Book Reviews

So, what are they saying about the novels in the tongue-in-cheek Dun Wheeling, PI series? Here are some excerpts from a few professional reviewers and readers:

(You may want to skip this section and just take my word that all the reviews are unbelieveable raves and accolades. But then, I am a tongue-in-cheek writer...)

   "Different--different than the typical PI novel and different than I expected. Different than the typical PI novel because Dun isn't an independent, isolated investigator whose life revolves around his cases...Different because...Dun's wry humor injects laughter throughout the story." 

        - Lillie Ammann, Freelance Writer & Editor, author of Stroke of Luck.

"Action fires the first words and continues to the last. There were no boring minutues in this book, no boring descriptions or backstory...just believable characters...Thrown in are many delightful light moments. Peters has done a masterful job with his characters. After brief encounters, I got the sense that I knew several of them. For a fun read, a plot equal to James Patterson or Elmore Leonard, great characters, and moving action, SOS is highly recommended"
        -Mary Beth Copeland, Promoting Outstanding Writers book reviewer

"I laughed out loud several times while reading this book and picked it up every chance I got until I turned the last page" 

        - Patricia Collier, Florida Writers Association Book Reviewer

"In this crazy mixed up whodunit, Ron Peters uses classic spoof to keep you guessing...'cause nothing is quite wat it appears." 

        - Nancy Arant Williams, Timeless Tales Review.

"Ron's dry wit and tongue-in-cheek approach make for lively reading."

        - Kay Day, columnist, radio talk show host, award winning poet.

"Fiction writing may have come to him late in life, but the proof of the book is definitely in the reading...it was very entertaining." 

        - Beverly flemming, columnist, The Mandarin (Jacksonville) News.

"I read it at the airport when my flight was delayed. Loved it!"  

        - D.K., Ft. Meyers, FL

"I laughed. I cried. I wanted to fight." 

        - T. Horner, author of Massacre, Assassination.

"SOS is one of the most enjoyable books I've read in a long time. It packs in great characters and an engaging plot, but still has plenty of room for fun. I'll be the first in line to buy the sequel and find out what's next for PI Dun Wheeling." 

        - a reader from Layton, UT

Author Peters Does It Again

Sphere of Reason, by Ron Peters. 2007.

 

            Dun turned to face his attacker. Too late.

            Thus begins Peters's third book in the Dun Wheeling, Private Investigator, series. The setting this time is the Washington, DC area where Peters has cast Wheeling in an adventure that keeps you reading until the last page. If you enjoy a good mystery, Sphere of Reason is an action-packed  and character-driven feast.

            Peters draws out his characters expertly, and the reader follows the story with its screenplay in her head. We face, in this tale, a savage serial murderer who is not only a fearsome foe, but Peters shows us this murderer's mind; we see that the horror he creates all makes perfect sense to him. We get glimpses of forces that forged this warped being. Wheeling, the main character, is a blend of strength and human weaknesses, not a superman, but smart and persistent.

            Peters is one of a special breed of writers who continues to seek out new skills and improve the old; this fact is apparent in his work. This latest mystery, and the preceding Wheeling books, are both engrossing and enjoyable--a mystery writer's greatest accomplishment.

        --Beth Copeland

 

So, as you can see, the only reason I haven't won the academy award for fiction wrting is that there is no such award. But if there were, I'm sure the Dun Wheeling series would be right at the top of some list.

As more reviews come to my attention, I'll post them here.

               

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("Big whoop," you say. Well, it's better than a small whoop.)