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Rick Mohr - Midwest Book Review

Ray Derby has done it again.

The author of The Shadow Government, one of the most gripping and suspenseful thrillers I have had the pleasure to read in quite a long while has proved he is not a flash in the pan writer with the release of his latest novel Bradley's Ghost.

Bradley's Ghost is the type of thriller that I enjoy the most, one which could have been taken from the headline of today's news stories, yet personalized in the way fiction allows, making for quite the page turning thrill ride.

A bio-terrorist attack has ravaged a Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota and before long the FBI and other Federal agencies are brought in to oversee the investigation not realizing the far reaching implications and dirty secrets about to be discovered, with Washington DC not completely without blame.

Mr. Derby writes with a style that is on a par with any of the 'name' authors published today. The fact that his background is in over 40 years of providing information on protection as a Civil Defense Director, Civilian Preparedness Officer for the US Air Force, and a Federal Emergency Coordinator, as well as providing chemical, biological, and radiological expertise to five, count them, five U.S. Presidents only adds to the authenticity he brings to his words.

In my review for his first novel, I said the following "Mr. Derby is on his way to being one of the big names of political thrillers if there is any justice in this world, and it will be an honor bestowed upon him which is both richly and rightfully deserved." Bradley's Ghost only goes to secure my viewpoint. There is a major talent here waiting for the big publishing houses to wise up, and believe me, when they do, and he gets the kind of exposure he should, he will become a household name like Clancy, Collins and Grisham.

Buy Bradley's Ghost by Ray Derby - I guarantee you will enjoy it as much as I have, and then when someone tells you about the new best selling author that they are reading, you too can say, "Derby? Yeah, I've been reading him for years. What took you so long?"

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