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Quake Epicenter
There's No Way To Prepare
In the first earth-shaking installment of Jack Douglas's six-part Quake, the northeast experiences the deadliest earthquake in U.S. history—9.0 on the Richter Scale—and the epicenter is New York City. . .
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick Dykstra has seen his beloved city under attack. He has devoted himself to putting terrorist Feroz Saeed Aliva—one of the architects behind 9/11?on trial for his role in the attacks. But Nick has never seen anything like the catastrophic events about to change New York forever. An earthquake of epic proportions. Buildings will be destroyed. Concrete will shatter. Bridges and tunnels will collapse. It strikes without warning—and gives Feroz Aliva a chance to escape. Now, plunged in chaos and darkness, Nick is determined not to let his adversary get away. Aliva swore he would get his revenge, that he would hunt down Nick's daughter at Columbia University and make her pay for America's crimes. . .with her life.
14,500 Words
In the first earth-shaking installment of Jack Douglas's six-part Quake, the northeast experiences the deadliest earthquake in U.S. history—9.0 on the Richter Scale—and the epicenter is New York City. . .
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick Dykstra has seen his beloved city under attack. He has devoted himself to putting terrorist Feroz Saeed Aliva—one of the architects behind 9/11?on trial for his role in the attacks. But Nick has never seen anything like the catastrophic events about to change New York forever. An earthquake of epic proportions. Buildings will be destroyed. Concrete will shatter. Bridges and tunnels will collapse. It strikes without warning—and gives Feroz Aliva a chance to escape. Now, plunged in chaos and darkness, Nick is determined not to let his adversary get away. Aliva swore he would get his revenge, that he would hunt down Nick's daughter at Columbia University and make her pay for America's crimes. . .with her life.
14,500 Words
47 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 10, 2014
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Jack Douglas
103 books36 followersJack Douglas (born Douglas Linley Crickard , July 17, 1908 - January 31, 1989) was an American comedy writer who wrote for radio and television while additionally writing a series of humor books.
On radio, he was a writer for Red Skelton, Bob Hope and the situation comedy, Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou (1938–46), in which Riggs switched back and forth from his natural baritone to the voice of a seven-year-old girl.
Continuing to write for Skelton and Hope as he moved into television, Douglas also wrote for Jimmy Durante, Bing Crosby, Woody Allen, Johnny Carson, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet , The Jack Paar Show , The George Gobel Show, and Laugh-In .
The producer of Laugh-In , George Schlatter, said, "He saw the world from a different angle than the rest of us. He was not only funny, he was nice." Douglas won an Emmy Award in 1954 for best-written comedy material.
He was best known for his frequent guest appearances on Jack Paar's shows of the late 1950s and early 1960s. On one such appearance, when Douglas was well established as a Paar guest, he was chastised by Paar for holding a stack of file cards with his jokes while talking with Paar.
When Paar returned to television in 1973 and was confronted by unexpected low ratings, he engaged Douglas to contribute monologue material by mail. One week, there was no mail from Douglas; but his next package contained a "Sorry I didn't send anything last week. I forgot you were on."
Douglas and his third wife Reiko, a Japanese-born singer and comedian, were regular guests on shows hosted by Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, and Johnny Carson.
On radio, he was a writer for Red Skelton, Bob Hope and the situation comedy, Tommy Riggs and Betty Lou (1938–46), in which Riggs switched back and forth from his natural baritone to the voice of a seven-year-old girl.
Continuing to write for Skelton and Hope as he moved into television, Douglas also wrote for Jimmy Durante, Bing Crosby, Woody Allen, Johnny Carson, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet , The Jack Paar Show , The George Gobel Show, and Laugh-In .
The producer of Laugh-In , George Schlatter, said, "He saw the world from a different angle than the rest of us. He was not only funny, he was nice." Douglas won an Emmy Award in 1954 for best-written comedy material.
He was best known for his frequent guest appearances on Jack Paar's shows of the late 1950s and early 1960s. On one such appearance, when Douglas was well established as a Paar guest, he was chastised by Paar for holding a stack of file cards with his jokes while talking with Paar.
When Paar returned to television in 1973 and was confronted by unexpected low ratings, he engaged Douglas to contribute monologue material by mail. One week, there was no mail from Douglas; but his next package contained a "Sorry I didn't send anything last week. I forgot you were on."
Douglas and his third wife Reiko, a Japanese-born singer and comedian, were regular guests on shows hosted by Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, and Johnny Carson.
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June 12, 2014
I'm not sure if this just a free promo for the full book, or if the novel is serialized, but I'm also not interested in finding out either. Dull, predictable, and extremely cardboard is what this particular bit is. Plus both unbelievable (NYC is on solid bedrock, last I checked) and stereotypical (terrorists are Muslim). To compound the latter, the author is trying to profiteer off the 9-11 attack, using it as the backdrop and expected dreary plot device. Not going to be bothering with this one.
This is five minutes you won't get back.
This is five minutes you won't get back.
June 11, 2014
This was an entertaining quick read. The characters are appealing and well written, I look forward to seeing where they are taken. It's a great start and I look forward to reading the next 5 parts in the story.
June 18, 2014
Great start to what looks to be an exciting novella series (to be published in full novel form in August 2014). I look forward to seeing what happens next after New York is hit by a mega-quake.
June 24, 2014
Book is to short. One of those books that grabs you and makes you want more. So, I will have to be patient and wait for the next book in the series. Definitely worth the read.
September 23, 2014
not bad at all for the first part of the series. looking forward to buy next book of the series
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