Genre: Adventure/Men’s
Fiction/Dark Comedy
Description:
“In his first novel, Jonathan Harries flips the script and creates a
world where the poachers are afraid of the animals—and then things really start
to get weird.
Someone is slaughtering big-game hunters in Africa. And the deaths are
particularly gruesome.
At the same time in Chicago, a disheveled and depressed Roger Storm,
recently relieved of his duties as an ad exec, is also contemplating murder—that
of his ex-boss, the despicable Harry Bones.
Then in what seems like a bizarre coincidence, Roger bumps into his
supposedly dead childhood friend, the notorious arms dealer Freddy Blank, at a
restaurant in Paris. Freddy and his ravishing partner, ex-Mossad agent Conchita
Palomino, convince Roger to join them in a harebrained scheme to save Africa's
wildlife and displaced people from a sinister global organization. In return
Freddy promises to take care of Harry Bones.
Kicking, pleading, and dodging savage mercenaries while lusting after
the voluptuous Conchita, a terrified Roger is hauled from Paris and London to
the wilds of Ethiopia's Omo Valley, where under the darkest sky he has ever
seen, an epic showdown takes place.”
Author:
Jonathan Harries, “grew up in Namibia, an extraordinarily beautiful
and wild country where the desert meets the sea, with not a blade of grass in
between. In my early teens we moved to South Africa where, after completing the
perfunctory exercises necessary for entering adulthood, I began a career in
advertising. While my love and fascination with wildlife began in Namibia, it
grew into a passion in South Africa, and I spent every chance I got going to
Botswana and other places where you could--and luckily still can--see animals
in their natural habitat…
Since retiring, I've developed my passion for writing and storytelling
into a second career--in fact, it is more of a vocation… The profits from all
sales of my books are donated to animal charities. I hope they give you a laugh
at the same time that they bring some awareness to the horrors of poaching and
animal trafficking.”
You can see all of Mr. Harries books on his Amazon Author Page.
Appraisal:
First, I have a small disclaimer, I do not fit the demographic for
this book so my opinion may slip through. However, it is only my opinion. I
also confess I picked this book up because of the cover. I understand that is a
big “No, no.” I expected something along the lines of Monty Python, I was
mistaken…
Roger Storm’s life is in the dumps, he’s been let go from his job as a
top ad-executive. He’s depressed and drinking himself into a stupor. When in a
bar he spots a childhood friend who supposedly died years ago. Freddy Blank
tries to recruit Roger into his campaign to save Africa’s wildlife. But he’s
real sketchy about what he wants Roger to do or what part he will be able to
play in Freddy’s scheme. Roger is a whiny nerd and Freddy is a masterful
manipulator. Roger follows him around because Freddy’s business partner is a
beautiful woman named Conchita.
The plot moves at a believable pace, until Roger reminisces about the
trouble he and Freddy got into at school and growing up through the years. These
steps back in time help us understand Freddy’s character. Of course there is an
arch villain out to stop Freddy’s plan because he is making lots on money
taking big game hunters on safaris to get trophies mounted on their walls.
What we have here are master conmen conning other conmen. There is
espionage, double agents, and mercenaries working for the highest bidder. This
is a real man’s man book full of alpha males and poor Roger is right in the
middle of it all. His life will never be the same.
If you are a manly man who loves adventure and dark humor, you will
probably love this book. The bonus is Killing
Harry Bones is free, and if you enjoy it the other two books of this
trilogy are waiting for you to pick them up. So, just go for it!
FYI:
Killing
Harry Bones is book 1 of Mr. Harries, The Roger Storm Books. I will warn you that
there are lots of strong adult language. But, if you are a manly man you can
handle that, right?
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues.
Rating: ****
Four Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 70-75,000 words
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