Review: Master Wordsmith Constructs Remarkable Vivid Desciptions
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 9, 2014
Master Wordsmith Constructs Remarkable Vivid DescriptionsTsunami Connection by Michael James GallagherGallagher is a master wordsmith. The story of Mossad operatives Kafira, Zak, Yochana, Sam and others is complicated as most spy tales are. I found I was as interested in the rich detailed descriptions of places,peoples,and objects as the story line.In the middle of the novel Kafira, a beauty trained by Mossad from an early age, makes a trip to Buenos Aires. Descriptions of the city and Kafira in a Tango club are remarkable and show the writer's highly developed descriptive skill set. As the scenes unfold you can almost hear Tango music playing and feel the dancers passion.The current edited and reformatted version removes explicit sex scenes. Those who like hints of sexual encounters will not be disappointed.Vivid descriptions remain throughout the novel.The editing makes the novel more suitable for those more interested in an exciting well written spy story rather than erotic content.Gallagher shows a deep understanding of Mid-eastern, Irish, Mediterranean, and Argentine life and customs as the story progresses and discloses his knowledge throughout the novel.In the original version as seen with a Paperwhite Kindle the formatting could be improved. Some paragraphs are quite long and to me detracted from the story line. To my eyes more frequent paragraph breaks would make the flow easier to follow. New chapter headings and spacing took up too much room. These minor issues have been corrected in the newly edited version.For a first Indie novel I found Tsunami Connection to be a well executed ambitious undertaking and look forward to the next novel by an outstanding wordsmith.