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Elk
After stirring from an amnesiac coma, a man finds himself in a house of strangers. Asking what his name is, the answer comes from a Native American man watching over him. "Elk," he says, "for His spirit is in you." Puzzled, scared, and wanting to leave, the man--now knowing himself as "Elk"--does just that. He sets out on a quest of self-discovery in a midwest American town that has gone down the drain. Picking up a conscience and a twisted view of justice, Elk begins cleaning up the streets how he sees fit. However, questions still trouble Elk so he works to unearth their answers, all the while struggling to find peace in a burdensome town.
183 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 4, 2012
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Jacob Russell Dring
98 books28 followersJacob has been writing books since 2009, honing his craft over the years. The written word has become a calling, one that fills him with purpose. While poetry and spoken word are among his other passions, fiction will always be the champion of his heart.
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February 13, 2023
I read this book in paperback.
This book is one of Mr. Dring’s older books but that doesn’t take anything away from it. I love the storyline. The main character, named Elk, wakes up with amnesia in a stranger’s home and ends up on the run searching for who he really is. It ends up in a run-down city where the law is dirty and the townspeople know it. He becomes a bit of a self-made vigilante, executing anyone he crosses paths with who doesn’t hold a sacredness for human decency as he does (such as a pimp who pimps out his teenaged step-daughter or a would-be rapist caught in the act). The situations seem to come to him by providence and he unapologetically takes care of business.
Jacob Dring’s style, as I’ve come to expect, engages you immediately from the first line and holds you until after you’ve turned the final page. I loved this story. I liked and wanted to see the bad guys get their justice. For once, to see them NOT get away with it. I won’t give away the ending… but this book is worth every minute.
This book gets 4.75/5 stars from me, with the only losses coming from some misspellings/mistakes in the storyline (such as the character leaving behind a certain gun as the scene and then later having it and then later having a different gun again). There were 8-10 in the entire book, so not too many and it was only enough to lose 1/4-star. Other than that, a tight engaging story, awesome character, awesome justice, great cover and title.
Highly recommended to those who like fast-paced fiction with justice for all.
This book is one of Mr. Dring’s older books but that doesn’t take anything away from it. I love the storyline. The main character, named Elk, wakes up with amnesia in a stranger’s home and ends up on the run searching for who he really is. It ends up in a run-down city where the law is dirty and the townspeople know it. He becomes a bit of a self-made vigilante, executing anyone he crosses paths with who doesn’t hold a sacredness for human decency as he does (such as a pimp who pimps out his teenaged step-daughter or a would-be rapist caught in the act). The situations seem to come to him by providence and he unapologetically takes care of business.
Jacob Dring’s style, as I’ve come to expect, engages you immediately from the first line and holds you until after you’ve turned the final page. I loved this story. I liked and wanted to see the bad guys get their justice. For once, to see them NOT get away with it. I won’t give away the ending… but this book is worth every minute.
This book gets 4.75/5 stars from me, with the only losses coming from some misspellings/mistakes in the storyline (such as the character leaving behind a certain gun as the scene and then later having it and then later having a different gun again). There were 8-10 in the entire book, so not too many and it was only enough to lose 1/4-star. Other than that, a tight engaging story, awesome character, awesome justice, great cover and title.
Highly recommended to those who like fast-paced fiction with justice for all.
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