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Pigeon Spring
Pigeon Spring is an exciting modern day western mystery with a mystical twist, where the reader follows retired FBI Agent and now casino security director Matt Steel, from the glamour and scams at a Las Vegas casino to the beauty and grit of Nevadas rugged gold country and his dealings with the plentiful scoundrels found wherever money is to be made.
*.*.* Readers will be fascinated by the complex inside view of a Las Vegas casino security operation as well as the secret internal FBI strategies employed to catch the nations most notorious con-men.
*.*.* Pigeon Spring authenticity stems from Gromans experience as a 25 year FBI Special Agent where he specialized as an undercover agent in working deep undercover operations in the areas of organized crime, narcotics, and public official corruption.
*.*.* Pigeon Spring debuts May 11, as the first novel in Herman Gromans Las Vegas based Matt Steel series.
*.*.* Pigeon Spring introduces readers to fictional retired FBI Agent, protagonist Matt Steel, his insightful spouse, Alex and Matts former FBI partner Charlie.
When FBI Agent Matt Steel retired after twent-five years of undercover operations, locking up mobsters and drug dealers and following terrorists, he took a job as director of security at a major Las Vegas casino. Alex, his long-time spouse, thought they could finally relax and enjoy the well deserved benefits of a post FBI life, especially after they bought the weekend ranch in the mountainous rugged area at the north end of Death Valley. It was remote, wild, and had some interesting history associated with it. There was the old gold stamp mill, the mysterious grave of Nancy Walker, and the historic Timbisha summer camp of the Desert Shoshone Tribe. Fate, however, takes them on an unexpected path when Alex finds an ancient Native American artifact and their life-long mystical journey called Pigeon Spring begins. Pigeon Spring is an exciting adventure with a mystical twist. Readers will enjoy following Matt and his wife Alex, along with his former partner Charlie, as they travel from the glamour and scams of Las Vegas to the beauty and grit of Nevadas rugged gold country. The Trio soon discovers that just like Vegas, there are scoundrels and thieves wherever money can be made.
*.*.* Readers will be fascinated by the complex inside view of a Las Vegas casino security operation as well as the secret internal FBI strategies employed to catch the nations most notorious con-men.
*.*.* Pigeon Spring authenticity stems from Gromans experience as a 25 year FBI Special Agent where he specialized as an undercover agent in working deep undercover operations in the areas of organized crime, narcotics, and public official corruption.
*.*.* Pigeon Spring debuts May 11, as the first novel in Herman Gromans Las Vegas based Matt Steel series.
*.*.* Pigeon Spring introduces readers to fictional retired FBI Agent, protagonist Matt Steel, his insightful spouse, Alex and Matts former FBI partner Charlie.
When FBI Agent Matt Steel retired after twent-five years of undercover operations, locking up mobsters and drug dealers and following terrorists, he took a job as director of security at a major Las Vegas casino. Alex, his long-time spouse, thought they could finally relax and enjoy the well deserved benefits of a post FBI life, especially after they bought the weekend ranch in the mountainous rugged area at the north end of Death Valley. It was remote, wild, and had some interesting history associated with it. There was the old gold stamp mill, the mysterious grave of Nancy Walker, and the historic Timbisha summer camp of the Desert Shoshone Tribe. Fate, however, takes them on an unexpected path when Alex finds an ancient Native American artifact and their life-long mystical journey called Pigeon Spring begins. Pigeon Spring is an exciting adventure with a mystical twist. Readers will enjoy following Matt and his wife Alex, along with his former partner Charlie, as they travel from the glamour and scams of Las Vegas to the beauty and grit of Nevadas rugged gold country. The Trio soon discovers that just like Vegas, there are scoundrels and thieves wherever money can be made.
256 pages, Hardcover
First published May 11, 2010
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October 16, 2012
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November 12, 2010
I just completed reading Pigeon Spring and wanted to get my thoughts down on paper while the feelings I had from reading the book were fresh in my mind.
The book was a little different than some of the books many of my former colleagues have written reflecting upon their FBI careers. I have to say, that some of the reflections about the FBI, in Pigeon Spring were not my favorite parts of the book though I am deeply grateful for being mentioned by name in the book. The FBI as a career was and remains an all enveloping way of life and every agent I know, worth his salt, worked at it 24 hours a day. It effects not only the agents being but his or her family's as well. It was quite evident that in the book, the wife, Alex was a real FBI wife and the author, I believe captured her perfectly. An FBI Agent does not succeed or even survive without the spiritual and physical support of his or her spouse.
What impressed me most about the book were the spiritual undertones of the book which were highlighted by Alex' spiritual and dream like experiences. The relationship between Alex and Matt was based on the true commitment every married couple, hopes and prays for in their own relationships.
Herman Groman captured the beauty and dimension of the desert landscape, not so much by a description of the fauna and geography but in the feelings conveyed to the reader of the magic and spiritual energy it stimulated in the narrator. His characters were all believable in their simplicity and overall goodness, excepting, of course the bad guys.
I believe the book exposes, for me, an unseen or energy driven character in Matt Steel as an indefatigable person who is a dedicated Casino security director, a retired FBI Agent who has "done something" in his career and a solid friend, husband and father.
