The Killing Zone (The Jim Buchanan Novels) - Softcover

Giordano, Felix F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0990568431 ISBN 13: 9780990568438

Publisher: Red Road Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

A darkness shrouds Montana. The Killing Zone, a gritty tale of revenge, mayhem, murder, and miracles.

Released on parole after serving twelve years of a twenty-year prison sentence, Videl Tanas, vicious leader of the Screaming Skulls outlaw motorcycle club, is obsessed with enacting revenge against the people who testified against him and anyone else who gets in his way. While Tanas spawns a trail of mayhem and murder across Montana, Native American Sheriff Jim Buchanan closes in on the gang. When Jim's daughter Alma Rose Two Elk, Shaman of the Crow Nation, is kidnapped by Tanas, Jim pursues the gang on horseback into the untamed wilderness of northwestern Montana where an unfulfilled Plains Indian prophesy awaits its revelation.

About this title

About the Author

Felix F. Giordano is a member of the Association of Publishers for Special Sales (APSS), the Connecticut Authors &Publishers Association (CAPA), and the Western Writers of America (WWA), and the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA). Mr. Giordano has published the mystery/suspense/thriller novels Montana Harvest, Mystery at Little Bitterroot, and the Killing Zone. His novels' protagonist, Jim Buchanan is a Native American sheriff from western Montana.

Montana Harvest and Mystery at Little Bitterroot have been top ten bestsellers in the Native American Literature category on Amazon.com with Mystery at Little Bitterroot achieving the#1 Hot New Release in that category for more than two weeks during April, 2016. Montana Harvest was an Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE) book award finalist for two consecutive years and winner in the Mystery/Suspense category for 2017.

His characters in the Jim Buchanan Novels are reflective of his many life experiences in Montana. From the grandeur of Glacier Park to the cedar forests near the Kootenai River to the vastness of the Madison Valley, from the cliffs of the Rimrocks to the haunting secrets of the Crazy Mountains and the bleakness of the Missouri Breaks, Mr. Giordano captures the varied landscapes,wildlife,people, and customs indigenous to this beautiful and enduringland.

The mystery and haunting secrets of the western mountainous terrain contrasting with the vast and bleak eastern plains formed the natural backdrop for the divergence between two very different cultures inhabiting that landscape providing the inspiration for his Native American themed mystery/suspense/thriller series - The Jim Buchanan Novels.

Review

Judge, 25th Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards

Entry Title: The Killing Zone
Author: Felix F. Giordano
Judge Number: 25
Entry Category: Genre Fiction

Books are evaluated on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 meaning "needs improvement" and 5 meaning "outstanding". The 1-5 scale is strictly to provide a point of reference; the scores are meant only to be a gauge, and are not a cumulative score, nor are they tallied or used in ranking.

Structure, Organization, and Pacing: 5
Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar: 5
Production Quality and Cover Design: 5
Plot and Story Appeal: 4
Character Appeal and Development: 5
Voice and Writing Style: 5

Judge's Commentary:
This book was hard, gritty and intense. The characters weren't cookie cutter - Videl is as vicious as they come, yet you explain why. I relish the Native American mysticism, especially when it comes to Alma Rose's abilities. I couldn't put the book down as you kept the intensity of the pacing going throughout. This is one of those stories where you cheer when the 'bad guys' get their comeuppance, though I have a feeling this isn't the last time we'll be meeting Videl Tanas. This was certainly a terrific page turner.

Edition details

• Publisher: Red Road Publishers
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0990568431
• ISBN 13: 9780990568438
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 292