Friday 56 #69 $ BB #45 – Cuba by Stephen Coonts

Posted on January 29, 2016 by fundinmental

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The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice.The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and find any sentence or a few ( no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.

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~~~This is the last book on this shelf.

I had six Stephen Coonts books, so I put them in the random number generator and Cuba popped up. So…let’s check it out.

MY FRIDAY 56

Several blocks away Chance stopped to buy bread. The man who sold him the bread gave him a peso in change.

One peso meant yes, two meant no.

(page 56 in hardcover)

MY BOOK BEGINNINGS

His hair was white, close-cropped, and his skin deeply tanned. He wore only sandals, shorts, and a paper-thin rag of a shirt with three missing buttons that flapped loosely on his spare, bony frame. A piece of twine around his waist held up his shorts, which were also several sizes too large. His dark eyes were restless and bright behind his steel-framed glasses, which rested on a large, fleshy nose.

GOODREADS BLURB

Admiral Jake Grafton is overseeing a shipment of nerve gas being transferred from a top-secret U.S. stockpile at Guantanamo Bay. But a power struggle inside Cuba — as Castro lies dying — has ignited an explosive plot, and a horrific new weapon is turned on the U.S. Only Jake on an aircraft carrier off the coast of Cuba knows the impending danger. Only Jake can save America from a disaster that would make the Bay of Pigs look like child’s play.
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Cover by James Sinclair

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Friday 56 #68 & BB #44 – Miami Twilight by Tom Coffey

Posted on January 22, 2016 by fundinmental

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Next up on the list is Miami Twilight by Tom Coffy.

A simple cover for a not so simple suspense mystery.

MY FRIDAY 56

In neat, cursive writing, the message was this:

“Stop meddling in matters that do not concern you.”

(page 56 in hardcover)

MY BOOK BEGINNINGS

Where does betrayal begin? Does it start with an action? With a thought?

GOODREADS BLURB

A darkly atmospheric new noir thriller from the celebrated author of The Serpent Club exposes the shadowy machinery of vengeance and obsession lurking behind Miami’s steamy, sun-soaked exterior.
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Cover by Kris Tobiassen

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Friday 56 #67 & BB #43 – No Second Chance by Harlan Coben

Posted on January 15, 2016 by fundinmental

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Today we have Harlan Coben and a thriller that will have you looking over your shoulder, wondering who you can trust.

MY FRIDAY 56

Either way, be the origins of my sister’s unhappiness physiological, psychological, or the deluxe combo plan, Stacy’s destructive journey was over.

My little sister was dead.

(page 56 in hardcover)

MY BOOK BEGINNINGS

When the first bullet hit my chest, I thought of my daughter.

GOODREADS BLURB

Dr. Marc Seidman has been shot twice, his wife has been murdered, and his six-month-old daughter has been kidnapped. When he gets the ransom note-he knows he has only one chance to get this right. But there is nowhere he can turn and no one he can trust.

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Cover by Richard Hasselberger

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Friday 56 #66 & BB #42 – Choosers of the Slain by James H Cobb

Posted on January 8, 2016 by fundinmental

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MY FRIDAY 56

They’re finally putting that gold-plated spit kit of your to work, huh? What have you got?”

“I can’t say.”

CNN just broke a story about things going to hell between Argentina and Great Britain in the Antarctic. Are you getting a piece of that action?”

“Sorry, Dad. I can’t say.”

(page 56 in hardcover)

MY BOOK BEGINNINGS

“Awake and about, woman! There’s a hot plankton count to be done.”

Captain Evan York peeled the covers off his first mate and applied a hearty slap across her bare bottom. She in turn responded with a squealed curse, yanked them back up over her head, and burrowed deeper into her corner of the double bunk. York smiled down at the curl of tousled blond hair that showed from beneath the heavy Hudson’s Bay blankets. Roberts Eggerston had been sharing his life and bed for the better part of five years now and yet she maintained her own individuality. Among other things she would never be a morning person.

I can relate. I am not a morning person either. How about you?

