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Take It Back: First in a Series of Action Packed Quick Reads. A Douglas Gage Vigilante Justice Thriller Kindle Edition

by D. Ray Thomas (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.2 41 ratings

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Every page packs a punch with action and humor!

Amazon 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review

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"Brilliant."

Peter Donnelly - The Reading Desk
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Action Packed, Suspense filled,
Vigilante Justice Thriller
TAKE IT BACK

(This is how good it is. Not lying. Swear on my mother's grave. When she dies.)

D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer
Midwest Book Review

Take It Back is the first short read in a series by the same name, pairing action with unexpected humor.. In order for a quick read (under 100 pages) to prove engrossing, every word counts... Thus, Take it Back is packed with moving moments in nearly every paragraph; not the least of which is an opener that demands pursuit from the start:

"I was being held at knifepoint - always knifepoint. Why, I had no idea. I was a big guy. I could see over the crowds at Walmart. People moved aside as I walked down the street. You'd think I'd warrant being held at gunpoint. But it was always knifepoint. Always. Dammit."

Rural Georgia comes to life in just a few pages: proof that a short piece written by a talented hand can prove just as engrossing as any full-length novel. Readers who enjoy crime stories that are specific and nicely embedded with humor and action will relish Take It Back not only for its intrigue, but for its purposeful consideration of life values.

(Pretty good, huh? Told ya.)

Some plot stuff and a little about the really cool main character I created:

Take It Back is the first short read in the Take It Back series. The series stars an exciting new character in crime fiction: Douglas Gage. Gage is a man equal parts Robin Hood and vigilante; and also happens to be funny as hell. He's dedicated his life to getting justice for the little guy.

Gage fights for the forgotten,
because no one is going to forget him.

READERS LOVE VIGILANTE JUSTICE THRILLER
TAKE IT BACK

Amazon 5⭐️Reviews

Every page packs a punch with action and humor!

Great short read!

Real wit..Lightning quick pace.

Fun and fast paced... The good guy wins...

Someone who stands up for the victims.

D. RAY THOMAS IS A GREAT WRITER!

What Steinbeck would write if he grew up in modern day rural Georgia and had only 69 pages.

Vigilante Justice Thriller Take It Back is full of riveting action sequences, on the edge of your seat suspense, lots of world class humor, unexpected thrills, mysterious intrigue, revenge, sudden turns into a dark world of crime, and (of course) vigilante justice.

Gage (Described as "The Rock's ugly brother") learns a financially desperate woman has been conned out of her home. Appalled another low income citizen has been preyed upon, Douglas Gage goes after the cheap hustler with a singular purpose - Take It Back.b>

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Take It Back
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January 25, 2018
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"Take It Back is the first short read in a series by the same name, pairing action with unexpected humor"

"Entertaining, absorbing"

"Take it Back is packed with moving moments in nearly every paragraph; not the least of which is a opener that demands pursuit from the start"

"Rural Georgia comes to life in just a few pages: proof that a short piece written by a talented hand can prove just as engrossing as any full-length novel. Readers who enjoy crime stories that are specific and nicely embedded with humor and action will relish Take It Back not only for its intrigue, but for its purposeful consideration of life values."

D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

Take It Back

From the Author

Writing a series of vigilante justice thrillers has been a dream of mine since I was in third grade and I read my first Travis McGee novel.

After a career of television writing, I finally got up the guts to do it.The Take It Back series is my baby. Douglas Gage, the vigilante with a delightfully sarcastic sense of humor, is my hero.

The little guy in today's society doesn't seem to be able to catch a break. Gage is my answer to that.

Living through Gage helps assuage my anger as the marginalized are robbed by conmen and their very own government.

I hope reading about Gage and his fight to get justice for the least powerful among us, gives you some satisfaction and entertains the hell out of you.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B079C8ML1K
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 25, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 928 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 52 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #2,633,768 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,218 in Action & Adventure Short Stories (Kindle Store)
- #3,013 in Vigilante Justice
- #3,113 in 90-Minute Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Short Reads

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Welcome to my bio that is perfect for a promotion packet both in length and content. From here on out I will speak of myself in the 3rd person.

D. Ray Thomas has written for most of his life and is now living his dream by writing the Take It Back stories. The series features part Robin Hood, part vigilante, Douglas Gage.

Ray’s love for the written word has shown itself in various forms. From years of performing his own material as a standup comic, to writing for television, and to ultimately writing stories in his favorite genre.

And, I won, this is kind of a big deal, I won, I mean, uh, Ray is a Daytime Emmy winner.

You can have an informed conversation with Ray about Broadway Musicals as well as all things baseball.

