I have beef with Amazon! Not only have they blocked me from putting up reviews because I am an author (other authors have told me the same thing) but they took down my reviews of books I liked.
Another thing. Amazon does not want friends reviewing books. I have made friends with other writers. That’s what writers do. Make friends. I’m told that Amazon searches the social media of authors, editors, publishers and bloggers to see if they are putting up reviews of writers they have some kind of relationship with. Big Brother is watching.
I understand that there are review scammers out there. So let me say this: I only review if I LOVE a book. I don’t bother reviewing a book I don’t like. Writers work hard and a lot of the affinity for a book is subjective. There is a reader for every book. I guess because of that, it looks like I am putting up biased reviews.
So I’ll just have to put up reviews on my Facebook pages (personal and my fan page), here on my blog, and on Goodreads. Gary and I are maniac readers and read a wide range of genres. So check here for suggestions for your next book.
Okay, enough of my READER RANT.
Anyway, Command Influence is by LD Sledge (a mutual friend of most of my friends on Facebook) is a terrific story – one of my favorites, a legal thriller that is exciting with great characters and plot. Could not put it down. A must read. LD is such a talented writer.
DESCRIPTION:
Why will the Commanding General go to any length to convict Sergeant Nolan, even attempted murder?
Young Army JAG officer Riggs McCall is appointed to defend the despicable Nolan who has been charged with raping his adopted teenage stepdaughter. Riggs knows the man is guilty, but carries out his duty as a lawyer to give it his best effort.
The command appoints the wealthy, politically well placed John Madison to assist in the defense, who is ordered to act as a double agent, torpedo the defense if possible, and report everything Riggs does. This doesn’t sit well with Madison. He is faced with a decision that will affect his manicured path to the Whitehouse as well as his banker father’s relationship with the military industrial complex.
Riggs got in trouble on the first day he reported for duty, when he was ordered but refused to plead an innocent soldier guilty to a court martial. He was passed over for Captain as a result, and being passed over twice would mean being kicked out of the service and a black mark on his future career. Maverick Riggs is almost a defendant himself. He refuses to “brown nose” his senior officers, and they are out to get him. He takes on the entire US Army to represent his guilty client, and violates his own moral code in doing so.
Command Influence is a coming of age, mentally, morally and spiritually, of two very different young men from totally different backgrounds, who each have to face the challenge of their lives. You will see why Groucho Marx said Military Justice is to Justice as Military Music is to Music.
Buy and read this page turner and learn why Nolan is dangerous to so many high in the chain of command, even to the White House itself.
The unexpected ending will blow your mind.