Dark wing
Richard Herman Jr
A futuristic war story featuring a group of American pilots who volunteer to fly for the rebels when civil war breaks out in China. The squadron is equipped with the A-10 tank killer, the Warthog of Desert Storm fame.
Read Time: ~5.3 hr
A scourge of vipers
by Bruce DeSilva (2015)
About this book
To solve Rhode Island's budget crisis, the state's colorful governor, Attila the Nun, wants to legalize sports gambling; but her plan has unexpected consequences. Organized crime, professional sports leagues, and others who have a lot to lose--or gain--if gambling is made legal flood the state with money to buy the votes of state legislators. Liam Mulligan, investigative reporter for The Providence Dispatch, wants to investigate, but his bottom-feeding corporate bosses at the dying newspaper have no interest in serious reporting. So Mulligan goes rogue, digging into the story on his own time. When a powerful state legislator turns up dead, an out-of-state bag man gets shot, and his cash-stuffed briefcase goes missing, Mulligan finds himself the target of shadowy forces who seek to derail his investigation by destroying his career, his reputation, and perhaps even his life.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreA scourge of vipers Lead Character
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