Jeff Bailey Reviews Dead Silence by S. A. Barnes

 In DeadSilence by SA Barnes, Claire Kovalick and crew are at the end of their mission in space when they receive an obsolete distress beacon and go to check it out. They find a luxury space cruise liner that went missing 20 years ago derelict in space, a ghost ship. They decide a salvage claim is theirs for the taking. But, why is the ship so far out in space? What killed all the occupants? They decide to board the ship. What could go wrong? Some readers class this book as a ‘horror’ story. I didn’t get that at all. I found it to be a high class Sci-Fi with an intricate, twisty conspiracy story line. But then again, I’m a big Sci-Fi, technobot nerd. I, personally, highly recommend the read. This is Barnes at her best. I can just see the movie version.

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Jeff Bailey Reviews The Blue Beneath The Mountain by LA Hearn

 

The Blue Beneath the Mountain is a children’s/preteen adventure story by the Australian author L. A. Hearn and was a wonderful read. Young Rayna loves visiting her grandmother because grandma lives up against a mountain, a mountain with caves to explore. The caves are one of her favorite playgrounds, until she sees something unusual, the blue light. She must investigate the blue light. What could go wrong. The mystery is reminiscent of the Hardy Boys mysteries that I grew up reading. While this is a children’s story, I’m 77 and I enjoyed it. There is an element of Sci-fi (strong element), a corporate conspiracy (crazy bad guys), and of course the strange ‘being’ hiding in the shadows. Beefed up a little, The Blue Beneath the Mountain would have made an excellent 007/Bond movie. There is more here than initially meets the eye for the young readers. Five big stars.

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A Book Store Overrun Toxic Waste

I had an interesting experience at a book signing tour event this last weekend at the Redlands,  California, Barnes and Noble store. The coffee shop designed a signature drink especially for me for the event. They called the special brew a Toxic Waste to reflect that the conspiracy thrillers that I write all have a nuclear theme. I'm pretty sure that I'm the only author that participated in a signing event in a store overrun with TOXIC WASTE.

The beauty if it was not lost on me.

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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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