Books by Russell Blake
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review 1: I have to admit that this wasn't my favorite Russell Blake book. It took me longer than the rest of them to get into and through. I think it's because Al was such an unlikeable character that I just didn't really care at first. This book didn't have as much intense action as h...
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review 1: I got this as a freebie from ibooks, and here it says this story is best read second. Well if so they should offer the first story, not the prequel, for free. Because this story, while well written, was not captivating enough to draw me into reading the original story. It was ver...
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review 1: Protagonist with a secret services background, settling personal vendetta, hi-tech weponry, high octane action. It has all cliche elements of a Hollywood flick, but still loved the pacing and the way the plot unfolded. Left me wanting for more. Fortunately, this series has severa...
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review 1: A good tale of one man's battle against the head of a big and dirty investment fund. He sets up a web page that exposes the nefarious dealings and finds himself chased and threatened, injured and almost killed, his dog and friends killed, hunted by Homeland security and falling f...
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review 1: A great read! It does start a bit slow at first, picks up around 30%, and then really gets going around 50%. If you're like me and don't care too much about math and Wall Street, you'll probably end up skimming through those parts, but there's other things in here too that'll mak...
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review 1: Black is a private investigator trying to be a modern-day Bogart. Part of the fun is that he succeeds in this only in his own mind. Another plus is the banter with his secretary, and with others as well, but becomes a negative when it continues too long and comes off as artific...
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review 1: Russel Blake is not one to disappoint. If you've read any of his other works, you'll find this one of the same high caliber of writing. His characters are believable, the plot flows, and you can't help but be drawn into the action. However, one of my disappointments is in the lac...
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review 1: For me, this was a little bit of a letdown book. It was entertaining - good guys, bad guys, some romance, action, and history thrown in. The problem was I didn't think it lived up to it's counter part which for me was "The da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown. == Slight Spoiler ==I think ...
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review 1: JET - Ops Files by Russell Blake is another fine read from Blake. I have read several of his books and I haven't been disappointed. This one starts with Maya Weiss, an Israeli soldier who's boss has it in for her. One morning after pulling a night shift guard duty, an ambulance p...
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review 1: If you enjoy political thrillers then this is a must read. This story brought to life all my worst thoughts and fears about the government and how corrupt it truly is. I know this is a work of fiction, but I would not be surprised if the government did do any of the things this...
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review 1: An American expatriot living in Mexico experiences a very strong emotional attachment (his first?) to a small black puppy he uncharacteristically adopts. Like any first time parent, he dotes on this little ball of fur and is devastated when the dog develops cancer. Ican understan...
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review 1: Anothe on point story from Russell Blake. He is quickly becoming a fav of mine. His stories are insightful about what is going on in the world today. Wake up n smell the Kool Aid people. This shit is for real. This story follws Dr. Steven Archers quest to bring down a Wall Stre...
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review 1: This review is for the Zero Sum Trilogy. I read book one of the Trilogy without realizing there were more books in the series. I was unhappy that book one ended without a resolution - only directions to the next book. Out of disgust, I wrote off the book until I found the enti...
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review 1: Financial thrillsThis is a very decent financial thriller. This is a boring thing to say about an indie book but it could easily have been put out by a large publishing house.It is very well edited.Part one is a decent start to the storyThe financial stuff has been well handled b...
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review 1: One of the most disappointing SF books I've read in a while. The author can certainly turn a phrase so my objection is not with the style or mechanics of his writing. But the book suffers from several major flaws I could just not get by:- Characterization is totally predictable...