Jeff Bailey Reviews Larry Rodness' October 32nd
October 32nd by Larry Rodness was an unexpectedly excellent read, to say the least. The main character, Alexander Malefant is hiding from his emotional world as a traveling insurance salesman (his real job). He goes to a small-town during Halloween to sign some new clients and things get ‘wonky’ quick. Wait until he meets the ‘witch.’ The story was superbly written and structured to keep me off the scent of the real story for as long as possible. The ending was the best part: one of the most imaginative and twisty endings I’ve read in a long time. A clever cross between Stephen King and The Twilight Zone. The last five pages made October 32nd one of my favorite reads of the year and Larry Rodness one of my favorite new horror writers. For me, five stars to Larry Rodness and to October 32nd. Jeff Bailey, author of Not On MY Watch.
My name is Jeff Bailey I write action thrillers inspired by real events taken from everyday news. I also infuse elements of my near 50 years of experiences in nuclear weapons, nuclear power plants and nuclear research into my stories.
Not On My Watch is about a LCpl. Casandra Sing, a Marine aviation rescue firefighter. The inspiration for Cassie's character was the stories that my granddaughter, who was a Marine Corp. aviation rescue firefighter at the time of the writing. Elements of the story are also taken from my service in the Army Nuclear Weapons Program. LCpl. Sing witnesses the murder of two U.S. Army M.P.'s and decides that is her duty to stop the murderers. The situation gets complicated when she discovers that they have also stolen two nuclear weapons.
In The Defect, I tell the story of a terrorist attack on a nuclear power plant and why the government covered it up. The Defect is based on true events: The reactor accident at Three Mile Island NPS and a shooting incident at Watts Bar NPS. Some story elements come from years starting-up and operating nuclear power plants. In The Defect, I tell the story of what really happened at the power plant and why the government covered it up.
