Lost and Forgotten, Book 1: Discovery is
written by Maurice Barkley.
Former Army Ranger James Cagney is living
a solitary, peaceful, but uninteresting life of a retiree when he stumbles upon
two Marine-looking young men. After helping them out with a clue that is way
too old for the young men to figure out by themselves, James inadvertently gets
himself involved in locating a stolen electronic equipment which vanishes
without a trace.
Though he doesn’t know it at the time,
James signs himself up into something exciting, dangerous and unknown. But
apparently, dealing with the unknown is more preferable than staying home alone
with only a cat for company while mustering enough courage to ask the widow
next door out on a date.
Written in the first person perspective,
this is a fast-paced, funny, exciting and suspenseful science fiction novel
that combines modern technology and remnants of the Second World War. The
author successfully comes up with an exciting plot and writes in a casual and
conversational tone that makes the book easy to read and easy to understand.
The author creates funny, smart and
endearing characters. My favorite, naturally, is James. He is painfully honest
and is trying to be modest about his skills. He is sharp for his age. He is
intuitive and resourceful and he uses his skills when he needs to without
holding back.
However, I noticed a slight shift in
pacing. Though the book is predominantly fast-paced, there is a part that feels
like dragging. It doesn’t, however, detract from the enjoyment of reading the
book.
Congratulations to Maurice Barkley (@MauriceBarkley) on such an exciting book. For more books by the author, click HERE.
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