What Amazon says
John J. Cannon, a successful San Francisco lawyer, takes a leave of absence from the firm and buys a boat he names My GRL. John is unaware his boat has been targeted by a terrorist group to be used to destroy a symbol of America’s greatness. John’s first inkling of trouble is when he wakes up in the hospital and learns he was found unconscious next to the body of the young woman who sold him the boat in the first place. John now is the only one standing between the terrorists and the success of their mission.
My review
I don’t often read thrillers. The reason is that I can often work out the plot before the end of the book which ruins the story for me. I decided to give this book a try as I had read so much about it and I certainly wasn’t disappointed. John Howell has a great style of writing and keeps the story moving along at an interesting and fast pace. The plot was unpredictable and I most certainly did not work it out before the end.
John Cannon has embarked on a new chapter in his life. He has made the decision to give up his lucrative career as a San Francisco lawyer and opted instead for a complete break away from city life and to follow his idyllic dream of peace and quite on the beautiful island of Corpus Christi.
When John’s life starts to become a threatening nightmare, he discovers that evil can appear anywhere and before he knows it, he is fighting to understand a series of impossible happenings, which will effect his life forever. That is, if he survives!
Another recent review of My GRL
Mareth M Botha rated My GRL five stars out of five and said:
My GRL is the first of a trilogy of three John Canon stories. Once I started reading, I could not stop, and read it on and off throughout the day – barely doing anything else.
Pluses for me: I like a fast-paced plot; just enough background information about the area where John Cannon has his boat, My GRL; just long enough descriptive scenes, setting up the action along with natural dialogue, progressively getting to know the character of the protagonist as the story develops; nail biting intrigue as the reader gets to know the good and the bad guys; not excessive violence and not too much of the F… word, which was used sparingly, but with justification: because of all these plus points, I give the story five stars even though I did not always enjoy some of the sentence structures or repeated use of “He” to begin short sentences in one paragraph or repeating a character’s name too often in one paragraph.
I’m perhaps “old school”, but I find reading in the first person and in the Present Tense quite difficult. Yet, having said that, the author did a splendid job. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a real, “clean” thriller with amazing plot twists and turns, which will keep you guessing till the last page. I’m recommending this book to my husband, who is quite a picky reader, but I know he will enjoy this action-packed thriller as much as I did!
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I agree with your point. Unless handled with great skill-Catcher in the Rye, for example-first person narratives are often tedious.
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Thanks for reading and commenting, Stepen. John does the first person narration very well.
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You’re very welcomed, and I enjoy your posts.
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Thank you, Robbie, for the wonderful review of My GRL. You warmed my heart.
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Thanks for the observation, Stephen. I agree with you.
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Ah, my compliments on receiving such a glowing review from Robbie, someone who is no doubt a discerning reader. Now, if I could just get her to read and review one of my books.
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I guess you already have. Look up in the next comment
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Recommend one of your books Stepen and I will review it for Mystery Thriller Week.
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Beautiful review Robbie, I really loved reading the narrative.
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Thank you, Kamal. This is a great action-packed book.
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Yes from what little I read Robbie must be very good
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I agree, Kamal.
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Thanks John
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🙂
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It is a long time since I read a thriller.. I think the last I read was The Davinci Code by Dan Brown. You have given an excellent review here of My GRL..
Thank you for sharing it Robbie
And I hope you have a wonderful weekend xxx ❤
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Thank you, Sue, I am glad you liked this review. It is a good book. I hope you also have a lovely weekend.
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🙂 Thanks Robbie.. it sounds it.. And You too enjoy!!! 🙂
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Thank you, Sue.
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🙂 Wishing you all the very best John 🙂
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😀
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I’ve read a lot of good comments about this author’s books but haven’t read any yet. And I do read lots of thrillers. I’ll keep it in mind. Thanks, Robbie!
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I am glad I could bring a book to your attention for a change, Olga. Have a wonderful weekend.
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In the mind is a good thing, Olga. Thanks.
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This is a great review Robbie. I like that you include your personal “why.”
John manages to carry off with flair and precision a style of writing that very few can do even adequately, let alone do well. He’s a master at his craft.
Hugs to you both.
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I am glad you liked the review, Teagan. I enjoy John’s writing a great deal.
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Teagan, I have to say you almost made me cry. Hugs and thank you for the wonderful comment.
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Great review. I enjoyed this series from John and look forward to reading more of his work.
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Glad to hear that Don. I will definitely read more of John’s books too.
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Thank you, Don. 😀
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You’re welcome
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🙂
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Read it. Loved it. Good review!
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Thank you, Jacqui. I am glad you also enjoyed this book.
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Thank you, Jacqui. *Big SMILE*
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Great review, Robbie! I just loved the whole series. 🙂
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Thank you, Bette. 😀
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Another great review Robbie, getting to the heart of the excitement and pace of this thrilling adventure novel. It really whet my appetite.
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I am so glad you liked this review, Paul. John is a great writer.
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Thank you, Paul. Super to see you .
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Currently reading this book Robbie, and thoroughly enjoying it too. 🙂
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I am delighted to hear that, Debby.
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🙂 🙂
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Will keep this in mind if I run out of books.
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It is well written and I thought the style was quite unique.
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