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    Bookangel.co.uk Book Reviews - January 2015: Book Angel Reviews
    Bookangel.co.uk Book Reviews - January 2015: Book Angel Reviews
    Bookangel.co.uk Book Reviews - January 2015: Book Angel Reviews
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    In Januray 2015, Bookangel.co.uk published 28 reviews.
    These reviews are available free to receive in our weekly email newsletter, or can be found by searching the site. This ezine simply brings all the reviews from a month together in a format that can be read on an e-reader.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRagged Angel Ltd
    Release dateMar 1, 2015
    ISBN9781507065242
    Bookangel.co.uk Book Reviews - January 2015: Book Angel Reviews

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      Foreword

      In January 2015, Bookangel.co.uk published 28 reviews.

      These reviews are available free to receive in our weekly email newsletter, or can be found by searching the site. This ezine simply brings all the reviews from a month together in a format that can be read on an e-reader.

      As we have multiple reviewers, every now and again you will find a book with more than one review. This is intended to give a more rounded viewpoint. Reviews are, as always, only the opinions of our reviewers.

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      64 (Mike Gallagher Mystery Series Book 1)

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      In one small town in America, 64 people are shot by snipers. There are no demands, no clues, no warnings. Then, six days later it happens again in another town. Police Officer Mike Gallagher’s daughter is among the first victims of these paramilitary attackers, and with the support of his department he investigates to bring to justice the murderers, and the mysterious power behind them.

      This story has the seed of a great idea, but there are serious problems with this book and one part where if it wasn’t on a kindle I would have thrown it at the wall. It has some great action scenes but also major plot issues, unlikeable and sometimes idiotic characters, and plot threads that vanish or are never followed up

      Despite its definite political overtones to a British citizen, the main bad guy’s motivations and actions are quite amusing (I can’t say why without spoiling it), and the international consequences have been completely overlooked. One announcement the bad guy makes would have had everyone from Mossad to Canada, the KBG and SAS sending assassins.

      The understanding of investigation procedure is extremely flawed: a policeman whose daughter is one of the first victims is not only on the case but leading it, there’s a severe lack of understanding of ballistics science and large scale investigations, and the hero keeps getting witnesses killed. The competency of the bad guys varies as the plot requires.

      Overall, it has got some good action scenes, and the sniping sequences are disturbing, but watching the

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