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Summary: Great new author!
Review: I brought this book on vacation with me, and it almost threatened my sightseeing! Definitely a page turner. I am constantly looking for new authors in the espionage / suspense genre, and I think Jenny Siler has converted me to a fan!
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Summary: Not impressed!
Review: I'm beginning to wonder if I read the same book. Everyone is touting Ms. Siler as the next great author and this book as terrific. I just don't see it.Yes, it does have quite a bit of action from beginning to end. But, the action is so cliche it's just riduculous. The book is told in the first person which seems to be a mistake. As a result, we never get to know any of the other characters in the book except Allie. The story could have been decent with better character development and less Rambo scenes. Overall, this was one of the weakest books I've read recently. I can't believe Im going to say this...I'd rather read Grisham.
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Summary: Fabulous Debut
Review: If you are starting to wonder when a new talent will come along to replace the ones who are gone or whose talents are thinning out, you can relax. Jenny Siler's book is evrything the rave reviews have said. She has a distinct voice, real characters and a real plot. She is already on my "must have" list of authors.
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Summary: Great writing, unbelievable plot
Review: If you want to send a computer disc with Vietnam secrets why not US Mail or Fedex - or just telephone the New York Times? If you think you're being framed for murder why not get a lawyer?Flashbacks to cobble the plot and explain obscure motives. But she is a great heroine and the action scenes keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Summary: who cares
Review: in reading the back cover of this book i was prompted to purchase the book. mistake number one. mistake number two was actually finishing the book. i did not care about nor get a good feel for the charachters. as many words that were used to describe everything far too tediously in this book. i would've liked for the charachters to be more likeable. i personally did not care if the main character lived or died. far too much attention was given to the wrong details. i felt charachter development was shoddy. from the back cover of the book i thought it had potential. well that's seven bucks i won't get back.
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Summary: who cares
Review: in reading the back cover of this book i was prompted to purchase the book. mistake number one. mistake number two was actually finishing the book. i did not care about nor get a good feel for the charachters. as many words that were used to describe everything far too tediously in this book. i would've liked for the charachters to be more likeable. i personally did not care if the main character lived or died. far too much attention was given to the wrong details. i felt charachter development was shoddy. from the back cover of the book i thought it had potential. well that's seven bucks i won't get back.
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Summary: Fantastic debut for Jenny Siler
Review: Jenny Siler's debut novel is fantastic!!! She writes the thriller genre better than just about any writer I've read, and she gives us an action hero lead character that's a woman -- FINALLY. It's been said there are really only two kinds of stories: the journey, and the stranger come to town. Women have largely been denied the journey in western literature. Well, with "Easy Money", Jenny Siler gives her beautifully written, haunting heroine the journey, and what a journey Ali Kerry's cross-country odyssey is, filled with colorful characters and tense action. I can't wait to read the next one.
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Summary: Great first book, captivating and a great read
Review: My husband and I just finished Jenny Siler's first book and we are amazed at her ease of read and story content. The story kept us on our toes until the end. It is a very readable novel and we look forward to new adventures from this author.
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Summary: Beautifully written story of a singular heroine
Review: Not only is Allison Kerry unlike any other heroine we've ever seen before, but Jenny Siler is in a class alone among thriller writers I've read. She has character, pacing and story, but most of all she writes like a dream and INTELLIGENTLY.
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Summary: Overland Express
Review: Red hot and rolling, nothing comes easy for Allie Kerry, especially the money, as she races her blue '69 Mustang cross country from Seattle to Key West in Jenny Siler's excellent first novel, "Easy Money." Siler's artful and edgy prose, fleshy characterizations, and tightly-wound plot, gain her instant access to the male-dominated pantheon of American mystery writers. Her heroine, Allie Kerry, goes against the grain of convention and offers a welcome new perspective on the Chili Palmerized genre of tough guys. Not to be fooled, Allie Kerry is as street-smart and tough as they come. She is a free-lance courier for a Miami shyster and former lover named Joey. She makes her deliveries without asking questions and carries a gun, sometimes three, yet still fears most of all the normal life she has never had. "Of all the sh*t I have to deal with when I'm working--bungled connections, bad packages, cops--the most difficult thing for me is the American family." Allie Kerry lost her mother and was brought up by a doting drug-smuggling father, a Vietnam vet who carried home a dark secret that comes back to haunt them both thirty years later. He is found with a bullet in his head, and Allie suddenly finds herself battling the vicious ghosts of her father's past. It is the news of her father's death, and a job for Joey along the way, that puts Allie on a long road home. But the pickup in a Bremerton pool hall goes bad and, moments after her contact slips a computer disk in her pocket, she finds him dead on the men's room floor. What was supposed to be easy, "easy money," turns into a cross-country chase for her life. Dead bodies litter her trail from Seattle to Key West and pile up at home in an incredibly cinematic and realistic shoot-out with the bad guys. Jenny Siler's thriller is a triumphant debut. Her writing is solid. She draws on a colorful imagination and makes the most of her considerable talent to shape a tight story. She knows the geography between Seattle and South Florida like a Teamster, and covers Nixon's secret war in Cambodia with the insight of a vet. "Easy Money" refuses to drag. Siler delivers original characters and authentic themes and pulsating suspense. Her star has nowhere to go but up.
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