Fringe Patriots

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Summary: Greed gone biserk in the name of Patriotism
Review: After reading this book, I truly believe that the US has a terrific new author on the horizon. I absolutely could not put the book down. I started one evening at 8pm and read almost straight through. Without spilling the story, the action that a young man and his band of friends were subjected to first voluntarily and then involuntarily is incredible. There is passion, excitement and multiple tricks in the plot that keep you wondering: Did this really happen? After finding out some about the author, there is such description to some of the characters that I wonder where is the fiction and what was real life. But apparently the author is not the one to ask. I would highly recommend this book. It is worth the effort to order it.

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Summary: I laughed. I cried. I got scared. Fabulous!
Review: I am not one for fiction; however, I could not put this book down! It is fun, exciting, and really gives vivid pictures for one's imagination. I believe there is a fine line between truth and fiction in this book, and I hope the suspense lasts through the whole series. I'm sure that it will. This is a MUST-READ.

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Summary: BRAVO!!! A MUST READ FOR ALL!
Review: I met the author and bought this book at my local NEX. I couldnt be more grateful that I did! I read six chapters of it the first night and cried from chapter 3 to six! It is written very well. Easy to follow with just the right amount of everything. WONDERFUL BOOK! We are a military Spec. Warfare family and this is written as true as it comes with pure soul and honesty so bold, it intrigues all who read it. It feels at times as if you are reading someone's inner most thoughts. I would reccomend this to anyone. You MUST read this book. The author is as genuine and fresh as they come! God Bless You, Carl!

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Summary: AWESOME! BRAVO NEW AUTHOR!!!
Review: I met this author at the local exchange. I am so glad I did, because this book is a piece that you will keep in your soul. The story is well sritten with characters so vivid, they seem like people you know yourself! I would reccomend this to anyone. It takes courage to bear your soul like this and the genuine and honest writing in this book actually makes you feel as if at times you are reading someone's diary! WOW!!! I love to read and this is by far one of the best reads yet! I cried from chapter three to chapter six! You have to get this book!!!

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Summary: CAPTIVATING FROM BEGINNING TO END
Review: I not only read FRINGE PATRIOTS once, I read it twice and found it just as captivating the second time around. Mr Smith wrote the book in such a way that I felt as if I knew each and every character personally. I laughed and cried with each one. The ending of FRINGE PATRIOTS certainly left me wondering, and wanting more from this new writer. I can harldy wait until the release of the second book in this series. I certainly look forward to reading it and am waiting anxiously for it to be released.

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Summary: CAPTIVATING FROM BEGINNING TO END
Review: I not only read FRINGE PATRIOTS once, I read it twice
and found it just as captivating the second time around. Mr Smith wrote the book in such a way that I felt as if I knew each and every character personally. I laughed and cried with each one. The ending of FRINGE PATRIOTS certainly left me wondering, and wanting more from this new writer. I can harldy wait until the release of the second book in this series. I certainly look forward to reading it and am waiting anxiously for it to be released.

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Summary: Outstanding and well written
Review: In spite of the few poor reviews that previous readers wrote in regardes to this book, I view it as outstanding, fun to read and makes you want more. I had the opportunity to meet and spend time talking with Carl Smith, he's a wonderful person, I see a lot of him in this book (Clay Smith). To the so called Army Intelligence Office who had nothing except bad to say about this book, he must be one of those callous officers Mr. Smith was referring to in the book. The truth is out about how the real Army intelligence operates and this guy didn't like the idea that the secret is out. This book is a must buy and an unforgettable read.

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Summary: Telling entertainment
Review: In spite of the previous review by the army "intelligence" officer, pun intended, this was an incredible read. I would highly recommend it.

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Summary: Not much here
Review: In the introduction to FRINGE PATRIOTS, David G. Gerkin, MD, Brigadier General, says: "This amazing first book, a chronicle of the past, has produced a sound rendering of reality mixed with fiction in an arena of war that often deprives youth of innocence..." A very apt interpretation of what the book is about.

Smith has broken the mold with this one and offers readers a book both men and women will enjoy. FRINGE PATRIOTS is a strong mix of military thriller and romantic suspense. This combination works well together. A tale of good versus evil, corrupt military and government officials, and four young people who take on these evildoers. The reader is left wondering how much is based on actual fact and how much is embellishment, with the hope that most of it is fictionalized and the suspicion it is not.

A book that is based in reality and the first in a series, FRINGE PATRIOTS is one book that will be appreciated by many in and out of the military arena, especially during this time of American history.

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Summary: Not much here
Review: This is an entirely forgettable book. I read it in one evening after which I wondered, "Well, so what?"