GOODREADS BLURB

On a frigid fall morning in 2006, a sudden attack against a British scientific outpost in Antarctica heralds the beginning of an invasion of the seventh continent. Resurgent after the Falklands war, Argentina has launched an armed takeover of the Antarctic Peninsula, in an attempt to seize the last untapped pool of natural resources on the planet. The global community can only look on helplessly in the face of a continuing Argentine military buildup and a looming polar winter. One hope remains, a lone U.S. Navy vessel docked in the harbor of Rio de Janeiro. The guided missile destroyer Cunningham is at the cutting edge of naval technology, the world’s first oceangoing stealth warship. Her 580-foot hull is invisible to hostile radar, while her own sophisticated Aegis sensor arrays grant her mastery of a 250-sea-mile radius. On board she carries a bristling complement of sophisticated weaponry: two SAH-66 Sea Comanche helicopters with nose-mounted APG-65 radar, Boeing Brave 2000 reconnaissance drones piloted by virtual reality helmet, and a full spectrum of the Navy’s deadliest precision-guided munitions. She is sleek, swift, secretive – and untested. Likewise untested is her commanding officer, Amanda Lee Garrett, U.S.N. Brilliant, bold, and tenacious, she leads her crew into the storm-wracked waters of Drake Passage. Together, they confront not only the massed might of the Argentine air force and navy, but the deadly, ice-clad majesty of the Antarctic itself. At stake, the destiny of the earth’s last frontier.

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Cover by Junie Lee.

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Friday 56 #65 & BB #41 – Tom Clancy

Posted on December 18, 2015 by fundinmental

The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice.The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and find any sentence or a few ( no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.

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This is the last series of books on the first shelf of my first bookcase.

I have been a fan of Tom Clancy’s for many years. His novels have kept me enthralled through many adventures and many countries. I have read them once, twice, three times. His movies are amazing and I have watched them over and over again.

Tom Clancy was, not only, a prolific writer, but he co-founded Red Storm Entertainment, a video game developer that created games mostly based on the plots of his books, such as “Rainbow Six.”

I began my reading affair with Tom Clancy in The Hunt For Red October. It is still my favorite novel. I either borrowed the book or checked it out from the library, so it is not in my collection.

MY FRIDAY 56

“The Americans are good technicians, Comrade Captain,” Putin said, “but they are not giants.Their technology is not so awesome. Nasha Lutcha, he concluded. Ours is better.

Ramus nodded thoughtfully, thinking to himself that zampoliti really ought to know something about the ships they supervised, as mandated by Party doctrine.

(page 6 in paperback)

MY BOOK BEGINNINGS

Captain First Rank Marcos Ramus of the Soviet Navy was dressed for the Arctic conditions normal to the Northern Fleet submarine base at Polyarnyy. Five layers of wool and oilskin enclosed him. A dirty harbor tug pushed his submarine’s bow around to the north, facing down the channel. The dock that had held his Red October for two interminable months was now a water-filled concrete box, one of the many specially built to shelter strategic missile submarines from the harsh elements. On its edge a collection of sailors and dockyard workers watched his ship sail in stolid Russian fashion, without a wave or a cheer.

GOODREADS BLURB

Here is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy’s phenomenal career. A military thriller so gripping in its action and so convincing in its accuracy that the author was rumored to have been debriefed by the White House. Its theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. Its story: the chase for a top secret Russian missile sub. Lauded by the Washington Post as “breathlessly exciting.” The Hunt for Red October remains a masterpiece of military fiction by one of the world’s most popular authors, a man whose shockingly realistic scenarios continue to hold us in thrall.Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision. The Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. And the most incredible chase in history is on..

To meet his most famous characters – Jack Ryan, John Clark, Ding Chavez and Jack Ryan, Jr – visit Tom Clancy’s Website.

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Friday 56 #65 & BB #40 – Night Court by Ashley Fontainne

Posted on December 11, 2015 by fundinmental

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If Night Court looks and sounds good to you, I have some great news.

I have a fantastic giveaway and my review just posted today.

