Rita D’Orazio’s Don’t Look Back is a story that will make you laugh and make you cry. You instantly like and feel for Katerina, she has so much personality and is such an emotionally strong girl, which she needs in her dysfunctional family. Katerina is the youngest of three. Her sister, Simona and her brother Tony are in their teens. Katerina idolizes her Papa and is very close to her Aunt Adrianna, who sounds like someone you would really want to know. Her mother has frequent mood swings, and Katerina is the target when they happen. Simona falls in love with the boy who lives upstairs, but since the family is not Italian, her mother has a meltdown and kicks the family out.

The mother introduces Simona to Mario in hopes that they will get married. The priest and Mario’s father says things will go very well for their family if Simona marries Mario, who is gay. Then Katerina and her mother have to fly to Italy due to a death in the family and everyone says that Katerina looks like she is Cosmo Balducci’s daughter. She asks her mother who that is and her mother claims not to know him. When Katerina and her Papa go to California to see Simona, her father goes to see his cousin. That is when things turn really bad. Buy Don’t Look Back and find out what secrets are hidden in the family closet. This is a great story that will keep you on the edge of your seat page after page. I highly recommend this book! Happy reading!!

Don’t Look Back is available on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Look-Back-Rita-DOrazio-ebook/dp/B00AAOD8ZA/

Katerina is the sequel to Don’t Look Back by Rita D’Orazio. This book will captivate your interest until the very last page. It opens with Katerina and her grown daughter Valentina at the 50th anniversary concert of her beloved, favorite band, the Beach Boys. Then she goes on to tell the years leading up the this moment. She finds out her Papa is not her biological father. Her mother does not want anything to do with her as if it were her fault. She and her Papa move to the apartment above theirs in the house they own. Her sister Simona goes to California to be with Barry after she recovers from trying to commit suicide and the miscarriage she has.

Katerina meets Stefano, the boy she knew from Italy, at an architecture convention in Las Vegas. She and Stefano get together and develop a relationship together. She becomes pregnant with Valentina and they get married. They have many years of happiness, then Stefano is diagnosed with testicular cancer. There are many things that are not brought to Katerina’s attention until after her husband has passed. Then secrets are revealed. Buy Katerina today and find out all the twists and turns that come her way. It will make you laugh and cry, and also cry tears of happiness. What a beautiful love story! I am sure you will enjoy this book as much as I have. Happy reading!

Katerina is available on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Katerina-Rita-DOrazio/dp/1600479227/

The Adventures of Bruten and Tommy: The Secret of the Portals

What a fun story Brant Waldeck’s The Secret of the Portals is! It is the absolute perfect gift for kids ages 7 and up. The story is about two friends, Bruten and Tommy and Tommy’s Uncle Ron. Uncle Ron has been telling them stories of world’s in different dimensions for years. Then one day Uncle Ron has Branford a talking squirrel take Bruten and Tommy to the portals to see what kind of treasures they may contain. Uncle Ron has ulterior motives for what they may find in the world’s. Branford has lived with Uncle Ron for many years but came from Squirrel World, where all of the Squirrels talk just like humans. This would be a great book for kids to get lost in their imagination in Squirrel World, Minitopia, Stone World and more. Buy this today and sit with your child while you read this delightful story together. It has adventures and fun in every page. I absolutely adore this book. Happy reading!!

The Secret of the Portals is available online here: http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Portals-Adventures-Bruten-Tommy/dp/1480030562/

 I, Mammal: Why your Brain Links Status and Happiness

Dr. Loretta Breuning’s popular science work I, Mammal is a very interesting and well researched book on how the brain links status with happiness and how the feel good chemicals in the brain play a part in it. The more status a person has achieved the more feel good chemicals are released and the happier the person is. The book compares the brains of humans and their happiness with the brains of other mammals and their happiness and survival. This book is perfect for someone who is interested in how our very complex brain works. Happy reading!

I, Mammal is available online here: http://www.amazon.com/Mammal-Brain-Links-Status-Happiness/dp/1941959008/

Derrick Randall’s A Soldier’s Thoughts is a collection of Mr. Randall’s deepest thoughts put into poems and words of encouragement of his faith. I recommend this book for the wonderful collection of poems that will help you to look deep inside yourself and your faith. Buy it today and I am sure you will enjoy it as much as I did.

