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Privateers
Three fierce women. A ghost ship’s treasure. And a bone-chilling Caribbean warlord.
WWI rages. U.S. Marines storm Haiti’s Banque Nationale, loot $26 million in gold, then vanish . A century later, clues surface during the demolition of a Chicago racetrack, pointing to the Corazón Santo—the malevolent triangle of Havana, Kingston, and Port-au-Prince. Three fierce, vibrant women reunite to hunt the treasure, hoping it will buy their survival from past entanglements. They conscript a streetwise Chicago horseplayer’s help, then risk a return into the blood-drenched Caribbean jungle that has tried to kill them before. The uneasy partners are quickly swallowed in a terrifying labyrinth of shadow government and modern-day piracy where a final choice will be forced upon them: gold, survival, or redemption?
Privateers is recommended for fans of Nelson DeMille’s The Cuban Affair, Nora Roberts’s The Reef, Clive Cussler’s Sea of Greed, and Wayne Stinnett’s Rising Water.
Charlie Newton is a Chicago native, a writer known for a global life on the road and extended MIA absences. When he does publish, Newton’s heart-pounding, gritty, and witty realism has been a starred-review favorite of the critics and a finalist for the Edgar, the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, the Macavity, and the International Thriller Writers awards. Newton is the author of Calumet City (Simon & Schuster, 2008), Start Shooting (Doubleday, 2012), and Traitor’s Gate (Thomas & Mercer, 2015).
WWI rages. U.S. Marines storm Haiti’s Banque Nationale, loot $26 million in gold, then vanish . A century later, clues surface during the demolition of a Chicago racetrack, pointing to the Corazón Santo—the malevolent triangle of Havana, Kingston, and Port-au-Prince. Three fierce, vibrant women reunite to hunt the treasure, hoping it will buy their survival from past entanglements. They conscript a streetwise Chicago horseplayer’s help, then risk a return into the blood-drenched Caribbean jungle that has tried to kill them before. The uneasy partners are quickly swallowed in a terrifying labyrinth of shadow government and modern-day piracy where a final choice will be forced upon them: gold, survival, or redemption?
Privateers is recommended for fans of Nelson DeMille’s The Cuban Affair, Nora Roberts’s The Reef, Clive Cussler’s Sea of Greed, and Wayne Stinnett’s Rising Water.
Charlie Newton is a Chicago native, a writer known for a global life on the road and extended MIA absences. When he does publish, Newton’s heart-pounding, gritty, and witty realism has been a starred-review favorite of the critics and a finalist for the Edgar, the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, the Macavity, and the International Thriller Writers awards. Newton is the author of Calumet City (Simon & Schuster, 2008), Start Shooting (Doubleday, 2012), and Traitor’s Gate (Thomas & Mercer, 2015).
428 pages, Hardcover
First published March 30, 2020
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6 books53 followersCharlie Newton is a Chicago native, a writer known for a global life on the road and extended MIA absences. When he does publish, Newton’s heart-pounding, gritty, and witty realism has been a starred-review favorite of the critics and a finalist for the Edgar, the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, the Macavity, and the International Thriller Writers awards. Newton is the author of Calumet City (Simon & Schuster, 2008), Start Shooting (Doubleday, 2012), Traitor’s Gate (Thomas & Mercer, 2015), and Privateers (BlackType Press, 2020).
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March 13, 2020
What a awesome thriller!!! When Bill is sent to find Susie devereux who is missing and it sets him on a course to looking not only her but a hidden treasure that's worth millions and leads him to a partnership with 3 head strong women who will work with him to find the clues to the century old treasure in one of the most dangerous and complexed places on earth the Caribbean were not only will they have survive a truly evil villain known as the Gryphon who is running the red market were people are taken to be harvested for their organs and body parts and whatever else he can sell. He is a sadist who is holding Susie prison and her days are numbered and With a hurricane bearing down on them and only a poet's papers to go by and enemies at every turn things get dicey and if that isn't enough their also dealing with a country that is in the midst of a revolution. This is a hell of ride with a great storyline and interesting characters like Anne a modern day pirate with swagger and balls to back it up!! I also loved commander Siri so bold and bad ass. And I have to give Bill Owens a shout out! Any man who can keep up with such strong head strong women and not run gets my respect as well. It's a rollercoaster ride with twists and turns and triumphs and losses as well. Charlie Newton is a awesome storyteller and spins a good tale. Until next time Luv's💕💋
March 27, 2020
”The cut-stone blocks reek of colonial hubris, slave ships, and slave labor. And madness. Centuries of cruelty, obedience, and penance that madmen committed to forge the one true way. Terrible things have happened here...things I can feel on my skin but could never explain.”
The Caribbean… sunny beaches, blue skies, cold beer, beautiful, exotic, friendly faces with a haze of pot still circling their heads, umbrella drinks, and a madman parting out bodies for their blood and organs.
Wait...what?
Aye, and there is lost treasure...gold bullion. The type of find that dreams are made of. A Treasure Island type of opportunity, only with better looking pirates, a trio of formidable women, but missing that nicely drawn map that Robert Louis Stevenson provided Jim Hawkins in his tale of piracy and gold. What Bill Owens has instead is a series of clues, hidden in empty bottles of Barbancourt Rhum. One clue leads to another bottle until eventually the crafty bastard who buried the bullion gives up the actual location of the treasure. Fortunately, Bill is good at deciphering cryptic messages like this:
I might need a few shots of spicy rum to steady my mind and quell my nerves on this adventure.
Did I mention that Lana is on her way, a hurricane intent on leveling every man-made structure on the islands? Yes, that might be a relevant point. It’s not enough to have a madman calling himself Gryphon who wants more than just the gold, but also their precious organs….oh, no, let’s add in soul tugging wind, waves the size of skyscrapers, and drenching rain. Of course, the hurricane might dampen down, temporarily, the sparks of the revolution that is sizzling among the natives, giving our treasure hunters a small window of opportunity to find the gold and escape one hop, skip, and a jump ahead of the bullets, the flaying knives, and the boiling clouds.
