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Carter Ash #1
The Saint
Carter Ash never thought he would walk in his father's footsteps and become a criminal. He was happy, a loving husband and doting father. It took tragedy to alter the course of his life and set him down a dangerous path.
Now a fixer and second in command of a growing criminal operation, he has settled back into something like normality. He does his job well, garnering a reputation for fairness and second chances...but never a third.
The new life he has built changes once again with a single phone call, leading to events that leave him outnumbered, outgunned, and on the run. Using every shred of cunning and skill he possesses to survive, he finds himself in a race against time and overwhelming odds.
All to save one innocent. Because for the man other criminals call The Saint, there are lines that can't be crossed.
Now a fixer and second in command of a growing criminal operation, he has settled back into something like normality. He does his job well, garnering a reputation for fairness and second chances...but never a third.
The new life he has built changes once again with a single phone call, leading to events that leave him outnumbered, outgunned, and on the run. Using every shred of cunning and skill he possesses to survive, he finds himself in a race against time and overwhelming odds.
All to save one innocent. Because for the man other criminals call The Saint, there are lines that can't be crossed.
190 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 28, 2016
About the author
Joshua Guess
50 books363 followersJoshua Guess (who goes by Josh most of the time, but Joshua professionally because his mom insists) is originally from southern Illinois, but moved to central Kentucky at an early age.
Always a storyteller, his interest in creating began with art. He loved to draw and come up with stories about his pictures.
Then he discovered comic books and novels, and things...took a turn.
Devouring everything from superboy to Stephen King, Josh started to gain a greater interest in writing, making it a hobby during high school and achieving distinguished marks in his portfolio.
Then, life got in the way. College and the struggle to start a life of his own away from home took up most of his time. His love of telling stories took a back seat to the needs of daily life for many years, with the occasional foray into working on one project or another.
In late 2009, Josh buckled down and started work on an idea for a fantasy novel that had been stuck in his head since those halcyon days back in high school. Struggling to find a voice, Josh realized months later after many false starts that he needed to stretch his brain a little, strengthen his writing muscles. So he began another project that had been simmering in the back of his mind, a continuing serialized zombie story, told in the form of a daily blog.
Living With the Dead has given him a measure of success, but more important has imparted new skills at wordsmithing and the drive to complete. 'Bound to Silence', his debut novel, has been released and is available now, as are many collections and versions of Living With the Dead.
Once that tipping point was reached, there was no choice for him but to keep on writing. Much more of Josh's work will be released in the coming months.
I hate writing in the third person about myself. I live an average life and work a full time job. I have three cats, two dogs, two ferrets, and a wife that I'm so in love with it hurts. My goal is to some day have enough success to write full time, and to manage a level of long term financial security that I don't have to worry about money. It's my dream to make a good living doing what I love--telling stories. I hope you enjoy my work. That's why I do it.
Always a storyteller, his interest in creating began with art. He loved to draw and come up with stories about his pictures.
Then he discovered comic books and novels, and things...took a turn.
Devouring everything from superboy to Stephen King, Josh started to gain a greater interest in writing, making it a hobby during high school and achieving distinguished marks in his portfolio.
Then, life got in the way. College and the struggle to start a life of his own away from home took up most of his time. His love of telling stories took a back seat to the needs of daily life for many years, with the occasional foray into working on one project or another.
In late 2009, Josh buckled down and started work on an idea for a fantasy novel that had been stuck in his head since those halcyon days back in high school. Struggling to find a voice, Josh realized months later after many false starts that he needed to stretch his brain a little, strengthen his writing muscles. So he began another project that had been simmering in the back of his mind, a continuing serialized zombie story, told in the form of a daily blog.
Living With the Dead has given him a measure of success, but more important has imparted new skills at wordsmithing and the drive to complete. 'Bound to Silence', his debut novel, has been released and is available now, as are many collections and versions of Living With the Dead.
Once that tipping point was reached, there was no choice for him but to keep on writing. Much more of Josh's work will be released in the coming months.
I hate writing in the third person about myself. I live an average life and work a full time job. I have three cats, two dogs, two ferrets, and a wife that I'm so in love with it hurts. My goal is to some day have enough success to write full time, and to manage a level of long term financial security that I don't have to worry about money. It's my dream to make a good living doing what I love--telling stories. I hope you enjoy my work. That's why I do it.
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November 11, 2016This was a good book to read. It is fasted based and engaging to read. The lead character is a bad guy doing bad things for a bad boss then he does something which gets him into trouble. The book covers two timelines. A majority is spent in the present with the current action. About 30% is interwoven back story showing how he got into the business. The lead character has depth and is a thinker. The supporting characters are colorful and add decent details. All the characters perform their roles to move the story forward. I would like to see where this story goes.
December 17, 2016
I loved The Saint!
Carter Ash is a man with skills. He lost everything because of a drunk driver. He then took many painful steps to get his revenge on the man that destroyed his life while staying in the background.
But someone noticed and they made him an offer. He helped build an illegal, money making business, then the boss' son screws up and Carters on the run, with everyone gunning for him.
Carter is a complex guy. And his thought processes really gave me perspective into the human psyche.
Fast paced and you can't put it down!
Carter Ash is a man with skills. He lost everything because of a drunk driver. He then took many painful steps to get his revenge on the man that destroyed his life while staying in the background.
But someone noticed and they made him an offer. He helped build an illegal, money making business, then the boss' son screws up and Carters on the run, with everyone gunning for him.
Carter is a complex guy. And his thought processes really gave me perspective into the human psyche.
Fast paced and you can't put it down!
November 19, 2016
Thrill ride
Starts a little slow, but like a classic hotrod once the engine warms up is full throttle.
Carter suffered a huge loss which leads him down a dark revenge fueled path. But while his wears the cloak of a monster he is not evil.
Smart and intense, this was a great read.
Starts a little slow, but like a classic hotrod once the engine warms up is full throttle.
Carter suffered a huge loss which leads him down a dark revenge fueled path. But while his wears the cloak of a monster he is not evil.
Smart and intense, this was a great read.
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