Derrick Randall’s poetry collection is available on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Soldiers-Thoughts-Derrick-L-Randall-ebook/dp/B00L4IA5XE/

Zoe Zorka’s Turn Our Eyes Away is a novel about how bullying affects the lives of people from childhood to adulthood. It shows how children are not the only ones who bully. A lot of times the child victim of a bully can turn into an even meaner bully when they become adults themselves. Olivia Mizra kept an electronic journal of her day to day life and also told how she was bullied as a child. Olivia is a writer for a paper and lives with her fiance Ashley, an airline pilot. Ashley bullies and verbally abuses Olivia and Olivia puts up with it. She becomes friends with the very people who used to bully her so badly in school. Now she is one of the bullies. Tiffany, is an overweight, depressed single mother. The man she is with verbally abuses her. When he walks out, Tiffany starts taking care of herself and becomes an airline stewardess. She starts having an affair with the pilot Ashley. She becomes pregnant, and is sure that Ashley will marry her. However Ashley definitely is not going to leave Olivia. Buy this book today and find out what happens with Olivia, Tiffany, Ashley and all the others. This book is a page turner and will keep you on the edge of your seat!!!

This book is available on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Turn-Our-Eyes-Away-Zorka/dp/0692258396/

Jordan Acker’s The Shadows is a scifi novel that takes place the the 40th century. It will keep the reader on the edge of their seat page after page after page. Before the destruction of the earth by the sun, people were sent to live in the Illumenal Galaxy where there are planets that can sustain life. The planet of Balithe however, did not like the idea of the humans from earth coming to live in their galaxy. An terrifying assassin known as Red Blaze is sent to Helios to kill the King. Helios is considered one of the richest planets in the galaxy. Buy this book today and enter the world of fascinating creatures and humans that are about to embark on a war to save their planet. I highly recommend The Shadows and I believe it would make a great movie or television series!! Happy reading!!!

This book is available on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Jordan-Acker/dp/147872269X/

Louis Villalba’s The Stranger’s Enigma is a very fascinating novel about the concept of living in our dreams. Dr. Daniel Brandon is a neurologist who has a marriage that is falling apart and is being sued by a patient who seems to just want to make money through the lawsuit. For distraction, Daniel decides to wake after each of his dreams so that he can write down and analyze what he dreamed. In his dreams he meets a man named Sonie, who seems to be controlling their experiences. Both Sonie and Daniel apply Freudian analysis to the dreams. Sonie seems to be a free spirited man and has sex with anyone and everyone he chooses and does whatever he wants to do. Sonie then introduces Daniel to Julie. Dr. Brandon falls deeply in love with her. The only problem is – Julie lives in his dreams. Read The Stranger’s Enigma today and find out how Dr. Brandon plans to go to Julie and be with her forever. I highly recommend this book. Happy Reading!!

This book is available on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Strangers-Enigma-Louis-Villalba/dp/1495396754/

Patty Lesser’s Locker Rooms is about Alida, who is bipolar and lives in an apartment by herself. She goes to the mini mart to buy her cigarettes and lottery ticket. One day when she goes to have her lottery ticket checked, the machine plays a little tune, indicating she has won something. She looks at the slip of paper and has won ten million dollars! She walks over to her parents and arranges a ride to go pick up her winnings. After it is deposited in the bank, she sees the house down the street from her parents is for sale. This house is her dream home, she has loved it since she was a child. She decides to purchase the home and asks Mrs. Michael what the plaque means in front of the home. She is told that if she has not figured it out after she moves in, it will be explained to her. When she moves in and while she is cleaning the huge fireplace, she discovers it opens to two tunnels. She goes inside and follows the tunnel on the left and discovers two rooms
filled with lockers. She goes inside the room and yells “hello,” and is very surprised when she gets an answer.

The lockers are filled with the souls of people captured by a demon named Shad. She is to free the souls and take them to their graves so they can go home to Heaven. She meets Shad and he tells her that she will be his. He is unsuccessful at killing her, however, he does kill her parents and imprisons them. She rescues them and they go to Heaven where they will spend eternity. She and Oliver, a soul from 1917 fall in love and have a relationship. He stays with her for awhile. Buy the Locker Rooms and find out what Alida needs to do to rid the world of Shad and release all of the souls imprisoned. I absolutely loved this book and highly recommend it. Happy Reading!!