These capable, amazing women are also a distraction for Bill. One is Anne Cormac Bonny, who is a direct descendent of the infamous pirate who partnered with Calico Jack Rackham during the golden age of pirating, though many of them would like to say they were privateers. ”Privateer: ‘A commission granted by a government to make reprisals; to gain reparations for specific offenses in time of peace, or to prey upon the enemy in time of war.’” This modern day Anne is simply a pirate. She knows this score will be the making of her, though I can’t conceive that even a wealthy Anne Bonny would give up the life of rolling water and high stakes adventure. ”Aye, William, is it a picnic you came for? Or a grand adventure with the girl whose knickers you fancy?”
Bill likes the idea of black satin sheets rather than the short walk to the gibbet, but as the dire circumstances continue to belay the opportunity for success or even survival, he starts to dream about a happy ending.
”We beat the hurricane, find the gold, and don’t die when the Gryphon tries to murder us. Hammer film makes the movie: Christopher Lee as the Gryphon, lots of T&A. It premieres in Londo; the Krays are dead, so I can attend; we all live happily ever after. What could go wrong?” Oh, yeah, Bill had a bit of dust up with the Kray brothers. It seems they wanted to twist his head off his shoulders and use his skull as an ashtray. What could go wrong? he asks. Well, one thing that can go really, really wrong is that the clues lead them to Haiti.
Bill is not going to Haiti. He has very good reasons not to want to go to Haiti.
The clues, of course, lead them to Haiti.
So we have a high octane adventure with all the elements that would have had RLS sitting on the edge of his chair on the verandah of his house in Samoa. He’d be chortling, gasping, and swigging wine. Fanny would be giving him disproving looks. He’d give her fiery looks back, as only a Scot can, because he has written dark and heady stuff like this that she consigned to the fire because she found his imagery to be too unsettling. There is weight to this story as well. This isn’t a breezy read, but a book that will inspire some mulling, some muttering, some shifting in your seat as you try to see a way clear for our heroes to fly off into the sunset with gold coins twinkling in the cargo bay. This is fuckery on an unprecedented level, and one should be prepared with a jug of spiced rum and with some Couronne Fruit Champagne on ice.
I’d like to thank Girl Friday Productions for sending me a copy of this rousing tale in exchange for an honest review.
If you wish to see more of my most recent book and movie reviews, visit http://www.jeffreykeeten.com
I also have a Facebook blogger page at:https://www.facebook.com/JeffreyKeeten and an Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/jeffreykeeten/
The Caribbean… sunny beaches, blue skies, cold beer, beautiful, exotic, friendly faces with a haze of pot still circling their heads, umbrella drinks, and a madman parting out bodies for their blood and organs.
Wait...what?
Aye, and there is lost treasure...gold bullion. The type of find that dreams are made of. A Treasure Island type of opportunity, only with better looking pirates, a trio of formidable women, but missing that nicely drawn map that Robert Louis Stevenson provided Jim Hawkins in his tale of piracy and gold. What Bill Owens has instead is a series of clues, hidden in empty bottles of Barbancourt Rhum. One clue leads to another bottle until eventually the crafty bastard who buried the bullion gives up the actual location of the treasure. Fortunately, Bill is good at deciphering cryptic messages like this:
”The pieces float; the pieces drift
Turn back
If I did not send you
No false heart survives my gift.”
I might need a few shots of spicy rum to steady my mind and quell my nerves on this adventure.
Did I mention that Lana is on her way, a hurricane intent on leveling every man-made structure on the islands? Yes, that might be a relevant point. It’s not enough to have a madman calling himself Gryphon who wants more than just the gold, but also their precious organs….oh, no, let’s add in soul tugging wind, waves the size of skyscrapers, and drenching rain. Of course, the hurricane might dampen down, temporarily, the sparks of the revolution that is sizzling among the natives, giving our treasure hunters a small window of opportunity to find the gold and escape one hop, skip, and a jump ahead of the bullets, the flaying knives, and the boiling clouds.
These capable, amazing women are also a distraction for Bill. One is Anne Cormac Bonny, who is a direct descendent of the infamous pirate who partnered with Calico Jack Rackham during the golden age of pirating, though many of them would like to say they were privateers. ”Privateer: ‘A commission granted by a government to make reprisals; to gain reparations for specific offenses in time of peace, or to prey upon the enemy in time of war.’” This modern day Anne is simply a pirate. She knows this score will be the making of her, though I can’t conceive that even a wealthy Anne Bonny would give up the life of rolling water and high stakes adventure. ”Aye, William, is it a picnic you came for? Or a grand adventure with the girl whose knickers you fancy?”
Bill likes the idea of black satin sheets rather than the short walk to the gibbet, but as the dire circumstances continue to belay the opportunity for success or even survival, he starts to dream about a happy ending.
”We beat the hurricane, find the gold, and don’t die when the Gryphon tries to murder us. Hammer film makes the movie: Christopher Lee as the Gryphon, lots of T&A. It premieres in Londo; the Krays are dead, so I can attend; we all live happily ever after. What could go wrong?” Oh, yeah, Bill had a bit of dust up with the Kray brothers. It seems they wanted to twist his head off his shoulders and use his skull as an ashtray. What could go wrong? he asks. Well, one thing that can go really, really wrong is that the clues lead them to Haiti.
Bill is not going to Haiti. He has very good reasons not to want to go to Haiti.
The clues, of course, lead them to Haiti.
So we have a high octane adventure with all the elements that would have had RLS sitting on the edge of his chair on the verandah of his house in Samoa. He’d be chortling, gasping, and swigging wine. Fanny would be giving him disproving looks. He’d give her fiery looks back, as only a Scot can, because he has written dark and heady stuff like this that she consigned to the fire because she found his imagery to be too unsettling. There is weight to this story as well. This isn’t a breezy read, but a book that will inspire some mulling, some muttering, some shifting in your seat as you try to see a way clear for our heroes to fly off into the sunset with gold coins twinkling in the cargo bay. This is fuckery on an unprecedented level, and one should be prepared with a jug of spiced rum and with some Couronne Fruit Champagne on ice.
I’d like to thank Girl Friday Productions for sending me a copy of this rousing tale in exchange for an honest review.
If you wish to see more of my most recent book and movie reviews, visit http://www.jeffreykeeten.com
I also have a Facebook blogger page at:https://www.facebook.com/JeffreyKeeten and an Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/jeffreykeeten/
March 24, 2020
PRIVATEERS by Charlie Newton is an action adventure thriller that is dark and gritty with a few lighter moments. Bill Owens joins three strong and spirited women hunting for a treasure of $26 million in gold that vanished during WWI. All of them are hoping the treasure will free them from past perceived obligations. However, rebellions, modern-day piracy, and various governments place many obstacles in their way.
