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Author of Night of the Bonfire

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  • A Life In Full: Book Review of ‘Invested’ by Charles Schwab
  • Enter Today to Win Your Personal Copy of Baltic Dance
  • Enter Today to Win Your Personal Copy of Quinn: The Short Stories, Volume 1
  •  Michael Quinn is back! Coming Soon–the new short story ‘Baltic Dance.’
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A Life In Full: Book Review of ‘Invested’ by Charles Schwab

January 16, 2020 by Kevin Scott Olson Leave a Comment

 

 

 

      Invested, the memoir of the entrepreneur Charles Schwab, is a classic saga of American capitalism. It is also an inspiring read, with life lessons that go far beyond the world of business.

For those not familiar with his work, Mr. Schwab’s company revolutionized the way Americans were able to invest. The beneficial effects of what he accomplished ripple through the economy to this day.

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Enter Today to Win Your Personal Copy of Baltic Dance

July 15, 2019 by Kevin Scott Olson Leave a Comment

 

The Goodreads Giveaway for Baltic Dance,

the latest Michael Quinn short story, has started!

Enter today to win your personal copy!

Click here: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/293413-baltic-dance

Or, go to www.goodreads.com, enter Baltic Dance in the search box, and scroll down to “Win a Copy.”

And what is Baltic Dance?

Michael Quinn, former Navy SEAL, is now a special operative

for the CIA. In Baltic Dance, Quinn travels undercover into

Russia, and into the world of classic espionage.

A challenging hostage rescue is the only hope to quell global tensions that rival those of the  Cold War.

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Enter Today to Win Your Personal Copy of Quinn: The Short Stories, Volume 1

July 8, 2019 by Kevin Scott Olson Leave a Comment

 

 

The Goodreads Giveaway for Quinn: The Short Stories, Volume 1

 has started!

Enter today to win your personal copy!

Click here:https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/293417-quinn-the-short-stories-volume-1

Or, go to www.goodreads.com, enter Quinn: The Short Stories, Volume 1? in the search box, and scroll down to “Win a Copy.”

And what is Quinn: The Short Stories, Volume 1?

Intrigue. Adventure. Action.

 This first-ever collection of short stories will take the reader on an unforgettable ride into Quinn’s world.

Each story is a separate, stand-alone adventure: Paradise, Baltic Dance, Texas Time, Roseblood, The Goddess of the Deep, Night Dive, The Ballerina, and Breakout.

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 Michael Quinn is back! Coming Soon–the new short story ‘Baltic Dance.’

May 22, 2019 by Kevin Scott Olson Leave a Comment

Michael Quinn, a former Navy SEAL, is an independent contractor for the CIA.
His specialty: missions that must be kept off the books.
What is Baltic Dance?
 
Quinn travels undercover to Russia, and into the world of classic espionage.
A challenging hostage rescue is the only hope to stop global tensions that rival those of the
Cold War.

“Rip-roaring thriller”- Amazon
“[Quinn] is more than capable when shots are fired”- Kirkus Reviews
“Fantastic, energy-packed!”- Goodreads
” Five stars! Unable to put the book down.”- Amazon
Watch for Baltic Dance, arriving this summer!
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Open Season C J Box

May 20, 2019 by Kevin Scott Olson Leave a Comment

 

I was recently introduced to the writing of C.J. Box after hearing an interview with him on the Hugh Hewitt radio show. Since then I have read Endangered, Blue Heaven, and now Open Season, the first novel in the ongoing Joe Pickett series.

These are crime novels, set in states such as Wyoming and Montana. They revolve around ordinary people becoming involved in extraordinary situations. In the Joe Pickett series, Joe is a game warden, married, with three daughters, a unique and creative choice for a protagonist.

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The Code Of Putinism–Book Review

September 18, 2018 by Kevin Scott Olson Leave a Comment

The Reality of Vladimir Putin’s Russia

The collapse of the Soviet Union was a pivotal moment in history. The Western values of democracy, liberty, and free markets seemed to be sweeping the world. Would the new Russia, emerging from the ruins of communism, also adopt these values?

The answer is found in The Code of Putinism, by Brian D. Taylor, Professor and Chair of Political Science in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. This is a gem of a book, concise and well-researched. The author shows a deep breadth of knowledge, and his writing makes history come alive.

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NEW! Enter Today to Win A Print Copy of ‘Paradise’

July 30, 2018 by Kevin Scott Olson Leave a Comment

Our latest Goodreads Giveaway has started!

Enter today to win an autographed print copy of the new Michael Quinn short story Paradise.

What is Paradise?

‘On a rainy night, traveling along a desolate stretch of the California coast, Michael Quinn pulls his motorcycle off the highway and checks into a roadside inn. 

An unforgettable evening awaits him…if he lives through it.’-Spartan Press

“This appealing spy is ready for his own series.”-Kirkus Reviews

“Grabs your attention and takes  you for a wild ride.”-Goodreads

Hurry–this Giveaway for this action-packed thriller  ends soon!  Go to www.goodreads.com, click on Giveaways, and enter the contest to win a copy of  Paradise.

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Michael Quinn is back! Available NOW–the new short story ‘Paradise.’

July 18, 2018 by Kevin Scott Olson 1 Comment

What is Paradise?

On a rainy night, traveling along a desolate stretch of the California Coast, Michael Quinn pulls his motorcycle off the highway and checks into a roadside inn.

 

An unforgettable evening awaits him…if he lives through it.

“This appealing spy is ready for his own series”- Kirkus Reviews

 

Paradise is available for order here

“Action packed…has it all!”-Amazon Review

“Great story…keeps you turning the pages”-Goodreads

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The War That Made Our World

April 26, 2018 by Kevin Scott Olson Leave a Comment

 

Much of the modern world, the world that dominates our nightly news, arose from the ashes of a war that ended a century ago.

For a captivating summer read, Norman Stone’s World War One, A Short History  (Basic Books, 2009, 226 pp.) will time and again leave the reader thinking, “So that’s how things came to be.” Written like a novel, the events flow fast and furious, as the great empires of the day are pulled into a conflict whose resolutions still dominate the globe.

A few examples:

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Book Review: A Man For All Seasons

February 22, 2017 by Kevin Scott Olson Leave a Comment

 

At a time of global disarray, perspective can be gained from this biography of a man who helped save the world when it truly was ablaze.

Most Americans only know Winston Churchill as the cigar-chomping Prime Minister whose brilliant leadership of England led to Allied victory in World War II. In Paul Johnson’s Churchill we get to know a man who, in addition to preserving “freedom and democracy and the values we hold dear in the West,” accomplished much more in his long life.

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