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Summary: Midwest Book Review - fast paced thriller
Review: Fruit of a Poisonous Tree is consistently a best seller at 1stBooks for good reason. It's a very good book. The writing style is crisp, the story fast moving, and the characters integrated nicely with the plot. Norm Harris details the convoluted machinations of world powers and their minions with panache.
Faydra Green, a Navy lawyer, also happens to be the daughter of ex-president Green. Her entire life has been spent attempting to succeed on her own merit. When a Navy SEAL is found murdered, Faydra is hand picked my her superiors to investigate. It isn't long before the savvy Faydra concludes the arrested murder suspect is not the killer.
From that beginning investigation, Faydra is drawn ever deeper into a world of CIA and NSA spooks, specially trained hit men and trouble shooters, and the inner workings of more than one world power. The USA and Russia, complete with top secret weaponry, are taken to the very brink of all-out war with North Korea.
The author has created a fascinating mix of characters to protect and aid Faydra's investigation. The E-Team is a group of specially trained young warriors, answerable only to the President and a small handful of military officers. Everything about this group is classified, including their real names. Navy captain Egan Fletcher is no stranger to action himself. He accompanies the E-team in their quest to save the world from a biohazard holocaust. All characters play a part, and play it well.
Military enthusiasts should love this book, as should those who crave fast paced mystery thrillers. Norm Harris has a winner here, with action packed movie written all over it.
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Summary: Fruit of A Poisonous Tree Destined to be a Bestseller...
Review: JAG lawyer, Lt. Commander Faydra Green, is assigned to investigate the death of Navy Seal, Paul Charma -- her very first murder case. The more she uncovers the truth, that this murder may be part of a military cover-up, the more surprises and danger she encounters. At one point, her investigation even leads her to North Korea which proves almost deadly. Her quest expands from a need to not only solve the murder but help keep the peace between three nations verging on the brink of war. Strong multi-layered characterization, extensive military knowledge, personal experience with the setting, and a well-developed plot make this a truly enjoyable and believable read. Faydra, who happens to be the daughter of a former President, is not the only character to exhibit real depth and it was refreshing to discover that each character is far more than they first appear. Fruit of a Poisonous Tree is an outstanding suspenseful story full of intrigue and surprises. I highly recommend it and if you liked the television series, J.A.G., you'll love this book. I wait in anticipation for the next book by Norm Harris... I wouldn't even be surprised if a movie version of Fruit of a Poisonous Tree was in development since it contains all the elements of a future blockbuster!
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Summary: bad writing, ok plot
Review: I bought this book because of its high ratings by readers and because it appeared in several top 10 lists that included other authors l like. It wasn't obvious to me until I got the book that it was self-published. I still read it with an open mind because of the positive reviews, but it was painful to get through. Although the plot is fun in the abstract, the way the book progresses, the scenes, the dialogue and the descriptions of the locale are banal at best but often awkward. I've never written a review for amazon before, but I felt completely duped by all the exhuberant praise for this book and had to put my two cents in. Read Lee Child or Vince Flynn instead.
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Summary: Book of the Month
Review: If you plan buying a book this month, make Norm Harris's Fruit of a Poisonous Tree the one. This is a stunning read, with a well-planned and well-scripted plot, some really believable characters and even a bit of love thrown in for good measure. It's not often that a male author manages to get into the female mind but my girlfriend has read the book too, and she tells me he's got it right off perfect. The story is of a JAG lawyer who finds herself (for the first time) defending a homicide case. Then the plot thickens... body's go missing, records disappear and the cover-up begins. The author's detailed knowledge of the military has obviously helped make this book all the more realistic, though the easy writing style and truly wonderful dialog has helped. What Norm Harris has achieved is an amazing book for a first time author. Like I say, if you only buy one book a month - make this it.
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Summary: Couldn't get through this one
Review: Easy writing style carried me half way through Fruit of A Poisonous Tree, but I found the plot laboring to find a conclusion. When they dived for the same items the second time in sequence, I lost my patience. I shouldn't have to work so hard to follow a plot. Sorry, but this one is not for me, and I love JAG on TV. Pick up the pace and keep the plot moving along at a faster pace and this author could be a best seller.
