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Filled With Memorable Moments That'll Keep You Turning Pages!(*Revised 4/2/22)The amazing Bob Mayes lives a contended life. His fast-draw show thrills the tourists and pays the bills. His loving wife, Ellie, keeps him happy. What more could he ask for? One fateful night, an incident after a show confronts him with an evil so brutal and far-reaching, he realizes he can never return to a simple life again. He sets out to face the evil with the help of a young psychic named Sarah and her grandmother, Rita. A group of brave underground "white hat" warriors joins them to battle the Faction, who are hell-bent to rule the earth. In the midst of his heroism, will Bob discover there is more to him than he ever knew? Will his uncanny speed and accuracy be enough against the formidable Faction? Is he, in fact, a Supernatural? Fast Draw is a story of love, betrayal, heroism, and one you will never forget. The main character is based on the real-life fast-draw artist, Bob Munden. - For anyone who enjoys urban fantasy or military scifi/fantasy, Fast Draw might be for you! *Contains strong language, graphic violence, and some sexual situations.Reviews for Fast "Its like Louis Lamour and Stephen King came together and wrote this book. I loved it very much and can't wait for the next one." - Amazon Customer"I got so engrossed, I finished it one day. It is riveting . . . Bottom line D.W. Collins has written one great book in Fast One Bullet to Hell." - Amazon Customer" . . . The pacing was excellent and Collins does a good job of it. He spaces the events in the book out perfectly and fills the intervening time with things that make sense, all the while pushing a sense of urgency. " - Amazon Customer"This book made me want to stay up late turning pages. Twist and turns surprise ending. Would read anything by this author." - Amazon Customer"The good guys include one of the best characters ever. A geriatric gunfighter named Bob, who shoots faster than the eye can see and never misses." - Goodreads user"Think Stephen King's fire starter only with a world wide reach, maybe a bit like Larry coreia's Grimnoir Chronicles Series, only not quite so concentrated. Anyway, suffice it to say, it's a darned good read, and if you like action, you won't want to miss this one." - Goodreads user
- GenresParanormal
454 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 2, 2015
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July 23, 2020
I loved this book right to the very end, then i was disappointed. Still, i can't really diss a book that i totally enjoyed just because i disliked the last few pages. This is the story of good guys vs. bad guys. The good guys include one of the best characters ever. A geriatric gunfighter named Bob, who shoots faster than the eye can see and never misses. He's decked out in black. Black 10 gallon hat, black boots, black leather duster coat and for special fights, he dons a black lone ranger mask. This isn't a western, though. The bad guys are international bad guys bent on dastardly plans which include using psychically gifted kids as weapons. The good guys have their own psychics. And they have Bob.
May 15, 2017
I don't know what to say about Fast Draw, Starring Bob Mayes by D.W. Collins. I liked it enough. It's different, and the story definitely distinguishes between the good guys, the bad guys, and the poor victims and what happens to betrayers.
It's a shoot them up book with guts and blood flying all the time. If you like this, there's plenty of it (a little too much for my taste). Excuse my politically incorrect phrase, but I think the book is written for a man's man book. Did I say that right? In addition, it does have some language flying here in there, but not overly abundant. I personally don't care for that type of language, but in this case, I dealt with it better. My sensitive senses were not offended, because of how and when the author uses it. Does that make sense?
There are mistakes in the book and I had to backtrack many times to make sense of what I read. In one setting, the author slipped and put the wrong name in. However, it didn't take away from the story and many times the author explains the situation a paragraph or two later.
I appreciate the author not over describing every little thing. He gets to the point and the story and sticks with it. What descriptions Mr. Collins details has to do with the setting and action taking place. I think the author does his best to describe the main characters. It's a little more of an outline of them. In my opinion, just right for this type of story and for whom it's written for. It's an action book. The book ends with a possible sequel to come.
Even though I don't read comic books (so I may be wrong), it reminds me of an enhanced comic book writing. I'm basing my opinion on the movies/shows I've seen taken from them-like the old TV shows, Batman.
