2 from the Kindle this week and author Todd Morr.
He did have an earlier novel out which no longer seems to be available - Captain Cooker - I suppose I ought to worry about these two bad boys first and then the other 5000-odd books in the library before fretting over the one that got away!
Todd Morr has a Facebook page here and you can catch
him on Twitter - @toddmorr1
Jesus Saves Satan Invests (2014)
IT STARTED with a message on her answering machine: ‘JESUS
SAVES SATAN INVESTS.’ Living comfortably off the spoils of her ill-gotten gain
as the centerpiece of a blackmail ring, Janet did not need to know the caller
was currently sharing trunk space with a fresh corpse.
How could the day get any worse?
Easily... Jesus Saves, Satan invests is an action packed
warp-speed rollercoaster ride through hell with a few pit-stops to load up on
ammo along the way.
ABOUT TODD MORR
"The man has an ear for great dialogue. It was
compelling just enough to read the characters stab back and forth with their
words. The scenes were well-constructed and tight. Morr managed to keep the lead
character floating in that shade of grey where yeah, he was exonerated, but
does it really matter? I want another book out of this guy. Tomorrow." -
Ryan Sayles
"Todd Morr has done something incredible with Jesus
Saves, Satan Invests. He's written a crime book that almost seems like instead
of being written, it was choreographed like some massive movie fight or action
sequence, or really, directed like the ultimate chase movie. I mean, wow, with
some kind of plot genius, he created about 20 fascinating and dangerous
characters -- all engaged in a desperate chase of the one main and completely
fascinating and very dangerous character -- Janet, or Margarita Corona. No need
for boring back story or descriptions of setting Morr just keeps things moving
from start to finish while managing to somehow slip in back story and vivid
details without the reader even noticing that the action has slowed for a
moment, like some kind of magician. So do you get what I am saying? This book
is simply one of the most wonderful crime books I've ever read." - Mike
Monson.
"Fast and freaking furious." - James Newman
Upon graduating from Adams State College with a degree in
fine art Todd Morr decided if he was going to be a starving artist, he
preferred music and writing. Morr lives in Salinas, California with his wife
and children. He has published short stories in Out of the Gutter, Shotgun
Honey and Death Throes Webzine. His first novel Captain Cooker, is out with
Snubnose Press.
If You’re Not One
Percent (2016)
Rem had found a girlfriend, work as a handyman and settled
into anonymous life in a small mountain town.
Unfortunately, some young locals have decided to go on a
killing spree, and Rem knows it. It would be nice to go the law, but Rem has
secrets of his own, and decides to stop them himself.
Even in a small personal war things rarely go as planned,
and Rem did not intend to end up trapped in a house with his girlfriend Delany,
her best friend Denise, and a gutshot tourist--surrounded by a group of murderous
rednecks who would be happy to add Rem's name to their growing list of victims.
Another amazing 280 Steps cover!
That is a potent cover, Col! I can't say I'm familiar with Morr's work, but it does sound fast-paced and full of adrenaline. I hope you'll enjoy the books when you get to them.
ReplyDeleteMargot thanks. I think I'll have fun reading these two!
DeleteI think I'd read "Jesus Saves, Satan Invests" first, Col. Unusual titles that convey nothing about what's inside.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I retrospectively reflect on how well titles and covers reflect on content after reading. I'm more drawn by a cover than a title, but these are attention grabbing without giving up too many clues. Blurbs I think are the main deal clincher for me when choosing a book
DeleteCol – These sound like my kind of books, too. And, I think I’ve found a clue as to how you keep up such a reading pace: You have two Kindles, one for each eye.
ReplyDeleteHaha - I wish! I sometimes despair at the number of unread books I have and calculate the time I may have left (plenty of years I hope)- I think I've gone way past the tipping point of reading them all......and still I'm on the look-out for more new authors.
DeleteRe TODD MORR, I think you would enjoy them also. I'm hoping to get back to completing one of them in August!
I like the covers, and they do sound good...
ReplyDeleteA maybe then....
DeleteThese don't seem to be available here. Not that I was planning to increase my unread books at this time, but at least the 2nd one sounds interesting. Not sure about the first one.
ReplyDeleteTracy, that's strange. I thought both were put out by US publishers. Maybe when I've read them, you might like them both and find them!
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