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Spinners: Monsters of the Granite Mountains
"I'm an entomologist."
"You study . . . bugs?"
"Yes." After a long pause she said, "The cowboy was right
-- there is a monster."
"A Chupacabra?"
"No. This one is real. Very real. Too real."
"What is it?"
"You won't believe me."
Something strange is happening in Glenville, a resort town near the Granite Mountains. Two men steal a
truck and end dead with their insides missing. A steer and a ram are sucked out. A tabloid reporter claims
there's a monster. The mayor blames wild dogs. Park Ranger Brad Davis is baffled. The autopsy of the
two men brings entomologist Jan Spaulding to town with startling information. She convinces Brad to go
hunting. What they find puts their lives at risk and uncovers an evil corporation hiding a dangerous secret.
Brad and Jan must overcover skeptical authorities, expose the evil doers, and battle the monsters of the
Granite Mountains.
In Spinners, retired judge Robert J. Perry ventures far from the world of true crime into the realm of science
fiction to entertain and educate readers.
"You study . . . bugs?"
"Yes." After a long pause she said, "The cowboy was right
-- there is a monster."
"A Chupacabra?"
"No. This one is real. Very real. Too real."
"What is it?"
"You won't believe me."
Something strange is happening in Glenville, a resort town near the Granite Mountains. Two men steal a
truck and end dead with their insides missing. A steer and a ram are sucked out. A tabloid reporter claims
there's a monster. The mayor blames wild dogs. Park Ranger Brad Davis is baffled. The autopsy of the
two men brings entomologist Jan Spaulding to town with startling information. She convinces Brad to go
hunting. What they find puts their lives at risk and uncovers an evil corporation hiding a dangerous secret.
Brad and Jan must overcover skeptical authorities, expose the evil doers, and battle the monsters of the
Granite Mountains.
In Spinners, retired judge Robert J. Perry ventures far from the world of true crime into the realm of science
fiction to entertain and educate readers.
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148 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 12, 2023
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April 15, 2023
I had really high hopes for this one because its premise reminded me of a creature feature movie. And well, it read like a screenplay that some small studio putting movies for Tubi would pick up. There's a super basic story but its not really inspired or well written. The dialogue feels mostly like: this happened and then this happened, and then this person [insert age and/or one sentence description] stood there.
Speaking of the descriptions of characters, almost every character, including ones that were mentioned once and served no purpose were given super basic descriptions along with their ages, such as the chemistry teacher. I didn't need to know his age, it served no purpose to the plot and it certainly didn't help move it along. Describing characters can be great, but when its all super basic one line stuff or things we don't need to really know about the character, it just feels more like filler. The two main characters ending up together feels cliché and I felt there was zero chemistry between them. Again, just reads and feels to be like it's meant to be more of a screenplay rather than an actual novel.
Speaking of the descriptions of characters, almost every character, including ones that were mentioned once and served no purpose were given super basic descriptions along with their ages, such as the chemistry teacher. I didn't need to know his age, it served no purpose to the plot and it certainly didn't help move it along. Describing characters can be great, but when its all super basic one line stuff or things we don't need to really know about the character, it just feels more like filler. The two main characters ending up together feels cliché and I felt there was zero chemistry between them. Again, just reads and feels to be like it's meant to be more of a screenplay rather than an actual novel.
April 10, 2025
This was silly, yet I kept reading because I wanted to see how it ended. I love a good bug horror. Yes, I realize spiders are not bugs but I’m classifying all those creepy things together anyway. So there haha. And I called the book silly? Moving on…
I wanted to like this but it didn’t win me over. There was no character development and the way some of them behaved seemed odd and unbelievable. I also prefer a story to have much more description. This one told me what was happening instead of showing me. There were tons of action scenes but they were written simplistically- give me some meat, blood, something!
The scare potential was high (spiders!) but it fell flat. I found myself laughing at times and not at the parts that were supposed to be funny. Another reviewer mentioned they thought it read more like a screenplay. I think I can agree with that. In fact I think the author first wrote this as a screenplay.
I read this on my kindle and did enjoy the pictures of various spiders at the end of the book.
I wanted to like this but it didn’t win me over. There was no character development and the way some of them behaved seemed odd and unbelievable. I also prefer a story to have much more description. This one told me what was happening instead of showing me. There were tons of action scenes but they were written simplistically- give me some meat, blood, something!
The scare potential was high (spiders!) but it fell flat. I found myself laughing at times and not at the parts that were supposed to be funny. Another reviewer mentioned they thought it read more like a screenplay. I think I can agree with that. In fact I think the author first wrote this as a screenplay.
I read this on my kindle and did enjoy the pictures of various spiders at the end of the book.
April 11, 2023
An Enjoyable Creature Feature
I read the story all the way to the end and enjoyed it. The only criticism is the story is told in sentences that “tell and not show.” Also, though the plot is good and the characters relatable, the sentences don’t flow well, basically pointing out that “this happened and then this happened and then this happened.”
However, writing is a muscle that improves the more it’s used and Perry has his chops down. He just needs to improve the flow of the tale.
I read the story all the way to the end and enjoyed it. The only criticism is the story is told in sentences that “tell and not show.” Also, though the plot is good and the characters relatable, the sentences don’t flow well, basically pointing out that “this happened and then this happened and then this happened.”
However, writing is a muscle that improves the more it’s used and Perry has his chops down. He just needs to improve the flow of the tale.
March 11, 2023
Throwback to old movies
Reminds me of 1950s sci fi on t v, not too scary or gory. Liked characters would recommend this book for beginners reading sci fi. Author seemed to find research about spiders at end of book
Reminds me of 1950s sci fi on t v, not too scary or gory. Liked characters would recommend this book for beginners reading sci fi. Author seemed to find research about spiders at end of book
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