Locker Rooms is available on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Locker-Rooms-Patty-Lesser/dp/1491713364/

Andrea Carr’s Family Tree the Novel: Family Tree is about the life of a dysfunctional family. Angel was the fifth child born in a family of eight children. While she is in jail for driving with a suspended license, her sister Lady commits suicide by hanging herself from a tree in her mother’s backyard. The story goes through all the lives of the family as told by Angel. Angel reflects and examines her own life while she is in jail. Family Tree The Novel: Family Tree is a deep and thought provoking novel, and I am sure you will enjoy it. I recommend this book very much. Happy reading!

Family Tree the Novel: Family Tree is available on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Family-Tree-Novel-Andrea-Carr-ebook/dp/B00IWGL5GW/

Climate Peril

Climate Peril is a very interesting book on climate change. It is written so it is easy to understand. It really opens the eyes of the reader to what is, what can and what will happen to our environment if something is  not done about the heat trapping gases in the future. The climate change is being caused by humans. Mr. Berger in the first chapter tells of what can happen to the environment by the year 2100 if something is not done. There are government regulations on emissions now that help, although so much more has to be done by humans so we don’t bring extinction to ecosystems, animals and marine life. This book will open the eyes and minds of readers and will educate people on global warming.

You may purchase Climate Peril here: http://www.amazon.com/Climate-Peril-Intelligent-Readers-Understanding/dp/0985909234/

Revenge Best Served Bloody

If you like suspense/thrillers that are filled with murder, mystery and excitement on every page then you will love this book. This book is about EJ Stanley and her husband Bret Manley. EJ works for a casino and her husband and her are about to go to Paris for a vacation. As she is finishing up, a strange icon shows up on her computer. She gets her computer expert friends to help her open the files and finds out they are plans to bring the US economy to its knees with a nuclear bomb. EJ and Bret are chased through Paris and even when they come back by the terrorists. If you want to read a book that is filled with suspense and excitement and will keep you on the edge of your seat page after page, then read Revenge Best Served Bloody. It is the most exciting suspense/thriller that I have read and rate it two thumbs up and five stars! Happy Reading!!

You may purchase Revenge Best Served Bloody here: http://www.amazon.com/Revenge-Served-Donald-R-Grippo/dp/1938501136/

Black’s Beach Parallax

Black’s Beach Parallax is a very interesting action packed thriller that is both fiction and also contains many historical events. It is the story of Jack O’Malley who works for a defense contractor in the 60’s and starts playing poker. He finds that he is extremely good at the game and can make a living from it. His friend, Gene, who works for IPS approaches him to work for him and pays Jack extremely well. The work is so secret that they can’t even discuss it on the phone or in either’s home. When they discuss business they go on long runs where they know no one will be listening. Conspiracies abound and people start suddenly dying. To find out more from this action packed thriller, read Black’s Beach Parallax!

You may purchase Black’s Beach Parallax here: http://www.amazon.com/Blacks-Beach-Parallax-government-realities/dp/0692224319/

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Review of Alterien Book 2: Shadows of the Past

Alterien Book 2: Shadows of the Past takes Oberon Navarro and his half sister Sharon to the home where his family lives. He meets his mother, father, sister and the firefighters that work with his father. However, this has not turned out to be a completely happy reunion. Rivers, who was a soldier in SABER with Navarro is after him. Rivers wants to kill Navarro’s family first. Oberon is made to meet with a woman named Ara and triplet girls with women’s voices. They remove the “probe” Dr. Grey used to track and control Oberon. They train him to use his enhanced special abilities to his fullest extent. He can now fly at supersonic speed without the use of his aircraft. Find out more in Alterien Book 2: Shadows of the Past. This book is an exciting page turner which will keep the reader on the edge of their seat. Find out what happens next with Oberon, Sharon and Abigail. I highly recommend this book. I absolutely loved it!!!

Nicole Quinn’s It’s a Nightmare

It’s a Night Mare is a fantasy that is a page turner and will keep the reader on the edge of their seat. This book would make a great movie. The Night Mare is a demon that rules over all. She does not allow dreams or baby girls. When a baby girl is born, she must be thrown into the river to die. If they live they are destined to live a horrible life. Females are considered Breeders/Quasi-human. The Night Mare gets her power from people who dream. A baby girl is found by an old couple who live in the Off Grid, which is away from the city of Winkin. The baby girl is found in a willow tree. The old couple raise her and prepare her for the dehumanizing that she must go through as she grows. Mina’s parents discover that she has special abilities and visions. She has these visions through dreams. The Night Mare is constantly on a quest to find the girl who will draw the Gold Stone from the bag when they are registered. The Gold Stone girl is actually the Night
Mare’s mortal enemy and she must find this girl and destroy her before she is destroyed. I highly recommend It’s A Night Mare. Buy it today and find out about the city of Winkin with all of the monsters and off gridders. Read it today and see how Mina overcomes the Night Mare!!

