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John Webster has seen the terrible things human beings can do. He's an experienced investigative journalist, recently returned from the war in Afghanistan. John was hell over there; he looked death straight in the face. He's glad to be back to the normalcy of his Vancouver home-that is until he realizes there is a war brewing in his own backyard and 'peace' is a word no longer spoken. John gets caught up in the battle between two of the most powerful and murderous criminal gangs in the city. Using what he learned on the foreign battlefields, he stays alive, despite the price on his head. The only way to save his own life is to find the man responsible for the brutal neighborhood bloodshed. When the police slap a subpoena on him, though, John finds his only solace on the streets. Suddenly, John is back in a war zone, fighting for his life. Will he be able to stop the bloodthirsty crime lords? The flashbacks from Afghanistan threaten to pull John into darkness. Soon the past and present collide, and he can't tell which why is up or down. The need for redemption may be stronger than the need for survival as John Webster finds himself on his most dangerous assignment yet.
A Thousand Bayonets (A John Webster Novel Book 1), by Joel Mark Harris- Published on: 2015-10-12
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Review Prepare to go deep inside the forgotten, and often ignored, dark places of a modern city with Joel Mark Harris's A Thousand Bayonets. Harris uses journalist and ex-war correspondent, John Webster, to relentlessly pursue the major story of a gangland killing that rips open raw wounds in what is usually a beautiful city, Vancouver, BC.Webster's character becomes intertwined in not only the story of his life, but also trying to save his own life. Caught between the law and criminal elements circling around him, Webster has to navigate and gain trust from the seedier parts of society, while trying not to be sucked into its hypnotic lifestyle.The story is easy to fall into right from the start. Harris's character development is flawless. The sub-characters are quickly introduced with very believable backgrounds that support the story to the end. Readers are taken on an emotional roller coaster ride meeting gritty characters from both sides of the tracks. The author shows how Webster's past events have shaped him through experiences such as: witnessing a massacre; flashbacks from the war; being an absent father; drinking excessively; and weighing whether the truth is worth it or not. Webster becomes the underdog who you will shake your head at and question his choices, but understand that these are the only choices he can make.Harris has developed a strong, believable character in Webster that I know is returning soon with a sequel. This book would make a great basis for a film noir. A Thousand Bayonets is one that we highly recommend to our readers. -TBR topbookreviews.com
From the Author Except for a brief, fl eeting time in the mid-seventies, journalists have never been given the praise they warrant. Indeed, Janet Malcolm famously defamed the venerable profession in her book TheJournalist and the Murderer in the opening paragraph by saying "Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible." It seems a common view held in today's day and age. Thankfully it has not always been so. Th e Founding Fathers of the United States recognized a free press as being not onlyimportant, but vital to the survival of a healthy and functional democracy. As lofty and ivory-tower-minded as that might sound, I challenge anybody to think of a more important constitutional right. It is a fact that so often and so tragically gets ignored, especially when the military try to bring democracy to countries that have only known iron-fi sted rule and propaganda. A free press is imperative for fledgling democracies, a fact Napoleon Bonaparte new so well--and used to his advantage and the world's detriment--when he became emperor of France. Journalists have done much to alter history. William Howard Russell, who reported on the Crimean War for the Times of London, changed how the British government treated its troops. Everybody knows how two young eager Washington Post reporters brought President Richard Nixon to his knees. It has saved lives as in 1984 in Ethiopia when a BBC documentary woke the world up to a colossal travesty. I, however, did not always understand the importance of journalism and how it impacts the way we think and live. As a young writer, I wondered how I could make a buck or two by putting words on paper. It was this pondering that led me to journalism school in the first place. I applied, wrote my entrance exam, but sadly did not get in. Oh well, I thought. Th ere are plenty of other writing jobs out there. I don't need journalism. But then I got a call one morning, mid-September in 2005 from aserious-sounding man asking me if I still would like to attend journalism school--or j-school as I learned to call it--albeit a bit late. Somebody had dropped out the fi rst