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Lynn Dayton #1.6
A Time for Eating Wild Onions
A Time for Eating Wild Onions is the pre-story for two of the characters in Starks' second book, STRIKE PRICE. Along with fry bread and grape dumplings, wild onions are a traditional Native American dish. The Cherokees' language gives additional texture to the crucible that was San Francisco during the Vietnam War.
- GenresFiction
12 pages, ebook
First published August 27, 2007
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L.A. Starks
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WINNER'S CURSE: A LYNN DAYTON THRILLER
Pub date: August 20, 2024
Publisher's Weekly Review: "Takeaway: Gripping sprint through the make-or-break oil and gas industry."
"Starks’s latest thriller, the fourth in her Lynn Dayton series, after (The Second Law), takes readers on a raucous ride of misadventure with Lynn Dayton. . . . Fast-paced and dramatic, Starks’s novel offers a slew of fascinating characters, including spies, estranged fathers, and both upstanding and morally corrupt politicians, all while establishing Dayton as a strong female lead, succeeding in a male-dominated, treacherous industry. Starks not only showcases the profession’s heavy sexism but also its complex web of power, effectively weaving in her own experience in the global energy sector to build a sharp plot that’s bolstered by obvious insider knowledge . . .Despite the many subplots that eventually unfold, from corporate rivalries to international politics, the novel ultimately comes together well, offering plenty of twists and turns along the way. Dayton’s undertakings are as risky as they are critical, but Starks offsets the danger with hefty character-driven scenes that will resonate with readers."
https://www.amazon.com/Winners-Curse-...
WINNER'S CURSE: A LYNN DAYTON THRILLER is a pulse-pounding new thriller hurling you through the eye-opening, dramatic world of oil and gas. While taking you from the west Texas plains to Hungarian salons, Starks expertly infuses insider knowledge of this trillion-dollar industry into this suspenseful technothriller to keep you on the edge of your seat.
THE SECOND LAW (Lynn Dayton Thriller #3): *winner of first place award from Texas Authors for best international thriller,
*quarter-finalist (one of 62 out of 800+) for the 2019 BookLife Prize with a critic's rating of 9.5/10.0.
*finalist in action/adventure category of the National Indie Excellence Awards 2020.
*quarterfinalist in ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition 2023.
https://www.amazon.com/Winners-Curse-...
THE SECOND LAW is about deadly cybersabotage. Protagonist Lynn Dayton must uncover and stop a multi-pronged plot.
"unremitting suspense throughout...Spirited characters, both good and bad, populate this engaging, often surprising thriller."--Kirkus
Readers who enjoy stories of mystery, murder, mayhem and espionage will relish the intricate, complex yet highly accessible series of events The Second Law unfolds."
--D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
STRIKE PRICE, (Lynn Dayton thriller #2), winner of a first place award from Texas Authors for best mystery/thriller, is a story about a business deal turned deadly, concluding with a plot to destroy a hidden-but-crucial energy base and force the US into confrontation with another global power. To stop it, up-by-the-bootstraps Lynn Dayton must trust a Cherokee elder who carries a corrosive secret.
https://www.amazon.com/Strike-Price-L...
“Strike Price takes the reader from Oklahoma Indian reservations to the streets of Florence, in an imaginative and well informed fusion of oil refining economics, Native American politics, and the potential for lethal mayhem in the global energy market.”
Michael Ennis - - - author of New York Times bestseller, The Malice of Fortune
13 DAYS:THE PYTHAGORAS CONSPIRACY (Lynn Dayton thriller #1) is about a plan to sabotage oil refineries and Lynn Dayton, the woman who must discover and stop it.
https://www.amazon.com/13-Days-Pythag...
Rating: Excellent “Author L A. Starks delivers an unstoppable thriller that put this reviewer in mind of bestselling novels of this genre over the last several decades, with the welcome addition of depth . . . This is truly a book which will linger in the reader's mind long after the final ending, as we wond
WINNER'S CURSE: A LYNN DAYTON THRILLER
Pub date: August 20, 2024
Publisher's Weekly Review: "Takeaway: Gripping sprint through the make-or-break oil and gas industry."
