Rusty McClure

[July 6, 2012] I think it's always fun to read a fiction book whose setting is a city or locale in which you live or with which you are very familiar. I was drawn to reading "Cincinnatus" because I live in the greater Cincinnati area. If I was to judge this book by its cover, I would be soooo far off the mark. This is one of the few books I can honestly say I couldn't put down. A great thriller. Of great literary value? No, but then most thrillers aren't. But it was fun, and I enjoy a fun book now and then. Flaws? Some, but nothing I couldn't overlook. The one thing I didn't care for about this book (the hardback edition) was simply its cover, and unfortunately I think the cover will dissuade some potential readers from giving the book the chance it deserves. The book jacket is boring and does nothing to encourage you to pick up the book. A word of advice: give the book a chance anyway. You will be rewarded.… (lisätietoja)

This book does exactly what a suspense novel is supposed to do -- it keeps you turning the pages to find out what happens next.

When I first heard about this novel I was intrigued. How exactly do you mix fixing PGA tournaments, the secretive military society of the Cincinnatus, a plot of monumental proportions, middle eastern terrorists and the paranormal enigma of Ed Leedskalnin, the weird guy who built Coral Castle in Homestead, Florida (it is a 1100 ton structure supposedly built by this one guy all by himself--nobody knows how he did it) and his theories of magnetism/anti-gravity? Plus, let us not forget the major sub-plot of lost love which permeates the book. Seven lost loves to be exact and in addition, seven disguised plot references to lost love.

Well the author's Rusty McClure and David Stern didn't disappoint, telling an intriguing story which takes you from depression era Homestead, Florida and a meeting with the strange Ed Leedskalnin who secretly built a monument to lost love using mysterious powers to present day, California, Cincinnati, Florida and then to the Bahamas for the incredible climax.

The novel opens with down and out ex-PGA golfer Matt Thurman being framed for murder. His escape from jail is arranged by a mysterious stranger. Along the way he meets Espy Harper, a Department of Justice attorney. Together they discover a plot of monumental proportions involving members of the Order of Cincinnatus, a society of descendents of officers of the Continental Army and the fixing of PGA golf tournaments to finance the plot. The book culminates at an exclusive Bahamas resort island in which the plot is revealed and it all connects: golf mixes with the paranormal discoveries of Ed Leedskalnin, the builder of Coral Castle as well as the plot which plays is of Clive Cussler like proportions.

This is an entertaining, escapist read. Full of intrigue and suspense and interesting plot twists that mixes several seemingly disparate elements into an enjoyable whole. Highly recommended.

And after you read the book call 513-588-5377. Ask for Harper.… (lisätietoja)