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Gerard Cappa’s Political Thriller Blood From A Shadow – 10 Straight Rave Reviews & Now Just $2.99 on Kindle

Blood from a Shadow

by Gerard Cappa

4.6 stars – 10 Reviews
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2012. War weary Americans hail the endgame in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But the old enemy, Iran, is more dangerous than ever.
So the war on terror continues, but it must be kept in the shadows now. The Presidential machines cannot allow a mistake, there is an election to be won.

Con Maknazpy is weary too, still searching for his own peace. A hero in his native New York’s famous 69th Regiment, he just wants to retreat into the shadows of the streets he knows so well.

But Maknazpy is no ordinary man, he has been anointed with destiny. It’s in his blood and in the shadows of his soul. And the ghosts of the past and the future mark out that destiny, in blood. Blood that takes him to Ireland, Rome and Istanbul before he finds his own truth in the shadows of his Yonkers childhood and among the gravestones of the Fredericksburg Battlefield on the 150th anniversary of the Irish Brigade’s slaughter at Marye’s Heights.

Maknazpy’s destiny is to be a savior, but can he save himself?

Think Jim Thompson, James M Cain, Chester Himes and Eric Ambler. Reality is warped by confusion and lies, and the hero is always the last to know.

Reviews

“Red herrings abound, and false leads. The Turkish sections become very intricate, so the busy plot demands patience amidst the threats and mayhem, as in the midst of rapid movements and conversations with which I sought to keep up. Similarly, its New York scenes turn as energetically as a quickly edited sequence from a film such as ‘The Bourne Identity’.” – Review from Fionnchú, Los Angeles, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer

“Whether it’s through this literary subtext or whether it’s through the strengths in the writing itself, Blood From A Shadow does have an indefinable quality and true originality, finding a way to delve into a particularly Irish sensibility that has deep historical and mythological roots in its connection with the United States, and it places an unusual spin on a conventional genre that at times gives it an almost otherworldly quality.” – Review from Keris Nine, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer

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Blood from a Shadow

by Gerard Cappa
4.6 stars – 8 Reviews
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November 2012.

24/7 Presidential election focus, but when Security outranks Democracy, fact may be stranger than fiction.

The Middle East is still untamed and Iran teases the nuclear button. Time to finish the game, they say, it is now or never.
Good Americans would be grateful, but they won’t ever need to know. And the Administration would be grateful, but they really don’t want to know, there is an election to be won.

FROM THE BACK COVER:

2012. War weary Americans hail the endgame in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But the old enemy, Iran, is more dangerous than ever.
So the war on terror continues, but it must be kept in the shadows now. The Presidential machines cannot allow a mistake, there is an election to be won.

Con Maknazpy is weary too, still searching for his own peace. A hero in his native New York’s famous 69th Regiment, he just wants to retreat into the shadows of the streets he knows so well.

But Maknazpy is no ordinary man, he has been anointed with destiny. It’s in his blood and in the shadows of his soul. And the ghosts of the past and the future mark out that destiny, in blood. Blood that takes him to Ireland, Rome and Istanbul before he finds his own truth in the shadows of his Yonkers childhood.
Maknazpy’s destiny is to be a savior, but can he save himself?

***

It’s the old story. Deadly enemies, cultures so alien that neither can tolerate the other’s very existence. The essence of ancient myth and legends, from the epic Shahnameh of Iran in the east, to the Táin of the Irish in the west. We have always created such righteous truths to validate our own worlds, so that our way is virtuous, theirs is immoral.

Maknazpy knows about the War on Terror. Nuclear Iran. Homeland Security.
If he survives long enough, Maknazpy can finally decide which truth, which world, is real.

Think Jim Thompson, James M Cain, Chester Himes and Eric Ambler. Reality is warped by confusion and lies, and the hero is always the last to know.

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November 2012. Homeland Security trumps democracy, fact is stranger than fiction.
November 2012.
24/7 Presidential election focus, but when Security outranks Democracy, fact may be stranger than fiction.

The Middle East is still untamed and Iran teases the nuclear button. Time to finish the game, they say, it is now or never.

Good Americans would be grateful, but they won’t ever need to know.

10% OF ALL BOOK PROFITS ARE DONATED TO THE SIXTY-NINTH REGIMENT HISTORICAL TRUST

FROM THE BACK COVER:

2012. War weary Americans hail the endgame in Iraq and Afghanistan.

But the old enemy, Iran, is more dangerous than ever.

So the war on terror continues, but it must be kept in the shadows now. The Presidential machines cannot allow a mistake, there is an election to be won.

Con Maknazpy is weary too, still searching for his own peace. A hero in his native New York’s famous 69th Regiment, he just wants to retreat into the shadows of the streets he knows so well.

