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65 Below [Kindle Edition]

Basil Sands
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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Amazon #1 Bestseller for War Fiction, and Espionage Fiction.

At sixty-five degrees below zero exposed human flesh freezes solid within three minutes.
Retired Marine Master Sergeant Marcus Johnson returned to his family homestead in rural Alaska after twenty years chasing bad men. Now he wants nothing but to hunt and fish and run his trapline in peace and quiet, and no more war.
Lurking deep in a long forgotten bunker in the remote arctic hills is a decades old secret that could not be destroyed, and was never meant to be rediscovered.
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"Basil Sands has a knack for blending action and intrigue in an all-too realistic setting. In Karl's Last Flight, the future is reminiscent of our recent past. I just hope there are heroes like Basil's heroes fighting on our side. "
-Evo Terra

"Sands is fearless in his storytelling, and tireless in his quest to connect directly with his audience. Big Publishing? Watch out for this guy." Scott Sigler, NYT Bestselling author of Infected, Contagious, and Ancestor


“Basil Sands is one awesome writer, penning stories pumped with enough adrenaline that you’ll suffer from insomnia until you read the last word. This is one writer not to be missed.” – Jeremy Robinson, author of PULSE and INSTINCT

Check out these reader comments from Basil Sands Website:
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I just finished 65 Below. It was a wonderful albeit wild ride. I look forward to listening to your other novels, God willing. I am a disabled vet and I found this novel both encouraging and inspiring. I can't get out so much in the great outdoors like I used to but I loved the imagery of it that you shared.

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Wow. Where do I start. Just finished 65 Below. Once I started... I couldn't stop. I finished it in two days. I can't wait to start the next one...

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I ... was riveted to each one (of your stories). I noticed that they all intertwined with one another, and I am very happy that I listened to them in order. Are there any more in the works, and will they be connected somehow to the others?

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I am not sure how I found this author, I suspect it was a promo on the end of a podcast I was listening to. 65 Below is a action thriller based in Alaska, its set in a post 9-11 world and every second American character appears to be ex Marine or special forces. I hope no international terrorists read this as there is enough in here to give people ideas regarding how to kill off large population areas without damaging property or infrastructure. In fact its so simple and obvious I am not sure why it has never been done. Basil has given the Americans a new enemy. An action thriller well worth the read.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By R. Wood TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Kindle Edition
65 Below is one of the greatest discoveries that I found on the internet. It introduced me to a whole new realm of writing; podcast novels. Talented writers writing and narrating online audiobooks as a means of promoting themselves and their talents. 65 Below was the first of these I encountered, and it was one of the most thrilling and intelligent pieces of fiction I'd ever been exposed to.

And now 65 Below has been reborn, from audiobook to e-book. And whatever the format, the story remains a rollercoaster of a tale, complete with twists and turns that make for one of the best internet finds any fiction lover can sink their teeth into.

The author, Basil Sands, has really composed a marvellous setting and an exhilarating plot. Terrorists uncovering a biological weapon in an underground bunker in Alaska, with Marines trying to stop them as temperatures plummet to sixty-five below zero...GREAT premise. But as extreme is it may sound, the whole story is presented so plausibly. Due to his own real-life experiences and background, Sands displays a genuine understanding and respect for so many different cultures, laws, nationalities, weaponry, organisations and espionage in general. And it's because of his wealth of knowledge and his intelligent, engaging writing style that allows the story to succeed.

Characters (such as main protagonists Marcus Johnson and Lonnie Wyatt) are given wonderfully-deep backgrounds, fascinating sub-plots are handled with care, all the right buttons are hit, the pace is terrific and stays away from being long-winded and the conclusion is both rewarding and satisfying, with all loose ends tied up.

65 Below blew me away first time, and it still does to this day. For thriller-seekers, podcasters, audiobooks performers and writers/readers in general, you will find this utterly inspiring. Basil Sands' finest work ever, and at a bargain price, there's virtually no reason to NOT put this onto your kindle. Highly recommended.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A great read 1 Feb 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
You have to feel sorry for the bad guys. Alaska seems to be inhabited solely by ex military, usually Special Forces, and what bad luck to run into two people who can speak fluant Albanian and Korean. Despite these and other implausabilities its still a fast moving story with plenty of all out action that fairly rattles along. Not great literature but a great read. Of course, like most Kindle books, it has the usual paragraph formatting and typo errors.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A great mix of Stieg Larsson like intrigue, crossed with Cold War-esque conspiracy and a dash of romance. The plot is a touch unlikely at times, but nonetheless, this was a real page turner. Shame about the increasing number of typos in the second half of the book. Didn't want it to end.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Greatly Enjoyed
Top marks to Basil Sands a really good story from beginning to end. I felt as if I was alongside the key people. Had me gripped from the beginning. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Wendy
Formulaic and improbable
While the central premise is not entirely dumb (though the effects of the agent certainly are), and details of life in the freezer are occasionally interesting, there is just far... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. N. Fitchard
boiling thriller in frozen weather
had to stay up most of the night to finish this, great read a lot of details in there about the Alaskan weather and climat, found the shifting between the years a bit off putting... Read more
Published 1 month ago by carol21
Not bad for a free kindle book
A good idea (penal colony island) but not as well written as I was hoping. But, not bad for a free download on my kindle. Read more
Published 2 months ago by K. Cooper
A great read
Yes you have to accept that these things can happen but that's why we read fiction! It's a great read I've told my friends about it.
Published 3 months ago by nk
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Despite its implausible scenarios, unbelieveable and usually unlikeable characters, and incessant xenophobic flag-waving post 9/11 patriotism, it's still, oddly, a page-turner.
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Md Jones
Driving Thriller Set in a Hostile Environment
I was pleased to discover author Basil Sands and his novels. 65 Below is set in Alaska where I spent several years as a city manager. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Gordon Ryan
A great first kindle read
This was first read on my kindle. It was bought for Christmas and I opened the box when it arrived to make sure everything was OK. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Clousta
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