The main characters are compelling and I was eventually able to connect with them enough to root for them to succeed in their endeavors. Their goals were clear and their motivations were well-drawn. This book started slowly for me but the pace picks up significantly in the second half. It took me a long time to get into the book and feel anything for the main protagonist, Bill Owens. The story switches points of view occasionally and locations frequently. This book has several strong themes running through it including loan sharks, gambling, murder, assault, governments in turmoil and country rebellions, torture and much more. There are some disturbing (to me) scenes.
Overall, I am glad I read this novel and can recommend it to readers who like dark and gritty action adventure stories.
Thanks to Girl Friday Productions and Charlie Newton for a complimentary ARC of this novel and the opportunity to provide an honest review. Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way.
The main characters are compelling and I was eventually able to connect with them enough to root for them to succeed in their endeavors. Their goals were clear and their motivations were well-drawn. This book started slowly for me but the pace picks up significantly in the second half. It took me a long time to get into the book and feel anything for the main protagonist, Bill Owens. The story switches points of view occasionally and locations frequently. This book has several strong themes running through it including loan sharks, gambling, murder, assault, governments in turmoil and country rebellions, torture and much more. There are some disturbing (to me) scenes.
Overall, I am glad I read this novel and can recommend it to readers who like dark and gritty action adventure stories.
Thanks to Girl Friday Productions and Charlie Newton for a complimentary ARC of this novel and the opportunity to provide an honest review. Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way.
March 4, 2020
I really wanted to like this one. I’ve not read any other books by this author, but the premise sounded interesting. Sort of a contemporary edgy version of a Charlie’s Angels/Pirates/National Treasure adventure thriller.
It’s not that.
Sure, there’s a treasure hunt and there are three tough-as-nails women characters with centerfold bodies but that’s about as far as you can take that comparison.
It was difficult for me to get into this one from the very beginning. Most of this is due to the exclusive use of present tense. I’ve read a number of such novels and they always, always are difficult reads for me. Just puts me off the story. While this technique can work well in action scenes, providing an immediacy to the events happening to the POV character, it’s just so cumbersome the rest of the time. This book even has a couple of flashbacks, but still uses present tense, which further complicated my perspective.
The plot was decent in most respects, combining a treasure hunt (Al Capone’s gold), modern day Caribbean pirates, and high-stakes perilous adventure. Oh, and a hurricane. But it was difficult for me to connect with the characters, especially the primary POV character, Bill Owens. He’s supposed to be a streetwise horseplayer with witty repartee. Indeed, the author’s website lists Raymond Chandler as a major influence on his writing style. However, Bill Owens comes across not so much as witty but merely snarky. About everything. Snarky in his dialog and snarky in his own inner thoughts. And when we meet the other characters in the book, almost everyone of them is snarky too. When the book switches to a new POV (still first person) there were times I couldn’t really distinguish their personalities from the previous one. If it weren’t for the prominently listed POV name used as the heading of each chapter, I wouldn’t have easily guessed whose eyes I was seeing through.
There were other problems as well. The clues to the mystery of the treasure’s location were way too obscure. I gave up early on making any sense of them and just let the characters figure them out by using their own unique backgrounds. Few readers will have the requisite knowledge (unless they are a horse race betting expert or have intimate knowledge of the geographic features of the Caribbean islands, for example) to handle it themselves. In addition, the plot took a while to come together and by the time it did, I wasn’t really invested in the characters. Probably a good thing because the ending was a real downer. To all of this, add in a bad guy by the name of "The Gryphon" who is so underdeveloped as to almost be seen as an afterthought.
Other readers may well come away from this one with much different results, particularly if they can tolerate present tense narratives. The author can certainly turn a clever phrase, even if it’s way overdone. But I can well imagine all of this will work fine for others and we’ll see reviewers tossing out terms like “genius” and “gritty” and “witty realism”. I hope so but this one just didn’t work for me.
Thanks to Girl Friday Productions and BlackType Press for a free Advanced Reader's Copy in return for an honest review.
It’s not that.
Sure, there’s a treasure hunt and there are three tough-as-nails women characters with centerfold bodies but that’s about as far as you can take that comparison.
It was difficult for me to get into this one from the very beginning. Most of this is due to the exclusive use of present tense. I’ve read a number of such novels and they always, always are difficult reads for me. Just puts me off the story. While this technique can work well in action scenes, providing an immediacy to the events happening to the POV character, it’s just so cumbersome the rest of the time. This book even has a couple of flashbacks, but still uses present tense, which further complicated my perspective.
The plot was decent in most respects, combining a treasure hunt (Al Capone’s gold), modern day Caribbean pirates, and high-stakes perilous adventure. Oh, and a hurricane. But it was difficult for me to connect with the characters, especially the primary POV character, Bill Owens. He’s supposed to be a streetwise horseplayer with witty repartee. Indeed, the author’s website lists Raymond Chandler as a major influence on his writing style. However, Bill Owens comes across not so much as witty but merely snarky. About everything. Snarky in his dialog and snarky in his own inner thoughts. And when we meet the other characters in the book, almost everyone of them is snarky too. When the book switches to a new POV (still first person) there were times I couldn’t really distinguish their personalities from the previous one. If it weren’t for the prominently listed POV name used as the heading of each chapter, I wouldn’t have easily guessed whose eyes I was seeing through.
There were other problems as well. The clues to the mystery of the treasure’s location were way too obscure. I gave up early on making any sense of them and just let the characters figure them out by using their own unique backgrounds. Few readers will have the requisite knowledge (unless they are a horse race betting expert or have intimate knowledge of the geographic features of the Caribbean islands, for example) to handle it themselves. In addition, the plot took a while to come together and by the time it did, I wasn’t really invested in the characters. Probably a good thing because the ending was a real downer. To all of this, add in a bad guy by the name of "The Gryphon" who is so underdeveloped as to almost be seen as an afterthought.
Other readers may well come away from this one with much different results, particularly if they can tolerate present tense narratives. The author can certainly turn a clever phrase, even if it’s way overdone. But I can well imagine all of this will work fine for others and we’ll see reviewers tossing out terms like “genius” and “gritty” and “witty realism”. I hope so but this one just didn’t work for me.