But Maknazpy is no ordinary man, he has been anointed with destiny. It’s in his blood and in the shadows of his soul. And the ghosts of the past and the future mark out that destiny, in blood. Blood that takes him to Ireland, Rome and Istanbul before he finds his own truth in the shadows of his Yonkers childhood.

Maknazpy’s destiny is to be a savior, but can he save himself?

***

It’s the old story. Deadly enemies, cultures so alien that neither can tolerate the other’s very existence. The essence of ancient myth and legends, from the epic Shahnameh of Iran in the east, to the Táin of the Irish in the west. We have always created such righteous truths to validate our own worlds, so that our way is virtuous, theirs is immoral.

Maknazpy knows about the War on Terror. Nuclear Iran. Homeland Security.  If he survives long enough, Maknazpy can finally decide which truth, which world, is real.

Think Jim Thompson, James M Cain, Chester Himes and Eric Ambler. Reality is warped by confusion and lies, and the hero is always the last to know.

From the reviewers:

“Red herrings abound, and false leads. The Turkish sections become very intricate, so the busy plot demands patience amidst the threats and mayhem, as in the midst of rapid movements and conversations with which I sought to keep up. Similarly, its New York scenes turn as energetically as a quickly edited sequence from a film such as ‘The Bourne Identity’.” – Review from Fionnchú, Los Angeles, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer.

“Whether it’s through this literary subtext or whether it’s through the strengths in the writing itself, Blood From A Shadow does have an indefinable quality and true originality, finding a way to delve into a particularly Irish sensibility that has deep historical and mythological roots in its connection with the United States, and it places an unusual spin on a conventional genre that at times gives it an almost otherworldly quality.”  –  Review from Keris Nine, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer

“BLOOD FROM A SHADOW, with several distinctively drawn and interesting characters, is fast-paced with a super abundance of sub-plots, story line twists, and gritty violence to satisfy any aficionado of the genre.”  —  – Joseph Haschka – Glendale, CA, USA,  Amazon Hall of Fame Reviewer, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer

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Contemporary Conspiracy Thriller Just in Time For The Presidential Election – Gerard Cappa’s Political, Fast Paced Thriller Blood From A Shadow – 8 Out Of 8 Reviews & Now Just $2.99 on Kindle

Blood from a Shadow

by Gerard Cappa

4.6 stars – 8 Reviews
Or currently FREE for Amazon Prime Members Via the Kindle Lending Library
Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled
Don’t have a Kindle? Get yours here.
Here’s the set-up:
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A contemporary thriller that reads like a movie: the Presidential election, Iran and Israel, an attack on New York, a power game with deadly consequence.
“Our motto is nuclear energy for all and nuclear weapons for none,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, August 2012.
“The Agency is unable to provide credible assurance about the absence of undeclared nuclear material activities in Iran,” International Atomic Energy Agency Report on Iran,  August 2012.
“Every American is less secure today because he has failed to slow Iran’s nuclear threat,” Mitt Romney, August 2012.
“My responsibility is to provide the president with a full range of options, including military options, should diplomacy fail,” Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, August 2012.
“There is no situation in which Israel can accept a nuclear Iran,” Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, August 2012.

But another story too.
The American dream. The individual in control of his own destiny, doing what’s good and what’s right because that’s the American way. But how much control does anyone really have?

Here’s what Amazon USA Top 500 Reviewers say about Blood from a Shadow
“Red herrings abound, and false leads, so the busy plot demands patience amidst the threats and mayhem. Similarly, its New York scenes turn as energetically as a quickly edited sequence from a film such as ‘The Bourne Identity’.  I found this considerably denser in its telling than the genre typically presents. This intertextuality may overwhelm some readers but entice others, as such dogged, clever, “Easter Egg” construction tends to do. He aims at a diverse readership. One that demands a page-turning violent saga, and another that savors a more polished gloss ” – Review from John L Murphy, Los Angeles, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer.
“Whether it’s through this literary subtext or whether it’s through the strengths in the writing itself, Blood From A Shadow does have an indefinable quality and true originality, finding a way to delve into a particularly Irish sensibility that has deep historical and mythological roots in its connection with the United States, and it places an unusual spin on a conventional genre that at times gives it an almost otherworldly quality.”

Review from Keris Nine, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer

“A fast paced thriller full of intrigue and strong characterisation. The pace and action dialogue would sit equally as well as a cinema piece and the striking visual references reinforce the movie feel of the work.
There is certainly enough action to keep the pages turning but there is more going on here than wham bam kick ass adventure.
The plot keeps him spinning but also asks questions about destiny and self-determination, duty and loyalty, responsibility and kinship.
The lead character’s failings make him an unlikely hero but this is really a story of the marginalised and there are extra layers to be enjoyed even while the thriller action continues at break neck pace.
So, it is a really good thriller but don’t let that fool you, this book could easily be on the literary fiction shelf. “

Goodreads Review

 

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