BookTrib’s Bites: Chill Out with These Four Scorching Summer Reads

(NewsUSA) - “Black Sun Rising” by Otho Eskin

When Washington, DC, homicide detective Marko Zorn's partner is murdered, his search for justice leads him deep into Black Sun, a violent neo-Nazi movement built from the ruins of WWII's most sinister forces. Their goal: unleash a catastrophic attack that will plunge the nation into chaos.

To stop them, Marko must confront a conspiracy stretching from Washington's corridors of power to the shadows of the city's underworld. Can Marko save the country from annihilation?

A pulse-pounding thriller in the tradition of Baldacci, Clancy, and Patterson, "Black Sun Rising" delivers relentless suspense, razor-sharp political intrigue, and a chillingly timely story of unchecked hatred — and the one man willing to risk everything to stop it. “Black Sun Rising” is the fourth book in Otho Eskin's Marko Zorn series and can be read as a stand-alone or as a part of the series. Purchase at https://amzn.to/4kpR1VV.

“Gone Dark” by Ryan Steck

Late-summer wildfires are a fact of life in Montana. But as an inferno nears Wellington, Matthew Redd gets the unusual call that a team of smoke jumpers has suddenly gone dark. As head of the county’s fledgling search and rescue team, Redd drops into the fire zone and finds more than he bargained for: a killer has taken out the smoke jumper team along with two civilians, and only a terrified young boy is left as witness. Redd and little Jack narrowly escape the raging fire, and Redd calls in the acting director of the FBI to investigate the bigger forces at play.

In this pulse-pounding thriller, former Marine Raider Matthew Redd, “a force to be reckoned with” (Jack Carr) and “the go-to man in a bad situation” (Brad Taylor), must face his greatest fears and figure out how to escape when the one way out goes up in flames. Purchase at https://bit.ly/4iSD3Lf.

“Patriotism: Unhinged 1963-2024” by James Manning

“Patriotism: Unhinged 1963-2024” is a non-fiction historical treatise on the JFK Assassination. It was written for people who know nothing about it, people who think they know everything about it and for everybody in between.

As a young Marine, Jim Manning saw hidden evidence that would prove Lee Harvey Oswald innocent of all charges in the case. Soon after revealing what he saw, Jim’s life was threatened, and he spent the next 55 years as a Kennedy investigator. As the years went by, he concentrated on evidence that had been covered up by the CIA's Propaganda Section. Now, he reveals the evidence marked top secret that was taken from Langley to bring out the truth.

“Patriotism: Unhinged 1963-2024” exonerates Lee Oswald of all charges, and explains the who, the why and how it was orchestrated by the top intelligence agencies. Purchase at https://amzn.to/457fKJS.

“Taking the Stairs & Liking It: Seven Steps to an Amazing Life” by Lauren Speeth, PhD

Drawing on a lifetime of personal experience, “Taking the Stairs and Liking It” inspires readers to find joy through a life of purpose, coherence and significance. The counsel laid out within these pages has its lineage from author Lauren Speeth’s serendipitous interview with President Jimmy Carter. The former President’s words to Speeth changed the course of her life. Speeth delved deeply into what President Carter shared with her, developing a methodology based on his offerings, and, having put these ideas to the test, she traveled the world teaching them. All the while, Speeth was putting Carter’s fundamental precepts into practice in her personal life without realizing it.

Within these pages, readers will find that they can achieve their dreams, regardless of the present obstacles, as Speeth provides a pathway for making a positive impact on the world while leading a richer, more joyous and fulfilling life. Purchase at https://amzn.to/45wxbUt.