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Michael Compton is the author of the mystery novel Gumshoe, co-author of the sci-fi series Inferno 2033, and screenwriter of the 2011 thriller Carjacked, starring Stephen Dorff and Maria Bello. His poetry and short fiction have appeared in Mystery Weekly, African American Review, The Baltimore Review, and many others. He is retired from The University of Memphis.

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Published on December 03, 2018 05:46 Tags: adventure, dystopia, god-of-fire, inferno-2033, political, sci-fi, science-fiction, thriller

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The movie of the same name, starring Claude Rains, is a long-time favorite of mine, and after reading the novel, I find it holds up well. The book builds to an elaborate, hair-raising climax the movie could never match. But unlike other works I have ...more
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The title grabbed me, but the story lacked the wit and inventiveness I was looking for. Lightweight and disappointing.
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Highly readable but challenging examination of the origins and implications of moral systems, on both the individual and cultural level. Haidt's practical concern here is the intractable conflict between the Left and Right in American politics. The c ...more
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This one grabbed me from the opening pages and kept me spellbound right up to the end. The ex-husband of a spoiled rich girl walks 75 miles to his former home, after being released from a mental institution. In an apparent coincidence, his former mot ...more
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Imaginative take on time travel, in which a researcher trying to cure Alzheimer's accidentally (but with help from an evil billionaire) invents a machine that can rewrite history. Things don't get interesting until after about 40 pages of yadda yadda ...more
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