Kathleen Popa’s To Dance in the Desert

To Dance in the Desert is a page turner. Once one starts reading, they will find it very hard to put the book down until the end. The book is about Dara and Jane. Dara moves to a remote location in the desert to work through or try to run from her emotions. Her abusive husband is dead and her father was killed. Her mother left when she was but a small child. One day she looks out the window and sees a woman dancing and twirling in the desert. The woman is Jane. Jane doesn’t know that Dara had moved into the house that had been empty for ages. They become fast friends. Jane talks Dara into going to Brittlebush to work with her in her brother Tom’s diner. Tom’s wife passed away and the diner had not been doing well since. However, with Dara’s cooking and Jane’s waitressing, the diner is once again making money. Dara sets out to find her mother and finds out she is much closer than she thought. To Dance in the Desert is funny, deep and thought-provoking. I highly recommend this book. I know you will enjoy it as much as I have. It’s so good you will want to read it much more than once. I rate this book five stars and two thumbs up.

Rita D’Orazio’s Remember Me (not yet released, cover not yet available)

WOW!! Remember Me is a suspense/romance. It is a really great story. Once the reader starts, they will absolutely not be able to put the book down. The story is about Henry and Cynthia Jones. Henry is a prosecutor who has put away many dangerous felons. One of the violent rapists he put away is out on parole. He fears for his wife and daughters due to threats the rapist made at the sentencing. Henry books a cruise for his family for his and his wife’s 40th wedding anniversary. Things don’t go exactly as planned on the cruise. There is heartache and love. When they all arrive back home. Henry’s long time trusted secretary comes across files that Henry has kept on himself and his wife Cynthia. Helen, the secretary, is shocked by the information and calls Jatara, the middle daughter. For the whole story and to find out the surprise ending, read Remember Me by Rita D’Orazio. I highly recommend this book. I rate it five stars and two thumbs up!!

 Brahma’s Maze is a suspense thriller that is a page turner. Once the reader begins, they will not be able to put it down. Brahma’s Maze is about Tarun, a scientist who is working on a cure for cancer. His whole family was killed by powerful mafia type thugs and he has found a way to avenge their deaths. The daughter of one of the most powerful men in India is dying from cancer. Tarun and the scientist he is working with decide that Tarun should secretly take the cancer drug to India to try it on “The Old Man’s” daughter. The daughter is cured of her cancer and “The Old Man” helps Tarun avenge the death of Tarun’s family. What happens next is a page turning, thrilling ride that will leave you wanting more! I highly recommend this book. I give it two thumbs up and a five star rating!

A Portrait in Time is a novel about time travel. It is intriguing, a real page turner, and will keep the reader on the edge of their seat. Nicole Bruante is a nude model in 1870’s Paris. She is with her lover and drinking absinthe laced with laudanum when a portal opens in the painting above her bed and they are transported to a museum in Paris in 2011. She arrives with bruises and short term amnesia. Her lover arrives completely crushed internally and dead. The police hear the alarms from the paintings go off and start chasing after Nicole. Nicole remembers her name and finds an office to hide in. As she looks around she finds a coat, hat and boots plus an umbrella that should disguise her well. She then finds out the office belongs to Susanne Bruante. As she looks around more she finds pictures and two envelopes with addresses on them. She finds Susanne’s apartment and meets her great, great, great granddaughter. Susanne calls her uncle Henri and together they believe what Nicole is telling them. Susanne contacts her “exboyfriend” from the United States, Dr. John Noland, who happens to be working on time travel. He flies to Paris and does some tests and finds out that Nicole has mutant genes theat opened up the portal when she was drinking the mind-altering absinthe and laudanum. Susanne has herself tested and she also has some of the mutant genes. Nicole was not crushed when she was transported to present day Paris because of the mutated genes. The four of them set out to figure out how to send Nicole back to the 1870’s. A Portrait in Time is an excellent read! The story is so good you will NOT want to put the book down. I very highly recommend this book. I rate this book two thumbs up and five stars. Happy reading!!!

