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A Brooks/Lotello Thriller

Author Ronald Barak’s third entry in the Brooks/Lotello series is easily his most lighthearted, and one that will surely broaden his fan base. In an homage to numerous Agatha Christie mysteries, in which detective Hercule Poirot attempts to take a vacation only to become ensnared in an investigation......more

Retired Judge Brooks thinks that he may write a novel and his wife and his best friends, police detective Lotello and lawyer Klein, accompany him to the yearly thriller writer conference on the (fictive)Spanish island Punto Maya. When one of the teachers goes missing, leaving footprints on the beach......more

Retired Judge Brooks decided he wants to write a book. So his wife got tickets for not only she and the judge, but also for their friends, Detective Lotello and his wife to a writer's conference and networking symposium where there are not only authors, famous and not, but also agents and publishers......more

I received an ARC copy from the Authors' XP website. This is the sort of thriller plot that begins rather confusing. The many repeats and characters that need to be introduced, challenge your reading speed. At times you wonder when the thriller part or story will begin. But all the preparations and b......more