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Granite Oath by James M. Jackson

victor January 15, 2023 December 19, 2022Action & Adventure James M. Jackson, Seamus McCree, Sharon Brunner 0

Book Reviewer: Sharon Brunner James M. Jackson painted a picture with “Granite Oath” of suspense and mystery about a missing woman, illicit drugs, prostitution and corrupt corporations. The location of the mishaps and tribulations occurred in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (U.P.) which began deep in the woods with an…

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The Ski Jumpers: A Novel by Peter Geye

victor December 10, 2022 September 1, 2022Action & Adventure Mack Hassler 0

Review by Mack Hassler One of our great origin texts Genesis speaks of “giants in the earth” (chapter 6, I recall) prior to its own set of stories.  These ancient “fathers” may have included the light dinosaur flyers.  Some of the champion ski jumpers apparently make use of their trim…

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A Yooper Tale: Death by Wendigo by Robert Hugh Williams

victor November 20, 2022 July 31, 2022Action & Adventure 0

Review by Sharon Brunner In A Yooper Tale: Death by Wendigo, author Robert Hugh Williams managed to enthrall the reader with the danger and mystery of an evil plot of a powerful family and how a monster lurked in the woods in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Native American folklore…

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“Not Your Mary Sue” by Rebecca Frost

victor November 15, 2022 August 19, 2022Action & Adventure Rebecca Frost 0

Review by Sharon Brunner In Not Your Mary Sue, Rebecca Frost brought attention to the dynamics of a relationship in which a woman was held captive by a charming psychopath. She managed to create a variety of scenarios of suspense, tender moments, tension and a whole host of family situations….

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To China with Love by Michael Carrier

victor October 15, 2022 August 13, 2022Action & Adventure Jack Handler, Michael Carrier 1

Review by Tyler R. Tichelaar New Jack Handler Series Launched with Threat of COVID-22 Jack Handler once again saves the world in Michael Carrier’s latest thriller, To China with Love. Carrier is the author of the Jack Handler books, which consist of two series, each with seven books. This latest…

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A Dangerous Season by Russell Fee

victor September 10, 2022 November 12, 2022Action & Adventure Russell Fee 0

“A Dangerous Season” by Russell Fee is the third and final installment of the Sherriff Matt Callahan Mysteries.  As with the previous stories, the action takes place mostly on the fictional Nicolet Island. My sense of Michigan geography is maybe not as well-developed as it could be, but my instincts…

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North Dixie Highway by Joseph D. Haske

victor April 1, 2022 November 20, 2021Action & Adventure Sault Ste. Marie, Viet Nam 0

Review by Victor R. Volkman At first glance, Joseph D. Haske’s North Dixie Highway is a rage-fueled trip through three generations of an Eastern U.P. family locked in a cycle of grinding poverty, trauma, and alcoholism.  But beneath the surface there’s much more lurking as we follow this broken family…

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SAULT – a thriller by Michael Carrier

victor January 2, 2021 November 15, 2020Action & Adventure Jack Handler, Michael Carrier 0

Latest Jack Handler Thriller Deals With Soo Locks Explosion Review by Tyler R. Tichelaar Sault: What Could be Worse than Great Lakes Erosion?  is the fourteenth Jack Handler novel by Michael Carrier. That said, it can be read as a stand-alone book with little trouble. I have not yet read…

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