(My husband, Mike, received Fast Draw as an e-book from the author D.W. Collins for review, which he did. The author sent him a paperback afterward and recommended it to me. The book edition is not listed yet, so I created the book. The cover page is not shown. Just letting anyone who's interested know that.)
It's a shoot them up book with guts and blood flying all the time. If you like this, there's plenty of it (a little too much for my taste). Excuse my politically incorrect phrase, but I think the book is written for a man's man book. Did I say that right? In addition, it does have some language flying here in there, but not overly abundant. I personally don't care for that type of language, but in this case, I dealt with it better. My sensitive senses were not offended, because of how and when the author uses it. Does that make sense?
There are mistakes in the book and I had to backtrack many times to make sense of what I read. In one setting, the author slipped and put the wrong name in. However, it didn't take away from the story and many times the author explains the situation a paragraph or two later.
I appreciate the author not over describing every little thing. He gets to the point and the story and sticks with it. What descriptions Mr. Collins details has to do with the setting and action taking place. I think the author does his best to describe the main characters. It's a little more of an outline of them. In my opinion, just right for this type of story and for whom it's written for. It's an action book. The book ends with a possible sequel to come.
Even though I don't read comic books (so I may be wrong), it reminds me of an enhanced comic book writing. I'm basing my opinion on the movies/shows I've seen taken from them-like the old TV shows, Batman.
(My husband, Mike, received Fast Draw as an e-book from the author D.W. Collins for review, which he did. The author sent him a paperback afterward and recommended it to me. The book edition is not listed yet, so I created the book. The cover page is not shown. Just letting anyone who's interested know that.)
March 3, 2019
Very good story, it's A bit of John Ringo's Kildar, and a bit of Tom Kratman’s Carrera series. And, I suppose you could throw a bit of Sarah hoyt's wichey eye series in too just for good measure, to account for the occult portions. Very good stuff here, and I think any military fiction fan would love to get their hands on it. If you're a scifi fan, it probably won't appeal to you on the scifi aspects alone, but if you're interested in military scifi, this one might fit the bill. Think Stephen King's fire starter only with a world wide reach, maybe a bit like Larry coreia's Grimnoir Chronicles Series, only not quite so concentrated. Anyway, suffice it to say, it's a darned good read, and if you like action, you won't want to miss this one.
July 5, 2019
Up and down
Why does everyone need a logistically impossible secret base? This secret base cost the story its momentum, dialogue gave way to description and the base did nothing to progress the story.
I left it half read, when I returned I sped read until the base was destroyed then the story picked up again.
I guess it was good enough for me to come back to it but it may have been better if the stalled motion hadnt caused me ro leave.
Why does everyone need a logistically impossible secret base? This secret base cost the story its momentum, dialogue gave way to description and the base did nothing to progress the story.
I left it half read, when I returned I sped read until the base was destroyed then the story picked up again.
I guess it was good enough for me to come back to it but it may have been better if the stalled motion hadnt caused me ro leave.
June 16, 2017
This is quite a nerv wrecking book. Fast paced and full of surprises. The beginning sets the scene with a lovely depth of descriptions of sight and sound. This continues through the book. I realised that I read some chapters in a high speed just because the fast action in the book.
I can recommend it both for the great use of language and for the fast and action filled plot. Read it!
I can recommend it both for the great use of language and for the fast and action filled plot. Read it!
July 31, 2017
Very innovative and different than other supernatural thrillers. I fell in love quickly with these characters. Of all the the action, the thrilling and anticipation was the best. I'm so disappointed at the ending because I don't know if there's a part two to this incredible story. It just doesn't seem complete!
June 10, 2019
Profanity!!
Why don't these so called authors tell us up front that their story is laced with profane language and they could save these one star ratings?
Why don't these so called authors tell us up front that their story is laced with profane language and they could save these one star ratings?
