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Drift eBook is Now on Sale for $2.99!

March 1, 2016May 10, 2024torforge

The ebook for Jon McGoran’s Drift is on sale for only $2.99!*

About Drift: When Philadelphia narcotics detective Doyle Carrick loses his mother and step-father, he gains a twenty-day suspension for unprofessional behavior and instructions to lay low at the unfamiliar house he’s inherited in rural Pennsylvania. Doyle is surprised to see high-powered drug dealers driving the small-town roads.

When the drug bust Doyle’s been pushing for goes bad, he begins to discover that what’s growing in the farmland around Philadelphia is much deadlier than anything he could have imagined.

Sale ends April 1st.

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Starred Review: Deadout by Jon McGoran

June 17, 2014May 15, 2024torforge

“McGoran fluidly blends science and suspense in his outstanding second eco-thriller…”

Jon McGoran’s Deadout got a starred review in Publishers Weekly!

Here’s the full review, from the June 16 issue:

McGoran fluidly blends science and suspense in his outstanding second eco-thriller starring Philly cop Doyle Carrick (after 2013’s Drift). Because Doyle’s significant other, Nola Watkins, who’s showing signs of rethinking their relationship, needs a break from city life, the couple take a weekend trip to Martha’s Vineyard. On the resort island, their friend Moose is worried about the dwindling bee population, which may be due to a phenomenon, known as Colony Collapse Disorder, that inexplicably leads to disappearances of whole hives. Even as Moose spearheads a research project on CCD, a corporation has received permission to introduce genetically modified bees into the island’s ecosystem. After they return to Philadelphia, Nola decides to take a job on the Vineyard. When Nola misses her train, Doyle drives her to the ferry and accompanies her to the island, where he agrees to lend Moose a hand. This second visit, predictably, ends up being a busman’s holiday for the detective, who finds himself involved in multiple murder investigations. Top-notch plotting enhances McGoran’s sympathetic, flawed lead.

Deadout will be published on August 5.

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Starred Review: Drift by Jon McGoran

June 5, 2013May 15, 2024torforge

“McGoran (Body Trace and two other Madison Cross mysteries under his D.H. Dublin pseudonym) impressively integrates concerns about genetically modified produce with an action-filled storyline and fleshed-out characters.”

Jon McGoran’s Drift gets a starred review in Publishers Weekly!

Here’s the full review, from the May 13th issue:

McGoran (Body Trace and two other Madison Cross mysteries under his D.H. Dublin pseudonym) impressively integrates concerns about genetically modified produce with an action-filled storyline and fleshed-out characters. Det. Doyle Carrick of the Philadelphia PD, suspended after putting a gun to a drug dealer’s head to coerce information, uses his mandatory vacation to take residence in the house he’s inherited from his recently deceased parents in the rural community of Dunston, Pa. At a Dunston diner, he steps in to save organic farmer Nola Watkins from a creep who grabs her by the wrist. Watkins has also been receiving hang-up calls, which may be related to efforts by real-estate developers to buy out most of the local land owners. Watkins’s refusal to sell may have ticked off those who have already cut deals and who perhaps fear that she will ruin their sales. The disturbing, but scientifically plausible, secret at the heart of the bad guys’ schemes is an original one, and McGoran makes the most of it. Agent: Stacia Decker, Donald Maass Literary Agency. (July)

Drift will be published on July 9th.