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Jake Monday Chronicles #1
Manic Monday
Assassins have no fun...at least that is how Jake Monday feels. Sure, it pays well and has tons of great benefits like beautiful women, fast cars and expensive clothes. But, when you hate your job, how can you enjoy its perks?
Jake finds that although he excels at killing, he finds no joy in it. His employer continues to push him to his limits, forcing Jake to re-evaluate his career choice.
A chance meeting with a woman aboard a flight to Los Angeles leaves Jake questioning more than his occupation. She leaves him with a strange gift and a feeling that they are somehow connected.
Before Jake can unravel the mysterious woman, he takes an assignment that changes his life forever. The stakes are legendary, the danger acute, and the world may never be the same.
Jake finds that although he excels at killing, he finds no joy in it. His employer continues to push him to his limits, forcing Jake to re-evaluate his career choice.
A chance meeting with a woman aboard a flight to Los Angeles leaves Jake questioning more than his occupation. She leaves him with a strange gift and a feeling that they are somehow connected.
Before Jake can unravel the mysterious woman, he takes an assignment that changes his life forever. The stakes are legendary, the danger acute, and the world may never be the same.
109 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 28, 2013
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About the author
Robert Michael
21 books23 followersRobert Allen Michael, born October 20, 1969 in Weston, West Virginia began telling tales when he was eight. He started with ghost stories, like the ones he read in books and heard from his family. Late at night, he would spin these tales hoping to scare his sisters or impress his mother.
In eighth grade, Robert wrote his first short story, a sort of "Children of the Corn" knock-off. He wanted so badly to impress his teacher that he even drew a cover replete with dripping blood from the title, blurbs and fake reviews. The story was hand-written, but demonstrated his love for writing and ability to spin a yarn.
After that, Robert never really looked back. He wrote almost constantly. Dark Mountain, his first book is self published. It pays homage to his roots, spinning a dark tale about people who reside in the hills and a man who is searching for his faith.
Robert is an accomplished fisherman. He enjoys being stream side catching rainbow trout and small mouth bass. He is active at the Broken Arrow Church of Christ where he serves as a Bible class teacher, a deacon and a coach and mentor for teens. Robert is a voracious and eclectic reader. He is a member of Goodreads and you are welcome to friend him there to check out his library or books he is currently reading.
Robert is perhaps most proud of being a faithful husband and a devoted father of four children: Nathaniel, Eden, Seth and Isaac. His wife Tracey and he reside in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
FUN FACTS:
Most embarrassing moment--dropping trow by accident while stripping out of his sweat pants at a track meet in 9th grade in Elkins, WV.
Favorite food--cheesecake of any variety. Home made chili. Guacamole. Baked Salmon.
Graduated--1987 from Lewis County High School
Degree--Bachelor of Arts in English (Oklahoma Christian, 1992)
Favorite Author--King, Tolkien, Hosseini, Ludlum, and Terry Brooks among others (Robert reads A LOT of books)
Favorite Music--Norah Jones, Dean Martin, A Cappella, AVB, Michael Buble, Eagles, Adele, 3 Doors Down, Billy Joel, Iron & Wine, James Taylor, Simon & Garfunkle, 5 Finger Death Punch (I know), and Little Big Town (Robert listens to a LOT of music
In eighth grade, Robert wrote his first short story, a sort of "Children of the Corn" knock-off. He wanted so badly to impress his teacher that he even drew a cover replete with dripping blood from the title, blurbs and fake reviews. The story was hand-written, but demonstrated his love for writing and ability to spin a yarn.
After that, Robert never really looked back. He wrote almost constantly. Dark Mountain, his first book is self published. It pays homage to his roots, spinning a dark tale about people who reside in the hills and a man who is searching for his faith.
Robert is an accomplished fisherman. He enjoys being stream side catching rainbow trout and small mouth bass. He is active at the Broken Arrow Church of Christ where he serves as a Bible class teacher, a deacon and a coach and mentor for teens. Robert is a voracious and eclectic reader. He is a member of Goodreads and you are welcome to friend him there to check out his library or books he is currently reading.
Robert is perhaps most proud of being a faithful husband and a devoted father of four children: Nathaniel, Eden, Seth and Isaac. His wife Tracey and he reside in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
FUN FACTS:
Most embarrassing moment--dropping trow by accident while stripping out of his sweat pants at a track meet in 9th grade in Elkins, WV.
Favorite food--cheesecake of any variety. Home made chili. Guacamole. Baked Salmon.
