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""A rapid-paced, engrossing thriller."" --Kirkus Reviews ""His prose is tense, terse, and taut, stretching attention to a hair's breadth of the breaking point.... ""Dialogue is crisp, laden with a gently-acidic humor. It's like a better-looking Sam Spade, a more-sober Nick and Nora Charles, an up-to-date All the King's Men."" --Terrance McArthur Kings River Life ""Fascinating characters, fluid writing, wry humor, Bacon's latest has it all-corrupt bad guys, terrifying twists and turns, and close calls that kept me turning pages. I highly recommend! --Linda Townsdin, author, Time-lapse on Murder and the Spirit Lake mystery series ""The Woke and the Dead engages readers, offering a narrative rich with mystery, drama, and social commentary. Bacon's style combines thrilling twists with profound socio-political discourse, aiming to appeal to readers' heads and hearts alike, topped with moments of levity. ""The Woke & the Dead promises a thoughtful and entertaining journey."" --Bob Gatty, host Lean to the Left podcast ""A fast-paced, in-your-face, action-packed mystery that twists and turns like a Nostalgia City roller coaster. Buckle up for the fifth edition of the Nostalgia City Mystery Series by ex So. Cal. police reporter and San Francisco Chronicle correspondent, Mark S. Bacon. ""Bacon holds back no punches in this evil vs. good story that showcases what happens when hate grows and spreads amongst political figures and disseminates in gun-toting groups motivated by lies, prejudice, racism, and anger."" --Vanessa Shields, poet, author, Thimbles, Look at Her ""Mark S. Bacon proves himself a storyteller with a keen political mind. There are real life scenarios that really lend to the believably.With engaging characters, suspenseful situations, culture and human rights issues as well as plenty of political intrigue, this was just such a well balanced book that had so much to offer -I couldn't put it down!"" --The Indie Express ""This had everything you could want for an enjoyable read and it really delivered. ""Solid characters with a brief background so you know where the lead is coming from. ""Fast-paced. Suspenseful. Full of secrets and lies. Interesting, complex, likable protagonist. A highly readable book."" Samantha Turley, Goodreads reviewer

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Mark S. Bacon began his career as a Southern California newspaper police reporter, one of his crime stories becoming key evidence in a murder case that spanned decades.Before turning to fiction, Bacon wrote business books, one of which was printed in four languages and three editions and named best business book of the year by the Library Journal. His articles have appeared in the Washington Post, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Denver Post, San Antonio Express News, and many other publications. Most recently he was a correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle. Death in Nostalgia City, the first in his five-book series, was recommended by the American Library Association. Desert Kill Switch, the second series book, was the top fiction winner in the 2018 Great Southwest Book Festival. Bacon gets some of his ideas from experience as a police reporter and also from his work as a copywriter for Knott's Berry Farm theme park. He taught university journalism in California and Nevada and is trying to teach his golden retriever to stop pulling the leash.

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