Black Coke edition by James Grenton Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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Deep in the jungles of Colombia, a brutal and fast-growing drugs cartel has genetically-modified cocaine to make it ten times more powerful and addictive than any other drug. They call it
BLACK COKE
Nathan Kershner is an agent with the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency and a former special forces operative. Often working undercover, he has single-handedly brought down some of the most wanted criminals in the world.
But when he clashes with the drugs cartel and tries to stem the flow of Black Coke into Europe and the US, he finds himself up against his most difficult assignment yet.
On a mission that takes him from the crack houses of North London to the underground drug labs of southern Colombia, Nathan enters the darkest regions of the war on drugs, where treachery, greed and violence reign.
With the drugs cartel growing in power by the day, Nathan has to decide just how far he is prepared to go to avert disaster.
WARNING THIS BOOK CONTAINS SCENES OF VIOLENCE THAT MAY UPSET SOME READERS.
About the author After 15 years in the international development sector, James burst onto the writing scene in 2011 with his debut novel, the Somali Doctrine, which tells the story of an Interpol agent's mission to stop the two madmen who have taken control of the world's largest NGO. Black Coke is his second novel.
Black Coke edition by James Grenton Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
Update has been included after reading the book...When we choose to read a book, we commit time and take effort away from other worthwhile things in our lives. I have real issues when it comes to reviews that do not seem real, and for some reason I think I can spot them rather easily.
The reviews for this book looked odd to me so I started at the beginning and found that his first 5 reviews (all 5 star by the way) come from people with exactly 2 reviews on their accounts, and you guessed it - they're both for the two books by this author (Alicia Jones, Helen Kirsen, John Keane, Simon T Nield, and Max Krispel). Then later on there is another review that also has just two reviews on their account and again they are both for this author (Jo D). I sense that at least one or more of the remaining are iffy as well, but they aren't as obvious. This is as of 10/5/12.
I really like the premise of this book so since it's free right now I'll download and try to read it. I'll update my review as appropriate.
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10/14/12 UPDATE
I read the book as promised. I have mixed feelings so I will take a good/bad approach to the review.
The good:
The book has an interesting story and mostly interesting characters. I liked the ending because it brought everything together and was integrated with the rest of the book. If you've ever read a book by a new author and thought that the ending felt like an afterthought you'll know what I mean. This one was a complete, coherent story from beginning to end. Mr. Grenton appears to have put some thought into this.
For a relatively new author overall he's off to a good start.
The bad:
The style of writing was often choppy, probably for emphasis, but I think it was overused. If you think this might bother you, download a sample first to see if it is too much for you. Occasionally i had to read a paragraph twice to get what was being said. There were the typical grammatical issues that you see with self published titles (I'm not a grammar expert and it doesn't tend to bother me much, but I thought it should be mentioned for completeness). The use of the word taunt instead of taut for instance. I highlighted a few to share if Mr. Grenton is interested in seeing them. There were times when perspective changed in the middle of a paragraph and i had to reread it to understand who was doing what. There was also a message about the drug war throughout the book. I don't think it would change anyones opinion, but it's there. Lastly, I'm not sure the main villain was very believable. Not necessarily just because she was hard to believe in (it is fiction), but I think it had to do with the way she was handled in the book. I'm not quite sure how to explain it more than that. Sorry.
Overall:
I can empathize with a new author who put a lot of work into a book. I'm sure he is proud of it and he should be. I try to think of it like this... He could put three years into making it perfect, but if no one reads it why bother. But there is a threshold that must be met to be legit and this book does meet it, so he probably spent the right amount of time on the book. If it were me i would write a shorter story of higher quality (from a grammar perspective) and seek readers who will commit to 200 pages but maybe not 500+ pages. thats just my opinion and should be taken as such. I generally will judge an author by whether or not I would refer his work to a friend that likes the genre of book in question. In this case I sit on the fence. I would probably say to try it and see for yourself. I also judge by whether or not I want to read other works by the same author, and I'm also mixed here. I know he has another book out, but I have a lot on my too be read list right now and I don't feel compelled to move that book to the top. Might I read it someday? Maybe. If the author were to write another book and it sounded interesting to me I would likely read and review it to give an honest review. Overall I would give this book 3 stars, but understanding he is a new author I'd probably bump that up to 3.5 for the good story and ending. That's the equivalent of 6 to 7 stars on a 10 point scale, and if you were to look at some of your favorite movies on IMDB you'd probably notice a lot of them in that range.
If the story appeals to you and it's free - give the book a try. If the story appeals to you and it's not free, download a sample to see if you're compelled to buy it.
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Black Coke edition by James Grenton Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
"Black Coke" had an interesting and engaging story line, but the book itself was hard to read much of the time. The writing style was choppy, with much of the book interspersed with short three, four and five word sentences. Many times, several of these short sentences appeared one right after another, interfering with the reading flow.
Also, is it a British thing to call the ground you walk on outdoors a "floor"? That was done throughout the book.
As is often the case, the author's firearms and military knowledge, and his basic understanding of very simple laws of physics, seems to have come largely from TV and movies. This led to there being many inaccuracies throughout the book. Granted, one needs to suspend disbelief to a certain degree to read works of fiction, but it's tough to suspend disbelief when the inaccuracies repeatedly reach out and slap the reader in the face.
I would recommend the author seek out some good technical advisors for any forthcoming novels.
