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Ferris' Bluff [Kindle Edition]

Fred Limberg
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Ace is on the run from everyone, it seems. He’s running from a busted Witness Protection Program assignment, an international collection of gangsters and arms merchants he pissed off working undercover, and worst of all—from his own scarred self-image and the nightmares that haunt him.

After two lonely years on the road he risks a short visit with his old friend, Granville Tubbs, who lives in the sleepy small town of Ferris’ Bluff, Arkansas. He hasn’t even had a tingle that anyone has been on his trail for almost a year. What could go wrong in a few days?

Plenty, it turns out. But some things go right, too…shotgun ambushes aside.

The ultimate loner, Ace is soon brought under the spell of the quirky small town and its residents. As he tries to help Tubbs, all the while jealously guarding his alias, the friendliness of the townsfolk chips away at the wall of solitude he’s built. It’s as if Leets and Dicky and Art Drury are determined to become his new friends. And the pretty widow, Annie Travers—well, try as he might he can’t deny the growing mutual attraction between the two of them.

He runs smack up against the dark side of Ferris’ Bluff in no time. The greedy lawyer, Tremont, and his slutty wife, Reena, are after something in Tubbs’ estate. The local mechanic, Pink, is out to mess him up, too. Ace is soon enmeshed in a battle of wits and wills with some of the locals.

And if that ain’t thorny enough, Russian arms dealers who Ace hurt badly on his last assignment have been keeping a loose watch on Tubbs. When he discovers that Annie’s husband’s accident wasn’t an accident at all and Dicky Stover, the victim of a brutal beating, is killed while in the hospital, hitting the road is no longer an option.

Ferris’ Bluff, a thriller with a smokin’ hot romance tucked inside!

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 476 KB
  • Print Length: 252 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 146371100X
  • Publisher: Fred Limberg (29 Jun 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B0058U7X4I
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #76,470 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
This is so good. 6 July 2011
By I bite
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
My first taste of a Kindle book and, wow, this one blew me away. Fred Limberg puts together a story as carefully as a brain surgeon, wielding words like a laser scapel, sharp, insightful and pin-point accurate. The prose is a joy to read and the plot builds like the layers of a well-constructed pyramid. And don't think the apostrophe in the title is misplaced; it's not, as becomes apparent as the story unfolds. It's a variation of the stranger-comes-to-town genre. Ace soon falls foul of the town's 'Boss-hog' and soon uncovers enough hidden chicanery, murder and greed to satisfy the most ardent thrill-seeker. Ace puts himself on the line bringing his past to town with a final satisfying scene where good whups evil.
Great characters in Ace, Annie and Leets, great action throughout, keeping the reader glued to the screen. Love and tenderness has a place too with two wounded souls finding each other in the mayhem of a small town in Arkansas. At the price, you get much more of a bang for less than a buck. Buy it, read it, love it.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
This is a terrific read from the get-go. Ace stops in a quiet little town and starts to meet the locals - and immediately we realise he's a man with a past. I won't repeat the blurb - it's up there. The characterisation in this story is terrific. Even the little town has character. You can relate to these folks, you may have met some in the quirky back blocks of your life.

This a great read - and the love story woven into it adds to the flavour. Recommended.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I've been living in Ferris' Bluff for a couple of days - at least, that's what it's felt like as I've been reading the book. The sense of place is beautifully established, as are the characters who inhabit it. At the centre is Ace Evans, and the other members of the cast are introduced in quick succession in the opening chapters. The author sketches them quickly through description but mainly through their actions and the way they speak. On the surface we have the indicators of how they all relate to one another, then there are the hints and undercurrents that are so inescapable in small-town life, but this closed atmosphere it never becomes oppressive or claustrophobic. Despite the fact that one focus of the action is a care home for older people, the book has a warmth and humanity which is very affirmative.

It is against this background that we gradually learn of a bigger, as yet unspecified threat which hangs over Ace. There is something of Lee Child's Jack Reacher about him - a loner who must keep moving to avoid being identified. The difference here is that Ace begins to regret that he must move on. As he meets more people and learns more about Ferris' Bluff and its own secrets, the various threads of the story are brought together into a central narrative drive. The pace never slackens, but it still manages to accommodate occasional violent episodes and their antithesis - those warmer, `sitting on the porch with a beer' moments.

It has humour, pace, action, great characters, warmth, and an artlessness that is very deceptive. A lot of thought has gone into its structuring and creation and it works as all good books do - by charming you, drawing you into its realities and making you want to know (but more, importantly, care about) what happens next. A highly entertaining and absorbing read, thoroughly recommended.
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Amazing, I thoroughly enjoyed this read.
Best book in a long time, it thoroughly deserves its five stars. Ive read many crime novels and this author is one of the best by far. Really looking forward to more books.
Published 1 month ago by Chrissie
P.Winthrop has a point, but the book is worth a read nevertheless
P.Winthrop has a point with the remarks he makes in his review, but I would contend that this book is worth a read nevertheless. Read more
Published 2 months ago by P. Evans
'Ace' character..'Ace' book!
I have just finished reading Ferris' Bluff....and have thoroughly enjoyed it.
Since getting my Kindle at Christmas, I have tried a number of new authors, but only a couple... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Liz Edwards
Ferris Bluff
This was my first book by Fred Linberg and I will say straight away it will not be my last.
From the first page I was gripped, I could not put it down. Read more
Published 3 months ago by D. J. Tolputt
not again!!
The story is ok and decently written, but severely lacks invention. There is a formula that a lot of American authors use when writing novels and I feel like I,ve read this book... Read more
Published 4 months ago by P. Winthrop
Really well written, similar ish to Lee Childs
I am really really enjoying this free kindle book - many I try are not well written with rubbishy plots,and I give up after a few pages. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Nrs B. A. Clampin
watch your back Harlan Coben
Enough mystery and thrills to satisfy the most jaded thriller fan. Coupled with a beautifully developed love story that doesn't overpower the main theme but compliments it... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Janie Bee
Best of the Best
Step aside all you run-of-the-mill thriller writers and pretenders - Fred Limberg just rode into town. Read more
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