Book Review: Just By Chance By J.D. Cannon

Print Length: 260 pages

Publisher: CyberMedia Press (December 12, 2011)

Kim Carter is a high-priced escort for a mob guy. The next day he’s murdered and she didn’t do it, but she was the last person to see him the night before, screams the newspaper headline. Now the mob, and the police are after her.Somehow you and your beautiful, blond friend Nikki, an amazing computer hacker, escape to Florida to find the answers.

I loved the story.

I also learned a new word: “fetulent.” Cannon writes that anyone loathes the mob and the world would be a better place with one less piece of s—t in the world. “…but the word that stuck in his mind was fetulence. “Why use a one-syllable vulgarity when a three syllable, more socially-acceptable word fit even better?”

Try googling fetulence or fetulent. It apparently comes from the Latin verb Fetulentum meaning full of; prone to; rich in; abounding in. I did find one other use of the word in "The Eagle and the Sword (The Perilous Order of Camelot" by A.A Attanasio: “At the spot where the illusory chestnut had stood, miasmal haze rots the air with a fetulent stink.” 

Now I want to know when does the next J.D. Cannon book come out?

Book Review: A Haunting In Oregon (The River) By Michael Richan

Paperback: 258 pages

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (September 13, 2013)

A Haunting in Oregon is the second book in The River series. The first was The Bank of The River. Now out are the third in the series, Ghosts of Our Fathers and finally, Ximere.

All four novels are based in the northwest.  Richan lives in Seattle, Washington.

Roy and his son Steven have a gift. They can dip into the river, kind of like an invisible, information highway, and see into some kind of other dimension where ghosts live.  In A Haunting… they are invited to solve a problem of ghosts and death occurring in a hotel near Medford, Oregon. The different invisible beings and the assistance from other gifted people dad and son call on, can be a little like Grimm the TV series. The story is unlike anything I’ve ever read. I like the characters, and the problems the two face is very creative. I already had the first book in the series on my Kindle, now I’ll add Ghosts of Our Fathers.

Was the book scary? In a way. I made the mistake of reading right before bedtime last night and it was a little unnerving to turn out the light.

Book Review: The Stone Man - A Science Fiction Thriller By Luke Smitherd

Print Length: 298 pages

Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.

The Stone Man is Luke Smitherd’s second novel and if you must categorize its genre, the author likes to think of his writing as Twilight Zone-esque.  In this case, what if an eight-foot-tall, stone man suddenly appeared in your town square and then, after not moving for two hours, took off at a slow, heavy trod seeking one man? He cannot be stopped by the military in his straight line quest. Obstacles fall as he tromps through them.  People in the way are killed in the destruction and the alien emits some kind of wave that sends the brain into fits if touched.

Smitherd writes very well and completely involves you in the fear that these two intelligent men, Andy and Paul experience as protagonists. They can read the stone man, knowing where it’s going and who it’s after and what will happen if the stone man reaches its quarry. I am sure this book will come to mind every time I think about an alien encounter. 

Book Review: Raven’s Tears By Alesia & Michael Matson

Print Length: 418 pages

Publisher: Metaphor Publications (November 25, 2013)

When I agreed to read and review RAVEN¹S TEARS, the book was described “…as the first book in The Raven & The Iris series; a romance, erotic thriller, fantasy novel, and police procedural tale all rolled into one hell of a read, but most of all, it¹s a story of true love and of the sacrifices love demands.”

What I found instead was tedious. If I were a Royal follower or read books about England of Queen Elizabeth era, I would like the flowery language that says more under the surface than overt. Set in the fantasy world of Menelon, everyone presents a formal and prudish image only revealing the true and erotic side in private. I felt like a voyeur. Be warned there is strong, sexual language!

From the beginning, I was disoriented by the time line: “15 Amerian 580, 1500 hours.” Was I reading about a place in England or maybe Denmark or a fantasy location? I couldn’t tell from the description. I needed more information, perhaps a prologue.

I Am Legend author Richard Matheson dies

 

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US sci-fi and fantasy writer Richard Matheson, who wrote the 1954 vampire novel I Am Legend, has died aged 87.

I Was Hacked!

It cost me $75 to find out I was hacked at Movermike.com and 15 hours of work at $125 per hour to put it back the way it was. There was no way I could spend almost $2,000, so I decided the bastards, who got me for my views on this regime (yes, I'm being paranoid),  weren't going to win, so I'm still here. I will continue writing about subjects that affect our Liberty or government actions that take away our Liberty. I will continue to write about Gold and Silver which are the "canary in the coal mine" that signal our currency is being devalued by the FED (Federal Reserve).

I will continue to write the truth about the economy as I see it; weather and it's effects; the hoax that is (gasp) global warming. I will continue writing book and movie reviews, writing about our culture and current TV. I will continue to bring you news about earthquakes in Oregon, because they are so rare and because I'm expecting a big one in Oregon. I will continue adding poetry and humor when appropriate.

I am just a semi-retired guy who spent almost 30 years as a stockbroker, another six years in marketing to high tech companies. I currently drive a school bus for Lincoln High students living in Forest Heights and in my spare time have a growing freelance writing business. I intend to spend six months a year in Mexico with my wife and write about our travels. I will continue blogging at Mover Mike Two, Landfair on Furniture, Mexico Calling, Mike Landfair Freelancer, and Market Bugle.

I WILL NOT SHUT UP!