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Flapjack (The Case Files of Icarus Investigations Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Daniel Ganninger (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 7: The Case Files of Icarus Investigations

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The world may never be the same with these two detectives. It's time to meet the team at Icarus Investigations as they handle their first case.

Murphy and Galveston realize there must be more to life than their mind-numbing cubical jobs. Over a barbeque lunch, Galveston attempts to convince his friend to join him in a daring new career as a private investigator. With nothing to lose, Murphy reluctantly agrees. Relying heavily on their humorous wit and questionable tactics, the men employ a creative approach to their investigations. For a time these methods prove successful, until they push too far and find themselves mired in the case of a lifetime.

An explosion rocks a New England university lab, setting off a carefully orchestrated chain of events. A small device has been stolen, a key to the entire world's energy problems and the power that comes with controlling it. The fate of the invention and its inventor sits in the hands of two newly self-proclaimed private detectives.

The two men, under the threat of arrest by the FBI, begin to criss-cross the country and the world, picking up clues to the puzzle of the missing device in England, Mexico, and even Brazil. Dead ends seem at every turn, but with the help of an outcast computer expert, a British spy and former flame of Galveston's, and a new employee whom Murphy can't seem to keep his eyes off of, the investigators unwind the case using their unorthodox approach, berating each other at every turn.

Who is looking to control this device and its destiny? Is it the huge multinational security firm, a devious billionaire, or a questionable member of Congress? Murphy and Galveston must find out why something so small is causing problems so large, because the hunters are quickly becoming the hunted.

Flapjack has it all - action, adventure, fun, and humor - without profanity or graphic adult situations (but still plenty of mayhem). So join the adventure and escape with the private eyes of Icarus Investigation.

The excitement continues in the next Case Files:

Peeking Duck (Case File #2)

Snow Cone (Case File #3)

Coconut Water (Case File #4)

Stolen Dough (Case File #5)

Bitter Pill (Case File #6)

Microwave (Case File #7)

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All of the Books in the Icarus Investigations Series

Flapjack - Case File #1
Peeking Duck - Case File #2
Snow Cone - Case File #3
Coconut Water - Case File #4
Stolen Dough - Case File #5
Bitter Pill - Case File #6
Microwave - Case File #7
Snow Cone, Coconut Water, and Stolen Dough are part of the Red Hand Mini-Series.

Other Books by Daniel Ganninger

Knowledge Stew: The Guide to the Most Interesting Facts in the World, Volume 1
Knowledge Stew: The Guide to the Most Interesting Facts in the World, Volume 2
Knowledge Stew: The Guide to the Most Interesting Facts in the World, Volume 3
Knowledge Stew: The Guide to the Most Interesting Facts in the World, Volume 4

About the Author

Daniel Ganninger is the author of the fun and humorous, The Case Files of Icarus Investigations, and the Knowledge Stew Guides.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00EYXJSNO
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lightbulb Publishing; 2nd edition (March 1, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 1, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1399 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages

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Daniel Ganninger is the author of the Case Files of Icarus Investigations, a fun and humorous series that follows the exploits of two unique detectives that travel the world on the hunt for the next great clue. He has authored seven Icarus Investigations books along with four non-fiction books, Knowledge Stew: The Guide to the Most Interesting Facts in the World, Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4. In addition to the books, he also writes for the educational website, Knowledge Stew, at Knowledgestew.com. You can connect with him at danielganninger.com to join his newsletter for specials on new releases and to check out all the books.

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Case File 1 Icarus Investigation

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2016

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A very entertaining book! Funny, clever, suspenseful, a page turner. Loved the two main characters, plus the secondary ones. I had no trouble visualizing each of the two guys who made me laugh every few minutes, and sometimes my laugh was more than a chuckle. This is the first in a series, and it can be found now on Amazon Kindle for FREE if you hurry. I don't know how I missed it before now.

Dan and Roger are buried in their boring cubicle jobs They currently work at Tesla Technologies, named for the electromagnetism pioneer inventor, but that's where the glamour ends. As the story moves along we begin to find that these two guys' skills and ingenuity are wasted at this company. It's a kind of lighthearted yet suspenseful story. Some of the remarks and situations they get into made me laugh out loud.

