Arid Sea by Norm Harris (The Spider Green Mystery Thriller Series #2) | $10 Giveaway, Excerpt, and Review
A book blog tour from Goddess Fish Promotions.
Thank you to the author, publisher, and Marianne & Judy at Goddess Fish for providing me with the information for this tour.
Book Details
Arid Sea by Norm Harris Series: Spider Green Mystery Thriller Series #2
Published by Wild Rose Press on 02/07/2022
Genres: Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 278
Source: Goddess Fish Promotions, Received from the author or publisher for review.Help me! I am a girl lost and alone. I do not know who I am or where I am. Please find me.
When the woman awoke, she did not know much. She knew her head hurt and her body ached. She knew there was blood streaking the side of her face, obscuring her vision. She knew the sun was beating down on her, hot and ruthless.
But she did not know how she had gotten here, in this sandy, desert hell. She did not know where her injuries had come from.
Most importantly, she did not know who she was.
Faydra "Spider" Green is a spirited Navy lawyer who wants nothing more than to do the right thing and to see justice done. After reconciling with her father, former President William Green, Fay is asked to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Alvin Joe, a retired admiral who has vanished - seemingly into thin air - from his Florida home, along with secret files for a top-secret military weapon.
Alongside her bubbly, quick-witted sister and a handsome, affable Sheriff, Fay sets out to track down Joe. But she soon finds herself embroiled in a deeper, and far more sinister, plot involving an unscrupulous corporation, the mafia, and a truly evil man who has his sights set on destroying her.
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Excerpt from Arid Sea
(provided by the author for this tour)
In five minutes, her sister would be gator chow. She looked back to the spot where she had last seen Pearce. Her sister was swimming for all she was worth, with the gator hot on her heels. Pearce was a good swimmer.
As Fay watched her sister make a valiant attempt to stay ahead of the gator, she recalled an observation Charles Darwin, the evolutionist, had once made: “He who hesitates is… lunch.” Fay grabbed the remaining speargun and prepared to swim to her sister’s aid.
Just as she was about to leap from the boat, she spotted a shark. A giant bull shark hovered about three feet back and about five feet below the boat’s stern. Pearce was heading directly away from the gator’s jaws into those of the waiting bull shark. Were these two creatures working this area together? The gator herded Pearce toward Jaws Junior, and fish and reptile would split the profits?
Out of the frying pan and into the fire, as they said – or in this case, out of the fire and into the inferno. Fay needed to think fast. She pointed the speargun at the shark. After shoving the gun into the water, she fired. She must have hit the fish, as the speargun ripped from her hands and disappeared into the water. This was not a good move on her part. Now there was an angry alligator, a wounded bull shark, and a blood trail in the water.
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Purchase Links for Arid Sea
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My thoughts on Arid Sea
Intense, Suspenseful, Electrifying
I jumped right in with book two, so it works well as a stand-alone. However, I always think the reader has a richer experience if they read the book series in the order they were written.
Faydra Green is a kick-ass female who gets the job done.
At its core, Arid Sea is a Navy spy thriller. It branches out to touch evil on many levels. The storyline is fast-paced, intense, and electrifying. I could not put it down. The author’s words play like a movie in the mind, which is always a plus for me.
The interplay between Fay, her sister, and the sheriff added depth to the story. It worked to keep the tale from becoming Fay trying to take on the mafia, an amoral corporation, and a genuinely evil man bent on destroying her.
The human-trafficking part of the story is absolutely heartbreaking but handled exceptionally well.
I recommend Arid Sea to all lovers of thrillers, military & legal, and well-told, gripping mysteries. Watch for more reviews of books by Norm Harris on my website soon.
I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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About Norm Harris
Norm Harris' first novel debuted on an Amazon bestseller list in 2002. It was a one-and-done, but now he's back with a plan to publish a couple of sequels to that first mystery/thriller of days gone by.
Except for time spent in military service, he is a second-generation Seattleite (that's what they call those who dwell in the shadow of Mt. Rainier), with his legal beagle son, K-K, and five giant tropical fish.
His upcoming release, Arid Sea, is the third book in what he hopes to be an award-winning Spider Green Mystery Story series.
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Giveaway!
Norm Harris will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Visit more stops on this Goddess Fish tour for extra chances to win!
Full Tour Schedule:
May 23: Gina Rae Mitchell
May 23: The Faerie Review
May 30: Bibliomanaic Aza
June 6: Fabulous and Brunette
June 6: The Avid Reader
June 13: Our Town Book Reviews
June 13: fundinmental
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So excited to read this book soon!
Great review
intriguing
Sounds like a good book.
Thanks for hosting!
Thank you for sharing your excellent review of Arid Sea, the cover, synopsis and excerpt have intrigued me, this sounds like a thralling read and I am looking forward to it