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Buzz Riff
'Fast, funny and popping with surprises' Robert Crais
Top Keirnan has got problems. The research firm he's been running out of his 30s-era schoolhouse in Athens, Georgia, is beginning to founder, thanks to his former office manager (and ex-lover), who has stolen half his clients and set up shop on her own. And Top is no longer banking big bucks as an operative for Shaw's Mercantile Marine since they've decided his addiction to the adrenaline buzz is more of a risk than an asset. Things are looking tough for Top, when he gets a call.
American Civil War General 'Stonewall' Jackson was shot by his own men while on night patrol. His aide-de-camp reached into the General's saddlebags to find something to press against the wound and pulled out a new flag, the Stars and Bars. Stonewall died, but the Bloody Red Rag, as the flag became known, went on to become the most valuable relic of the war. Now it's been stolen and Top is asked to find it.
Normally Top wouldn't touch a job like the money's too small, and he's not excited about his arrogant, bigoted client, Professor Jay Pope-Scott. Problem is, Top badly needs those twenty thousand dollars. So he's soon taking on fanatical collectors, ultra-right-wing religious paramilitaries, a biker gang, Fourth Federal Bank and his former lover to save the school and recover the flag.
In this sequel to Sam Hill's knockout debut novel, BUZZ MONKEY, the action comes non-stop. The scrapes are daunting, the escapes hair-raising and the outcome stunningly unpredictable.
Top Keirnan has got problems. The research firm he's been running out of his 30s-era schoolhouse in Athens, Georgia, is beginning to founder, thanks to his former office manager (and ex-lover), who has stolen half his clients and set up shop on her own. And Top is no longer banking big bucks as an operative for Shaw's Mercantile Marine since they've decided his addiction to the adrenaline buzz is more of a risk than an asset. Things are looking tough for Top, when he gets a call.
American Civil War General 'Stonewall' Jackson was shot by his own men while on night patrol. His aide-de-camp reached into the General's saddlebags to find something to press against the wound and pulled out a new flag, the Stars and Bars. Stonewall died, but the Bloody Red Rag, as the flag became known, went on to become the most valuable relic of the war. Now it's been stolen and Top is asked to find it.
Normally Top wouldn't touch a job like the money's too small, and he's not excited about his arrogant, bigoted client, Professor Jay Pope-Scott. Problem is, Top badly needs those twenty thousand dollars. So he's soon taking on fanatical collectors, ultra-right-wing religious paramilitaries, a biker gang, Fourth Federal Bank and his former lover to save the school and recover the flag.
In this sequel to Sam Hill's knockout debut novel, BUZZ MONKEY, the action comes non-stop. The scrapes are daunting, the escapes hair-raising and the outcome stunningly unpredictable.
304 pages, Paperback
Published March 16, 2006
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March 22, 2021
A great follow up to Buzz Monkey. I enjoyed the story, as nuts as a plot can get sometimes, immensely.
This book does follow on from the first in the series, so personally I would try and read that first, but I think it might be possible to read as a standalone as well. The fleshing out of the characters in the book add to the initial impression from previous, and the sub-story adds to how the characters relate to each other. I'm not going to relate to the sub-story at all as it would be a big spoiler to the first novel.
Regardless, the author has got a great series on his hands with these characters, and I look forward to reading about Top in future novels.
Great thriller for those who like that type of novel, highly recommend it.
This was a free ARC from NetGalley and the publisher, in return for an honest impartial review.
This book does follow on from the first in the series, so personally I would try and read that first, but I think it might be possible to read as a standalone as well. The fleshing out of the characters in the book add to the initial impression from previous, and the sub-story adds to how the characters relate to each other. I'm not going to relate to the sub-story at all as it would be a big spoiler to the first novel.
Regardless, the author has got a great series on his hands with these characters, and I look forward to reading about Top in future novels.
Great thriller for those who like that type of novel, highly recommend it.
This was a free ARC from NetGalley and the publisher, in return for an honest impartial review.
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