June 17, 2019
Good read.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Good character development. Good Story line. It wont be everyone's cup of tea, but i liked it.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Good character development. Good Story line. It wont be everyone's cup of tea, but i liked it.
October 9, 2015
Today, I am reviewing the Urban Fantasy/Thriller story Fast Draw by D.W. Collins. In this book, we follow Bob Mayes, an aging cowboy and performer in a show who demonstrates his superhuman aim and firing speed. Unbeknownst to him, he is about to be caught in the middle of two warring presences who are fighting over the future of mankind…and are using Supernaturals like him to do it.
I give this book a 3.5/5. Here is my breakdown.
Characters: 3/5. There was a large cast of characters in this novel, but I felt like I never got to know any of them very well. What I did know was reasonably interesting, and I cared about the main ones…but they felt like movie characters, rather than book characters. The romantic subplot between two of the side characters was fun, and helped define them a little bit, but I felt the book lacked a little in this area. As far as our protagonist, while I cheered for him and enjoyed watching him work, I didn’t feel a lot of depth in him. A few moments of soul-searching don’t really change a man who’s spent the last several decades living the home life to a bringer of righteous death.
Plot/Storyline: 3.5/5. The story was fun and interesting and it kept me turning the pages. There were few twists, though, and many of those that were there had the bright red colors of the deus ex machina glowing upon them. I found myself a bit confused at times as to the reasons and motivations of the characters as they used their assets to confound one another. Who’s winning? What’s going on? At times I wasn’t sure. Overall, though, the story was coherent, made sense most of the time, and was a new take that I hadn’t seen before.
Flow: 4.5/5. Well done here. The pacing was excellent and Collins does a good job of it. He spaces the events in the book out perfectly and fills the intervening time with things that make sense, all the while pushing a sense of urgency. I admit to thinking that Bob (who, as mentioned earlier, is not a spring chicken) was actually doing very well considering the pace his friends were setting
Spelling/Grammar: 3.5/5. Meh. Some missing and spliced words, spelling mistakes. The book is written in present tense, but there were a few confusing times when Collins went back to past that threw me. I definitely noticed the issues in Fast Draw.
Overall: 3.5/5. A solid effort, but it could have used a couple more beta readers and another editing pass. I’m honestly most frustrated with the ending and the character of Bob Mayes. It felt like, as the story progressed, Collins had this character, and he established what the character could do…and I got this feeling that Bob wasn’t being challenged much. He was this instrument of God (metaphorically) that just rained death on his enemies. Which was cool.
But he never felt threatened.
And then the ending happened. I won’t spoil it, but I felt cheated, like it had been thrown in, or pre-written and shoehorned so that the ending imagined before the book was ever written is the book that we have. I don’t know. People who are fans of the genre will probably enjoy Fast Draw, but those who are prone to analyze the plotlines or who are looking for visionary approaches would do well to be careful.
I give this book a 3.5/5. Here is my breakdown.
Characters: 3/5. There was a large cast of characters in this novel, but I felt like I never got to know any of them very well. What I did know was reasonably interesting, and I cared about the main ones…but they felt like movie characters, rather than book characters. The romantic subplot between two of the side characters was fun, and helped define them a little bit, but I felt the book lacked a little in this area. As far as our protagonist, while I cheered for him and enjoyed watching him work, I didn’t feel a lot of depth in him. A few moments of soul-searching don’t really change a man who’s spent the last several decades living the home life to a bringer of righteous death.
Plot/Storyline: 3.5/5. The story was fun and interesting and it kept me turning the pages. There were few twists, though, and many of those that were there had the bright red colors of the deus ex machina glowing upon them. I found myself a bit confused at times as to the reasons and motivations of the characters as they used their assets to confound one another. Who’s winning? What’s going on? At times I wasn’t sure. Overall, though, the story was coherent, made sense most of the time, and was a new take that I hadn’t seen before.
