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Somewhere west of Kokomo, Indiana, in a contained and isolated area, NASA is conducting a secret study on human behavior...
Given a set of rules and the promise of a generous compensation package at the end, can several hundred people govern themselves and live in relative harmony for six years?
The experiment, designed to mimic future colonization on a distant planet, appears to be a huge success.
Until something goes terribly wrong…
Two undercover operatives from an ultra-clandestine government agency called The Circle are sent to investigate. When Diana Dawkins and Nicholas Colt discover the shocking truth, it’s clear the experiment must be stopped.
What isn’t clear is if they’ll make it out alive.
Suggested reading order for the series
AMERICAN P.I.
LADY 52
POCKET-47
CROSSCUT
SNUFF TAG 9
RATTLED (Short story)
KEY DEATH
BLOOD TATTOO
SYCAMORE BLUFF
THE REACHER FILES FUGITIVE
THE REACHER FILES VELOCITY (Short story)
THE BLOOD NOTEBOOKS
Note Although published at a later date, the events in AMERICAN P.I. and LADY 52 precede those in Jude Hardin's debut thriller POCKET-47. All of the books listed work as stand-alone thrillers, depending on reader preference. Nicholas Colt also appears in several short stories, including the one titled RATTLED and the one titled RACKED.
Praise for Jude Hardin’s Thrillers
POCKET-47 sucked me in and held me enthralled. Author Jude Hardin keeps the pace frantic, the thrills non-stop, but best of all is his hero, the wonderfully ironic Nicholas Colt. This is a character I'm eager to follow through many adventures to come.
—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of ICE COLD.
The best PI debut I've read in years, fit to share shelf space with the best of Ross Macdonald, Sue Grafton, and Robert B. Parker. POCKET-47 is so hot you may burn your hands reading. Highly recommended.
—J.A. Konrath, author of the Jack Daniels mysteries
Hardin gets everything right in his powerhouse thriller debut, which introduces rock star–turned–PI Nicholas Colt.
—Publishers Weekly on POCKET-47
KEY DEATH is an exhilarating thriller that punches way above its weight. It hits you hard and fast with crackling suspense, hair-raising twists and stunning revelations. Word of advice don't start on this one unless you're prepared to stay up all night.
—John Ling, author of THE BLASPHEMER
Colt is a physical, no-holds-barred PI, reminiscent of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and Lee Child's Jack Reacher, and his debut is action-packed. With a hefty toll of dead bodies, some described in cringe-inducing detail, this is crime fiction at its rawest. Hard-boiled connoisseurs should make Colt's acquaintance now.
—Booklist on POCKET-47
With CROSSCUT, Jude Hardin takes the PI novel and psychological suspense to a new, unrestrained level. Fast, fierce, and relentless.
—David Morrell, New York Times bestselling creator of Rambo
Sycamore Bluff A Nicholas Colt Thriller edition by Jude Hardin Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
This was really a spy novel rather than a mystery, and a very bad one at that. I felt like i was reading some high-schooler's idea of a great adventure novel. The good guys worked for a secret government agency that was sooooo secret that if you find out about it, they have to kill you. The bad guys had acronyms for names and revelled in torturing the good guys. The good guys had implants in their toes which tingle when their bosses want to contact them. The bad guys have a secret town where they are testing nasty drugs on people that turn some of them into zombies. And yes, this book is every bit as bad as it sounds. It's kind of like the old Matt Helm or In Like Flint movies of the sixties or like Austin Powers, only without any sense of humor and without any sense of how outrageously bad it really is. The only reason it got 2 stars instead of one is because the story was told in an understandable manner and there weren't a lot of spelling errors.Product details
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Sycamore Bluff A Nicholas Colt Thriller edition by Jude Hardin Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
The book is an enjoyable read but the pace could be tightened considerably to make it a thriller. There's a measure of tedium that drags along. The attempt at infusing some humor is actually irritating and this detracts from the plot. A chemist developing a wonder drug but not aware of what side effects it has seems a bit far fetched. The ubiquitous greed for money is there, but this rather drags the plot even more.
Not quite what I was anticipating. Rather disappointing
I found it very interesting, but I could really do without the descriptions of torture. Other than that, it was compelling and had a lot of possible truths in the premise.
It takes time effort and commitment to finish a book and publish it. That is why this book gets a star. Other than that there is nothing good I can say about it. It’s like the author watched a lot of bad Hollywood movies and then consolidated all of them into a book. Exaggeration, inconsistencies, plot holes, unbelievable situations and characters, the flaws in this book are so plentiful that I can’t recommend spending time reading it.
I managed to get through it and not cure the night's insomnia, but I think sleeping would have been a better use of my time. The initial premise is fairly standard (OMG! MASSIVE Secret Gummint Conspiracy! Broken By Brilliant Agents Thrown Under Bus By Their Own Agencies!!!) and the characters came out of the Sekrit Agent Cage at Central Casting...