Thanks to Girl Friday Productions and BlackType Press for a free Advanced Reader's Copy in return for an honest review.
February 20, 2020
Thank you to NetGalley, Girl Friday Productions, and Black Type Press for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
This is one of those types of thrillers in which I couldn't stop reading, it was full of action, excitement, and mistery. It surprised me because it's the first book I read by Charlie Newton, it didn't disappoint me at all. The story starts with a crime that happened a long time ago, there was a lawyer from the University of Chicago and someone from London Day College. These two characters were participating in a dangerous mission that did not end very well. Years later Bill Owens will have the mission of finding Susie Devereux who apparently has a connection to what happened years ago, rumours indicate there is a treasure in Haiti. The treasure hunt turns out to be very exciting. Furthermore, Bill will have to travel to the Sacred Heart and also be very careful who he talks to because he's not the only one involved in this quest. I really enjoyed this thriller, especially the description of the places where Bill was visiting. Good book.
This is one of those types of thrillers in which I couldn't stop reading, it was full of action, excitement, and mistery. It surprised me because it's the first book I read by Charlie Newton, it didn't disappoint me at all. The story starts with a crime that happened a long time ago, there was a lawyer from the University of Chicago and someone from London Day College. These two characters were participating in a dangerous mission that did not end very well. Years later Bill Owens will have the mission of finding Susie Devereux who apparently has a connection to what happened years ago, rumours indicate there is a treasure in Haiti. The treasure hunt turns out to be very exciting. Furthermore, Bill will have to travel to the Sacred Heart and also be very careful who he talks to because he's not the only one involved in this quest. I really enjoyed this thriller, especially the description of the places where Bill was visiting. Good book.
April 25, 2020
Thank you to Girl Friday Productions and Charlie Newton for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review. My opinions are not biased in any way :)
Before I start this review I want to be clear and say that "it's not you, it's me". I don' think that there is necessarily anything wrong with this novel, I just don't think it's quite for me. U.S. Marines stole $26million in gold during WW1 and we follow three strong women who go on a treasure hunt for the long lost gold. I got to page 70 before I DNF'd and we still hadn't started the treasure hunt. The 70 pages I did read are the lead up to the main event, shrouded in politics. As someone who picked this up wanting to be swept away from the very get go in treasure hunting, and also someone who isn't very interested in politics, this didn't appeal to me. Another barrier for me was the writing style, which for whatever reason (sorry I can't figure out why?!) it just didn't allow me to get fully absorbed.
So like I said, I don't think this is a bad book, just not what I expected and so not my cup of tea. If you are more interested in political purpose then this might appeal to you more!
Before I start this review I want to be clear and say that "it's not you, it's me". I don' think that there is necessarily anything wrong with this novel, I just don't think it's quite for me. U.S. Marines stole $26million in gold during WW1 and we follow three strong women who go on a treasure hunt for the long lost gold. I got to page 70 before I DNF'd and we still hadn't started the treasure hunt. The 70 pages I did read are the lead up to the main event, shrouded in politics. As someone who picked this up wanting to be swept away from the very get go in treasure hunting, and also someone who isn't very interested in politics, this didn't appeal to me. Another barrier for me was the writing style, which for whatever reason (sorry I can't figure out why?!) it just didn't allow me to get fully absorbed.
So like I said, I don't think this is a bad book, just not what I expected and so not my cup of tea. If you are more interested in political purpose then this might appeal to you more!
March 12, 2020
This book grabbed me from the first page and didn't let go. I don't know if this book cures coronavirus but it sure as hell takes your mind off it.
April 16, 2020
So this cover and the blurb are amazing, but this book? I’ve been struggling with it for weeks.i pick it up, read a chapter, but can’t wait for it to be over and put it down again for a couple of days. Usually I am able to get through it, but I struggled and struggled with this one.
Bill is send on assignment to find Susie, who might or might not have survived a shipwreck. This not only sets him to find her, but also a lost treasure worth millions. He gets into a partnership with Susie, Anne and Siri, all trying to find this treasure and all very head strong. There’s are a lot of clues and cryptic messages in this book. I think only someone with knowledge of boating and the Caribbean will fully enjoy this for what it is. Head strong women and a guy, screams Charlie’s Angels to me, while that might not have always been great, I liked it much better than this book.
The story and the premise are rather good, but all the too cryptic messages and insider details of the Caribbean were a bit too much for me. Instead of this book feeling like and escape from reality, it felt like I needed to escape from this book.
*ARC received in exchange for an honest review*
Bill is send on assignment to find Susie, who might or might not have survived a shipwreck. This not only sets him to find her, but also a lost treasure worth millions. He gets into a partnership with Susie, Anne and Siri, all trying to find this treasure and all very head strong. There’s are a lot of clues and cryptic messages in this book. I think only someone with knowledge of boating and the Caribbean will fully enjoy this for what it is. Head strong women and a guy, screams Charlie’s Angels to me, while that might not have always been great, I liked it much better than this book.
The story and the premise are rather good, but all the too cryptic messages and insider details of the Caribbean were a bit too much for me. Instead of this book feeling like and escape from reality, it felt like I needed to escape from this book.
*ARC received in exchange for an honest review*
February 26, 2020
I had never heard of this author but saw a few posts in a Facebook group about it being really good.
The storyline had me intrigued and the characters were very well written and interesting.
I definitely got the mystery and thriller vibes off of the plot
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book
The storyline had me intrigued and the characters were very well written and interesting.
I definitely got the mystery and thriller vibes off of the plot
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book
May 2, 2020
This book would have made a good film noir - the writng is very descriptive, yet hard to read and the narrative is even harder to follow.
There are so many characters and the chapters keep skipping forward and back between different timelnes and different locations that it had me totally confused most of the time.
Some horrible things happen in Haiti to people involved with findng a treasure taken from a Haitian bank around World War I. In fact, everyone seems intent on killing each other over this.
An interesting aspect of ths book was that the hunters who were closet to this treasure were 3 female pirates - I wish the story had been more about them than the narrator. It also had some rather sexist writing about topless women throughout the book which made it lose a little credibility to me.
There are so many characters and the chapters keep skipping forward and back between different timelnes and different locations that it had me totally confused most of the time.
