{"id":29753,"date":"2022-05-25T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=29753"},"modified":"2022-05-25T08:17:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T12:17:06","slug":"gunshine-state-by-andrew-nette-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=29753","title":{"rendered":"GUNSHINE STATE by Andrew Nette \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2022\/z052522zview_gunshinestate.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"372\" \/><span style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font);\"><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NlAxNI\"><b>Gunshine State<\/b><\/a> by Andrew Nette<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trade Paperback: 306 pages<br \/>Publisher: Down &amp; Out Books (February 12, 2018)<\/p>\n<p>First sentence&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The high-pitched whine of the power drill tore through the confined space of the back office.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Overview:\u00a0 Beware of Spoilers\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gary Chance is an ex-military truck driver, part time bouncer, and part time thief.\u00a0 What he isn&#8217;t, is a killer.\u00a0 When an in-and-out robbery ends with two people dead, Chance is on the run and forced to go back to work for the Chinaman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chance is quickly offered a job.\u00a0 A crew is in place to rip off Freddie Gao, an extremely wealthy man who is flying into town for a weekend of gambling (he always loses) and whoring.\u00a0 Gao has security and his father is a well-connected and feared criminal.\u00a0 Chance can see holes in the crew&#8217;s plan, but there are holes in any plan.\u00a0 All Chance has to do is drive&#8230; and hope there are no hiccups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When members of the crew pull a double-cross a lot of people die and Chance is set-up to take the fall.\u00a0 Now on the run from the police and Gao father&#8217;s gangsters, Chance looks to clear his name and get revenge on everyone who set him up.\u00a0 Odds aren&#8217;t good, but there&#8217;s a Chance.\u00a0 ; )<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Andrew Nette has written a fast paced crime story populated by believable characters.\u00a0 Chance is a likeable (anti)hero.\u00a0 The story flows with the action moving between Australia to Thailand, but never becomes a travelogue.\u00a0 Nette puts Chance through the ringer, but the story and twists don&#8217;t seem forced.\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Gunshine<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">State<\/span> is a crime story that entertains from start to finish.\u00a0 It earns 4 of 5 stars.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating:<br \/><\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/logo\/zview_b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3wzKn7Q\">Gunshine State<\/a> Trade Paperback<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3woNssk\">Gunshine State<\/a> Kindle&nbsp; 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