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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert, Wednesday, January 12: Don’t miss out on this chance to download Deadly Sanctuary and over 340 other free contemporary titles from the Kindle Store, plus … Book 1 in the Alex Cheradon mystery series, by Jason Krumbine (Today’s Sponsor)


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The dead bodies are piling up. Vampires are crawling out of the woodwork. And there’s something named Pookie that’s lurking around the corner…

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“…if what you’re after is a good, fun, tongue-in-cheek, bloody, shoot-em-up, paranormal mystery, Jason Krumbine delivers all that and more in this book.
–Sandy Lender, author “Choices Meant for Gods”



Here’s the set-up…

Steven Raines (you know, the man who made billions making an operating system that out-Microsoft-ed Microsoft?) has hired Alex Cheradon (private investigator) to look for his missing daughter. Good news: It’s a million dollar payday. Bad news: she may be a Satanist hell bent on bringing the Devil to Earth.

The dead bodies are piling up. Vampires are crawling out of the woodwork. And there’s something named Pookie that’s lurking around the corner.

Breathtakingly paced, the jokes and wisecracks fly fast as Alex races against the clock to save the day.

This is Book 1 in the Alex Cheradon Series.


What the Reviewers Say
Poor Alex Cheradon is a private investigator who wants to stop getting cases that involve the paranormal…or at least that involve members of the “other realm” trying to kill him. In “Fruitbasket From Hell,” circumstances beyond his control have forced him, his metrosexual assistant/receptionist, and his past girlfriend/Laura-Croft-wannabe bodyguard to take on three cases that involve vampires, satanists, gateways to hell, and an ex-partner who won’t die when you throw grenades at him. At the center of it all is the mystery of why Multi-Millionaire Steven Raines has handed Alex a briefcase of sketchy clues, a few threats, and a million dollars to find a daughter who’s only been missing a few hours.

Overall, I found Alex to be a likeable and sympathetic character. I enjoyed his stream-of-consciousness narration, but, at times, it became overwhelming. Krumbine’s sarcastic tone throughout the novel carried into each character thus became difficult to “stay with” at times. I sometimes found it necessary to set the novel aside to get out of Alex’s head. As a testament to Krumbine’s story, though, I kept going back to find out how the plot would develop. And, as a testament to Krumbine’s ability to use dialogue and character interaction to update the storyline, I never had to re-read sections to remember what had happened. I think one reviewer erroneously referred to this as “non-linear”. For an example of an author using a non-linear writing device, pick up John Brunner’s “Stand on Zanzibar,” (which I also recommend, by the way). For an example of an author expertly using a recap, pick up Jason Krumbine’s “Fruitbasket From Hell.”

–Sandy Lender, author “Choices Meant for Gods”
This was a really good book, kept me interested the whole time and wanting to read the next chapter. The Alex character was really funny, and i loved the character Christian, he was very entertaining.
–dar

Okay, so, it begins with this mysterious man coming to Alex Cheradon and offering him a million dollars to find his missing daughter. While in the process of doing so everything seemed to turn upside down and inside out for the main character. It’s one of those, anything can go wrong and will go wrong-type stories.

The author throws a lot of stuff at the reader, from crazy ex-partners to scottish convenience story clerks(Easily one of the funniest bits in the book). It’s got a bit Dean-Koontz-on-crack type feel to the story line. The author tried to tell his story in a very non-linear fashion, which would have worked better in a movie, but in the book caused some moments of confusion, but it didn’t detract from the story too much. The overall story line of the book was actually pretty good with some well developed twists in the plot(See, crazy ex-partner and scottish convenience store clerk.). The main character, Alex, is, I’ll admit, a little annoying, but shows potential to grow and the story leaves us open for a sequel, which I would definitely read.

–Chris Spears
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