Flow: 4.5/5. Well done here. The pacing was excellent and Collins does a good job of it. He spaces the events in the book out perfectly and fills the intervening time with things that make sense, all the while pushing a sense of urgency. I admit to thinking that Bob (who, as mentioned earlier, is not a spring chicken) was actually doing very well considering the pace his friends were setting
Spelling/Grammar: 3.5/5. Meh. Some missing and spliced words, spelling mistakes. The book is written in present tense, but there were a few confusing times when Collins went back to past that threw me. I definitely noticed the issues in Fast Draw.
Overall: 3.5/5. A solid effort, but it could have used a couple more beta readers and another editing pass. I’m honestly most frustrated with the ending and the character of Bob Mayes. It felt like, as the story progressed, Collins had this character, and he established what the character could do…and I got this feeling that Bob wasn’t being challenged much. He was this instrument of God (metaphorically) that just rained death on his enemies. Which was cool.
But he never felt threatened.
And then the ending happened. I won’t spoil it, but I felt cheated, like it had been thrown in, or pre-written and shoehorned so that the ending imagined before the book was ever written is the book that we have. I don’t know. People who are fans of the genre will probably enjoy Fast Draw, but those who are prone to analyze the plotlines or who are looking for visionary approaches would do well to be careful.
June 15, 2023
Strange Writing Style, Amateur Storytelling
A painfully generic and insipid urban fantasy story. The author has a strange writing style that would be interesting in more skilled hands but actively detracts from this book. The storytelling is very amateur - the scenes are rote and dull and the conflict is usually avoided. Makes the book a chore to read. The author tries to use naturalistic dialogue but fails. It sounds unnatural due to a lot of “just so” sentiments and too much agreeableness. It is also quite repetitive. The main character is a little bit of a Mary-Sue/Gary-Sue.
This isn’t a terrible book, but it isn’t good.
A painfully generic and insipid urban fantasy story. The author has a strange writing style that would be interesting in more skilled hands but actively detracts from this book. The storytelling is very amateur - the scenes are rote and dull and the conflict is usually avoided. Makes the book a chore to read. The author tries to use naturalistic dialogue but fails. It sounds unnatural due to a lot of “just so” sentiments and too much agreeableness. It is also quite repetitive. The main character is a little bit of a Mary-Sue/Gary-Sue.
This isn’t a terrible book, but it isn’t good.
April 30, 2016
The usual disclaimer: I was given an e-version of Fast Draw: One Bullet to Hell by D.W. Collins in exchange for a review.
Apparently, Fast Draw: One Bullet to Hell is not author D.W. Collins' usual genre, When I looked for the author bio on Goodreads (after having read the book) I found a listing of several books which appear by the titles to be of a more adult-oriented nature. After quite a bit of searching, I finally discovered D.W. Collins is a male (OK, it doesn't matter, but I got curious). On another site the bio is signed Dee. So, I was going to go out on a limb here and assume (yeah, I know; u and me) that the author is female (sure enough, me at least). To be honest I actually learned the truth when trying to post my review to Amazon. So, back for some quick editing. Anyway, my sleuthing done, back to the review.
Fast Draw: One Bullet to Hell is an action story with a twist: a conspiracy theorists playground. So, naturally I enjoyed the heck out of this book. I got so engrossed, I finished it in one day. It is riveting. And, come on, the story has John Wayne in it, it's got to be good, right? Our hero, Bob, is a straight out of the old west quick draw artist. Any similarity to reality ends there however, as he embarks on one of the strangest adventure/quest/vendettas you could ever want to read.
There are government badasses, terrorist (for lack of a better term) badasses, paranormal good and bad guys, and Bob; the baddest of them all. There is lots of action, graphic violence, very mild sex, and a little romance added to the mix. We get remote viewing, telepathy, mind control, all the good paranormal stuff. We also get pseudo-military technologies. world domination plots, all on a truly global setting.
Fast Draw... is the first of, I believe, two books. The ending was not a cliffhanger (thank you very much), but we do know more is to come. Although I don't yet have any way to know for sure, there are plot lines that I would really like to follow into another book. Without giving anything away here; in Fast Draw... the good guys don't always win.
