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Quick Fix (The Reluctant Hustler Book 1) Kindle Edition

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Military contractor Kyle Logan’s luck has gone from bad to worse ever since he returned home to Philadelphia following an injury by an IED in Iraq. First, his marriage crumbles, then his career after he’s pushed to the brink and assaults his wife’s lover, who is also her divorce attorney.

When Kyle’s shady best friend turns up and offers him a “once in a lifetime” chance to regain his job and his life, all for just a couple night’s work, Kyle figures he’s got nothing to lose. The police, Philly Irish Mob and a couple of drug cartels all think otherwise.

Now forced to fight for his life, and those around him, Kyle must turn to allies from his old neighborhood in a desperate effort to stay alive and out of prison.

Quick Fix is one man’s fall into a world of unintended consequences that seeks to tread the razor-thin lines between right and wrong, loyalty and treachery.
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    The Reluctant Hustler
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    16 July 2018
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About the Author

J. Gregory Smith is the bestselling author of the thrillers A Noble Cause and The Flamekeepers. He also writes the Paul Chang Mystery series including his breakthrough novel Final Price and the sequels, Legacy of the Dragon and Send in the Clowns. Prior to writing fiction full time he worked in public relations in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware. He has an M.B.A. from The College of William & Mary and A B.A. in English from Skidmore College. He lives in Wilmington, Delaware with his wife and son.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07FF2J25Q
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ RedAcre Press (16 July 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 514 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 230 pages
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Contact: gregsmithbooks@yahoo.com

Greg Smith is the bestselling author of the thrillers, A Noble Cause and the Flamekeepers as well as the Paul Chang Mystery series including his breakthrough novel, Final Price and the sequels, Legacy of the Dragon and Send in the Clowns all published by Thomas & Mercer.

Prior to writing fiction full time, Greg worked in public relations in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware. He has an MBA from the College of William & Mary and a BA in English from Skidmore College.

His debut novel, Final Price, was first released as a self-published work before being signed to Thomas & Mercer and re-released.

Greg is now working on a new thriller series ( The Reluctant Hustler) starting with Quick Fix, released in 2018, as well as short stories.

Greg currently lives in Wilmington, Delaware with his wife and son.

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  • S. Ivory
    3.0 out of 5 stars Ok read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 March 2022
    It was ok, but just got confusing as to who was doing what to who. May read numberctwo, may not.
    Oh and author note that a fractured bone is the same as a broken one, so this ' no its not broken, its just fractured' is rubbish!
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  • Ciclochick
    4.0 out of 5 stars Sharp, smart and snappy thriller
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2018
    You wouldn't think that someone who put his life in danger for his country would consider walking the rather thin line between right and wrong to help out an old friend in a dodgy scam. Don't worry, it'll be easy, says Ryan, his friend, to our intrepid ex-military man, Kyle. Nothing can go wrong, you don't have to do much and you'll have a bit of spending money at the end of it. Easy peasy.

    Ah, but….there's 80% of the book left, which is a smidge of a hint that it might just all go a little Pete Tong…although, 'little' is a tad euphemistic. From 'nothing will go wrong' things go rather Titanic. Kyle suddenly finds himself at the business end of a ruthless Irish mob, a drug cartel and a gun or two too close for comfort.

    I enjoyed this thriller: it's sharp, it's smart, moves along at a good pace, but it's also the range of characters that's appealing. We've got Kyle, the main character, an injured ex-military man, who's very likeable: he's obviously a bit gullible, allowing himself to be sucked into Ryan's antics, but they're old friends and he's loyal. Ryan's a bit of a cheeky rogue whose luck seems to have held…until now. Balancing things out we have greedy ex policemen, drug cartels and Irish villains. The dialogue is snappy, sometimes humorous and witty, but always on point.