This is a book of "good" overcoming "evil" and of redemption for both the white man and the Native Americans whose lives, traditions and customs migrating pioneers of European descent impacted in both good and negative ways. Emphasis on the latter.
The book "Pigeon Springs" is both a fast read and a captivating story of man's impact on man and how good triumphs in the end.
Personal note of the reviewer:
I have known Herman Groman for almost thirty years and was his ASAC in Detroit Michigan. He is a man blessed with a great sense of humor and could captivate a group, while he held court with great stories and recollections of details that made the listener part of the story. With humorous people, however, all the great literary and musical figures have always juxtaposed the real side of the "clown" with the tracks of his tears.
Herman was an exciting person to be around and his unbounding energy was infectious. He always displayed an imaginative approach to life and it is why he made such a great undercover FBI agent. There was however, the darker side of his persona and I believe all people of his ilk, me included, suffered from the guilt of not devoting a lot his time and energy to his family. I know Herman was that kind of a guy as I even helped him on some rescue missions and shared my own grief with him at times of similar sufferings.
We did share some good and funny times together and one which touched my heart in a great way and I have never been able to convey it to him. Herman was a combat veteran having won medals for bravery as well as a purple heart. At some point in our association in the Detroit office of the FBI we encountered some case planning and prosecution hurdles that are the bane of all hard driving agents. Herman came into my office and gave me a gift which he insisted I not question his motivations for giving it to me. It was his Purple Heart medal. He was giving it to me as a hallmark for our own personal sufferings and battle scars in managing and prosecuting several very significant cases in Detroit. Giving his medal to me was one of the more significant; personally humbling and gratifying moments in my own FBI career. That Herman had the need to express his feelings to me in such a personal way is what creates lasting bonds among fellow warriors.
Herman has created an interesting and stimulating story in Pigeon Springs and I can see why movie producers are interested.
November 12, 2010
I just completed reading Pigeon Spring and wanted to get my thoughts down on paper while the feelings I had from reading the book were fresh in my mind.
The book was a little different than some of the books many of my former colleagues have written reflecting upon their FBI careers. I have to say, that some of the reflections about the FBI, in Pigeon Spring were not my favorite parts of the book though I am deeply grateful for being mentioned by name in the book. The FBI as a career was and remains an all enveloping way of life and every agent I know, worth his salt, worked at it 24 hours a day. It effects not only the agents being but his or her family's as well. It was quite evident that in the book, the wife, Alex was a real FBI wife and the author, I believe captured her perfectly. An FBI Agent does not succeed or even survive without the spiritual and physical support of his or her spouse.
What impressed me most about the book were the spiritual undertones of the book which were highlighted by Alex' spiritual and dream like experiences. The relationship between Alex and Matt was based on the true commitment every married couple, hopes and prays for in their own relationships.
Herman Groman captured the beauty and dimension of the desert landscape, not so much by a description of the fauna and geography but in the feelings conveyed to the reader of the magic and spiritual energy it stimulated in the narrator. His characters were all believable in their simplicity and overall goodness, excepting, of course the bad guys.
I believe the book exposes, for me, an unseen or energy driven character in Matt Steel as an indefatigable person who is a dedicated Casino security director, a retired FBI Agent who has "done something" in his career and a solid friend, husband and father.
This is a book of "good" overcoming "evil" and of redemption for both the white man and the Native Americans whose lives, traditions and customs migrating pioneers of European descent impacted in both good and negative ways. Emphasis on the latter.
The book "Pigeon Springs" is both a fast read and a captivating story of man's impact on man and how good triumphs in the end.
Personal note of the reviewer:
I have known Herman Groman for almost thirty years and was his ASAC in Detroit Michigan. He is a man blessed with a great sense of humor and could captivate a group, while he held court with great stories and recollections of details that made the listener part of the story. With humorous people, however, all the great literary and musical figures have always juxtaposed the real side of the "clown" with the tracks of his tears.
Herman was an exciting person to be around and his unbounding energy was infectious. He always displayed an imaginative approach to life and it is why he made such a great undercover FBI agent. There was however, the darker side of his persona and I believe all people of his ilk, me included, suffered from the guilt of not devoting a lot his time and energy to his family. I know Herman was that kind of a guy as I even helped him on some rescue missions and shared my own grief with him at times of similar sufferings.
We did share some good and funny times together and one which touched my heart in a great way and I have never been able to convey it to him. Herman was a combat veteran having won medals for bravery as well as a purple heart. At some point in our association in the Detroit office of the FBI we encountered some case planning and prosecution hurdles that are the bane of all hard driving agents. Herman came into my office and gave me a gift which he insisted I not question his motivations for giving it to me. It was his Purple Heart medal. He was giving it to me as a hallmark for our own personal sufferings and battle scars in managing and prosecuting several very significant cases in Detroit. Giving his medal to me was one of the more significant; personally humbling and gratifying moments in my own FBI career. That Herman had the need to express his feelings to me in such a personal way is what creates lasting bonds among fellow warriors.
Herman has created an interesting and stimulating story in Pigeon Springs and I can see why movie producers are interested.
April 30, 2014
Not too impressed with this first novel.
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