About the Author
Award
winning writer, Marc Estes, is proud to present his debut novel, Four Pieces For
Power, Book One of the Vendicatori. This marks the first in a series of
Vendicatori novels developed by Mr. Estes. He is a two-time winner of the
Vermont Playwright's Award for his plays, What Would Dickens Do? and Glass
Closets. What Would Dickens Do? also won the 2012 Robert J. Pickering Award for
Playwriting Excellence. His play, Gumbo (adapted from the short story by Charles
Huckelbury) was a finalist in the 2011 Safe Streets Arts Foundation Short Play
Competition and was presented at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. His
play The Practice of Killing (co-written with Robert Johnson, and adapted from
the short story by Mr. Johnson) has been published in the Spring 2013 edition of
Tacenda Literary Magazine. Estes is a native of New England and graduate of the
University of New Hampshire.
Format: Kindle Edition
There's much to like about this story of an average guy, Andrew,
who suddenly becomes involved in a clue solving contest to win an inheritance
and take his seat at the head of the shadowy organization of the Vendicatori,
but at the same time, I was constantly wanting more of some bits and less of
others.
I wanted to know more about the organization, more about Andrew's 'nemesis' Robert, and more about the rules of the game they found themselves in. There was a slight lack of depth to the characters' actions because of this, but if you take it all at face value and just go along for the ride, then the book is very enjoyable.
The author is an extremely capable writer, whose style fits the genre perfectly, and the reader is swept along and constantly wanting to know what happens next. The sub-story of Andrew's family back home and his sister preparing for her wedding is a great device to give balance to the story; and to highlight the underlying general theme of family, but I felt there was far too much of the sub-story, and therefore too little of 'the action' and the competition at hand.
As this is the first book in a series, presumably some of the questions I was left with will come to be answered.
All in all, if you're a fan of conspiratorial adventure books, in the vain of Dan Brown and Clive Cussler, then I'm sure you won't be disappointed. It's an easily read, mostly fast paced book which I could easily see being turned into a movie. And maybe the author's much more clever than I think- seeing as I'm left wanting to know more, and will therefore be wanting to read the next in the series!
I wanted to know more about the organization, more about Andrew's 'nemesis' Robert, and more about the rules of the game they found themselves in. There was a slight lack of depth to the characters' actions because of this, but if you take it all at face value and just go along for the ride, then the book is very enjoyable.
The author is an extremely capable writer, whose style fits the genre perfectly, and the reader is swept along and constantly wanting to know what happens next. The sub-story of Andrew's family back home and his sister preparing for her wedding is a great device to give balance to the story; and to highlight the underlying general theme of family, but I felt there was far too much of the sub-story, and therefore too little of 'the action' and the competition at hand.
As this is the first book in a series, presumably some of the questions I was left with will come to be answered.
All in all, if you're a fan of conspiratorial adventure books, in the vain of Dan Brown and Clive Cussler, then I'm sure you won't be disappointed. It's an easily read, mostly fast paced book which I could easily see being turned into a movie. And maybe the author's much more clever than I think- seeing as I'm left wanting to know more, and will therefore be wanting to read the next in the series!
Once again, I very am happy to have Marc Estes,
author of the exciting Vendicatori series, on my blog today. I hope you will
check out his lastest in the series, 'Four Pieces For Power.'
LINKS: twitter.com/@vendicatori33
1 comment:
Thanks Pat for a lovely post on Marc Estes!! Lovely blogsite and great material!!
Micki
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