Some horrible things happen in Haiti to people involved with findng a treasure taken from a Haitian bank around World War I. In fact, everyone seems intent on killing each other over this.
An interesting aspect of ths book was that the hunters who were closet to this treasure were 3 female pirates - I wish the story had been more about them than the narrator. It also had some rather sexist writing about topless women throughout the book which made it lose a little credibility to me.
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September 1, 2022Not what I expected, unfortunately. More of a hardboiled crime thriller than an adventure novel, and one that's (a) light on detail, (b) weak in characterization, and (c) not very deep narratively. It felt more like a first draft full of notes that never got fleshed out.
January 1, 2023
DNF at 1%. The prologue was dry and the writing and execution is poor. The author injects details into the story that should be woven in better but is just plopped in between action, which hurts the pacing.
June 24, 2020
Privateers is a fast-paced action thriller. The main story is set in the Caribbean and revolves around the search for a hoard of lost gold which was stolen during World War One.
Bill Owens owns a racehorse, an ice hockey team―and a lot of money to a Chicago thug. He becomes entangled in a treasure hunt which might solve his financial problems but at what cost? For he is forced to return to Haiti, a country that holds dark memories for him.
I was looking forward to this story; a daring high risk modern day pirate-style adventure, with three main time settings: 1986, 2006 and 2009, while the Haiti setting and the hints of Voodoo intrigued me. I liked the inclusion of the hurricane as it provided an exciting background for much of the high-speed action, adding another layer of fear and danger for the characters during the hunt.
The author chose to use present tense throughout, including when switching to an alternative character’s point of view and returning to past events. The story would have worked better for me if different tenses had been used at these times; the writing would have been more interesting and the story easier to follow with a defined change.
Bill was quite a charmer, even when a few scenes and situations required me to suspend my disbelief for the sake of the story. The main female characters were less promising...see here for full review https://wp.me/p2Eu3u-fxW
Bill Owens owns a racehorse, an ice hockey team―and a lot of money to a Chicago thug. He becomes entangled in a treasure hunt which might solve his financial problems but at what cost? For he is forced to return to Haiti, a country that holds dark memories for him.
I was looking forward to this story; a daring high risk modern day pirate-style adventure, with three main time settings: 1986, 2006 and 2009, while the Haiti setting and the hints of Voodoo intrigued me. I liked the inclusion of the hurricane as it provided an exciting background for much of the high-speed action, adding another layer of fear and danger for the characters during the hunt.
The author chose to use present tense throughout, including when switching to an alternative character’s point of view and returning to past events. The story would have worked better for me if different tenses had been used at these times; the writing would have been more interesting and the story easier to follow with a defined change.
Bill was quite a charmer, even when a few scenes and situations required me to suspend my disbelief for the sake of the story. The main female characters were less promising...see here for full review https://wp.me/p2Eu3u-fxW
May 2, 2020
This book would have made a good film noir - the writng is very descriptive, yet hard to read and the narrative is even harder to follow.
There are so many characters and the chapters keep skipping forward and back between different timelnes and different locations that it had me totally confused most of the time.
Some horrible things happen in Haiti to people involved with findng a treasure taken from a Haitian bank around World War I. In fact, everyone seems intent on killing each other over this.
An interesting aspect of ths book was that the hunters who were closet to this treasure were 3 female pirates - I wish the story had been more about them than the narrator.
It also had some rather sexist writing about topless women throughout the book which made it lose a little credibility to me.
There are so many characters and the chapters keep skipping forward and back between different timelnes and different locations that it had me totally confused most of the time.
Some horrible things happen in Haiti to people involved with findng a treasure taken from a Haitian bank around World War I. In fact, everyone seems intent on killing each other over this.
An interesting aspect of ths book was that the hunters who were closet to this treasure were 3 female pirates - I wish the story had been more about them than the narrator.
It also had some rather sexist writing about topless women throughout the book which made it lose a little credibility to me.
November 29, 2020
Exciting in Ways I Never Knew Were Possible.
Not being a writer myself, I have no idea how to express how this book made me feel. How the author told this story of adventure, commitment, factual history, etc. through the eyes of the participants was quite remarkable. If Charlie Newton based the characters of Anne Bonny and Susie Devereux on real people, I wish to be introduced. One last adventure and to die happy.
Not being a writer myself, I have no idea how to express how this book made me feel. How the author told this story of adventure, commitment, factual history, etc. through the eyes of the participants was quite remarkable. If Charlie Newton based the characters of Anne Bonny and Susie Devereux on real people, I wish to be introduced. One last adventure and to die happy.
April 15, 2020
This is one of those blurbs that caught my eye. I've read my share of privateer, buccaneer, rastamon type novels before.
There is the usual cadre of beautiful but dangerous women, all with a deadly history and somewhat shadowy history of CIA activities, as is the protagonist. The treasure is an old one, tied to an Al Capone legend. The protagonist, Bill Owens, owes money--lots of it.
The POV tends to bounce from Owens and friends, 1986 to current. From the beginning, it was obvious this was going to be a dark, gritty, crime noir reminiscent of some of the old radio shows. I've read plenty of books that bounced timelines before and don't generally have a problem with them, but for some reason, these confused me.
The plot is a deep-dive into the murky and treacherous world of the Caribbean underbelly, particularly Haiti. They are also facing a seasonal hurricane. The treasure hunt begins with the discovery of a clue to the treasure's location, but it is always written in obscure description. I did enjoy references to the different Caribbean islands. What I didn't enjoy were the graphic descriptions of torture and mutilation.
The characters, including the antagonist, are not fully developed and I lost sense of them more than once as the women blended into one and the narrative progressed from one clue to the next, each one resulting in a situation worse than the one before. Seems the clues weren't ever going to lead to the treasure. Difficult for me to become engaged with the savagery and no character with which I could invest. The conclusion remains dark and serves up the themes of loss, murder, gambling, rebellions, and inhumanity.
I was given this digital download by publisher and NetGalley and appreciated the opportunity to read and review. My first experience with the author. There will be readers who find it a fast-paced adventure thriller but it just didn't work for me. 2.5/5 rounded down
See my full review at https://rosepointpublishing.com/2020/...
There is the usual cadre of beautiful but dangerous women, all with a deadly history and somewhat shadowy history of CIA activities, as is the protagonist. The treasure is an old one, tied to an Al Capone legend. The protagonist, Bill Owens, owes money--lots of it.
