{"id":41588,"date":"2026-05-18T07:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=41588"},"modified":"2026-05-17T19:49:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T23:49:58","slug":"hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=41588","title":{"rendered":"HOLE by Gerry Brown with art by Eduardo Risso \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4mBT0Y5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2026\/z051826zview_hole.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tHLIVB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOLE<\/strong><\/a> by Gerry Brown with art by Eduardo Risso<\/p>\n<p>First sentences&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They came for Hole while he was in the library.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The Overview:\u00a0 Beware of Spoilers\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Emile Hole&#8217;s size didn&#8217;t fit his demeanor.\u00a0 Emile was very large, long haired man with small round glasses that looked too small for his face.\u00a0 Emile&#8217;s voice didn&#8217;t help either.\u00a0 It was way too light.\u00a0 You wouldn&#8217;t find Emile in the weight room.\u00a0 No, he&#8217;d be found in the prison library sitting alone in a small chair reading.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even in the best conditions prison would be rough on men like Emile.\u00a0 Moundsville State Prison was about as far as you could get from the best conditions.\u00a0 The guards either were crooked or looked the other way.\u00a0 Gangs ran Moundsville.\u00a0 Davie and his Warlords were at the top of the heap.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Warlords ran a profitable business.\u00a0 One of their best money-making endeavors was to video-tape the beating of a new inmate.\u00a0 They&#8217;d then send the video to the inmate&#8217;s family with a request for on-going payments to prevent further beatings.\u00a0 It always worked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So when the gang gave Emile a tune-up and sent the video to Emile&#8217;s brother Vint, they expected the money to come rolling in.<\/p>\n<p>Man, were they wrong.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vint&#8217;s going to pay the Warlords, but not in the way they&#8217;re expecting.\u00a0 See Vint&#8217;s got skills.\u00a0 Skills better left contained.\u00a0 But now, Vint&#8217;s got reason to let loose.\u00a0 And he&#8217;s going to.<\/p>\n<p>+++<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eduardo Risso&#8217;s art was what got me interested in HOLE.\u00a0 Then I read the sample and was hooked.\u00a0 Gerry Brown has crafted a fun prison\/revenge story that&#8217;s a fast, fun read.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HOLE is only available on Kindle but the price is less than a buck.\u00a0 It&#8217;s worth a buck just to see Risso&#8217;s illustrations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rating:<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/logo\/zview_b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOLE by Gerry Brown with art by Eduardo Risso First sentences&#8230; 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