Ray now resides in Los Angeles, CA with his wife in a house run by their six cats. He hopes you enjoy reading his books as much as he does writing them.

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I won't give it back.

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2018

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Great serial fiction read written by an obvious pro. What I hoped for was an engaging plot, colorful characters and dialogue, and maybe a smile - Take It Back delivered. What surprised was the real wit, lighting quick pace that makes this a self-contained story of the day for readers with any time budget, and a genuine sense of a very specific setting and culture - the beleaguered American South that does not drink sweet tea while sitting on a porch swing. It is what Steinbeck would write if he grew up in modern day rural Georgia and only had 69 pages. Good stuff.

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Caitlin A.

Gritty story of fighting for the disenfranchised

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2018

This was a quick but enjoyable read. It follows the story of a man who has set out to be an everyday hero to people who’ve been taken advantage of. He researches scammers, in this case someone who is selling bad health insurance to those desperate for coverage, and uses his wit to track them down and get the money back. It’s a bit graphic with the violence - his victims aren’t too happy to be caught - but I found it tolerable (I’m grossed out pretty easily). There were some twists mixed in, like when there are more people involved in the scamming plot than originally thought, and I couldn’t put it down until I figured out how it was going to end.

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Emily Alexander

... Hood story narrated by an old school tough but good guy, making things right by one downtrodden person ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2018

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Modern day Robin Hood story narrated by an old school tough but good guy, making things right by one downtrodden person at a time. Each scene is tightly drawn and moves fast, and I found myself racing to get to the end to see who ended up on top. Like a whodunnit except our narrator is the perp, and is out to do good. Can’t wait for the next one.

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BookLover

"Vigilante" justice

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2018

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Take it Back tells the story of Douglas Gage, a man who deals out justice to con artists bent on stealing peoples money. I enjoyed this short book and am glad it is the first in a series. I liked that it was under a hundred pages and could be read in a short amount of time as well.

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Kindlejerry

My kind of story!

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2019

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Loved the story, funny and the good guy wins. My next step is to buy the other two books, tonight.

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2018

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Not for me; I din't like it.

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Marilyn

Fun and Action-filled

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2018

Vigilantism--along with a few scrappy moves-- is at the heart of our hero, Douglas Gage. Gage tells the story of his adventures related to finding justice by returning money back to poor, destitute individuals who have been fleeced by modern-day con artists. The story is a quick read and the descriptions of the fight scenes are vivid enough that the reader is able to visualize every move. I almost found humor in some of the actions as I found myself picturing a 70’s television series; the book should be made into a TV show! There was violence,but it was presented in a way that wasn’t gory. This book would be a particularly good read for individuals who like a fast-paced, action novel.

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Migidymike

Would be a terrific TV series

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2018

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Very entertaining - D. Ray Thomas is a great writer. Would be a terrific TV series. Thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend.

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Peter - The Reading Desk

Action-packed Vigilante Series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2018

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This is a novella told in the first person by Douglas Gage. He’s a big guy, a guy that “… could see over the crowds at Walmart”. Gage is a modern day Robin Hood, stealing from con men, to return defrauded monies to the poor and needy that have been robbed under dubious health insurance scams.

“Why do you give a [damn] about these people anyway?” Johnny the con man asked. “You don’t live here. They don’t know you. But you come in here, rough me up, take my money. Why, you AH? Why?!”

That’s partly the problem for me, I don’t know why Gage would be prepared to put his life in so much danger. Especially for people he doesn’t know or live with. And then he gives it all away. Perhaps as a series of short novels, this becomes apparent later, but at this stage, I’m questioning the motives, a lot.

Given that, the read is very entertaining for those that like action and witty dialogue. Gage wants to do good even if he has to steal, seriously injure and kill to do it. He’s a man on a mission! It doesn’t always go his own way which makes the confrontations more believable. Ray Thomas makes the fight scenes so vividly clear that you can hear the crunch and see the damage being inflicted. Gage is a paradox, on one hand, he’s remorseless on killing someone but he also has this conscientious soul for helping the deceived. This story is centred on Gage’s involvement with 1 particular gang.

What I love about action-packed novellas is that you get right to the heart of the plot and there’s no background to wade through. What I dislike about novellas, is that there’s no background to establish the characters nor set the background and plot. It’s a personal choice, but at the moment, I’m loving that they’re fast, entertaining, witty stories, and approaching them in the right frame of mind, are brilliant. There are another 3 in this series waiting for me and I’m looking forward to them.

I would like to thank Ray Thomas for providing me with a free copy of this book, in return for an honest review.

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