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"Six Bullets to a Man packs a mean punch with brutally sharp action sequences that spark authenticity and an adrenaline rush second to none!" - Kashif Hussain, Best Thriller Books
A terrified town seething with secrets. A deadly conspiracy. And one action-packed, blood-soaked adrenaline rush of a thriller.
1971. Mississippi.…
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1 author picked Six Bullets to a Man as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book begins with a clever hook and doesn’t relent until after the climax. It reminded me of Lee Child’s Reacher novels, but it takes place in Mississippi in the early 1970s, and the protagonist is an African American man, a bold choice for a white writer, but Wegener definitely did his homework in that respect, and in others, as he includes believable dialogue/dialect and historical details such as typewriters, indoor smoking, and hod-rod cars from that era.
There’s a well-crafted mystery, with nail-biting tension, realistic military-style action, and sensory details that made me feel like I was really there.…
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