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Title: Intensely paced action with accurate detail.
Review: Many thrillers - no, make that many -books-, lose a lot of credibility by making errors in the details. Ross sets forth a scenario that is original as far as my (active) reading in the thriller genre can see. He maintains credibility for the scenario by not dropping the detail ball. No magazine changes in revolvers here...when someone makes that kind of error and then expects me to believe they know what they're writing about, it falls flat. Ross' work stands tall. Another thing I really liked about the book were the 'everyday heroes' in it. Heroic folk and actions portrayed realistically - neither the 'loser turns over a new leaf' fantasy or cardboard superheroes. A very impressive first effort. One of the great things about reading a great first novel is looking forward to following the writer's career. More, Mr. Ross, more!
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