"Starks’s latest thriller, the fourth in her Lynn Dayton series, after (The Second Law), takes readers on a raucous ride of misadventure with Lynn Dayton. . . . Fast-paced and dramatic, Starks’s novel offers a slew of fascinating characters, including spies, estranged fathers, and both upstanding and morally corrupt politicians, all while establishing Dayton as a strong female lead, succeeding in a male-dominated, treacherous industry. Starks not only showcases the profession’s heavy sexism but also its complex web of power, effectively weaving in her own experience in the global energy sector to build a sharp plot that’s bolstered by obvious insider knowledge . . .Despite the many subplots that eventually unfold, from corporate rivalries to international politics, the novel ultimately comes together well, offering plenty of twists and turns along the way. Dayton’s undertakings are as risky as they are critical, but Starks offsets the danger with hefty character-driven scenes that will resonate with readers."
https://www.amazon.com/Winners-Curse-...
WINNER'S CURSE: A LYNN DAYTON THRILLER is a pulse-pounding new thriller hurling you through the eye-opening, dramatic world of oil and gas. While taking you from the west Texas plains to Hungarian salons, Starks expertly infuses insider knowledge of this trillion-dollar industry into this suspenseful technothriller to keep you on the edge of your seat.
THE SECOND LAW (Lynn Dayton Thriller #3): *winner of first place award from Texas Authors for best international thriller,
*quarter-finalist (one of 62 out of 800+) for the 2019 BookLife Prize with a critic's rating of 9.5/10.0.
*finalist in action/adventure category of the National Indie Excellence Awards 2020.
*quarterfinalist in ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition 2023.
https://www.amazon.com/Winners-Curse-...
THE SECOND LAW is about deadly cybersabotage. Protagonist Lynn Dayton must uncover and stop a multi-pronged plot.
"unremitting suspense throughout...Spirited characters, both good and bad, populate this engaging, often surprising thriller."--Kirkus
Readers who enjoy stories of mystery, murder, mayhem and espionage will relish the intricate, complex yet highly accessible series of events The Second Law unfolds."
--D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
STRIKE PRICE, (Lynn Dayton thriller #2), winner of a first place award from Texas Authors for best mystery/thriller, is a story about a business deal turned deadly, concluding with a plot to destroy a hidden-but-crucial energy base and force the US into confrontation with another global power. To stop it, up-by-the-bootstraps Lynn Dayton must trust a Cherokee elder who carries a corrosive secret.
https://www.amazon.com/Strike-Price-L...
“Strike Price takes the reader from Oklahoma Indian reservations to the streets of Florence, in an imaginative and well informed fusion of oil refining economics, Native American politics, and the potential for lethal mayhem in the global energy market.”
Michael Ennis - - - author of New York Times bestseller, The Malice of Fortune
13 DAYS:THE PYTHAGORAS CONSPIRACY (Lynn Dayton thriller #1) is about a plan to sabotage oil refineries and Lynn Dayton, the woman who must discover and stop it.
https://www.amazon.com/13-Days-Pythag...
Rating: Excellent “Author L A. Starks delivers an unstoppable thriller that put this reviewer in mind of bestselling novels of this genre over the last several decades, with the welcome addition of depth . . . This is truly a book which will linger in the reader's mind long after the final ending, as we wond
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January 11, 2021
A Time for Eating Wild Onions
by L. A. Starks is a very short story featuring two young men going home from the Vietnam War. They have a layover in San Francisco and decide to go out on the town. Both are of Cherokee descent and live in Oklahoma.
Mitch and Jack buy clothes and then are exposed to a range of reactions to them being soldiers. This ranges from positive to very negative. Unfortunately, excessive alcohol comes into play as well.
Despite how short this story is, the reader gains some character insight in both Mitch and Jack. However, what happens when things don’t go as planned?
This story felt very clichéd to me. I recognize that this is a pre-story for two of the characters in book two of Starks’ Lynn Dayton thriller series (which I thoroughly enjoy), but I wanted a different take on the pre-story. However, the ending was definitely attention grabbing.
Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and are not biased in any way.
Mitch and Jack buy clothes and then are exposed to a range of reactions to them being soldiers. This ranges from positive to very negative. Unfortunately, excessive alcohol comes into play as well.
Despite how short this story is, the reader gains some character insight in both Mitch and Jack. However, what happens when things don’t go as planned?
This story felt very clichéd to me. I recognize that this is a pre-story for two of the characters in book two of Starks’ Lynn Dayton thriller series (which I thoroughly enjoy), but I wanted a different take on the pre-story. However, the ending was definitely attention grabbing.
Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and are not biased in any way.
May 30, 2023
Wow, this is a clever short story that tells of two GIs who have completed their tour of duty in Vietnam, and on the way home, have a 24 hour lay over in San Francisco.
They head into the City for some R&R, looking for food, alcohol and perhaps some female company.
The juxtaposition of the people, smells, sights and topography of the environment they encounter is entertaining and at times catches your breathe.
Encounters with political demonstration, religious fervour and over friendly locals show they need all their previous training to navigate these streets, avoid conflict and remain safe.
I was delighted to read and immerse myself into 1970’s San Francisco; hearing the music in my mind and reliving scenes from What’s up Doc with Ryan O’Neal and Barbara Streisand.
An historical context but a timely reminder.
They head into the City for some R&R, looking for food, alcohol and perhaps some female company.
The juxtaposition of the people, smells, sights and topography of the environment they encounter is entertaining and at times catches your breathe.
Encounters with political demonstration, religious fervour and over friendly locals show they need all their previous training to navigate these streets, avoid conflict and remain safe.
I was delighted to read and immerse myself into 1970’s San Francisco; hearing the music in my mind and reliving scenes from What’s up Doc with Ryan O’Neal and Barbara Streisand.
An historical context but a timely reminder.
April 25, 2017
This was a very short story about the way we treated Vietnam veterans poorly as well as how they wanted to forget the war once they were home.
February 1, 2021
A sad story about two GI's returning home from Vietnam with a layover in San Francisco where they get drunk with a stupid action by one ends in tragedy. Not having any background other than one was envious of the other I felt the story was too disjointed for me to attach to the characters.
May 15, 2015
A Time for Eating Wild Onions
Thinking this was a book about the good foods that some of us here in Oklahoma eat I soon realized it was not. This is about two young men coming home from Vietnam that lived in Oklahoma making an ass out themselves by going to bars and getting drunk and smoking weed. Even though this is a very short read I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless they like reading about drunken Indians that makes an ass out of themselves.
Thinking this was a book about the good foods that some of us here in Oklahoma eat I soon realized it was not. This is about two young men coming home from Vietnam that lived in Oklahoma making an ass out themselves by going to bars and getting drunk and smoking weed. Even though this is a very short read I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless they like reading about drunken Indians that makes an ass out of themselves.
May 8, 2015
Not much of a story.
February 2, 2021
This was not that bad. It has intrigued me to read the actual story this is a prequel to.
This little novella enlightens people to how Vietnam vets and indigenous people were treated when they returned from war.
Heartbreaking, whether you agree with the war or not.
This little novella enlightens people to how Vietnam vets and indigenous people were treated when they returned from war.
Heartbreaking, whether you agree with the war or not.
February 5, 2021
A Time for Eating Wild Onions, a short story
This was a good book how ever I do wish that the author had done more to make it more interesting. I look forward to reading more of this authors work.
This was a good book how ever I do wish that the author had done more to make it more interesting. I look forward to reading more of this authors work.
January 2, 2022
Yorn between a three and four-star review, the story is intriguing and takes readers into the horror of a thing no one should have been subject to, a war in a place called Vietnam. The author incorporates some Native American traditions in the story. Like to see a longer version.
September 27, 2016
Maybe I would have appreciated this story more if I had read the book that it's a prequel for. I found it difficult to read. I had to read over many of the sentences before I fully understood what the author was trying to say. I didn't I thought there could have been more build up to the climax. The ending was far too rushed and unsatisfying.
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