- Hardcover: 299 pages
- Publisher: Five Star (ME) (June 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1594146578
- ISBN-13: 978-1594146572
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.2 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 476 g
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From Publishers Weekly
Having worked in Hollywood as a pyrotechnician, Paoletti provides an authentic backdrop for his debut, an otherwise routine revenge thriller. When David Cole, an ex-Navy SEAL and veteran of the first Gulf War who's the special effects supervisor on a movie set that resembles an Iraqi battlefield, fires a couple of incompetent underlings, Ned Brandenburg and Levar Watkins, the two resolve to make Cole pay a deadly price. Brandenburg and Watkins team with Frank Ruger, a psychotic former military colleague of Cole's, who blames Cole for his dishonorable discharge. Though Cole survives the death trap Ruger sets for him with severe burns, Cole's 21-year-old son dies in the blast. While Cole has no plausible motive for killing his beloved son, he becomes the prime suspect in the crime. The brutal violence and lack of psychological depth limit this one's appeal. (May)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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200 proof action thriller, May 24 2008
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Scorch (Hardcover)
Former Navy SEAL David Cole is excited about being the pyrotechniques expert on the filming of Bringing Them Back because his adult son Ronny works with him on the set and he is attracted to the movie's director Jennifer Shragee. However, when Ned Brandenburg and Levar Watkins almost cause an explosion due to carelessness, he fires them knowing that the former is the nephew of Loki Studio head Gary Stanford. Ned and Levar vow to get even with Cole while Gary is upset because he needs the film finished or face bankruptcy and mob muscle; Cole is holding up the filming due to safety concerns.
Gary hires psychopath Frank Ruger to take out Cole. To the horror of Ned and Levar, Frank kills Ronny before igniting a horrific explosion that should have left David dead. However David survives though badly hurt and begins his quest for revenge against Gary, Frank, Ned, and Levar even as Police Lieutenant Scott Whittaker names him as the suspect in his son's murder.
Fast-paced, fans who appreciate 200 proof action in their thrillers will relish Marc Paoletti's full octane tale. However, those who want a psychological side to the prime players will find that lacking as the action supersedes character development. Still SCORCH is an exciting cat and mouse tale of twisted revenge.
Harriet Klausner
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Don't get burned!, May 25 2009
By michael a. draper - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Scorch (Hardcover)
Sometimes having integrity is a deterrent. David Cole is a former Navy Seal who is given a job in charge of phrytecknics at a Hollywood studio.
He spots wires set incorrectly which could cause a major accident and fires the men responsible.
One of the men was the director, Gary Stanford's nephew. When Stanford wants his nephew back and threatens to fire Cole, Cole mentions that if he does, Cole will have to report the negligent practice to the authorities.
Knowing he couldn't handle a man with Cole's talents, Stanford hires Frank Ruger to find and kill Cole so Stanford can rig an explosion. Not to give plot away but it has something to do with his backers.
This is a story of vengence and it is full of action. Some of the decisions made by Cole and his comrads were questionable but if you like plenty of action, this story will please you.
Mildly recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A fast-moving page-turner with a brutal edge., Oct 6 2008
By Chauncey Hollingsworth - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Scorch (Hardcover)
Though it starts off a bit slow, the fire builds fast in this page-turning novel about a pyrotechnic special effects artist who runs afoul of the Hollywood machine. I'm reticent about giving too much away to those who haven't read this book yet, but suffice it to say that Paoletti knows his special effects and his insider perspective on the industry provides a fascinating backdrop for a primal murder/revenge/love story. I could *easily* see this turned into an intense action movie directed by either Jerry Bruckheimer or John Woo. Yes, it's that good.
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