Friday 56 #155 – Strong As Steel by Jon Land @jondland

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Jon Land has been one of my must read authors for a long time now, way before I started blogging, so I am very excited to share his latest Caitlin Strong novel, Strong As Steel.

Strong As Steel (Caitlin Strong #10)

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BOOK BEGINNINGS

The liman reisi of the Port of Ordu watched the freighter crest the currents, alerted to its presence by the fact it was gaining speed instead of reducing it as the ship approached its apportioned pier. He stopped short of sounding the alarm because he recognized her as the Dolunay, captained by Aykan Talu, one of the most experienced in the region. No doubt Talu had yet to slow his engines to better negotiate the unusually stiff currents a larger freighter would have sliced through in effortless fashion.

Uh oh. I see a problem.

MY 56

“Ranger, I know this is gonna sound crazy, but he didn’t have a face. It’s like it was somebody else’s face and he was wearing it,” the man continued. “Like he sewed it on in strips. He wore a hat tilted low over his brow to disguise it as best e could. But when he was checking out, the light hit him just right and I thought maybe Halloween came early.

(56% on Kindle)

GOODREADS BLURB

1994: Texas Ranger Jim Strong investigates a mass murder on a dusty freight train linked to a mysterious, missing cargo for which no record exists.

The Present: His daughter, fifth generation Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong, finds herself on the trail of that same cargo when skeletal remains are found near an excavation site in the Texas desert. She’s also dealing with the aftermath of a massacre that claimed the lives of all the workers at a private intelligence company on her watch.

These two cases are connected by a long buried secret, one that men have killed and died to protect. Caitlin and her outlaw lover Cort Wesley Masters must prove themselves to be as strong as steel to overcome a bloody tide that has been rising for centuries.

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35 thoughts on “Friday 56 #155 – Strong As Steel by Jon Land @jondland”

    • I also have a new Murder She Wrote to read. I love his books and he does keep me entertained.

    • I agree. In the beginning, we are jumping around a bit, getting some background that I know will all come together once Caitlin enters the picture. 🙂

  6. Looks like a series I would enjoy. Especially enjoyed the first line of your Strong to the Bone review.
    I will be on the lookout for it.

    • Definitely a mystery, but there is the human kind of horror…ya know…what people do to each other.

    • Yeah, I love that there was something great to share on 56. Have a super weekend yourself.

  11. I’m with Ashley. The 56 excerpt is indeed chilling. This is a new to me author, but after reading your teasers, I think I would like to give his work a try. Have a great weekend!

    • Goodie. I hope you get a chance to try him out. All the books stand alone, so you can jump in anywhere.

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