If you're into gummint conspiracy thrillers, this is another one, and it fits the profile. Enjoy.
It's a great story for High School reading or a TV movie. Unfortunately, there's too many things glossed over in the plot. The Circle kills you if you want to retire or have an affair with another agent, but our heroes almost get it on. Our heroine is strict, by the book, and yet she almost has an affair?
The hero is a screw off, yet he's lovable? Breaks every rule and succeeds. Obviously, the Circle isn't watching too closely.
However, the concept was interesting, a colony in Indiana, isolated from anything external, is on a practice 6 year mission to Mars. Then, the citizens start acting like zombies. I like it.
Creative writing, needs to work out some flaws.
Fast-paced, with many plot twists. I was looking for anything pertaining to Jack Reacher when I stumbled across Nicholas Colt. While recovering from surgery I've recently read every Colt adventure, in the recommended sequence. While some of the stories are better than others, Jude references some of the characters, particularly the evil ones, in subsequent books, and I sensed that being familiar with them enhanced my reading pleasure. Hence, I enjoyed Sycamore Bluffs immensely. I found this one and Snuff Tag 9 to be the best of Jude's Nicholas Colt's adventures. However, as aforementioned, I'd recommend reading them in the prescribed sequence. I'm looking forward to the next book whenever it becomes available!
There is a redeeming quality to this book, as it should (and obviously does) appeal to readers who seek an escapism when searching for books to read. If you are not concerned about characterization, believable plots, or realistic description and dialogue, you will like this book. It is pure entertainment, similar to Quentin Tarantino's movie Grindhouse (just for the record, I loved the zombie movie in Grindhouse, but Tarantino told his fans upfront what to expect). If you expect anything more from this book, you will be disappointed.
Some of the writing is cliched and painful. "He was the kind of pilot who could walk into a bar anywhere in the world and have his pick of the hottest chicks in the joint" or when Colt puts a cartridge in his pocket, Diana says, "Is that a nine millimeter cartridge, or are you just happy to see me?" If this was an effort to build sexual tension with humor, it failed. The two pages dealing with a horror in the next room turns out to be one queen-sized bed instead of two doubles, which could have effectively been handled with a sentence or two. Diana's thoughts "It was one of the worst things she'd ever been forced to witness as a government agent."
Most of the characters are flat or given one character trait. All of the villains are evil, and no matter who they are, all have no conscience when it comes to killing another person. Studies show people aren't wired that way, and to imagine that the only people associated with this pharmaceutical project are sociopaths is a bit hard to believe. Nicholas Colt is the hero, a man in love with his comatose wife but who takes the first chance he has to attempt to bed his Diana, his female partner from the organization Circle. Colt's and Diana's bantering is uninteresting, and when they aren't talking about nothing, they fight. While I could appreciate the attempt to build more tension between the two, the word battles are out of character with who the author has somewhat established them to be. The end result is dissatisfying.
There are also instances where the action makes no sense. At one point, Diana goes outside and "It was about ten degrees outside, and Diana was practically naked." After ramming the car into the garage door and shattering it, she explains to the neighbors who came out to see what was happening in the middle of the night "I put the car in drive when I meant to put it in reverse. Now look what I've done. What a mess." No one has a reaction at all to Diana's attire, or to why she would be dressed in that manner on a cold night and moving her car.
The premise -- pharmaceutical creator and investors covering up a creation gone bad -- is tired and been done. Turning people into zombies is another cliche. Having many people turn into zombies at the same time our heroes are attempting to escape is a misused plot device. There are many other unbelievable pieces in this plot, but I hesitate to list everything. My goal is not to ruin the book for those who want to read it by detailing spoilers, but to let those who expect something different to know what this book is all about.
Congratulations are in order, for author Jude Hardin has accomplished this without any lurid sexual references and there are no vulgarities of any kind. This is not the normal path many of today's writers take, and I commend him for his choice.
Bottom line -- this is an exciting pulp novel for those willing to suspend disbelief. The author is attempting to create a spy/adventure/thriller/horror story and he pulls out all the stops. For those readers who seek more realism in their novels, you will wish to search elsewhere. Three stars.
This was really a spy novel rather than a mystery, and a very bad one at that. I felt like i was reading some high-schooler's idea of a great adventure novel. The good guys worked for a secret government agency that was sooooo secret that if you find out about it, they have to kill you. The bad guys had acronyms for names and revelled in torturing the good guys. The good guys had implants in their toes which tingle when their bosses want to contact them. The bad guys have a secret town where they are testing nasty drugs on people that turn some of them into zombies. And yes, this book is every bit as bad as it sounds. It's kind of like the old Matt Helm or In Like Flint movies of the sixties or like Austin Powers, only without any sense of humor and without any sense of how outrageously bad it really is. The only reason it got 2 stars instead of one is because the story was told in an understandable manner and there weren't a lot of spelling errors.
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