Letter J April A to Z Challenge #AtoZChallenge

Day 10 of the April A to Z Challenge and my these is characters from books I’ve read, plus a little audience participation piece.

Letter J is for John Steel from Rise Of A Phoenix by Phill Syron-Jones

Rise Of The Phoenix by Phill Syron-Jones

 

Rise of a Phoenix is an exciting action thriller set in New York. It opens with kidnapping and a brutal murder. Homicide detective Samantha McCall and her team soon find themselves on the trail of a serial murderer.

Mixed with this is the exciting figure known by many names such as The Shadow, The Phoenix and The Lone Wolf. John Steel ex-Navy SEAL operative, joins the NYPD team whilst on his own search for Santini. The name behind a vicious past that drives Steel forward. Steel reminded me of James Bond at times as the action took off involving Russians, hired thugs, homeless men and an array of weaponry.

There are plenty of twists and turns and the storyline kept me enthralled until the end.

Find a copy here from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com

For my audience participation I’d like you to think up book titles using the letter J for the picture below.

A book title and cover picture can often make or break a book sale. Is a book cover eye-catching? Does the book title appeal to the reader?

Have fun creating book titles from my own pictures, you might even think about a genre they could fit.

Leave your answers in the comments below and I’ll be choosing my favourites.

Here are some randomly chosen challenger bloggers for you to visit today.

http://www.thingsmymothertaught.com/

http://robertbreen.com.au/

http://iwantbacksies.blogspot.co.uk/

http://ramblinwitham.blogspot.co.uk/

http://www.generationgossip.com/

As part of the A to Z Challenge we ask readers to leave comments on blogs thank you.

Operation Unity by Phill Syron-Jones

Operation Unity is an action thriller and the second book in the John Steel series that I’ve read. There is an opening scene where our hero is trying to stop a timer and he needs a code, others around him call him Mr Black.

The book then jumps back fourteen days earlier. John Steel has previously been working with the NYPD Homicide department. He’s now working on a new lead and books himself on a new cruise liner leaving the English coastline on it’s way to New York via Spain. He’s using an alternative alias, Antony Black. So who is this guy? Imagine a mix of James Bond and Mission Impossible and you’d be pretty close.

Back in New York’s homicide department Detective Sam McCall is dealing with multiple murders and dead ends of clues. Where’s Steel when you need him? Swanning around on a cruise. Except he’s not, he’s got a nose for trouble and when The Neptune docks in Spain, trouble finds Steel in a BIG way. But even this pales to insignificance when the cruise heads off to New York and Steel uncovers a huge arms deal about to go down and just who is behind “Operation Unity?”

This is a good action thriller, quite a few characters, but not too many that your head is left reeling. The action scenes are believable and not filled with too much technology. Steel is the ultimate mystery man and one to make the ladies swoon.

Find a copy here from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com

Good Deeds Challenge, Year 2 Week 43

Welcome to my second Year of Good Deeds, a challenge I set myself during April 2013. I decided to do at least one Good Deed a day for a whole year, now I am into my second year.

This week I’ve been doing the following;

February 8th – Today I’m reading an ARC of Operation Unit by Phil Syron-Jones, a second book in his John Steel action thriller series. If you like a James Bond style storyline then check out his first book Rise Of A Phoenix. Sorting out pictures for this weeks book review tweets. Also drafting up some of my posts for this years April A-Z Challenge.

February 9th – My morning helping out at school, and then picked up a bag of potatoes at the local farm for my friend and dropped them off.

February 10th – Delivered a box of donations for the charity shop which have been sat by my door for too long.

February 11th – Invited a friend around for coffee, had a lovely chat and sent her away with a book. Good deeds received, was gifted a lovely cake.

February 12th – Met a friend in town and passed on a book. Good deeds received had my hot chocolate bought for me – delicious!

February 13th – Finished reading The Orchid Tree by Siobhan Daiko a book set in Hong Kong during an after the occupation by the Japanese during WWII.

February 14th – Lots of romance and Valentine books to tweet about today. Also getting lots of books in for the review team. Today I’m reading Witch Crystal by Malika Gandhi

Rise Of A Phoenix by Phill Syron Jones

Rise of a Phoenix is an exciting action thriller set in New York. It opens with kidnapping and a brutal murder. Homicide detective Samantha McCall and her team soon find themselves on the trail of a serial murderer.

Mixed with this is the exciting figure known by many names such as The Shadow, The Phoenix and The Lone Wolf. John Steel ex-Navy SEAL operative, joins the NYPD team whilst on his own search for Santini. The name behind a vicious past that drives Steel forward. Steel reminded me of James Bond at times as the action took off involving Russians, hired thugs, homeless men and an array of weaponry.

There are plenty of twists and turns and the storyline kept me enthralled until the end.

Find a copy here from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com