In the Red

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Summary: In The Red
Review: Excellent, excellent, excellent. This book and story line was a page turner from the third chapter on. This novel would make an excellent movie. I highly recommend this book.

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Summary: Red Hot
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. Suspense...Action...Adventure...Arson...Murder... Ashbaugh fully develops his characters in an extremely riveting piece of fiction. The author captures the reader from start to finish with intelligent observations and exciting action. This is a great summer read--very hard to put down. I'll never look a fire fighter the same again! I could not reccommend this book more highly. I anxiously await Ashbaugh's next novel.

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Summary: Red Hot
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. Suspense...Action...Adventure...Arson...Murder... Ashbaugh fully develops his characters in an extremely riveting piece of fiction. The author captures the reader from start to finish with intelligent observations and exciting action. This is a great summer read--very hard to put down. I'll never look a fire fighter the same again! I could not reccommend this book more highly. I anxiously await Ashbaugh's next novel.

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Summary: In The Red
Review: I thought "In the Red" was good but Regan's first book "Downtick" was so much better. It was a book I could put down and not pick up for awhile. The suspense wasn't there. Too many other details involved in this book that didn't quite measure up. I will buy his next book which I understand he is working on, he is an excellent writer. This one just did not do anything for me.

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Summary: I just finished IN THE RED ... and WOW!!!
Review: This is one hot thriller! I loved all the twists and turns, the insider look at a powerful Wall Street investment firm, the authentic feel of the firefighters and how they do their job. Terrifying, fun, and factual. This is the kind of book you really don't want to end because you really enjoy the characters and the story. I'm hooked. When's Ashbaugh's next one?

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Summary: IN THE RED LEAVES YOU WITH A SMOKEY TASTE IN YOUR MOUTH
Review: Victims inhabiting this tale aren't just killed, they are literally burned to a crisp. Taking the serial killer to new heights, Ashbaugh has written an absorbing book about an investment firm going up in flames as a fire bug targets the wives of top execs. Chief Fire Marshal Jake Ferguson, who carries his own pack of matches from his past, has the detail of tracking the bitter barbeque-r across the state of NY in an effort to stop the cooking. In order to understand his prey (and the readers to understand the story), Ferguson learns the ins and outs of the stock market as he teaches us why and how a fire can burn out of control. After the middle of the book, the suspect is no longer a secret and even his reasoning is divulged before the traditional climax and exposure, but the book still held my interest due to the fact the author has made the characters appealing and interesting. The book ends abruptly, however, even with all situations resolved and left me with a rather empty feeling. I will never read about a fire again, I must say, without thinking of facts I did learn from reading this interesting but overly long mystery.

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Summary: It's a sizzler!
Review: WOW! Did I LOVE this book. It was really hard to put down once I got started. Interesting characters, great writing - I'll never take firefighters for granted again. The ending was perfect. I really enjoyed the tie-in to the investment world and big-time brokerage houses.

You can believe that I am recommending this book to all my friends from coast to coast via the internet. Hhmmmmm, think I'll drop a couple of copies off at the local volunteer fire department in case they have not yet discovered it.

A note in passing - I recently learned that the author has an autistic son and ALL proceeds from his books go to a foundation for Autistic Children