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Patrick Weill Author Of The Mazatlan Showdown

From Patrick's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Patrick Weill Why Patrick loves this book

Every so often, some brilliant song, painting, or person comes along to open my eyes to new possibilities. In this case, it was a novel.

First, the prose is good enough that I found myself reading merely for the pleasure of watching it scroll past, of imagining Granzow’s detailed and evocative descriptions of people and places. His vocabulary is nothing short of spectacular! I particularly enjoyed the dialogue.

Then he hits you with the plot, portraying realistically tense situations that unfold among nuanced characters, but with a clear dividing line between good and evil. Boy was I excited to come home today to find out how the bad guy would get his due! Set during prohibition, Black Cordite, White Snow was meticulously researched, as evidenced by period-appropriate technology, terminology, clothing, people, and events such as World War One.

On a deeper level, the story is a savage indictment of war…

By Nate Granzow ,

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1 author picked Black Cordite, White Snow as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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Minnesota's winter is freezing cold, but its market for guns has never been hotter.

February 1922 - Prohibition has reached a fever pitch, transforming lowly bootleggers and gangsters into wealthy businessmen beyond sanction. The city of St. Paul, Minnesota, known to the criminal underworld as Crooks' Haven, has a rule for out-of-town mobsters: Come visit anytime; just pay your bribes and keep your criminal activity outside the city limits.

Niklas and Kessler Kristofferson, Danish brothers recently returned from the Great War, recognize this as an opportunity. As military gunsmiths, they had access to the most fearsome weaponry the planet had…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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By Jeff Kerr ,

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1 author picked Murder Creek as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

When secrets are buried, bodies are next.

Texas stalwart author, Jeff Kerr, delivers the hardest-hitting Adam Cash story yet, a barn burner of a crime thriller that fans of Craig Johnson and C.J. Box won’t want to miss.

When a man from Dieter Bergheim's past shows up at an assisted living facility, demanding retribution for a decades-old betrayal, Dieter refuses to make amends. Days later, a break-in at his brother Emil's ranch leaves one man dead and a hidden stash of cash exposed. Noble County sheriff's deputy Adam Cash, a veteran of two tours in Afghanistan and a former high…


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