Graduated--1987 from Lewis County High School
Degree--Bachelor of Arts in English (Oklahoma Christian, 1992)
Favorite Author--King, Tolkien, Hosseini, Ludlum, and Terry Brooks among others (Robert reads A LOT of books)
Favorite Music--Norah Jones, Dean Martin, A Cappella, AVB, Michael Buble, Eagles, Adele, 3 Doors Down, Billy Joel, Iron & Wine, James Taylor, Simon & Garfunkle, 5 Finger Death Punch (I know), and Little Big Town (Robert listens to a LOT of music
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
October 11, 2013
It's not my usual style, but it was engaging and well written. I must say that the editing was well done, because I don't recall running into any errors. It's definitely a page turner and thrill ride, so buckle up!
March 24, 2014
I loved the intrigue and character development. I can't wait for the next book in the series.
January 22, 2020
It didn’t...
...grip me liked I’d hoped. There’s nothing really wrong with it that I could see. The characters seemed fine, so did the story, and nothing stood out to my inner editor. Like always, make your own judgement, but this wasn’t for me.
...grip me liked I’d hoped. There’s nothing really wrong with it that I could see. The characters seemed fine, so did the story, and nothing stood out to my inner editor. Like always, make your own judgement, but this wasn’t for me.
April 9, 2016
Good idea, kept me interested. Great anti-hero.
I will continue to read this series. I enjoyed it, and recommend it, but there are a few problems that a good editor could help with. Unfortunately those problems tend to take you out of the flow of the story. I hope this gets addressed in the subsequent books.
Jake Monday is a mystery man, to himself more than anyone. An assassin, smart, capable, deadly. His assignments come from a corporation fogged in deceit, where no one can be trusted. He has no life but killing, he sees himself as a tool, surrounded by luxury. He is a well paid tool. Strangely, when he tries to remember himself, his life before this, he suffers debilitating pain. He does not try often.
Part of my problem with this story was the flow, it is not seamless. Perhaps that is the authors intention, but it reads like several very short stories with the same characters put together without glue. I hope that gets fixed, I enjoy the characters, the action, and the mystery.
I will continue to read this series. I enjoyed it, and recommend it, but there are a few problems that a good editor could help with. Unfortunately those problems tend to take you out of the flow of the story. I hope this gets addressed in the subsequent books.
Jake Monday is a mystery man, to himself more than anyone. An assassin, smart, capable, deadly. His assignments come from a corporation fogged in deceit, where no one can be trusted. He has no life but killing, he sees himself as a tool, surrounded by luxury. He is a well paid tool. Strangely, when he tries to remember himself, his life before this, he suffers debilitating pain. He does not try often.
Part of my problem with this story was the flow, it is not seamless. Perhaps that is the authors intention, but it reads like several very short stories with the same characters put together without glue. I hope that gets fixed, I enjoy the characters, the action, and the mystery.
January 3, 2015
A fun thriller. Contains a robust plot for a novella with many characters from familiar intrigue archetypes to more intriguing individuals. My main issue was that the plot and character relationships too easily fit into the mold made by other espionage thrillers. Jake Monday himself reminded me of a more capable Chuck Bartowski. This may be remedied by the later installments however, so I will keep reading and find out. I appreciate that the book doesn't take itself too seriously. It doesn't overwhelm you with its self-insistence. Instead of the importance of events being shoved into your face, at the end of the story you realize that events earlier in the book were actually of greater consequence than they seemed. Best of all, I never understood everything that was happening in the story, but I constantly felt like if I payed enough attention I would. It was a rewarding read and I would recommend to anyone who enjoys novellas.
August 9, 2014
Jumped all over the place.
This book was supposed to be a thriller, but the execution was lacking. The story ended with a confusing 'clunk'. The reader is left to move on to sequels to find out what happens. What is "Krav Magra", by the way!? The art form is called Krav Maga! Perhaps the author should do better research! Pursuing a sequel doesn't interest me at all.
This book was supposed to be a thriller, but the execution was lacking. The story ended with a confusing 'clunk'. The reader is left to move on to sequels to find out what happens. What is "Krav Magra", by the way!? The art form is called Krav Maga! Perhaps the author should do better research! Pursuing a sequel doesn't interest me at all.
March 19, 2015
Didnt make sense
Imagine you have a book with 30 chapters in it, reading this was like you started at chapter 10 and someone tore out chapters 21 - 30
Imagine you have a book with 30 chapters in it, reading this was like you started at chapter 10 and someone tore out chapters 21 - 30
April 15, 2015
I could not really get into it, until near the end ... and then it just ended, with me wanting to know more. This has a Bourne series/pulp fiction feel to it.
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