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Larry D. Thompson

Autor de The Trial

7+ Obras 99 Miembros 19 Reseñas

Obras de Larry D. Thompson

The Trial (2011) 36 copias
The Insanity Plea (2014) 26 copias
So Help Me God (2004) 20 copias
Dead Peasants: A Thriller (2012) 11 copias
Dark Money (2015) 3 copias
White Witch (2018) 2 copias
So Help Me God (2004) 1 copia

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A life in the law : advice for young lawyers (2009) — Contribuidor — 3 copias

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I must say that White Witch is a truly interesting book that started off great with a flashback to Annie Palmer tyranny before the story turned its focus on the present time and the Maroons struggle with an American aluminum company that is after their land. For someone like with pretty little knowledge of the history of Jamaica was this book awesome to read. I love getting to know the history of the Maroons, how they fought both the Spaniards and the Englishmen for their freedom and won. Now they once again have to fight against a powerful enemy, a company after their land.

The beginning of the book really made it out to be more of a horror book than a thriller with a lot of strange things going on. I would have loved it to be more of a horror book than a thriller actually. Still, I found the plot to be interesting with murders being done with snake daggers, the same kind that is said that Annie Palmer, the White Witch, had used to kill with.

I also liked how ex-Navy SEAL Will Taylor and his team more and more realized that they are working for the wrong side and I liked this change and what it brought on as Will and Vertise Broderick, a journalist who is also a Maroon decides to hire an attorney to fight for their cause in the court. The question is will they be able to prove that the land is the Maroons?

White Witch is a book that gave me a lot in return. I got an interesting story and I also gained some insight into the history of Jamaica and the Maroons.
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MaraBlaise | otra reseña | Jul 23, 2022 |
This book, being about a topic that is very important to me, definitely held my interest. However, I was disappointed with the ending. It also had a little foul language, which I did not know was going to be in there. As a sincere conservative, I also didn't like the way the preacher was portrayed in this book, but that's just my personal view. I would have liked to see this conservative character portrayed as a sincere conservative rather than the hypocrite this character was. I would have given it 2 1/2 stars if goodreads had half star ratings. Why don't they have 1/2 star ratings on this site?… (más)
 
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LTSings | Jun 29, 2020 |
I began reading this delicious novel about voodoo and Jamaica and I couldn’t help but think of James Michener. Granted, James went much further in his historical novels, but Larry gave him a run for his money in White Witch.

We begin in 1812 Jamaica. Annie Palmer is not only a sadistic plantation owner, she is a black widow. She mates and she kills. She is an Obeah priestess, the White Witch.

I love the Caribbean. It is my favorite travel destination. To me, nothing compares to the raw beauty and power of the islands. The mix of the old and the new draws me into the mix of the tumultuous world of voodoo and bauxite mining, greed and history will be bumping heads in a big way. For some reason, lately I have been reading a lot of books that deal with mining…and it is never in a good way. Is it a current theme in the publishing and writing world? No matter, I am eager to begin.

Will is rough, tough, a o nonsense kind of guy. Right off you know better than to push him too far. He’s a decorated Seal and he’s head of security for Global American Metals. I start off not liking the guy. Can he redeem himself in my eyes? We shall see.

He’s sent to Jamaica to smooth the ruffled feathers of the Maroons, who have plenty to say about the strip mining of their tropical rain forest.

A tropical rain forest, an unhappy nation of Maroons, a curse, voodoo, and now a dead body. Let’s rock!

All the ugliness of corporate greed rears its ugly head. The only reason I am not super ticked off is because I believe the destruction of the rain forest, at least if Annie has anything to say about it, will never happen.

It takes a novel like this to make some people think about the environment, let alone a rain forest. I love when novels contain important elements of real life, making them more believable.

White Witch by Larry D Thompson is so much more than what I was expecting. The twisting and turning, the mystery and danger, the tension and suspense kept me reading into the wee hours of the morning. I love when an author can incorporate fact and fiction with a little mysticism into an adventure that makes me see an exotic tropical island in a new light. I knew some of Jamaica’s history from reading and visiting this world tropical paradise. That makes it easier to get lost in the story.

I voluntarily reviewed a free ARC of White Witch by Larry D Thompson.

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sherry69 | otra reseña | Apr 19, 2018 |
Halloween parties are fun … right? Well, you may want to be thankful you weren’t invited to this one. Walt Frazier, part of Texas Governor Lardner’s protective detail, brought in additional security for this Halloween party / Republican fund raiser event. The event is expected to pull in pledges in excess of a hundred million. Jackson (Jack) Bryant is Walt’s former army buddy. Walt calls him because he’s got an excellent eye for detail. With the attendants being the very elite; politicians, and Senator Sinclair, security precautions are necessary.

Even with the heightened security, Miriam Van Zandt manages, with the help from an insider, to get into the party. She’s dressed as a cat burglar. When the timing is right, she makes her move, killing one of the guards and Edward Hale and injuring the Governor. Another guard manages to wound her. She makes it back to her car and to a motel where she can clean her wound and alter her appearance. She’s a marksman and daughter of the founder of The Alamo Defenders, a militia group and very anti-government.

What a great beginning. The reader is given so much information, but yet what we don’t know is just as intriguing. In Texas, people are allowed to carry weapons. Add to that balloons popping, Annie Oakley firing her rifle (blanks), pirates with swords, and vampires with knives and you have a security detail nightmare. The plot is plausible and the action impressive and fast-paced. It becomes a ‘follow the money’ investigation with the story being told from various points of view. Rating: 4 out of 5.
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FictionZeal | otra reseña | May 18, 2016 |

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