The POV tends to bounce from Owens and friends, 1986 to current. From the beginning, it was obvious this was going to be a dark, gritty, crime noir reminiscent of some of the old radio shows. I've read plenty of books that bounced timelines before and don't generally have a problem with them, but for some reason, these confused me.
The plot is a deep-dive into the murky and treacherous world of the Caribbean underbelly, particularly Haiti. They are also facing a seasonal hurricane. The treasure hunt begins with the discovery of a clue to the treasure's location, but it is always written in obscure description. I did enjoy references to the different Caribbean islands. What I didn't enjoy were the graphic descriptions of torture and mutilation.
The characters, including the antagonist, are not fully developed and I lost sense of them more than once as the women blended into one and the narrative progressed from one clue to the next, each one resulting in a situation worse than the one before. Seems the clues weren't ever going to lead to the treasure. Difficult for me to become engaged with the savagery and no character with which I could invest. The conclusion remains dark and serves up the themes of loss, murder, gambling, rebellions, and inhumanity.
I was given this digital download by publisher and NetGalley and appreciated the opportunity to read and review. My first experience with the author. There will be readers who find it a fast-paced adventure thriller but it just didn't work for me. 2.5/5 rounded down
See my full review at https://rosepointpublishing.com/2020/...
September 1, 2020
Tour the Caribbean with Chaos, Mayhem, and Insanity!
Your traveling partners for this exciting island tour will include (but are not necessarily limited to): a psychotic kolonel seeking to overthrow the Haitian government, a former CIA operative with his own agenda, a vodou priestess, evil warlords galore, henchmen of various creeds & beliefs (though none of them should be considered good), a super-villain operating the "Red Market," a slightly insane though easily entertaining pilot/bar owner, the Witches of Eastwick, and one poor schmuck who's smarter than the messes he keeps getting into. With companions like these, your trip is guaranteed to be fully entertaining, with never a dull moment!
Unbelievable. This story just shook me to the core, much like Hurricane Lana shook Haiti in this tale. The author truly left nothing in reserve-- he just laid it all out in this dark, gut-checking, gritty novel. The cast of characters is truly sublime, ranging from the frighteningly psychotic to the brilliantly heroic with some who don't quite fit on the spectrum, like our anti-hero, Bill. He wanted none of this, didn't sign up for it, tried everything he could to get out of it, but he sure steps up to the plate when he has to. He's quite a guy. In one way or another, these people will get under your skin and stay there long after you've finished this book.
This is definitely one of the best books I've read this year, and one that I'll be talking about. But readers should be aware if you haven't figured it out yet, this is definitely an adult read. The themes and situations in this novel should not be considered for YA, nor for those who may be sensitive to certain triggers such as rape or extreme violence. There are very inventively bad people in this story who enjoy displaying their creativity in grotesque and inhumane ways. Sensitive readers should consider this before jumping in to this dose of hyper-reality.
Your traveling partners for this exciting island tour will include (but are not necessarily limited to): a psychotic kolonel seeking to overthrow the Haitian government, a former CIA operative with his own agenda, a vodou priestess, evil warlords galore, henchmen of various creeds & beliefs (though none of them should be considered good), a super-villain operating the "Red Market," a slightly insane though easily entertaining pilot/bar owner, the Witches of Eastwick, and one poor schmuck who's smarter than the messes he keeps getting into. With companions like these, your trip is guaranteed to be fully entertaining, with never a dull moment!
Unbelievable. This story just shook me to the core, much like Hurricane Lana shook Haiti in this tale. The author truly left nothing in reserve-- he just laid it all out in this dark, gut-checking, gritty novel. The cast of characters is truly sublime, ranging from the frighteningly psychotic to the brilliantly heroic with some who don't quite fit on the spectrum, like our anti-hero, Bill. He wanted none of this, didn't sign up for it, tried everything he could to get out of it, but he sure steps up to the plate when he has to. He's quite a guy. In one way or another, these people will get under your skin and stay there long after you've finished this book.
This is definitely one of the best books I've read this year, and one that I'll be talking about. But readers should be aware if you haven't figured it out yet, this is definitely an adult read. The themes and situations in this novel should not be considered for YA, nor for those who may be sensitive to certain triggers such as rape or extreme violence. There are very inventively bad people in this story who enjoy displaying their creativity in grotesque and inhumane ways. Sensitive readers should consider this before jumping in to this dose of hyper-reality.
March 25, 2020
“Privateers” by Charlie Newton follows Bill, a man mixed up in something much bigger than himself. After a past in CIA like affairs, Bill finds himself going back to Haiti to face old demons and potentially find a legendary golden treasure.
Newton creates a wild adventure following Al Capones gold. With three amazing women, this story gives off some Charlie’s Angels type vibes. With adventure around every turn, the reader could never guess what was coming next.
The riddles sprinkled throughout the book are interesting and adds layers to the adventure that makes it more than just brute force and violence as driving factors on who will find the treasure. This becomes an adventure where someone must be smart and brave in order to find the gold.
I also think the amount of research done for this book is evident. I never felt like facts were being twisted (although they may have been, I never checked). But even details of the various islands felt right to me.
The one critique I have for this book is that the beginning is very slow. It took me until about halfway through before I became invested in the story. I felt like some parts didn’t click together and made the story more complex than it needed to be.
In the end, I give this story 3 stars. I feel like this book would have made more sense in film, but if you enjoy a good adventure with treasure at the end, you would likely enjoy this book.
Newton creates a wild adventure following Al Capones gold. With three amazing women, this story gives off some Charlie’s Angels type vibes. With adventure around every turn, the reader could never guess what was coming next.
The riddles sprinkled throughout the book are interesting and adds layers to the adventure that makes it more than just brute force and violence as driving factors on who will find the treasure. This becomes an adventure where someone must be smart and brave in order to find the gold.
I also think the amount of research done for this book is evident. I never felt like facts were being twisted (although they may have been, I never checked). But even details of the various islands felt right to me.
The one critique I have for this book is that the beginning is very slow. It took me until about halfway through before I became invested in the story. I felt like some parts didn’t click together and made the story more complex than it needed to be.
In the end, I give this story 3 stars. I feel like this book would have made more sense in film, but if you enjoy a good adventure with treasure at the end, you would likely enjoy this book.
