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Nurse Becky Gets Shot
Roger Peerson, a savant with extraordinary powers of mathematical calculation, slowly comes to realise the awful truth about his recent, tragic past and the part played by the MoD and the criminals who have recruited him. Roger exacts his revenge on the criminals and fools the MoD into believing his talents are no longer of any use to them. But the killer who recruited Roger is closing in.
After nearly dying, Roger succeeds in securing the aid of a young nurse and together they fight for their lives against overwhelming odds.
After nearly dying, Roger succeeds in securing the aid of a young nurse and together they fight for their lives against overwhelming odds.
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First published April 15, 2010
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March 4, 2011
I should probably start out this review by letting you know there's a spoiler alert, and here it is... Nurse Becky gets shot.
If you are a fan of Gary Baker (The Ardly Effect) then you will love this book, even though it is nothing like his other works, other than the fact that the title of his novels seem to have absolutely no bearing on the stories at all, until two-thirds of the way through each novel. By then they not only make perfect sense, but you find yourself feeling let in on an inside joke between you and the author.
While I hate comparing original works to other works, some people seem to appreciate the shortcut so here goes: think Robert Ludlum's "The Bourne Identity" meets Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" only with a nerdier hero than Bourne and with a lot less hidden symbology than Brown. So what's left? How about memory loss, secret societies, chases, sexy nurses, sexier consorts, stolen money, assassins, government strike teams, attempted kidnapping, actual kidnapping, romance, multiple personalities, and, of course, some shooting.
The novel is about Roger Peerson, a man who has just had an accident and is ravelling together scraps of memories using his fractured psyche that may be the result of his accident, the result of his prodigious mathematical skills, or the result of something else altogether. At times the victim and at times the victor, Peerson is smart enough to occasionally outwit everyone, but witless enough to be outsmarted in return. I don't want to give away too much more as the story really is a fantastic mix of action, sincerity, humor and romance, wrapped in more action.
But it's not just the plot premises that remind the reader of Ludlum and Brown. Like Ludlum, Baker is a talented writer who combines extremely singular and interesting characters with convincing dialogue. And like Brown, the story carries along very quickly without getting bogged down in excess setting and description.
You really will like this story.
If you are a fan of Gary Baker (The Ardly Effect) then you will love this book, even though it is nothing like his other works, other than the fact that the title of his novels seem to have absolutely no bearing on the stories at all, until two-thirds of the way through each novel. By then they not only make perfect sense, but you find yourself feeling let in on an inside joke between you and the author.
While I hate comparing original works to other works, some people seem to appreciate the shortcut so here goes: think Robert Ludlum's "The Bourne Identity" meets Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" only with a nerdier hero than Bourne and with a lot less hidden symbology than Brown. So what's left? How about memory loss, secret societies, chases, sexy nurses, sexier consorts, stolen money, assassins, government strike teams, attempted kidnapping, actual kidnapping, romance, multiple personalities, and, of course, some shooting.
The novel is about Roger Peerson, a man who has just had an accident and is ravelling together scraps of memories using his fractured psyche that may be the result of his accident, the result of his prodigious mathematical skills, or the result of something else altogether. At times the victim and at times the victor, Peerson is smart enough to occasionally outwit everyone, but witless enough to be outsmarted in return. I don't want to give away too much more as the story really is a fantastic mix of action, sincerity, humor and romance, wrapped in more action.
But it's not just the plot premises that remind the reader of Ludlum and Brown. Like Ludlum, Baker is a talented writer who combines extremely singular and interesting characters with convincing dialogue. And like Brown, the story carries along very quickly without getting bogged down in excess setting and description.
You really will like this story.
December 31, 2015
I want to translate this book into Chinese. I can't find the author's contact information. Do the author mind telling me how to contact him?
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