In his book "Wilde is the Joker," Josh Wilde, who has
almost 50 years experience as a journalist covering
everything from wars to politics, uses gambling as a
prism to view -- and laugh at -- a wide range of life.
Be it casinos (both on line and brick and mortar),
romance, politics, religion, armies, TV shows and even
terrorists, Wilde uses his satirical wit without
respecting any sacred cows in a series of short pieces.
- Kirkus Reviews
“Wilde debuts with a collection of gambling-related
satirical pieces populated by characters who take risks
in casinos and in life..”
- Amazon Review
“This book was recommended by someone I respect but,
since I am not a gambler, I was doubtful. Dutifully, I dove
in and, to my surprise, enjoyed it very much.”
ISBN-13: 978-1545592977
ISBN-10: 1545592977
Publisher: CreateSpace
joshwilde@fastmail.fm
MYSTERY/THRILLER
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Tata, a retired brigadier general, combines distinctive characters and unconventional threats to thrilling effect in his
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autistic prodigy to thwart a terrorist plot
to cripple American infrastructure.
The Cuban Affair
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Daniel MacCormick, a 35-year-old
army veteran who was wounded in
Afghanistan and is now a charter boat
captain in Key West, Fla., ventures into
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a fortune hidden in a cave—and a treacherous, beautiful woman. A line from the
novel perfectly describes this page-turner: “Sex, money, and adventure.
Does it get any better than that?”
Fierce Kingdom
Gin Phillips (Viking)
A searing exploration of motherhood
at its most basic, this all-too-plausible
thriller about a mother and her four-year-old son dodging multiple shooters
in a zoo over a period of three hours may
haunt even readers with steely nerves and
strong stomachs.
Flashmob
Christopher Farnsworth (Morrow)
The combination of a telepathic lead
and a terrifyingly plausible effort to use
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suspense in Farnsworth’s brilliant second
thriller featuring the man known as John
Smith.
The Force
Don Winslow (Morrow)
Winslow peers into the soul of modern
America through the eyes of a supremely
skilled and corrupt police officer, Dennis
Malone, a veteran NYPD detective ser-
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Little Deaths
Emma Flint (Hachette)
One of New York City’s classic tabloid
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for the 1965 murders of her two young
children—is the springboard for British
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Long Black Veil
Jennifer Finney Boylan (Crown)
In this madcap thriller full of hidden
identities, a night of goofy postcollege
mischief goes fatally amiss in
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Penitentiary in 1980. Embedded in the
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