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One Night in Fear City

By J.J. Hernandez
One Night in Fear City by J.J. Hernandez digital book - Fable

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It's the summer of 1977 and a suffocating heatwave has enveloped New York City. On the brink of financial ruin due to an ongoing fiscal crisis, and with a crumbling infrastructure stretching public resources to their breaking point, the city is on the precipice of catastrophe. Organized crime syndicates, gangs, and outlaws rule a city overrun by crime, poverty, and violence. 


Socialite Carolina Lynch has been kidnapped by one of these gangs and is being held for ransom in one of the five boroughs. Former Force Recon Marine and Vietnam War veteran Vicente "Vic" Espada is working as a Fugitive Apprehension Agent for a failing bail bonds company and living check to check without very many options. But when Vic's friend and former Force Recon sergeant Oran Burke approaches him with a job offer to find Carolina and lead Oran's team of highly trained operatives to her location, Vic thinks his luck is changing for the better. 


But things don't go as planned and with New York City plunged into darkness by a citywide blackout, Vic and Carolina find themselves alone and on the run from her violent kidnappers and their homicidal leader. Through an urban nightmare filled with marauders and psychopaths, Vic and Carolina must make their way to safety while trying to survive one night in Fear City.  

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“See this and other reviews at https://thebookdragondotblog.wordpress.com Content Warning: Graphic violence, sexual violence, adult language, historically accurate racism. I read this entire novel in a single day. Almost a single sitting. The writing style is engaging and humorous, and I found myself cracking up, even amidst tense moments. Each of the characters has their own unique voice, which I find is always an indication of a great book. The characters truly feel alive. And I was right there with them, running around the city, dodging gangs, and trying to make it back home. The plot itself also drew me in. I was so invested in what happened to each character, and I was trying to guess the end of the mystery before even the established characters that my brain was whirring the entire time. Definitely a tense, thrilling read. Overall, this was a magnificent book, packed with thrill, action, and a dash of humor to keep you going. The great writing simply topped it off. Well worth the read. I will definitely be on the lookout for more from J.J. Hernandez.”

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