Review by Seeley James Deadly Straights – Author R.E. McDermott, ~90,000 words, $4.95 Deadly Straights is a nautical thriller. I am a desert rat. My experience with the ocean is limited to sticking my toe into it on vacation and asking, “Holy crap, is it always this wet?” So, you can imagine my trepidation at […]
Review: Deep Fathom
Deep Fathom – Author James Rollins ~145,000 words, $22.99 HC / $7.99 E Every now and then I get tired of waiting for a Sigma Force novel from Mr. Rollins and I check out his author page on Amazon. I saw a new title released March 13, 2012 and immediately ordered it. I read it […]
Review: Pentecost
Reviewed by Seeley James Pentecost by Joanna Penn, ~65,000 words, $2.99 I stumbled across Joanna Penn while looking for writing podcasts to take on a long drive. Her podcasts were the most relevant and insightful I’ve found anywhere. And her straightforward references to her own novels (prudent not pushy) intrigued me. If the podcasts were […]
Review: Stay Close
Review by Seeley James Stay Close – Author Harlan Coben ~105,000 words, $27.99 HC / $14.99 E According to his website, Harlan Coben has 50 million books in print worldwide, making him the most underappreciated author of our time. If readers truly appreciated the man, he’d have four or five times that many books […]
Review: The Innocent
The Innocent – Author Taylor Stevens ~100,000 words, $24.00 The great thing about finding a debut author long after she published her first book is the short wait for her second book. I ordered the Hunger Games two months before Catching Fire came out. Then I had to wait an eternity, like a child waiting […]