Dan talks Roger into quitting their boring jobs and opening a private investigation service! The story gets a lot less boring for them after that. Their investigative exploits take them all over the world and get them involved with the FBI as well as some very unsavory characters trying to kill them. (less)

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Rikles

Fun, Complicated, Plausible, Slow Start

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2017

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Dan Galveston and Roger Murphy team up to start a detective agency. They are hired by the FBI to help out on a case because they can do things the FBI cannot legally do. The writing is good and the mistakes are minimal. The characters are very real and easy to identify with. The two of them hire a girl Friday (Jane) to help with the office. They do a lot of plane hopping at the last minute to travel all over including internationally which is not realistic but it works for the story. This story starts off really slow and borders on boring to the point that I almost gave up on it. However it picks up speed and intensify and I'm glad I didn't give up because I did enjoy the last two thirds of the story. There are a lot of characters to keep track of, especially the bad guys. If you like convoluted mystery, stick with it. This book does turn into a good story.

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fiwit

Get an editor!

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2014

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I have no issues with people self-publishing their books - I prefer indie books. But for the love of all that's holy, GET AN EDITOR! There were unforgivable mistakes in this book that prevented me from rating it higher, and will keep me from purchasing future titles by this author.

A sampling: "he settled back with an air of contention" -- really? Because the context showed he was smug and satisfied, so could an "air of contentment" have been what the author meant?

And how about the ever popular: "Let's tell Alex he's getting a new border" -- was something wrong with the existing border of his property, or did the author maybe mean "boarder" ?

The opening chapter intrigued me, and the story was interesting, and different enough that I really wanted to be able to give unqualified praise. But MS-Word's grammar check could have caught those 2 items.

A good editor would have also given advice re: some of the chapter sequencing in the book. If the author can't afford an editor, he should at least join a writing group, and have his work peer-reviewed/critiqued.

Bottom line: The book I read was a good third draft, but not quite ready for prime time.

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Stuart M.

Great First Work From A Very Talented Author.

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2015

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I read a lot, and I belong to a number of daily book blogs that feature books, (for little or no money), by new or unknown authors . It's not so much the money savings that is the draw for me as it is the exciting prospect of discovering the next Baldacci or Ludlum or Archer etc. I'm also a sucker for collections and enjoy everything from John Wells and Jack Reacher to Serge Storms.

More to the point I "bought" Flapjack in December of 2013 after it was featured by one of the daily blogs. There it languished for almost a year and a half within the bowels of my Kindle Paperwhite along with lots of other unread gems. Well, for some unknown reason I decided to read it last week, and I just finished it.

Wow! Really an engaging read with enough action for any spy story with a hint of humor, (well., maybe more than a hint), and nice twists and turns to the plot, I immediately bought the sequel to Flapjack, Peking Duck, and I'm sure I'll be buying the next two in the series while keeping and eye out for more. These are believable, (sort of), real human characters with great personality development. I would love to see one or more of these books brought to film one day, but that's a story for another day.

In Short, "Bravo Mr. Ganninger, you have a new fan!"

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roger89

good story, sloppy book

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2014

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This is a very entertaining book. It is a good, well told story. In fact, it's a page turner. I did not find it as funny as other reviewers did, though the author's sense of humor is evident. The book seems to have been edited and proofread by software rather than by a person. Often the wrong word is used - then for than, were for we're, etc. Sentence structure is sometimes awkward with modifiers out of place (creating amusing images). Sometimes there are too many articles - to the a . Words are used just plain incorrectly. I'm sorry if I sound like a grammar geek. It's just that I'm really not accustomed to books with so many fairly glaring mistakes. So maybe this was never a print book, I don't know. Still, I found the reading experience enjoyable (if at times disconcerting). I will read this author again.

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cori

Really interesting

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2014

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Extremely intricate plot line, but well done. And the humor is refreshing. Bantering between two main characters is well done. I really liked this book even though it was about something I know next to nothing about. I particularly like the handling of the romance. Love without horrible, steamy sex. And even the language was pretty good. I get really tired of having to do my own editing of filthy language. Sometimes I just give up and don't read the book.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 21, 2017

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This has the feel of old-fashioned gumshoes in a modern world. Lots of action without bad language or overt violence. It's a nice change of pace with an interesting group of characters.

silversurfer

I enjoyed Daniel's book although I was a bit confused at ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2015

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I enjoyed Daniel's book although I was a bit confused at some stages who was chasing who? I liked the humour and the plot line and would buy a follow up. I think a professional editor would be in order.