This book kept me on edge until the very end. The writer made you feel like you were right beside them on this journey. Cocaine is a very widespread drug in America and with the amount of overdoses happening now I could not put the book down. I can't help but wonder if any of the things in this book are based on true facts. The world of manufacturing and producing cocaine is scary.
While reading it, I found it was almost unbelievable that the hero could with-stand such beatings & come out of them alive! Also, that the cartel leader didn't just kill him right off like they seem to do their flunkies who failed their missions. I have an adult son living in Columbia teaching English classes and my first reaction to the story was praying, "Oh! God!! Please protect my son!!" Was a very blood thirsty story, to say the least. The hero's escape from his torture "prison" (the details of where & in what he found himself) made me sick to my stomach but I would imagine if any of us were in his position of being tortured, would've endured the escape route, too. I GUESS!?!
But what really grabbed me was at the very end of the story was all the list of books he read to create his knowledge of the drug war in that poor country!! And it's impact on our country and other countries' people!
It threw a whole different meaning to the suggestion of legalizing it of which I'm still skeptical of such a measure.
I was looking for something with an edge of bio terror, espionage and thriller to it and for the most part 'Black Coke' delivers. Seriously it has all the elements needed to keep you turning the pages even when you want to stop and put the book down, its almost like the writer knows what to do to grab you and pull you back in. There is the drug which causes some pretty devious ailments, is addictive and destructive as hell. There is the broken protagonist who fights for the cause despite odds that would cause lesser men to change their name and move to Tibet. You have the larger than life villain and their brutal (but only to lesser characters however) henchmen. You have the officials who can not be trusted and those who mean well. Grenton succeeded in entertaining me however, even with unbelievable escapes, plot holes and the luck of the gods which seem to certainly be on the protagonists side. The drug war is illustrated quite well, in a fashion that would do Miami Vice proud (okay it has way more violence than the show) and despite a few editing slips, I have to admit that this was a good read )
Update has been included after reading the book...
When we choose to read a book, we commit time and take effort away from other worthwhile things in our lives. I have real issues when it comes to reviews that do not seem real, and for some reason I think I can spot them rather easily.
The reviews for this book looked odd to me so I started at the beginning and found that his first 5 reviews (all 5 star by the way) come from people with exactly 2 reviews on their accounts, and you guessed it - they're both for the two books by this author (Alicia Jones, Helen Kirsen, John Keane, Simon T Nield, and Max Krispel). Then later on there is another review that also has just two reviews on their account and again they are both for this author (Jo D). I sense that at least one or more of the remaining are iffy as well, but they aren't as obvious. This is as of 10/5/12.
I really like the premise of this book so since it's free right now I'll download and try to read it. I'll update my review as appropriate.
-------------
10/14/12 UPDATE
I read the book as promised. I have mixed feelings so I will take a good/bad approach to the review.
The good
The book has an interesting story and mostly interesting characters. I liked the ending because it brought everything together and was integrated with the rest of the book. If you've ever read a book by a new author and thought that the ending felt like an afterthought you'll know what I mean. This one was a complete, coherent story from beginning to end. Mr. Grenton appears to have put some thought into this.
For a relatively new author overall he's off to a good start.
The bad
The style of writing was often choppy, probably for emphasis, but I think it was overused. If you think this might bother you, download a sample first to see if it is too much for you. Occasionally i had to read a paragraph twice to get what was being said. There were the typical grammatical issues that you see with self published titles (I'm not a grammar expert and it doesn't tend to bother me much, but I thought it should be mentioned for completeness). The use of the word taunt instead of taut for instance. I highlighted a few to share if Mr. Grenton is interested in seeing them. There were times when perspective changed in the middle of a paragraph and i had to reread it to understand who was doing what. There was also a message about the drug war throughout the book. I don't think it would change anyones opinion, but it's there. Lastly, I'm not sure the main villain was very believable. Not necessarily just because she was hard to believe in (it is fiction), but I think it had to do with the way she was handled in the book. I'm not quite sure how to explain it more than that. Sorry.
Overall
I can empathize with a new author who put a lot of work into a book. I'm sure he is proud of it and he should be. I try to think of it like this... He could put three years into making it perfect, but if no one reads it why bother. But there is a threshold that must be met to be legit and this book does meet it, so he probably spent the right amount of time on the book. If it were me i would write a shorter story of higher quality (from a grammar perspective) and seek readers who will commit to 200 pages but maybe not 500+ pages. thats just my opinion and should be taken as such. I generally will judge an author by whether or not I would refer his work to a friend that likes the genre of book in question. In this case I sit on the fence. I would probably say to try it and see for yourself. I also judge by whether or not I want to read other works by the same author, and I'm also mixed here. I know he has another book out, but I have a lot on my too be read list right now and I don't feel compelled to move that book to the top. Might I read it someday? Maybe. If the author were to write another book and it sounded interesting to me I would likely read and review it to give an honest review. Overall I would give this book 3 stars, but understanding he is a new author I'd probably bump that up to 3.5 for the good story and ending. That's the equivalent of 6 to 7 stars on a 10 point scale, and if you were to look at some of your favorite movies on IMDB you'd probably notice a lot of them in that range.
If the story appeals to you and it's free - give the book a try. If the story appeals to you and it's not free, download a sample to see if you're compelled to buy it.
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