Alterien: Once Was Lost is a sci fi short story that takes place in the year 2059. Agent John Lost and Agent Abigail work for the ISA (International Security Agency). Agent John Lost has superhuman abilities that allow him to see what will happen in the near future, among other powers. Agent Lost and Agent Abigail are assigned to preventing terrorist attacks and bringing in the terrorists for questioning. Investigator Sharon Marshall calls in Agents Lost and Abigail for questioning. Sharon Marshall is certain that Agent John Lost looks very familiar. She calls in a doctor and does a DNA test on John Lost. The results show that he is indeed her half brother who disappeared many years ago and his true name is Oberon. Alterien: Once Was Lost is a great Sci Fi short story. I highly recommend this book. I certainly can’t wait until part 2 comes out. I rate this book five stars and two thumbs up!

Lynn Snyder’s Blackmail and Other Stage Plays

Blackmail and Other Stage Plays is a compilation of seven plays that would be perfect for small town and city theaters. Each one is written with clear, concise and captivating dialogue and they all capture the interest of the readers. I hope to see them produced and acted out on stage some day. I highly recommend this book and rate it 5 out of 5 stars and 2 thumbs up.

Travelers With No Ticket Home: Poems by Mary Mackey

Travelers With No Ticket Home is a collection of deep and beautiful poetry. The poems flow from page to page. Some of my favorites are the “Kama Sutra of Kindness” poems beginning on page 64, “To My Mother On Her Second Non-Birthday” on page 59, “Under a Yellow Porch Light” on page 57, “Dreaming of the Dead We Have Loved” on page 56. This book is must-have for all poetry lovers. If you aren’t into poetry, give this book a try, it will make a poetry lover out of you. I highly recommend this book and give it 5 out of 5 starts and 2 thumbs up.

Mash Up by Joe Klingler

Mash Up is the follow-up to RATS, also by Joe Klingler. In Mash Up, Detective Qigiq comes to California from Alaska to team up with Detective Kandy of the San Francisco Police Department. They have to find out who is mailing body parts, specifically fingers and an ear, with the message “Don’t Steal Music”. They discover that this coincides with thousands of songs being pirated from the internet. Boxes of fingers start showing up where friends of Sally, the young woman murdered for stealing the music, live.

Detective Qigiq and Kandy also come across the company Silver Platter. The company has introduced a virus that deletes the illegally pirated music files from computers, then disappears before it can be traced. To make Detectives Qigiq and Kandy’s job even more difficult, someone has put up an ad to replace iPods that are “defective”. Then the person sends a replacement with a explosive attached to it. Mash Up is an exciting page turner. You will not want to put this book down until you have read every word on every page. Another five star novel from Mr. Joe Klingler. I highly recommend Mash Up.

 The Horsefly Chronicles by Phil Siracusa

The Horsefly Chronicles is the first book of Mr. Siracusa’s life of living with the paranormal. He has gone through life with a spiritual entity that is with him always. He talks about doing dark spells, rituals and the use of the Ouija board. He tells of when the Ouija board is used how a portal is opened and can be very dangerous. When the portal opens, there is a chance that dark spirits or demons come through.

In his family’s home there is a spirit named Sara that lives mostly in his closet. Although, Sara has stated there are many more that live in his home. Whenever anything is about to happen a huge horsefly appears. It either flies around him or lands and stares at him. Mr. Siracusa also talks about the weight loss centers he opened and when he worked for the Mafia. He would also do rituals for people who wished to communicate with loved ones who have passed on.

If you are curious about the paranormal and how it can affect someone, I recommend this book. If you are already familiar with the paranormal, I recommend this book. I know you will enjoy the Horsefly Chronicles as much as I have and cannot wait until the next one comes out!

Surviving Mental Illness: My Story by Linda Naomi Katz

Surviving Mental Illness:My Story is the story of author Linda Naomi Katz as she is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and how she learns to live with it and becomes an advocate for the mentally ill. She has included some valuable resources in her book, like NAMI, the National Alliance for Mentally Ill. She meets and marries Charles Katz, and he also has a mental illness. They are able to support and understand each other since they both have some form of mental illness. They learn to work through the hard times in their marriage, which can be hard even without mental illness. They are both very special and brave for learning to overcome these obstacles. Ms. Katz should be commended for everything she has been through and for being able to advocate for the mentally ill. She wants people to understand how they are people too, and can work and live just like people who do not suffer from illness. She works hard to make the stigma and other prejudices a thing of the past.