I didn't care about the characters, lacked character development.
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Summary: Neat and tidy.
Review: Murder, piracy terrorism, conspiracy, espionage, special ops'are just some of the ingredients of this mystery/thriller stew that storyteller Norm Harris has concocted for you. As timely as today's news 'Fruit of a Poisonous Tree' whisks us from a Seattle alley murder scene to the Korean peninsula, today's powder keg, as the cool and vivacious Navy judge advocate (JAG) Lt. Cmdr Faydra 'Spider' Green and her irrepressible side-kick Navy Petty Officer J. Pearce investigate the bizarre death of a Navy SEAL. We next dive with Faydra to the bottom of the Yellow Sea on a dangerous mission to visit a sunken US Navy ship, courtesy of the North Koreans. We're then swept to the edge of space and back to learn why a top secret spy plane crashed. If all of this hasn't taken your breath away then, my friends, hold on to your page markers because we join a team of commandos as they attempt to board and stop a fast moving rogue warship as it steams for North Korea with a cargo of deadly ballistic missiles. In the end Harris skillfully manages to gather all of these seemingly unrelated events together into one neat and tidy bundle and then delivers his package in the form of a very dramatic and heartwarming climax. 'Fruit of a Poisonous Tree' is a well written, well plotted story. Harris writes with authority about simple heroes that we quickly come to know and love; people who we can care about. This is a good one folks. Victoria Taylor Murray..."The Lambert Series."
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Summary: A Talent to be reckoned with
Review: One of America's top secret fighter jets crashed mysteriously
in North Korean provincial waters. The American Frigate USS Jonathon Carr was sunk by North Koreans before US sailors could recover technical secrets. The world was looking at a potentially incendiary international incident. Meanwhile, Faydra Green, beautiful blonde Naval Jag officer, was investigating a bizarre series of murders of a Navy Seals, an investigation that would eventually take her to Seoul Korea, and into the heart of the volatile world crisis. A sharp, crackling military thriller written by former military man, Norm Harris, "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree" offers a labyrinth of military cover ups, surprise twists, and insiders techno knowledge that would make some of the big name thriller writers jealous. Norm Harris is a talent to be reckoned with. Good, exciting, inventive read.
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Summary: Exellent debut novel .
Review: English is my second language . This book is written with the use of too many words which I never heard before ... so I had to use the dictionary ...at the beginning . But after about 30 pages I didn't have time for that - I had to know what is going on NOW ! I think my English is much better now .
Main character (Simon Linn ) is a Marine officer . One morning he wakes up just to find himself being set up for murder. The Navy lower was assign to his defense and this was her first murder defense ... getting wormer ? Wait until you come to the middle of the book . When ships start sinking , planes start dropping, people start disappearing and people who never existed start appearing !
I started reading this book in the evening and when I was done ... the sun was up . I didn't notice that .
For debut novel for any author ? Very solid 5 stars . I'll bet my left hand's "pinky" that someone will be smart enough to make a movie based on this book . And I will be first in line to buy a ticket .
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Summary: Catchy and quick
Review: I really enjoyed this novel/mystery. The story kept my interest and was hard to put down. This book had multiple stories that are inter-twined into a bigger picture. Not only was I entertained but I felt like I learned a few things because of Norm's research. Norm even had a few surprises. The book left several openings for sequels. I eagerly await Norm's sequel to this one.
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Summary: Terrific!
Review: FRUIT OF A POISONOUS TREE is a terrific fast-moving book by a writer who is developing at a quick rate. He knows his stuff, he writes terrific action, and his characters are believable and fun to read. FRUIT OF A POISONOUS TREE won't be self-published for long, I can guarantee you that. If you want to read a tightly-written, action-packed story that you won't be able to put down, you'll want to read FRUIT OF A POISONOUS TREE. True readers of the military fiction genre won't regret it.
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