Wildcat Did Growl

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Summary: A thoughtful tropical action thriller
Review: I don't often spend time reviewing fiction books because more often than not the book never captures my attention. For me a book must have something it to make me want to keep reading. Wildcat did growl is one of those books. I finish this book in less than two hours and was ready for more.

Russ Hall takes the reader on a journey that start off on a peaceful island in the Bahamas and after about 10 minutes of reading I was hooked. I was impressed by the way Russ Hall kept you wondering what was coming next.

The book doesn't lag and the pages turn quickly. I enjoyed the way the book finished and how the story was not predictable. The author's writing style is one that makes the story come to life and you can feel the action as it happens.

Priced to fit any budget, this book makes a great gift for any and all occasions. If more works of fiction were written like this book maybe I spend more time reviewing them. Overall and excellent read.

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Summary: Good Story but Inccurate Description of Bahamas
Review: I enjoyed the suspenseful storyline of this book although I was not overly impressed due to some glaring errors in the descriptions of the Bahamian islands. The author describes at great length one of the character's treacherous climb up the sharp lava cliffs on the island; However the Bahamas are/were not volcanic islands and they do not have lava cliffs! They were formed from limestone and coral reefs. They do not have mountains and have very little elevation above sea level.

The author seems to know quite a bit about fishing as he spends a lot of time describing the details of the sport. However, he also describes Bahamians eating the smaller barracuda because they don't have cigutera. Cigutera occurs when barracuda feed on fish that eat off the coral reefs. Consuming barracuda flesh with cigutera causes severe nerve damage and possible death. This is a huge risk to take and I have never heard of anyone eating any size barracuda caught in warm tropical waters. (Eating barracuda from the colder waters of the mid to northern Atlantic is presumably safe.)

My guess is that the author is a fisherman who may have taken a few fishing trips to the Bahamas but regretfully did very little research before he wrote the book. Overall I liked the human component of the book but I would not recommend it to someone who wants to get a feel for the physical geography, flora and fauna of the Bahamas.

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Summary: Push Enough and a Woman can become a Wildcat!
Review: Lea Palmer's days are peaceful and calm. She lives alone, on a small island with only one house in the Bahamas. She inherited the house from her brother and she is content, fishing the day away and listening to the breeze as it filters thorugh the palm trees. Then a small boat comes to her island. Someone is coming, apparently her brother left her more than the house, something not good, however the interlopers haven't been prepared for a wildcat. Mr. Palmer had me ripping through the pages in this book my boss lady loaned me. Sadly you can't find it in your bookstore anymore, thank goodness you can still get it on line.

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Summary: A Real Page-Turner
Review: Russ Hall is a very fine mystery and adventure writer. Each of his three published books show a skill of invention, style and pace that is different from book to book. Wildcat Did Growl is a thrill ride. The main character is a sort of Bruce Willis (of Die Hard) wrapped in a female body. Plot twists abound, and the sense of place (the Bahamas) is remarkable as well. Hall is very good. Buy his book; it will not disappoint.

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Summary: A thoughtful tropical action thriller
Review: This book is a great beach read, wherever... as the other reviewers noted I could not put it down, even got a little sunburn! our strong and resourceful heroine is well portraied, and having spent a bit of time in the Bahams, the book capture better, than any I can remeber the mix of romance, mystery, decay, and appearances that shift like the proverbial beach sands. Above all Mr. Hall knows how to write an action thriller, it struck me that this would make a fun movie! Highly recommended, as are his other books on Amazon. PS apropos the previous reviewer who did not like some of the literary license: lighten up! I am also a fisherman, and eat small barracuda; ciguetera toxin is more common in very large reef fish, better to watch for the amberjack on the menu next time you go to the islands. All in all a delightful read! Hope for more soon.

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Summary: What A Delight to Be Swept Away!
Review: What a delight it was to be swept away by this book, which once opened was as sure to happen to a reader as being caught up in some tropical storm. I could really relate to Lea Palmer trying to make it on here own on that island and not listening to all the men who seemed to think she couldn't cut it. When Grace, Phoebe, and the others were added to the risk she takes against some of the Bahamian perils of the day, it was an allegory to me of all the hard choices that face leaders and individuals in today's world, where nothing is as simple as we'd like it. What a glorious setting and lively adventures. Get this book, and cling to your chair and cheer for Lea. Hoorray!