If you know someone who suffers with any kind of mental illness, you should definitely read this book. You will be able to understand and possibly learn of resources that can be beneficial to your loved one or friend. If you don’t know anyone, this is still an excellent book to read, so, that you may understand and let go of any prejudices you may have toward the mentally ill. I think this is a very good book and recommend it.

Under The Blood Moon by Alexis Kennedy

 Under the Blood Moon is a fantasy/thriller and the first in a series. Seth, the king of the Lycans, wakes after having a curse put on him 200 years before only to find out that his clan has been killed off. He has to find the right mate that can help him defeat the Prince of Darkness before the Blood Moon and an apocalyptic battle begins. Brad a gypsy of darkness has to find a bride for Prince Armando and awaken him before the Blood Moon to begin the battle. Seth has help from a gypsy fortune teller, Madame Elmira, who warns him that Julia may not be the right mate. Seth argues she must since his amulet showed her everything when she held it. I highly recommend Under the Blood Moon. It is thrilling and will keep the reader on the edge of their seat page after page. I loved this one better than others written in this genre. It has suspense and mystery and will keep the reader wanting more. I am very much looking forward to reading the other books in the series. Thank you Ms. Kennedy, you definitely have a winning series with Under the Blood Moon!

The Price of Love by Maggie Smith

The Price of Love is an excellent romance novel. The story is about Slayde Price and Arden Simms. In high school, Slayde Price, a football jock, dated Kenedy, the beautiful popular girl and also Arden’s sister. Years later, Arden is enrolled in medical school and after eight years of not taking any breaks, she decides to go to Paris where her sister is living and working a a model. When Arden arrives in Paris at the apartments where her sister lives, she finds out her sister Kenedy is in Milan ona photo shoot. Slayde notices Arden and and to her surprise gives her a hug like they were the best of friends and invites her to his apartment. After awhile they fall in love with each other. When Kenedy comes back she is not at all happy about them being together.

Will Slayde and Arden’s love overcome the obstacles that are thrown their way?! Read The Price of Love and find out what happens in this exciting novel of love and romance. Price of Love will keep the reader wanting more. This book will keep the reader interested page after page. I highly recommend The Price of Love by Maggie Smith. Definitely a five star novel of love!

Misdiagnosed: The Search for Dr. House

(cover available soon!)

Author Nika C. Beamon

Misdiagnosed: The Search for Dr. House is an excellent book about Ms. Beamon’s search for a diagnosis. She has written it so the story is interesting and keeps the reader interested page after page. She goes through when her symptoms start and how her health deteriorated as she went to doctor after doctor after doctor searching for help, relief from what was happening to her and a diagnosis so healing can begin. She also researched on her own on the internet which is very important when doctors don’t know and won’t admit they don’t know. She includes how difficult it was for her to find and maintain relationships because of her chronic illness especially when she would become seriously ill and need to be taken to the hospital. She had a relationship with one man that lasted quite awhile, but he was out seeing other women also and lying about it to her. She never gave up and persevered until the elusive diagnosis was found. Ms. Beamon includes very
valuable websites and addresses and advice in her book. I highly recommend this book and rate it 5 stars and 2 thumbs up!!

 Adam Brown’s Astral Dawn

Rats by Joe Klingler

Rats is an exciting political thriller. The story flows fast and smooth and will keep the reader engrossed and on the edge of her seat page after page.

The novel is about small robot bombs that blow up the Alaskan pipeline, and later the story moves on to the leftover mines in Vietnam. One of these bombs, known as RATS, does not detonate and a 12 year old boy finds it. The boy takes it to his room, but his mother sees it and calls the authorities. The RAT eventually goes off, luckily away from the boy and his family. The boy is taken to a school where he is told not to tell anyone, so he is then afraid to speak at all.

Three army personnel are sent into China and ordered to eliminate the person whom they are told caused the damage. When they ride across the border into Vietnam to meet at their destination point to be airlifted out, a drone with missiles arrives instead to kill all three of them. Cam and Wu are killed but Damon finds Claire still alive. He brings her to the small hospital where she is nursed back to health. Damon and Claire then set out to stop General Billy Williams before he can kill anyone else.

They also find and bring forth evidence of what happened, so the deadly landmines that lie forgotten in Vietnam’s countryside will be cleared out. I very highly recommend RATS. Even if you don’t usually read political thrillers, this is one I am very sure you will enjoy. Five Stars for RATS by Joe Klingler.