According to the Goodreads listing for Fast Draw... the book is 393 pages long. My e-version however, comes in at 431 pages. I don't know if that is a print vs electronic difference, but I can't think of any part of what I read that should have been edited out.
Bottom line D.W. Collins has written one great book in Fast Draw: One Bullet to Hell. C'mon! John Wayne! Enjoy!
Mike
Apparently, Fast Draw: One Bullet to Hell is not author D.W. Collins' usual genre, When I looked for the author bio on Goodreads (after having read the book) I found a listing of several books which appear by the titles to be of a more adult-oriented nature. After quite a bit of searching, I finally discovered D.W. Collins is a male (OK, it doesn't matter, but I got curious). On another site the bio is signed Dee. So, I was going to go out on a limb here and assume (yeah, I know; u and me) that the author is female (sure enough, me at least). To be honest I actually learned the truth when trying to post my review to Amazon. So, back for some quick editing. Anyway, my sleuthing done, back to the review.
Fast Draw: One Bullet to Hell is an action story with a twist: a conspiracy theorists playground. So, naturally I enjoyed the heck out of this book. I got so engrossed, I finished it in one day. It is riveting. And, come on, the story has John Wayne in it, it's got to be good, right? Our hero, Bob, is a straight out of the old west quick draw artist. Any similarity to reality ends there however, as he embarks on one of the strangest adventure/quest/vendettas you could ever want to read.
There are government badasses, terrorist (for lack of a better term) badasses, paranormal good and bad guys, and Bob; the baddest of them all. There is lots of action, graphic violence, very mild sex, and a little romance added to the mix. We get remote viewing, telepathy, mind control, all the good paranormal stuff. We also get pseudo-military technologies. world domination plots, all on a truly global setting.
Fast Draw... is the first of, I believe, two books. The ending was not a cliffhanger (thank you very much), but we do know more is to come. Although I don't yet have any way to know for sure, there are plot lines that I would really like to follow into another book. Without giving anything away here; in Fast Draw... the good guys don't always win.
According to the Goodreads listing for Fast Draw... the book is 393 pages long. My e-version however, comes in at 431 pages. I don't know if that is a print vs electronic difference, but I can't think of any part of what I read that should have been edited out.
Bottom line D.W. Collins has written one great book in Fast Draw: One Bullet to Hell. C'mon! John Wayne! Enjoy!
Mike
October 31, 2015
Bob Mayes is a fast draw artist who entertains tourists. He lives in a one-horse town, but he’s satisfied with his life, using his ‘gift’ of speed and accuracy with a gun for good. Then, a shadowy organization known as the Faction, which has a mission of depopulating the world shows up in his town, Bob finds that his ‘gift,’ and working with an organization called the Group Army Soldiers (GAS) might the only thing keeping the Faction from world domination.
A fast-paced paranormal thriller, Fast Draw by D. W. Collins follows Bob from a small western town to the jungles of South America and back again as he and GAS go on the hunt for soldiers of the Faction. Good character-driven story that sometimes overdoes it with the action scenes—one can read the details of what bullets do to the human body only so many times before it no longer shocks.
Other than this bit of overreliance on graphic descriptions of all the ways people can die, it’s a story that’s easy to get caught up in. Bob is a totally likeable character—a paranormal version of the white-hat marshal of the old west who comes to town to take care of the outlaws.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review. I give it 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.
A fast-paced paranormal thriller, Fast Draw by D. W. Collins follows Bob from a small western town to the jungles of South America and back again as he and GAS go on the hunt for soldiers of the Faction. Good character-driven story that sometimes overdoes it with the action scenes—one can read the details of what bullets do to the human body only so many times before it no longer shocks.
Other than this bit of overreliance on graphic descriptions of all the ways people can die, it’s a story that’s easy to get caught up in. Bob is a totally likeable character—a paranormal version of the white-hat marshal of the old west who comes to town to take care of the outlaws.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review. I give it 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.
June 1, 2016
My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again
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