Shawn D Mahaney

A private eye's load of copper is stolen in a highway robbery. He wants to find out what happened, and who is behind the robbery. He soon gets in a slipper slope of corporations, spies, and the army.

This book is a noir detective novel, but it is quite bland and boring. It's mostly narration, which is fine, but there is zero emotion from any of the characters. The mystery itself was interesting, but not well told.

This a competently written mystery set in the American Southwest during World War II. Although not fast-paced, it is very good in describing the details of Home front life. I enjoyed it.

This is a marvelous discourse on the events that led up to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan. It’s not tech heavy like Clancy, a given since it’s from a reporters viewpoint. But what it is an honest look at soldiers and sailors with some very heartfelt and amusing stories at the beginning and some dramatic and intense stories as the author gets closer to the action.

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