Jeff Bailey Reviews The Adventures of Kushman And Savage by Christopher Henry Thomas

 

Saving the Senate One Puff at a Time – The Conspiracy. I liked The Adventures of Kushman and Savage. It was an excellent conspiracy thriller right up my alley, well-conceived and right out of contemporary news casts. Now, the heroes were a bit unconventional. They were not trained CIA operatives. They were not efficient ex-navy seals. They were a couple of, well, hippies, chasing the perfect comedy-club gig through a cloud of happy-smoke. Were they successful? You betcha. And you’ll never guess who gets shot. No, not big pharma. The presentation and theme of story were so different from just about any other conspiracy thriller that I found it unique and refreshing. The history and description of the struggle to legalize marijuana was expertly blended into the main story and supported the characters really well. I have just one comment for Christopher Henry Thomas: Cowabunga, Dude, five stars.

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Jeff Bailey Reviews Brain Death by John Benedict

 

As I start writing this review for Brain Death, the little hairs on the back of my neck stand up yet again. I’ve always thought that being sealed in a barrel awake and then buried alive would be the worst way that a person could die. John Benedict has redefined my worst nightmare in his novel, Brain Death. The more I read the more chills I got. Only a medical professional could have come up with this story. OMG! And, it doesn’t stop with this medical conspiracy. The hits just keep on happening as new layers are added to the original conspiracy, bang, bang, bang. Brain Death doesn’t quit until the last page. Reassure yourself that you can handle it before you start reading. A master conspiracy.

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Jeff Bailey reviews The Baltic Sanction by Jade Saul

 

I just finished read the debut novel, The Baltic Sanction, by Jade Saul and it was excellent. Conspiracy thrillers especially spy thrillers are my favorite genre. The Baltic Sanction fits right in and all the aspects of a thriller that I want to read. It was an intricate story line with multiple characters, locals, and plot twists. What I liked the most was that the ending of the story held the promise of many more thrillers to come in the series.

Just a teaser, “Who are the targets?” “Quinn and Aradky.” “Jesus!’ Leslie exclaimed. “The CIA chief and the SVR resident spy? Are you crazy?”

There is definitely a new player in the spy thriller genre and I look forward to Jade Saul’s next installment. I’m wondering how long it will be before we see the movie version of The Baltic Sanction? Remember the name.

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Amanwithakindle.... reviews The Defect by Jeff Bailey

 

Anonymous reviews are some of my favorites. This is a review of The Defect from a reader who calls himself:

AManWithAKindleWhosNotAfraidToUseIt. Fun.

I quote 'Aman....'

 ‘Authentic enough to make me wonder whether the official story is a coverup. 

Reviewed in the United States on Amazon on March 6, 2024 

In an era of ever-watchful cybersecurity agencies, we shouldn’t worry about terrorists breaking into a nuclear power plant to cause a meltdown, or should we?

Jeff Bailey’s The Defect follows a terrorist attack on Desert Canyons nuclear power plant. There is no Desert Canyons plant, but there was a San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station near San Clemente, which was shut down 2013 (the same year events take place in the book), after “defects were found in replacement steam generators,” according to Wikipedia.

The technical detail in the book is authentic enough to make me wonder whether the official story is a coverup, and the “defects” were caused by terrorists, as Bailey wrote. The plotting and pacing are good. His writing style and reminds me of Michael Crichton’s Andromeda Strain.

Overall, a worthwhile read.’

I especially like the comparison to Michael Crichton.

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Jeff Bailey Reviews A Stone's Throw by Wayne Edwards

 

A Stone’s Throw by Wayne Edwards is a heartwarming story of the trials and triumphs of our everyday life. I found it to be written in the truest classic style. A young girl from LA, Maggie Stone, has her life flipped on its axis. Just about everything in her life changes when her mother becomes comatose and with an uncertain future. After a couple of changes in home situations, she ends up living at her grandfather’s ranch in Montana. The story doesn’t dwell on the tragedy or the recovery. Rather it is a simple slice of everyday life in Americana. I found it to be as intriguing as one of my favorite TV shows of my youth (I’m dating myself here), Little House On The Prairie. Life happens. Life goes on. To me, A Stone’s Throw, was a true classic and a pleasure to read. I highly recommend it.

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Jeff Bailey Reviews Tales From Another Deminsion by Robbie Sheerin

An emerging Sci-Fi fan favorite: that’s how I would describe Tales From Another Dimension by Robbie Sheerin. This is an interesting collection of Sci-Fi short stories by Robbie Sheerin. The impression that I got as I read through the stories was that it could so easily be adapted into a television series for Sci-Fi stories just as The Twilight Zone was series for spooky, light-horror stories.

As I read, I kept drifting to the line of thought of how I could envision developing each short story into an hour-long television episode. Weather it be an android who believes that he is human being hunted as a rogue. or an intergalactic diplomat realizing that he has just become a zoo specimen, Tales From Another Dimension delivers. I read Tales From Another Dimension over several evenings, but I could see it as a pool-side read: read a story, take a dip in the pool, read a story, take a dip in the pool, repeat. Maybe even a glass of wine or two. I can whole-heartedly recommend Tales From Another Dimension for those who enjoy great Sci-Fi and/or short stories.

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Jeff Bailey Reviews What Leora Never Knew by Joy Neal Kidney

 

I can’t think of a way to summarize all the great aspects of What Leora Never Knew. This story is a sweeping family quest. Joy Neal Kidney did an extensive family search for the real story behind the death of three of her uncles in World War Two. Five served. Only two made it home. What Leora Never Knew depicts the incomprehensible impact such a loss had on her family and the great resolve it gave author the author to bring the story into the light. She did an exemplary job using actual letters as exhibits in the story. She has honored both those who were lost and those forced to endure such a loss. I am glad I read this account. It had to be told and the family legacy it spawned had to be honored. Joy is such a gifted storyteller. Every bit as good as the other books in the series.

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