Ashley Fontainne is offering all of her ebooks for the giveaway, so be sure and check out my teases for Night Court and then enter the giveaway at the link below.

MY FRIDAY 56

Harold’s fist slammed into her mouth and the impact let her dazed – but only for a second. “Enough! Both of you!” Merry screamed, holding her hand under her face to catch the dripping blood. “All this isn’t helping one bit! We need to sit down – talk about this as a family – just like they suggested in counseling…”

“No, Mom. We don’t. There’s nothing left to discuss.”

(page 56 in Kindle)

MY BOOK BEGINNINGS

Merry watched, her presence cloaked by the shroud of night.

She’d been outside long enough for her vision to acclimate to the darkness. She missed nothing from her perch against the old brick wall. Her shoulders, back, and legs ached, angry for being stuck in the same position for so long.

GOODREADS BLURB

Judge Merry watches, her presence cloaked by the shroud of nightfall. Nothing moves except her eyes which focus on her target. No remorse. No regret. No second guessing the decision to end the lives of the monsters who turned her into a killer. Jury The peddlers of death from potent chemicals are found guilty. Punishment for their crimes–death. Appeals denied. Sentencing to commence immediately. The leeches who sucked out the life of addicts with each snort, shot, swallow, and injection will now pay the ultimate price. Executioner The idyllic world of Merry Marie Hall, once the loving wife of Harold and mother to their only child, Joshua, is over. Extinguished when Joshua overdosed and Harold died of a heart attack at the funeral. Now Merry hunts down the guilty parties, and one by one, carries out her internal court’s orders. Court is now in session. *This book was inspired by one mother’s journey. A trip down the dark path paved by the demon that came looking for her son-and found him. Her boy’s life turned from the pursuit of a football scholarship to the relentless need for heroin. His life was stolen by the demon. What’s a mother to do? What can a mother do? This fictional mother did what so many only dare to consider behind closed eyes, in their nightmares, and in their dark fantasies.

ENTER THE AWESOME GIVEAWAY FOR ALL OF ASHLEY FONTAINNE’S EBOOKS HERE

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Friday 56 #63 & BB #39 – The Murder Game by Beverly Barton

Posted on December 4, 2015 by fundinmental

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Do serial killers catch your interest? Try New York Times Bestselling author Beverly Barton’s The Murder Game.

Are there ever any winners when it comes to murder?

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MY FRIDAY 56

Griff leaned in closer to the chief and lowered his voice.

“I’m not at liberty to reveal my sources – not yet – but we have reason to believe that Ms Moore was murdered by a serial killer and if that’s true, her murder could be connected to a case we worked on in the past.”

(56 in paperback)

MY BOOK BEGINNINGS

Nicole reached down and picked up her phone off the coffee table, noted the caller ID and held her breath when she answered, “Hello.”

“If you promise to do something for me, I’ll give you another clue.”

GOODREADS BLURB

New Game

The game is simple–he is the Hunter. They are the Prey. He gives them a chance to escape. To run. To hide. To outsmart him. But eventually, he catches them. And that’s when the game gets really terrifying…

New Rules
Private investigator Griffin Powell and FBI agent Nicole Baxter know a lot about serial killers–they took one down together. But this new killer is as sadistic as they’ve ever seen. He likes his little games, and he especially likes forcing Nic and Griff to play along. Every unsolvable clue, every posed victim, every taunting phone call–it’s all part of his twisted, elaborate plan. And then the Hunter calls, wanting to know if they’re really ready to play…

But Winner Still Kills All…
There’s a new game now, and it’s much more deadly than the first. A brutal psychopath needs a worthy adversary. He won’t stop until he can hunt the most precious prey of all–Nicole. And with his partner in a killer’s sights, Griff is playing for the biggest stakes of his life.

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Friday 56 #62 & BB #38 – The Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry

Posted on November 20, 2015 by fundinmental

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The Charlemagne Pursuit by New York Times Bestselling author Steve Berry is a mystery adventure starring Justice Department agent Cotton Malone. Want to find out why his father died in a submarine disaster? Read me.

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MY FRIDAY 56

Otto rose to his feet.

