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I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Peter Okonkwo on his YouTube book chat. This was my second time on his show, and it was all about Fan Mail, and it included a snippet from my most recent work. It’s always a pleasure to be interviewed by someone who asks interesting and thoughtful questions. You can check it out at https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FSWaslTWwe84%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3cyt7Ppq9tt5IgZWSiBWNKIHfde08tA4AcJrM49Q92ns9TyuuEkUZHAnA&h=AT3DilvmcjErIvdOpIMoUqPY7AuCB2Pp49FO-UeGBY0lUincxO2Y3aY42XL8_xzIhA5fbtA-hNsbPoNh0i2ZJxs_cuQaYwLjlDmy9i-qxVv-ssmcLtWziWmRN8CDVCf8CG0
I had the pleasure of reading a sci-fi novel by Lonnie Busch titled All Hope of Becoming Human. Normally, I stick to thriller-crime-mystery and selected nonfiction titles, but this book and author intrigued me, and I am happy to say it didn’t disappoint. My interview is below.
All Hope of Becoming Human by Lonnie Busch
Review by Joseph Lewis, Author and Book Reviewer
Earth has suffered a number of quakes throughout the world, exposing in each quake site hundreds of human skeletal remains and large unidentified metallic objects. Professor Braden, an archaeologist, and her assistant, Rebecca Duccati, are flown by helicopter to a large fissure near the Four Corners of Arizona. They are the only females on the makeshift base, and the military has cordoned off the area, known only as “the pit”, allowing no one, especially media, to venture past armed guards.
In Georgia and in other areas of the country, FBI Agent Zach Demzey and his partner, Connie Wegman, investigate a series of unexplained deaths, near mutilations that have occurred. Eventually, their investigations lead Demzey to team up with Duccati to uncover the truth.
The first several chapters show the reader, in horrifying detail, events taking place around the world, which serve to set up the storyline. The author took great effort in describing setting and place in the book, and vividly describes the events in those areas. It was a masterful job! Being a visual reader and writer, it didn’t take me long to nestle into the story, and these first chapters pushed and pulled me deeper into the world created by the author. The characters in All Hope of Becoming Human are fully developed and not cardboard cutouts. There is an educated, yet playful banter between the characters as they live and breathe on the page.
This book is hard to peg, in that it could easily fit into the science fiction genre, or the thriller-horror genre. I would simply call it a science fiction thriller. For those of you who enjoyed the television series The X Files, you will feel at home reading All Hope of Becoming Human. It has that same vibe. The work causes one to question and ponder the history of earth and mankind, as well as the future of both. I found myself in nonreading moments, thinking about each.
I am not normally a sci-fi guy. The title drew me in, and once I opened the book, the action kept me reading and entertained. I give this book a solid 5 Star Rating.
I’ve listed my books below along with their book blurb and link for purchase in case you are interested. As always, thank you for following along on my writing journey. And don’t forget to check out my Author Website at https://www.jrlewisauthor.com
The Lives Trilogy Prequel, Taking Lives: https://amzn.to/34nXBH5
FBI Agent Pete Kelliher and his partner search for the clues behind the bodies of six boys left in various and remote parts of the country. Even though they don’t know one another, the lives of FBI Kelliher, 11-year-old Brett McGovern, and 11-year-old George Tokay are separate pieces of a puzzle. The two boys become interwoven with the same thread that Pete Kelliher holds in his hand. The three of them are on a collision course and when that happens, their lives are in jeopardy as each search for a way out.
Book One of the Lives Trilogy, Stolen Lives: Literary Titan Gold Book Award Winner! Best Thriller’s Editor’s Pick! Best Thrillers Runner Up Award Winner! https://amzn.to/3oMo4qZ
Two thirteen-year-old boys are abducted off a safe suburban street. Kelliher and his team of FBI agents have 24 hours to find them or they’ll end up like all the others- dead! They have no leads, no clues, and nothing to go on. And the possibility exists that one of his team members might be involved.
Book Two of the Lives Trilogy, Shattered Lives: https://amzn.to/2RAYIk2
Six men escaped and are out for revenge. The boys, recently freed from captivity, are in danger and so are their families, but they don’t know it. The FBI has no clues, no leads, and nothing to go on and because of that, cannot protect them.
Book Three of the Lives Trilogy, Splintered Lives: http://bit.ly/SplinteredLives
A 14-year-old boy knows the end is coming. What he doesn’t know is when, where, or by whom. Without that knowledge, the FBI cannot protect him or his family. And he cannot protect himself, his father, or his brothers.
Caught in a Web: A PenCraft Literary Award Winner! Named “One of the Best Thrillers of 2018!” by BestThrillers http://bit.ly/2WO3kka
Bodies of high school and middle school kids are found dead from an overdose of heroin and fentanyl. MS-13, a violent gang originating from El Salvador, controls the drug trade along the I-94 and I-43 corridors and the Milwaukee Metro area. They send Ricardo Fuentes from Chicago to Waukesha to find out who is cutting in on their business, shut it down and teach them a lesson. But he has an ulterior motive: find and kill a fifteen-year-old boy, George Tokay, who had killed his cousin the previous summer.
Spiral Into Darkness: Named a Recommended Read in the Author Shout Reader Awards! https://amzn.to/2RBWvTm
He blends in and is successful, intelligent, and methodical. He has a list and has murdered eight on it so far. There is no discernible pattern, no clues, and there are no leads. The only thing the FBI and local police have to go on is the method of death: two bullets to the face- gruesome and meant to send a message. But it’s difficult to understand any message coming from a dark and damaged mind. Two adopted boys, struggling in their own world, do not know they are the next targets. Neither does their family, and neither does law enforcement.
Betrayed: A Best Thriller’s 1st Place Award for Crime Fiction! Maxy Award Runner-Up! A Literary Titan Silver Book Award Winner! https://amzn.to/2EKHudx
Now Available in Audio Book, Kindle and Paperback! https://amzn.to/3AfUUpS
A late-night phone call, a missing kid, a murdered family, but no one is willing to talk. A promise is made and kept, but it could mean the death of a fifteen-year-old boy. Seeing is not believing. No one can be trusted, and the hunters become the hunted.
Blaze In, Blaze Out – Best Action Fiction Book of 2022- Best Thrillers! Reader’s Favorite Runner Up! Literary Titan Gold Book Award! https://amzn.to/34lNllP
Detectives Eiselmann and O’Connor thought the conviction of a Ukrainian gang lord meant the end, but it was only the beginning. They forgot that revenge knows no boundaries, vindictiveness knows no restraints, and ruthlessness never worries about collateral damage. A target is a target, and in the end, the target will die. Eiselmann and O’Connor become the hunted, but they don’t know by whom or when they will strike.
Fan Mail – New Release! A Maxy Award Finalist! Eric Hoffer Award Nominee! Literary Titan Silver Book Award! https://amzn.to/3eNgSdS
A barrage of threatening letters, a car bomb, and a heart attack rip apart what was once a close-knit family of adopted brothers. Randy and Bobby, along with fellow band member and best friend, Danny, receive fan mail that turns menacing. They ignore it, but to their detriment. The sender turns up the heat. Violence upends their world. It rocks the relationship between the boys and ripples through their family, nearly killing their dad.
As these boys turn on each other, adopted brother Brian flashes back to that event in Arizona where he nearly lost his life saving his brothers. The scars on his face and arms healed, but not his heart.
Would he once again have to put himself in harm’s way to save them? And if faced with that choice, will he?
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