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Jackson Coppley
- Feb 14, 2022
- 2 min
Nightmare Alley
A few months ago, while my wife and I prepared for a signing in our local bookstore of my latest novel, we saw on a nearby rack Nightmare...
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Jackson Coppley
- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
The Extinction Trials
A.G. Riddle’s Extinction Trials begins with a man inviting leading industrial leaders to a private meeting in which he poses an...
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Jackson Coppley
- Oct 31, 2021
- 1 min
The Family Man
You can judge a book by its cover. Not so with A Family Man. As I write this, author Anna Willett may have changed the cover from the one...
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Jackson Coppley
- Oct 10, 2021
- 1 min
The Madness of Crowds
The Madness of Crowds, the latest novel from Louise Penny, was my first exposure to this author’s series of Inspector Gamache mysteries,...
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Jackson Coppley
- Sep 4, 2021
- 1 min
New York, the Novel
New York puts history in context. It is a family saga with roots in the earliest settlement of Manhattan Island by the Dutch, when it was...
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Jackson Coppley
- Feb 25, 2021
- 1 min
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing presents nature through finely crafted prose with a murder mystery attached. It is not surprising that nature...
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Jackson Coppley
- Feb 7, 2021
- 2 min
Florida by Lauren Groff
I’ve been a fan of the writing of Lauren Groff ever since I read Arcadia. She weaves words into tapestries that make this writer smile....
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Jackson Coppley
- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
The Ocean Raiders - Writer's Digest Review
Reading The Ocean Raiders, the reader can easily picture the story as it happens, playing out like a movie – action sequences, cutting...
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Jackson Coppley
- Dec 10, 2020
- 1 min
Caste - The Origins of Our Discontents
In Caste, Isabel Wilkerson takes a fresh approach to an important issue. When one hears the word ‘caste,’ they are likely to think of...
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Jackson Coppley
- Nov 29, 2020
- 1 min
MasterClass
I was featured on the web site for MasterClass as one of nine authors who have benefitted from the service. Read all about it here:...
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Jackson Coppley
- Nov 29, 2020
- 2 min
Mongkok Station
Needham, Jake. MONGKOK STATION (The Inspector Samuel Tay Novels Book 6) (p. 72). Half Penny Ltd (P. Needham). Kindle Edition. Mongkok...
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Jackson Coppley
- Oct 29, 2020
- 2 min
Unmasked
Since the genre for my Nicholas Foxe series is Technothriller, I am always interested in the latest Technothriller hit and Unmasked does...
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Jackson Coppley
- Sep 30, 2020
- 1 min
The Enigma Strain
Folks that buy my Nicholas Foxe adventures like The Code Hunters also buy Harvey Bennett Thrillers by Nick Thacker, and for a good...
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John Walker
- Apr 30, 2019
- 2 min
Better than Dan Brown?
The Code Hunters - A Nicholas Foxe Adventure 5.0 out of 5 stars Superb adventure tale seeking the origin of modern humans April 28, 2019...
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Jackson Coppley
- Aug 16, 2018
- 1 min
The President is Missing
The book piques your imagination as to who was writing it as any one time, Clinton or Patterson. When the ficticious president of the...
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Jackson Coppley
- Apr 12, 2018
- 1 min
Time, Money, Movies and Books
It’s not the money. It’s the time. Sure, a movie is an expensive experience, when you count the cost of the popcorn and soda. And there...
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Jackson Coppley
- Apr 4, 2018
- 1 min
Hunter - by Robert Bidinotto
Robert Bidinotto’s Hunter is among the early independent-published successes of Kindle several years ago. Part of the success is being...
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Jackson Coppley
- Mar 18, 2018
- 2 min
The Bookstore
What is a bookstore anyway? My favorite walk-around urban spot is Bethesda. It’s a very accommodating area to dine, get a cup of coffee,...
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Jackson Coppley
- Oct 23, 2017
- 2 min
O, Africa! - A Review
O, Africa! is a fine read for those who enjoy a light story propelled by an author’s adept word play. It compare’s well with one of my...
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