One of the reasons he’s come was for the scepter and crown,expecting nothing to greet him but bones.

But things had changed.

(56 in paperback)

MY BOOK BEGINNINGS

The alarm sounded and Forrest Malone came alert.

“Depth?”, he called out.

Six hundred feet.”

“What’s beneath us?”

“Another two thousand feet of cold water.”

GOODREADS BLURB

As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told that his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic. But what he now learns stuns him: His father’s sub was a secret nuclear vessel lost on a highly classified mission beneath the ice shelves of Antarctica.

Twin sisters Dorothea Lindauer and Christl Falk are also determined to find out what became of their father, who died on the same submarine–and they know something Malone doesn’t: Inspired by strange clues discovered in Charlemagne’s tomb, the Nazis explored Antarctica before the Americans. Now Malone discovers that cryptic journals penned in “the language of heaven,” conundrums posed by an ancient historian, and his father’s ill-fated voyage are all tied to a revelation of immense consequence for humankind. As Malone embarks on a dangerous quest with the sisters, he will finally confront the shocking truth of his father’s death and the distinct possibility of his own.

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Friday 56 #61 & BB #37 – Flesh and Bone by Jefferson Bass

Posted on November 13, 2015 by fundinmental

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I love the cover for Flesh and Bone by Jefferson Bass. I would pick up this book just by looking at it.

If you are a fan of Kathy Reichs, you will want to check out Jefferson Bass.

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MY FRIDAY 56

“The bad new is, babies’ heads are getting bigger and bigger,” I said.

“Ouch, man,” the same voice said. “C-section here I come.”

(56 in paperback)

MY BOOK BEGINNINGS

The chain link gate yowled like an angry tomcat in the watery light of dawn. Once my jaw unclenched, I made a mental note to bring grease for the hinges next time I came out to the Body Farm. Don’t forget, I chided myself, just as I had each of the past half dozen times I’d mentally made and mislaid that same damn note.

GOODREADS BLURB

Anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton founded Tennessee’s world-famous Body Farm—a small piece of land where corpses are left to decay in order to gain important forensic information. Now, in the wake of a shocking crime in nearby Chattanooga, he’s called upon by Jess Carter—the rising star of the state’s medical examiners—to help her unravel a murderous puzzle. But after re-creating the death scene at the Body Farm, Brockton discovers his career, reputation, and life are in dire jeopardy when a second, unexplained corpse appears in the grisly setting.

Accused of a horrific crime—transformed overnight from a respected professor to a hated and feared pariah—Bill Brockton will need every ounce of his formidable forensic skills to escape the ingeniously woven net that’s tightening around him . . . and to prove the seemingly impossible: his own innocence.

What does the cover say to you?

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Friday 56 #60 & BB #36 – Pokergeist by Michael Phillip Cash

Posted on October 30, 2015 by fundinmental

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My sister, Laura, knows I love ghosts and playing poker, so she loaned me Michael Phillip Cash’s novel, Pokergeist. Looks super good to me!

What card games do you like to play?

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MY FRIDAY 56

Telly saw Gretchen sigh, take a deep breath, and walk over with a bottle of tequila. She reached over to take the glass from his hands, but he caught her fingers, turning her hand palm up. Rob walked his fingers over her sensitive skin, and Gretchen impatiently made to grab for his glass. He held it out of her way, his face inches from her breast.

“I got customers waiting; do you want a refill or not?”

(56 in paperback)

MY BOOK BEGINNINGS

Like taking candy from a baby, Clutch Henderson thought.

GOODREADS BLURB

Sometimes life, as well as death, is about second chances. Luckless Telly Martin doesn’t have a clue. An awful gambler trying to scrape by as a professional poker player, he becomes the protégé of world famous poker champion Clutch Henderson. The only catch…Clutch is a ghost.

Telly and Clutch must navigate the seedy gambling underbelly of Las Vegas learning to trust each other in order to win the elusive International Series of Poker, repair their shattered personal relationships and find redemption in this life and the hereafter.

“Shuffle up and deal”

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