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Murder by the Mile
Phoenix Magazine ^ | December 2017 | May Phan

Posted on 11/16/2017 11:20:18 PM PST by Jeff Chandler

Combine a hitman, a suspicious federal agent, a world-famous graphic novelist and a daredevil journalist and you get a Molotov cocktail of mishaps in Phoenix native and former truck driver Jeffrey Yochim’s pulp thriller. Collateral Crimes (West Wave Publishing, $14.99) chronicles the adventures of novelist and murder witness Jonathan Starker, who hitches a ride to a comic book convention and finds himself on the run from an ATF agent and a ruthless hitman. The story, a slow burner at the start but fast-paced enough to keep readers flipping pages – think murder, truck hijackings and pesky witnesses – grows more complex when a massive gun-laundering operation is thrown into the mix. There’s plenty of suspense to satisfy thriller enthusiasts, with some romance in between to keep the story spicy until the end.


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Conspiracy; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: arizona; atf; fastandfurious; novel
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1 posted on 11/16/2017 11:20:18 PM PST by Jeff Chandler
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To: Jeff Chandler
There's a freeper with five novels which have gained over 3,000 Amazon reviews, with an average rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars. Me.


2 posted on 11/17/2017 4:30:08 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Jeffrey Yochim’s Amazon author page.

https://www.amazon.com/Jeffrey-Yochim/e/B01GMGFLPO/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1


3 posted on 11/17/2017 4:32:50 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee

Nice thread hijack.


4 posted on 11/17/2017 9:52:12 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Headline: Muslims Fear Backlash from Tomorrow's Terror Attack - Mark Steyn)
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To: Jeff Chandler; Travis McGee
Travis McGee

Yes, I liked it. LOL

5 posted on 11/17/2017 9:57:43 PM PST by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: Jeff Chandler
I see, you are posting YOUR book plug. For one book, with how many reviews?
6 posted on 11/18/2017 4:44:56 AM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee
For one book, with how many reviews?

Kudos on your achievement.

The content of this post is a review of my debut novel, taken from the December issue of Phoenix Magazine, but you're welcome to tag a promotion of your books onto it.

7 posted on 11/18/2017 6:54:08 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Headline: Muslims Fear Backlash from Tomorrow's Terror Attack - Mark Steyn)
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To: Jeff Chandler

From Amazon.com:

Collateral Crimes is the best crime thriller I’ve read in years. It’s a riveting, fast-moving, well-crafted page turner that had me hooked from the beginning. I especially enjoyed the geographical settings that take place in rural and the wilderness of Arizona’s rugged Sierra Ancha Mountains where the climax of the story takes place. Yochim demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the places he writes about. I’ve been to those locales many times and the author’s accuracy is spot on. Readers should keep in mind Yogi Berra’s sage advice, “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.”

Marshall Trimble, Arizona State Historian


8 posted on 11/18/2017 6:56:00 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Headline: Muslims Fear Backlash from Tomorrow's Terror Attack - Mark Steyn)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Interesting. Thanks!


9 posted on 11/18/2017 6:59:56 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Bookmark


10 posted on 11/18/2017 7:01:27 AM PST by Irish Eyes
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To: Travis McGee

Best thread hijack EVER!

L


11 posted on 11/18/2017 7:07:14 AM PST by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Good luck with your book.

L


12 posted on 11/18/2017 7:07:57 AM PST by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: Lurker; Travis McGee; trisham; MileHi
For those of you who have read Travis's books and enjoyed them, I wish to point out they are in an entirely different genre than Collateral Crimes. His are what are known as "dystopian fantasy" books, whereas Collateral Crimes is a crime thriller. Also, while the "Collateral Crimes" begin with an ATF gun running operation, this is not a political book and it does not contain any political preaching.

If you're looking for conservative manifestos (or how to sail), read Travis's books. Apparently many people do read them and enjoy them immensely.

But if you're looking for escapist entertainment, Collateral Crimes might be more to your liking. It's sort of The Fugitive meets Romancing the Stone.

-Jeff

13 posted on 11/18/2017 7:44:02 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Headline: Muslims Fear Backlash from Tomorrow's Terror Attack - Mark Steyn)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Thanks, Jeff. I’m looking for a weekend read.

Best of luck,

L


14 posted on 11/18/2017 7:45:23 AM PST by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Thanks, Jeff!


15 posted on 11/18/2017 7:46:04 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

From the acknowledgements:

Hickok45 and Clinton Armer for their technical firearms reviews.


16 posted on 11/18/2017 8:07:03 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Headline: Muslims Fear Backlash from Tomorrow's Terror Attack - Mark Steyn)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Excerpt:

“What do you need a gun for?”

“Insurance. In case we have to stop in the middle of nowhere, I don’t want to get jacked. The desert is full of predators, my friend, some of them animals, some of them human.”

He was trying to sound like a movie character, but Jonathan couldn’t tell which one. “Well, if you think you need it, why lock it up?”

“It’s not legal for me to carry a firearm in California.” He smiled and said, “But this is Arizona, Johnny.”

Jonathan was pretty sure that one was Jack Nicholson.


17 posted on 11/18/2017 8:52:05 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (Headline: Muslims Fear Backlash from Tomorrow's Terror Attack - Mark Steyn)
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To: Jeff Chandler; Lurker

Semi-dystopian yes, fantasy no. Not fantasy because nobody flies, nobody time travels, nobody reads minds. It all happens in the real world, where all the rules of physics apply. Semi-dystopian, because my novels are not set in some future post-apocalyptic landscape, but only a few years ahead in a recognizable society that is in the process of slow-motion entropic collapse.


18 posted on 11/18/2017 4:44:24 PM PST by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee

“but only a few years ahead in a recognizable society that is in the process of slow-motion entropic collapse.”

But for the last election I’d be saying they read like documentaries.

L


19 posted on 11/18/2017 4:53:28 PM PST by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: Travis McGee

Who is your favorite author?


20 posted on 11/18/2017 4:56:12 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Headline: Muslims Fear Backlash from Tomorrow's Terror Attack - Mark Steyn)
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