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Toni's bookshelf: read

The Godfather of Kathmandu (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #4)
Ape House
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Operation Napoleon
Walking Dead
The Sentimentalists
The Heretic Queen
The Midnight House
Cross Fire
Peony in Love
Absurdistan
Nefertiti
Finding Nouf: A Novel
City of Veils: A Novel
First Daughter
A Place of Hiding
Amagansett
Peter Pan


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Saturday, January 25, 2020

"Ocean of Fear", by Helen Hanson

The Cruise FBI Thriller Series Book #1

This was one of those books lost in a huge pile of books to read that finally got at the top of my reading list…why did I take so long to get to it? This was one spellbinding story I simply couldn’t put down. Although this author has written numerous novels this is my first experience reading her and she is definitely on my radar from now on.

In “Ocean of Fear” we meet Baxter Cruise, a spammer and loner with a six figure income. When he becomes an easy target for blackmail and falls into the hands of a notorious cartel boss wanting his expertise in programming… is life takes a drastic turn for the worst. Murders and mayhem takes center stage and all hell breaks out. Soon we meet FBI agent Claudia Seagal sent to investigate but as she digs deeper all angles points to Baxter. What did he got himself into?.... That is when the excitement begins and this story becomes a nail biting drama.

This story takes numerous of unexpected directions and brings enough geek factors about robotics forward to make not only the story captivating but also interesting. The author did an excellent job with the technical details without over doing it. The narration and dialog are good and each character has a clever voice. Of course we can always fine faults. If any I definitely overlooked them and enjoyed every bit of this fast pace and exciting page turner.

This is one cool adventure I enjoyed passing time with.

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