week, and I was asked if I wanted to replace him. I often wonder what would have happened if I had not received thatcall. Although I was, of course, disappointed not making the cut initially, I wasn't overly distraught not to be chosen, and probably would have moved on to some other endeavour. I have to say, journalism school was the most thrilling, happiest, industrious time of my life. My instructors taught me that journalism educates, galvanizes, and informs us. It is the societal watch dog. And excellent journalism is even more imperative now, in our complicated, modern times, than ever before.Although I learned a lot from all my teachers, I am especially indebted to one: Ross Howard, who continues to train journalists in war-torn countries such as Rwanda, Cambodia, Ski Lanka, and Nepal. He, more than anybody, is the person who inspired me to write this novel.JMHVancouver, BCJune 13, 2011
About the Author Joel Mark Harris is an award-nominated journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he graduated from the Langara Journalism School in 2007. After working various jobs in the journalism and PR fields, Harris wrote and produced the award-winning feature-length film Neutral Territory.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Action-packed, fast-paced thriller by fantastic author By Renee @ Mother Daughter Book Reviews * I received a complimentary copy of this book through a First Reads Goodreads giveaway. * This book is somewhere between a 4 and a 5 star-rating for me.Overall, I really enjoyed reading this action-packed, fast-paced thriller from this fantastic author. I couldn't put this book down. I found the main character John to be an intriguing well-developed character. The plot was fully engaging with many twists and turns that keep you guessing. And finally, for me - being a resident of Vancouver - it was so much fun reading about various neighborhoods and landmarks in Metro Vancouver. These were spot-on!At the end of the day, this is a great page-turner in the thriller genre and I would read other novels by the same author.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Nice early work by a young author. By DWD's Reviews Published in 2011 by iUniverseJoel Mark Harris is a young Canadian journalist and new novel writer. The advice always given to writers is to "write what you know" so Harris has done that - the main character of this novel is John Webster, an experienced investigative journalist for a Vancouver newspaper. He carries physical and emotional battle scars from covering the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is too old to start a blog to promote his articles and he is definitely too experienced to be playing fast and loose with the mob as the bullets start to fly and the bodies start to fall. But, he does, for reasons he doesn't quite understand his whole life has fallen apart since his horrible experiences in the war zones and he seems driven to push away his son and his ex-wife and take on ever more dangerous assignments at home.The book begins with Webster listening in on a clandestine meeting of mobster leaders in a barn. The meeting becomes a crime scene as professional assassins shoot everyone. Webster lies still and goes unnoticed but his stories quickly grab the attention of a casino boss, mobsters and the local police (rumor has it some have been bought off) as he tries to figure out who ordered the murders and why before he is arrested or, even worse, killed.Nice early work by a young author. Great at setting a mood and describing scenes. I have never been to Vancouver but I felt as though I had a sense of its gritty underside.I received this book in a contest from an online giveaway. The review is an honest assessment of the book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An Intelligent and Bold Look at Battles in our Backyards By Tania A. Ruiz John Webster is a war-time journalist who has returned to his native Canada thinking to take on more tame assignments. The gangs of Vancouver have no intention of making his life that easy, though, and soon Webster finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery that threatens his life and maybe even the lives of those he loves. As dire as his circumstances are, he finds he has trouble focusing on them as the rest of his life continues to unravel. Grasping for straws, he drinks too much and seeks romance in unsuitable women. He'll have to pull it together to survive his latest story and stay on the payroll and on this side of the grave.Joel Mark Harris gives us a complex protagonist in John Webster - a man who is interesting even when he is annoying. The battle lines are clearly drawn in this novel of violence hidden beneath a civilized city exterior, and the stage is well-set for a showdown. You'll want to stick around to see how this plays out. Flashbacks of war are mixed in with the present gang troubles to show parallels, and the author's investigation of these similarities is intriguing.I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
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