    This book's subtitle is 'The Reluctant Hustler Book 1' which very much suggests there may be sequels. I do hope so: I want to stick with Kyle for a bit.
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  • Terry Tyler
    4.0 out of 5 stars Heist Hi-Jinx
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 October 2018
    Reviewed via an ARC from the author, for Rosie Amber's Review Team. The fact that it was free has not influenced this honest review.

    This book has a great opening. Military contractor Kyle Logan messes up his already messed up life by assaulting his wife's divorce lawyer, who also happens to be her lover. He's then offered a role in the theft of some pieces of valuable artwork, by his friend Ryan. Kyle is also suffering from injuries caused by an IED when he was in Iraq.

    I warmed to the characters and the writing style straight away. There's plenty of dark stuff going on, but lots of humour, too - I liked the observations about characters, and often just the way stuff was phrased ('I hated losing her to a puke like Fenster'). The guy-on-his-uppers-with-wife-who-has-moved-on-to-a-more-straight-and-successful-new-man thing is an oft-used scenario in this genre in both books and on screen (I'm currently watching the TV series Get Shorty - there it is again!), but it works every time, and J Gregory Smith has painted all participants most colourfully.

    When Kyle realises that involvement in Ryan's criminal schemes means re-acquaintance with childhood chum-turned-gangster Danny 'Iceballs' Sheehan, he knows his life is not going to be easy. Smith has portrayed the atmosphere of the criminal underworld of Philadelphia so well; this book is fast-paced and flows very well, with a convincing plot, and is, basically, a good, solid novel. I haven't got anything negative to say about it. Nice one.
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  • Yet Another Blogging Mummy!!!
    4.0 out of 5 stars A great crime read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2018
    This story starts in Fishtown, Philadelphia with Kyle being served his divorce papers in the bar. He sees red and punches Fenster, his ex-wife Beth’s lawyer boyfriend, but with an assault charge against him, he then loses his job too.

    A week later, Kyle’s shifty best friend Ryan turns up with a proposal to rob three statues from a police station and replace them with fakes. Ryan wants Kyle to be the driver for a $50k cut plus the promise of pulling strings to get the assault charge dropped. Then part two of the plan will be to sell the statues for a cool $2m.

    What could go wrong? Plenty! And lots more characters still to be introduced.

    However I do find jargon somewhat off-putting. What with IED in the blurb and then KOed and POed in chapter 1, I was in two minds whether I wished to carry on reading. But certainly glad I did.

    A great crime read.

    This is a review of an e-book I was sent for free. All opinions are my own.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and suspenseful at the same tine
    Reviewed in the United States on 11 October 2022
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    A good read. It's very fast moving page turner. The bad guys were truly bad and the hero had a few bad faults of his own.
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  • Jennifer Lucy and g lucy
    4.0 out of 5 stars First
    Reviewed in the United States on 12 November 2023
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    This was the first time I read a book from this author. I will probably get to the rest of the series in the fur.
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  • Jeffrey Cochrane
    3.0 out of 5 stars Quick Fix
    Reviewed in the United States on 20 March 2024
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    It was OK. The story line was good but I didn’t really care about any of the characters. A lot of action wasn’t enough to make it a great read. Not sure if I will read anything else by the author.
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  • Bill Ellingsen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read, Great Price!
    Reviewed in the United States on 30 June 2021
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    This is an exciting tale of a basically good guy living in tough times under less than ideal circumstances. And when things happen, they happen like a boulder rolling down a steep hill. Our protagonist Kyle may not be perfect, but neither is anyone else in this story, and he knows it. The tough old guy sidekick/guardian angel, who isn’t really an angel, is a nice addition to it too. I’m not sure if I caught it on sale or if it’s always this cheep ($.99), but it’s a great read regardless of price. I’m buying the sequel right now!
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  • Kayak Jay
    4.0 out of 5 stars Light of Details
    Reviewed in the United States on 4 July 2023
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    The enjoyed the book, but a lot of words with not lot cover in action. I thought was the introduction current in a long way of the story. I found the book interesting and stayed but the story seemed to dull. The book is entirely in this book, not created on a lead to more of the story.
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