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by Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez | August 3, 2024 · 5:00 am

The Blue Riders Blitz

Historical Thriller

Date Published: June 28, 2024

When the pen becomes mightier than the sword, a reporter’s quest for truth
leads her into a web of danger and deceit.

1897. In New York, the newspaper war between Joseph Pulitzer and William
Randolph Hearst rages, while in Cuba a brave band of Cuban rebels struggle
to overthrow the tyrannical rule of Spain. When reporter Cassie O’Conner
goes undercover in an insane asylum, she discovers a plot to murder
President William McKinley that triggers a thrilling adventure

About the Author

Jim Lester holds a Ph.D in history and is the author of three successful
young adult novels, Fallout, The Great Pretender, and Till the Rivers All
Run Dry. He is also the author of two previous historical thrillers,
Deadline New York and Call to a Nightmare as well as the disaster thriller
Atlas 5 and a non-fiction book entitled Hoop Crazy: College Basketball in
the 1950s. He lives in Colorado.

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by Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez | September 16, 2021 · 5:00 am

New York Blitz

Mystery

Published: July 2021

Set in the summer of 1952, Deadline:New York centers on the emerging paperback book industry in New York City. The protagonist is a former Naval intelligence officer and best-selling writer of paperback adventure novels who is asked by a secretary at his publishing house to investigate the suicide of her boyfriend. At the heart of the investigation is a state senate hearing on obscenity in the paperback industry and a widespread conspiracy inside the United States government, law enforcement and America’s major corporations. Combining real historical figures with fictional ones, the story reveals some of the early growing pains of the paperback industry and offers an exciting confrontation between ordinary citizens and a murderous shadow government.

About The Author

Jim Lester holds a Ph.D in history and is the author of four successful young adult novels–Fallout, The Great Pretender, Till the Rivers All Run Dry and Shadow Games. He is also the author of a historical novel entitled The Blind Boxer and a history of college basketball. He lives in Denver, Colorado.

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by Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez | November 13, 2020 · 5:00 am

The Blind Boxer Blitz

Sports Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Published: September 2020

“Rocky meets the Shawshank Redemption”

Set in the real American dystopia of the Great Depression, The Blind Boxer is the story of a prison inmate known as Harvard who is offered his freedom if he will participate in a mysterious boxing match. Harvard, who is a former professional fighter, suffering from failing eyesight, is joined by two other fighters, but when the Big Fight begins the inmates learn that the rules of prize fighting and fair play no longer count and survival is the name of the game.

About the Author

Jim Lester holds a Ph.D in history and is the author of four successful young adult novels as well as a history of college basketball in the 1950s.

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by Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez | March 14, 2019 · 5:00 am

Shadow Games – Blitz

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Coming of Age

Published: June 2018

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Danny McCall loves basketball more than anything in the world. So why would he risk his basketball scholarship, his girlfriend and his entire future to fix the point spread in a series of college basketball games? Set in the early 1990s, Shadow Games is a topical novel with a powerful portrayal of the loss of youthful innocence.

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Excerpt

There was a dead body in the next room and it was my fault.

For a while, I stayed in the room with the body. The TV set was on. President Clinton’s face filled the screen. He was taking questions from reporters and they seemed to be having a heated exchange. The sound on the TV was turned off.

I couldn’t stop looking at the corpse. What had I done?

When I couldn’t stand it anymore I went into the kitchen. My heart jumped around in my chest like it wanted to leap out and flop around on the floor.

The cops were on their way. I thought about running but they’d find me. There was no escape. I had to face the music.

I’d made a mess of my life in just two years. How was that possible?

About the Author

Jim Lester is the author of three successful young adult novels: Fallout, The Great Pretender and Till the Rivers All Run Dry. He has a Ph.d in history and is the author of a non-fiction book entitled Hoop Crazy: College Basketball in the 1950s.

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by Jennifer Reed/ bookjunkiez | August 25, 2018 · 5:00 am

Shadow Games – Blitz

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Coming of Age

Date Published: June 2018

Danny McCall loves basketball more than anything in the world. So why would he risk his basketball scholarship, the love of his life and his entire future to fix the point spread in a series of college basketball games?

Set in the early 1990s, Shadow Games is an exciting page-turner, filled with fast-paced hoops action. A topical novel for readers of all ages, the book is a powerful portrayal of the loss of youthful innocence.

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