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May 3, 2020This book promised adventure and it definitely delivered. Right from the get go, you are lured into the story with mischievous business and sneaky people. Bill Owens is just trying to live a good life. He coaches a hockey team for kids with downs syndrome and builds mausoleums at a cemetery. But his past catches up with him and you begin to see things unravel around him rather quickly.
After that, the action doesn't stop until the end, leaving the reader in a whirlwind of chaos and yet peaceful at the resolution.
What I admired about this book was the ability to capture so much history and folklore into the clues of this treasure map. It was filled with riddles and twists that you just couldn't guess as a reader. Charlie Newton had to be very organized to pull this off as well as he did. Each clue built on top of the last one and left me thinking that the characters couldn't possibly handle anything more.
I struggled with the amount of characters in some parts. I got a little confused at who everybody was but this is not because of Charlie Newton's writing but rather my own reading of it. He was able to make all of these characters deeply impactful to the outcome and drive of the plot, even if they only lasted for a couple of pages.
If you want an adventure, I would highly recommend picking up this book and giving it a chance. It will take you from Chicago to the Caribbean, and all over the islands, bays, and hidden gems that can be found in Central America.
After that, the action doesn't stop until the end, leaving the reader in a whirlwind of chaos and yet peaceful at the resolution.
What I admired about this book was the ability to capture so much history and folklore into the clues of this treasure map. It was filled with riddles and twists that you just couldn't guess as a reader. Charlie Newton had to be very organized to pull this off as well as he did. Each clue built on top of the last one and left me thinking that the characters couldn't possibly handle anything more.
I struggled with the amount of characters in some parts. I got a little confused at who everybody was but this is not because of Charlie Newton's writing but rather my own reading of it. He was able to make all of these characters deeply impactful to the outcome and drive of the plot, even if they only lasted for a couple of pages.
If you want an adventure, I would highly recommend picking up this book and giving it a chance. It will take you from Chicago to the Caribbean, and all over the islands, bays, and hidden gems that can be found in Central America.
May 18, 2020
I received a copy of this book via Goodreads in exchange for an honest review
Privateers is a modern-day Pirate adventure moving from the United States to Central America and following a treasure hunt for Al Capone's gold, which was hidden by Eddie O'Hare after he snitched on Capone. Today a string of poetic clues spread across countries in rum bottles and a legend of gold bring an unlikely antagonist into a world where the stakes are high but the payout may just be worth it. He along with the fierce femme fatale pirates known as The Witches of Eastwick must race against time, a hurricane, and an evil villain known only as "The Gryphon" on a quest to get rich and get revenge.
At first, the story was a little slow to get into and I was at first not too keen on the author's writing style and worried I would not finish. But then the treasure hunt clues started coming in. I do appreciate when authors incorporate history and politics into their stories and the author gives an unscathing look at the power and dynamics at play, the politics within US-Central American relations since the days of the slave trade, and the scary underbelly of the pirate world. Once the hunt was on for the gold it became a real page-turner. With all of the action, adventure, true crime, comedy, romance, and even horror, this story delivers on a lot of fronts. I can see this being made into a movie.
Privateers is a modern-day Pirate adventure moving from the United States to Central America and following a treasure hunt for Al Capone's gold, which was hidden by Eddie O'Hare after he snitched on Capone. Today a string of poetic clues spread across countries in rum bottles and a legend of gold bring an unlikely antagonist into a world where the stakes are high but the payout may just be worth it. He along with the fierce femme fatale pirates known as The Witches of Eastwick must race against time, a hurricane, and an evil villain known only as "The Gryphon" on a quest to get rich and get revenge.
At first, the story was a little slow to get into and I was at first not too keen on the author's writing style and worried I would not finish. But then the treasure hunt clues started coming in. I do appreciate when authors incorporate history and politics into their stories and the author gives an unscathing look at the power and dynamics at play, the politics within US-Central American relations since the days of the slave trade, and the scary underbelly of the pirate world. Once the hunt was on for the gold it became a real page-turner. With all of the action, adventure, true crime, comedy, romance, and even horror, this story delivers on a lot of fronts. I can see this being made into a movie.
November 13, 2020
There’s a fascinating story buried in here. So much so that I wasn’t exactly sure what I thought when I finished. So, let’s take a look at what others said. Wow! It ran the gamut from amazingly awesome to artfully awful. More awesome than awful but there were items in every review that I saw and agreed with. What I liked was the intensity of the story, the detail and descriptions, the historical and fictional interplay, and the adventure. What I found difficult was the choice of language, making it slower to read than I would have liked, the blending of dialects and cultures, which made comprehension somewhat slower than expected, and the extended length of the book.
That’s the thing about an adventure. A character(s) must have a certain amount of luck or they’re dead, and there’s no more adventure. But, when they are repeatedly lucky over multiple scenes and extended situations, it’s difficult to absorb the story. Typically characters aren’t as smart as they think and their luck always runs out, so don’t push it too hard or it becomes unbelievable or conceivable.
As for me, I like pirates, treasure, mysteries and clues, spies, revolutions, double-crosses, hurricanes, period detail, and poetry. So there was a lot for me to like. If you’re a reader that “X” marks the spot, you may find, you like this a lot
That’s the thing about an adventure. A character(s) must have a certain amount of luck or they’re dead, and there’s no more adventure. But, when they are repeatedly lucky over multiple scenes and extended situations, it’s difficult to absorb the story. Typically characters aren’t as smart as they think and their luck always runs out, so don’t push it too hard or it becomes unbelievable or conceivable.
As for me, I like pirates, treasure, mysteries and clues, spies, revolutions, double-crosses, hurricanes, period detail, and poetry. So there was a lot for me to like. If you’re a reader that “X” marks the spot, you may find, you like this a lot
March 6, 2020
"...the West side of Chicago is no more difficult to navigate than Beirut during a cease-fire."
You didn't think I'd start off with some of the more graphic descriptions of the actions of the privateers or Santeria acolytes in chapter one, did you? This is the start of chapter two and a good indication of the noir factors and the kind of snarky descriptions of other things, like the visits to Haiti and Cuba.
On the other hand, our protagonist gets himself into a whole lotta trouble because he needs money for the Grossfeld's Flyers, an ice hockey team made up of Down's Syndrome players.
