not even sure when the next one is coming out. @Mike, I read Ghost Road Blues and I liked it. I just hav..."
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Eileen: I have read & loved all 3 books in the Pine Deep trilogy. Each one gets better and better (and Ghost Road Blues is pretty darn good)! The third one has a fantastic ending. It is like eating Lays potato chips, you can't stop after READING just one! I highly recommend Dead Man's Song and Bad Moon Rising. This assumes you love GREAT horror thrillers.
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13 Bullets is one of five books featuring Laura Caxton (Highway Patrol) who takes on the role of a Vampire Hunter. Tons of gory gruesome vampire action in this series. I would suggest starting with the first book in the series: Vampire Zero: A Gruesome Vampire Tale.
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Mark wrote: "Jim wrote: "Just started with: "Good luck with that, I really didn't get on with it although I did finish it...!"
Well, it's some slow-going. Olen Steinhauer gave it a "Boy Howdy!" So did Christopher Reich. I haven't given up yet and I'm "already" to page 47.
Ctgt wrote: "Mike I'll be interested to hear what you think of Ghost Road, I really liked his book we did for the club read a couple of months ago. I have the GR series and the Rot and Ruin series on my tbr lis..."I just downloaded the Kindle sample for Blackbirds. Sounds intriguing. Also bought Chuck's book: 500 Ways To Be A Better Writer.
Jim wrote: "Who's on first, dude? Why look! It's Pete Townshend."About 6 months ago I showed my kids that routine on YouTube and they loved it.
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "That's listed as the third in the series???? That's why I started with 13 Bullets."****
Let me check....I have the 1st 4 books in trade size paperback. I'll check tonight when I get home.
I finished The Hunt For Atlantis and it was great fun. I will read the next in the series. I decided to finish the trilogy Ballistic. I have to find out what happens to Court Gentry!
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Eileen wrote: "I finished The Hunt For Atlantis and it was great fun. I will read the next in the series. I decided to finish the trilogy Ballistic. I have to find out what happens to Court Gentry!"
Never knew about the writer, but the books look entertaining...Thanks for the suggestion!
Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "I just saw that a new Court Gentry book is planned to be out in Dec."That's exciting news! I thought there was only 3 books.
Rizwan wrote: "Eileen wrote: "I finished The Hunt For Atlantis and it was great fun. I will read the next in the series. I decided to finish the trilogy Ballistic. I have to find out what happens to Court Gent..."
Anytime!
What am I reading right now? Just started james Rollin's "The Blood Gospel". So far, it seems like a shift in Rollin's subject matter. I'll see where it goes. Gotta hurry, I'm getting ready for a two week road trip. No, not Kerouac style.
Is the road trip work or pleasure? Either have a safe trip!
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Jim wrote: "I just downloaded the Kindle sample for Blackbirds. Sounds intriguing. Also bought Chuck's book: 500 Ways To Be A Better Writer"I finished it yesterday, it was a quick read. I really liked it although it is hard to pigeonhole it genre wise. The main character has quick, smartass, biting retorts and doesn't really take any crap off anyone no matter what the situation. It also has some brutal scenes, and some nasty villains. I did really like it though and added the next book
Mockingbird to my list.
Thanks, Eileen for your well wishes. The trip is a little of business and pleasure. Hope to swing by Crater Lake, Lava Beds National Monument, and Yosemite. Maybe even Mojave National Preserve and Chino Planes of Fame. All good stuff.
Jim wrote: "Mark wrote: "Jim wrote: "Just started with: "Good luck with that, I really didn't get on with it although I did finish it...!"
Well, it's some slow-going. Olen Ste..."
I just couldn't deal with the timeline shifts, it made a perfectly good plot unnecessarily confusing and hard to follow. I think... actually, here's my review... :-)
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Wes wrote: "Hope to swing by Crater Lake, Lava Beds National Monument, and Yosemite. Maybe even Mojave National Preserve and ..."*quietlygoesgreen*
Just finished Monster Hunter Vendetta by Larry Correia which was great. Have now started City of Screams by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell. Going to be picking up The Blood Gospel from the library tomorrow so wanted to read the short story first.
Mark wrote: "Jim wrote: "Mark wrote: "Jim wrote: "Just started with: "Good luck with that, I really didn't get on with it although I did finish it...!"
Well, it's some slow-goi..."
Okay, Mark, that did it. I've made it up to page 54 now. Your review has pretty much settled it. My wife hated the timeline foolishness -- unnecessary and distracting. Yeah. It's killing me, too. I'm sooo disappointed now.
Why, I'll just jump on another of the 250 books in my Kindle!
David wrote: "Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "That's listed as the third in the series???? That's why I started with 13 Bullets."****
Let me check....I have the 1st 4 books in trade size paperback. I'll check toni..."
Lazy me - - - 13 Bullets is indeed the
David wrote: "David wrote: "Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "That's listed as the third in the series???? That's why I started with 13 Bullets."****
Let me check....I have the 1st 4 books in trade size paperback.
Yes,
13 Bullets is the 1st (of 5) Laura Caxton novels (Vampire Hunter). Vampire Zero: A Gruesome Vampire Tale is the 3rd. That leaves 99 Coffins: A Historical Vampire Tale as book 2, and 23 Hours: A Vengeful Vampire Tale as the 4th. I know that 32 Fangs: A Final Vampire Tale is the 5th, because I just finished it last week. I liked the whole series. Laura is one tough vampire hunter....driven would describe her pretty good.
Just starting with Big Red's Daughter. James Scott Bell says it's totally captivating. Updates to follow. Big Red's Daughter
Jim wrote: "Just starting with Big Red's Daughter. James Scott Bell says it's totally captivating. Updates to follow. Big Red's Daughter"
Nipped this one, too. You gotta be into the "hardboiled" narrative of the 50s, which I'm not. Probably as a noirish movie, I'd love it. But reading it doesn't do the trick for me.
The hunt continues...
Jim, sorry to hear that! I hate when that happens. Why stay with a book your not liking when there are so many other books out there dying to be read.
Jim wrote: "My wife hated the timeline foolishness -- unnecessary and distracting. Yeah. It's killing me, too. I'm sooo disappointed now. Why, I'll just jump on another of the 250 books in my Kindle..."
I don't blame you, so many better books out there...!
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Couldn't agree more! The dart scene was great.