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A Question of Consequence
Gordon Ryan has been a traditionally published author since 1994. In 2010, Pegasus Publishing republished each of his former novels and released his new thrillers, State of Rebellion and Uncivil Liberties.
Matthew Sterling is a man on the way up. As Assistant City Manager in the Wasatch Range community of Snowy Ridge, and a law school graduate, the 21st century looks promising, especially when a beautiful Ph.D genetic biology candidate, Kasia Somerset, reaches in and grabs his heart.
Returning to New York on family business Matt discovers the historic journal of Major Andrew McBride, his sixth-great grandfather, plus a Revolutionary War manuscript that uncloaks a true patriot, unjustly pilloried and cast into public shame.
As a modern-day political scandal unfolds and Matt's professional standing is challenged, Kasia wonders if he is the man she thought. The simliarity to Matt's early American ancestor challenges everything he believes about fairness, honor, and love. But when Kasia reveals her astonishing DNA discovery, she demonstrates that life may well be influenced by Love, Honor, & Consequence .
Matthew Sterling is a man on the way up. As Assistant City Manager in the Wasatch Range community of Snowy Ridge, and a law school graduate, the 21st century looks promising, especially when a beautiful Ph.D genetic biology candidate, Kasia Somerset, reaches in and grabs his heart.
Returning to New York on family business Matt discovers the historic journal of Major Andrew McBride, his sixth-great grandfather, plus a Revolutionary War manuscript that uncloaks a true patriot, unjustly pilloried and cast into public shame.
As a modern-day political scandal unfolds and Matt's professional standing is challenged, Kasia wonders if he is the man she thought. The simliarity to Matt's early American ancestor challenges everything he believes about fairness, honor, and love. But when Kasia reveals her astonishing DNA discovery, she demonstrates that life may well be influenced by Love, Honor, & Consequence .
310 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2003
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Gordon Ryan
23 books15 followersPassed away November 14th, 2012. He was 69.
Gordon Ryan was a writer with a varied history. He lived and worked in six foreign nations and a dozen or more states, including Alaska. He served in the 1st Recon Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps in the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and in the Air Force in Thailand during the Vietnam War. He also served as a member of the American Embassy staff in Dublin, Ireland, during the violent seventies. His first published novel, Dangerous Legacy, was released in 1994 and he published ten more over the intervening years with the three Pug Connor novels, the last one released in early 2011.
Gordon Ryan was a writer with a varied history. He lived and worked in six foreign nations and a dozen or more states, including Alaska. He served in the 1st Recon Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps in the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and in the Air Force in Thailand during the Vietnam War. He also served as a member of the American Embassy staff in Dublin, Ireland, during the violent seventies. His first published novel, Dangerous Legacy, was released in 1994 and he published ten more over the intervening years with the three Pug Connor novels, the last one released in early 2011.
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October 2, 2011
This book had a great premise. Standing up for what is right is hardly ever easy, and it doesn't mean that you or your image will come out unharmed.
Matt is the assistant city planner. When it looks like the dirty hands of some other city employees are going to come to light, they want to pin the blame on Matt. The current story of Matt's life intertwines with his family history. A distant relative living at the birth of the United States was also faced with having his name slandered.
The story was interesting but I didn't always feel like the two different sides combined fluidly. Sometimes I would forget about the historical perspective because it wasn't woven in evenly. Also the way the characters spoke was a little unrealistic. I have pointed out the same thing about other LDS authors and it seems to make people's hackles go up. I wouldn't do any better myself if I were writing.......but I'm judging what I liked and what I didn't and I felt like although the story was clean and interesting with pretty good moral theme....the conversations were sometimes detracting.
Matt is the assistant city planner. When it looks like the dirty hands of some other city employees are going to come to light, they want to pin the blame on Matt. The current story of Matt's life intertwines with his family history. A distant relative living at the birth of the United States was also faced with having his name slandered.
The story was interesting but I didn't always feel like the two different sides combined fluidly. Sometimes I would forget about the historical perspective because it wasn't woven in evenly. Also the way the characters spoke was a little unrealistic. I have pointed out the same thing about other LDS authors and it seems to make people's hackles go up. I wouldn't do any better myself if I were writing.......but I'm judging what I liked and what I didn't and I felt like although the story was clean and interesting with pretty good moral theme....the conversations were sometimes detracting.
October 27, 2009
"A Question of Consequence" is sincerely written, with a meaningful message. That said- this is one of those books that looks good, and sounds good, but falls short of expectations. The writing was bland, trite and predictable.
The story itself was sappy, predictable and altogether un-engaging. There was one plot twist that caught me off guard. Sadly, I felt that it detracted from the story rather than adding to it.
I recommend this book for teenagers, people who like LDS romance novels (Anita Stansfield and Jack Weyland, for example), and people who like otherwise sappy, mediocre books.
The story itself was sappy, predictable and altogether un-engaging. There was one plot twist that caught me off guard. Sadly, I felt that it detracted from the story rather than adding to it.
I recommend this book for teenagers, people who like LDS romance novels (Anita Stansfield and Jack Weyland, for example), and people who like otherwise sappy, mediocre books.
January 28, 2011
I loved the premise of this book - the story was engaging and intriguing. I would have given it 4 stars, but the character's voices were unrealistic - no one really talks like that. Also, I didn't like how both Matthew and Kasia's mothers were kept in the dark about major things going on in their children's lives - it treated them disrespectfully and demeaned them both as mothers and human beings, and characters of the caliber of Matthew and Kasia, as well as their fathers, wouldn't behave like that.
August 2, 2008
I couldn't even imagine myself in this kind of situation. What would I do? What I learned is that when mud is thrown at us, some of it always sticks. Thank goodness we have a Heavenly Father that cares about us and will help us get through our worst nightmares.
March 22, 2009
Very powerful writing about how regardless of the times we live in, we must make decisions, that even though we know and believe they are right, will still punish an individual. However, we can still rise above the ashes and live a better life witht he lessons learned.
August 10, 2013
I really enjoyed reading this unusual story. It is well written and the research that has gone in to the story is very good. Melding the past into the present and fitting the pieces of the puzzle together is cleverly done. A very good read.
February 26, 2008
Worth reading, but please borrow mine.
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July 22, 2008This book started out very good. I thought it was going to be very interesting, but about 100 pages into it, I totally lost interest and honestly, I don't think I'm going to bother finishing it.
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