It's a great read, and if you are as off center as me, you'll want to keep hot drinks away while reading it.
I requested an received a free ebook copy from Girl Friday Productions and Black Type Press via NetGalley. Thank you!
You didn't think I'd start off with some of the more graphic descriptions of the actions of the privateers or Santeria acolytes in chapter one, did you? This is the start of chapter two and a good indication of the noir factors and the kind of snarky descriptions of other things, like the visits to Haiti and Cuba.
On the other hand, our protagonist gets himself into a whole lotta trouble because he needs money for the Grossfeld's Flyers, an ice hockey team made up of Down's Syndrome players.
It's a great read, and if you are as off center as me, you'll want to keep hot drinks away while reading it.
I requested an received a free ebook copy from Girl Friday Productions and Black Type Press via NetGalley. Thank you!
April 22, 2020
This is a "fabulous thriller" ! I loved this book. The mark of a great thriller is that it keeps the reader engaged and this book does that to conclusion. What a thrilling fun read this is.
Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for the opportunity. My review opinion is my own. Review to be cross posted.
This is a thriller in its own top category. .The action is non stop. The thrills are palpable. The charcters are richly drawn to the plot and all add excitement . The atmospheric setting of Haiti is vividly drawn for the reader. The author captures each nuance of the culture, people and food amid thrilling escapades.
I love the way the author winds the story through each charcter amid the action . This is a very talented author that I look forward to reading again and again. Every aspect of this book was enjoyable.
Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for the opportunity. My review opinion is my own. Review to be cross posted.
This is a thriller in its own top category. .The action is non stop. The thrills are palpable. The charcters are richly drawn to the plot and all add excitement . The atmospheric setting of Haiti is vividly drawn for the reader. The author captures each nuance of the culture, people and food amid thrilling escapades.
I love the way the author winds the story through each charcter amid the action . This is a very talented author that I look forward to reading again and again. Every aspect of this book was enjoyable.
February 23, 2020
Wow! This is my first read written by Charlie Newton. And if you haven’t already noticed, Privateers has some very impressive advanced praise.
I found myself immediately drawn into this gripping story, described by the publisher as: “Three fierce women. A ghost ship’s treasure. And a bone-chilling Caribbean warlord.”
Privateers presents readers with a fascinating mystery. This is action-packed thriller, captivated me right from the start. An alarmingly fierce and ruthless thriller novel, Privateers was impossible to put down. And despite the brutal and ruthless nature of the story, there are also essential elements of sensitivity and kindness.
I found myself immediately drawn into this gripping story, described by the publisher as: “Three fierce women. A ghost ship’s treasure. And a bone-chilling Caribbean warlord.”
Privateers presents readers with a fascinating mystery. This is action-packed thriller, captivated me right from the start. An alarmingly fierce and ruthless thriller novel, Privateers was impossible to put down. And despite the brutal and ruthless nature of the story, there are also essential elements of sensitivity and kindness.
June 9, 2020
Gosh, what a fun book! I love novels where settings are characters, and Newton has managed to make me desperately want to visit Haiti. This is not the-protagonist-struggles-endlessly-with-his-inner-demons kind of book; no, it's an over-the-top adventure where most of the characters willingly skate in the suburbs of hell, with a few of hell's escapees thrown in. It's kind of a pandemic stew; everything's thrown in- tropical killing fields, a couple of women of your dreams, damaged, violent person from all along the moral spectrum, treasure, and a category five hurricane. What's not to love?
July 31, 2020
Got this book cheap on my Kindle through Bookbubs. It was fast-paced and confusing at times. I felt like there was a lot of background information you didn't get or you had to have already (by knowing the history of the islands that were in the story and their political aspects). His dialogue/monologue was at times hard to follow as well. Regardless of all that it was a fast-paced book with action and I really wanted to follow it through to the end to see how it all ended up. And it was a pretty good ending.... Issues were resolved and situations were taken care of. Not As bad as I thought it would be.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 16, 2020
I have read all of Charlie Newton's novels, and Privateers did not disappoint. Maybe his best to date. It is reminiscent of the wildly successful TV series Adventures in Paradise, based on a novel by famed author James A. Michener, which was a #1 bestseller on the NYT bestsellers list for weeks, but in my humble opinion, and with all due respect to Mr. Michener, even he has to take a backseat to Charlie Newton when it comes writing action scenes. I got sea sick reading Privateers, but after I popped a couple of Dramamine tabs, I thoroughly enjoyed the voyage.
July 12, 2025
A 100-octane treasure hunt that grabs you by the scruff of the neck from the start and never lets go
Nobody writes like Charlie Newton. What he does should be impossible. Reading one of his books is like running a 10k race like it's one hundred 100m races back-to-back. The pace never lets up, but you never feel tired either. And you're never sure which facts or people are real, and which are fictional.
'Privateers' is a treasure hunt for the ages. I can't understand why this isn't a Netflix mini series already.
Nobody writes like Charlie Newton. What he does should be impossible. Reading one of his books is like running a 10k race like it's one hundred 100m races back-to-back. The pace never lets up, but you never feel tired either. And you're never sure which facts or people are real, and which are fictional.
'Privateers' is a treasure hunt for the ages. I can't understand why this isn't a Netflix mini series already.
April 12, 2020
Charlie Newton is a modern thriller writer of distinction, his books careening rides. Privateers is one of his best. It features a heart-of-gold Chicago hustler, allied with gutsy women, against Haiti evil while tracking down treasure clues in the classic tradition. The Caribbean setting springs alive. Newton's stylistics, especially action scenes and dialogue, are wonderful, every page jumping with life. Highly recommended.
April 29, 2020
Fantastic read. Great characters and Game of Throne like jolts that will keep you gripped.
I've loved Charlie's writing since a friend gave me a copy of Calumet City years ago. His books are never, ever boring.
Like Game of Thrones he hits you repeatedly with WTF jolts which leave you racing to the next chapter. I love a book with compelling characters and those girls are badass! A roller coaster full of Caribbean history AND a treasure hunt: fabulous.
I've loved Charlie's writing since a friend gave me a copy of Calumet City years ago. His books are never, ever boring.
Like Game of Thrones he hits you repeatedly with WTF jolts which leave you racing to the next chapter. I love a book with compelling characters and those girls are badass! A roller coaster full of Caribbean history AND a treasure hunt: fabulous.
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