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The Bodies Are Buried

Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh

April 23, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

I used to see Shovel Ready at bookstores and think to myself “Oh, that seems like an interesting read.” And before I spent money on it, I would eventually remember that I already owned it on Kindle, buying it for a deal back in the days where I used to fastidiously track Kindle deals. Yet for all the time I’ve owned it, I’ve never really been interested in reading it. The premise is one up my alley: hit man operating in a dystopic New York City but I […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Adam Sternbergh, dystopia, New York City, Shovel Ready, Spademan

Jake's CBR12 Review No:73 · Genres: Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Adam Sternbergh, dystopia, New York City, Shovel Ready, Spademan ·
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An Homage to an Homage to Twin Peaks?

The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh

July 22, 2019 by Halbs Leave a Comment

I added The Blinds to my Goodreads list a couple years ago when writer Adam Sternbergh gave an intriguing interview to Texas Monthly magazine. It was all about his travel through Texas to research what West Texas was really like so he could nail it in the book. Since The Blinds was recently a Kindle deal, I nabbed it and gave it a go. At times, the writing is fantastic – fatalistically and pithily humorous. Kind of like a mix of Raymond Chandler and Catch-22. Unfortunately, the back […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Adam Sternbergh, Texas

Halbs's CBR11 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Adam Sternbergh, Texas ·
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