I have received a free e-copy of the book Quick Fix by J. Gregory Smith to review. You may find out more about the author on his Amazon page.
Here is the book blurb.
Military contractor Kyle Logan’s luck has gone from bad to worse ever since he returned home to Philadelphia following an injury by an IED in Iraq. First, his marriage crumbles, then his career after he’s pushed to the brink and assaults his wife’s lover, who is also her divorce attorney. When Kyle’s shady best friend turns up and offers him a “once in a lifetime” chance to regain his job and his life, all for just a couple night’s work, Kyle figures he’s got nothing to lose. The police, Philly Irish Mob and a couple of drug cartels all think otherwise. Now forced to fight for his life, and those around him, Kyle must turn to allies from his old neighborhood in a desperate effort to stay alive and out of prison. Quick Fix is one man’s fall into a world of unintended consequences that seeks to tread the razor-thin lines between right and wrong, loyalty and treachery.
This story starts in Fishtown, Philadelphia with Kyle being served his divorce papers in the bar. He sees red and punches Fenster, his ex-wife Beth’s lawyer boyfriend, but with an assault charge against him, he then loses his job too.
A week later, Kyle’s shifty best friend Ryan turns up with a proposal to rob three statues from a police station and replace them with fakes. Ryan wants Kyle to be the driver for a $50k cut plus the promise of pulling strings to get the assault charge dropped. Then part two of the plan will be to sell the statues for a cool $2m.
What could go wrong? Plenty! And lots more characters still to be introduced.
However I do find jargon somewhat off-putting. What with IED in the blurb and then KOed and POed in chapter 1, I was in two minds whether I wished to carry on reading. But certainly glad I did.
Quick Fix is available on Amazon, currently priced at £10.57 in paperback and is also available in Kindle format. A great crime read.
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Disclosure. This post is a review of an e-book I was sent for free. All opinions are my own.
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I used to love reading but with three children and an ill fiance to look after I cant wait for sleep when going to bed, I also lack concentration recently xx
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Does sound difficult. Perhaps try short light stories
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That sounds like a really good read, but I can understand your frustration with the jargon at the start. It’s a shame to put readers off like that!
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Yes I’m not keen on jargon
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Sounds like Quick Fix quickly turned into a book you enjoyed! Thanks for sharing with #readwithme
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Yes once I got into it
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I would probably have to look up some of the Jargon, sounds really fast paced and exciting though
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Yes good once you ignore the jargon
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Sounds a great read – like you say- once you get ready to the jargon what could possibly go wrong …. I’ll have to read and see – chris Carter s latest novel needs finishing tonight
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yes the jargon was a bit of stumbling block for me initially, but so glad I persevered
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👍🏻
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