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3 = Recliner. Sat back in my cozy chair and enjoyed the read.

Kudos to Andy Holloman for such an engrossing tragedy.

The two main characters John Manning and Wanda Johnson have almost nothing in common and lead different lifestyles, but somehow they manage to come together for a common goal of making some much needed extra money, by smuggling drugs across borders.

Jamel Scott, a professional drug dealer employs Wanda to smuggle drugs aboard airplanes. He is the father of Wanda's daughter Tonya, but does not know it. Jamel uses strong armed tactics to keep his drug pushers in line and to keep others from honing in on his territory.

Durham Police Detective Travis Hanson is John Manning's younger brother, and he is as crooked as detectives come, he is also rather racist. He leaks info to drug dealers, helps them stiff other rival dealers, and accepts money to sabotage wanna-be rogue pushers and dealers.

John and Wanda are in over their heads from the beginning of their plan to smuggle drugs across borders aboard a cruise ship. They unknowingly seal their fate when they plan another trip after their first successful run.

The story does not end like the reader thinks or would like, but the storyline is very strong and pulls the reader in with a magnetism that keeps the reader extremely engaged. I don't read many tragedies and certainly do not go looking for books classed as tragedies, but this surprise was very well written and I enjoyed the read.


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Shades of Gray Andy Holloman 9780615532790 Books Reviews

I came upon this book by accident but found it to be an engaging novel about the challenges of being ethical in a complex world. Andy Holloman provides characters whose flaws are all to real and whose strengths are displayed in even very questionable circumstances. The protagonist, John Manning, has ridden the edge of ethical decisions in his travel agency business before but is really pushed over the edge when his daughter's life is at stake. It raises the question as to what length we will go when someone we love is at risk. He discovers a partner in someone who, on the one hand, has lived a very questionable life and whose central ethic is survival at any cost. Yet the core of her ethics is surfaced because of her commitment to a daughter as well. In addition to an enjoyable read, the value of this book is the way the story confronts the reader with the "shades" of evil that can tempt anyone. Someone has said that it is not so much that we are punished for our sins as that our sins punish us. Andy Holloman illustrates the truth of that in his enjoyable and challenging novel.Read it but also invite someone else to read it so that you can discuss it afterwards.
Stephen McCutchan, author of the mystery thriller A Star and a Tear amzn.to/1aTDdgs
Two of the five main characters in this book are parents - and I would not desire to be placed in either of these parents' situations. I would not want to be facing a health crisis with my daughter, nor would I want to be providing a living for my daughter by dealing drugs. Both of these parents become forced to make choices - both looking for an "out" from their situations one by coming up with the necessary funds to save his daughter's life, the other hoping to score it big and kiss the drug-dealing world good-bye.

The story was captivating and I enjoyed the portrayal of characters, how the author made me empathize with each of them at times, in spite of the decisions they often made. There were times I held my breath, wondering what was coming next. Other times, I was crying because I could feel a character's pain, picturing myself in a situation and all too glad that it wasn't my reality.

All in all, I will definitely read another title by Andy Holloman and I hope it will be as gripping as Shades of Gray was to read.
This is the type of story that I like, even if a person lives its entire life in a world of black and white, one small step towards light gray turns into a leap that ends up in dark gray. In his first novel Shades of Gray, Andy Holloman takes us into the lives of John, Wanda and Travis whose decisions take them little by little into situations where there is no way out.

The story begins in March 2002, when we are introduced to John and his 6 year-old daughter Lucy. The relationship between them is a loving one. As the two talk we learn that Lucy's mom is no longer in the picture and we are introduced to Wanda and her daughter Tonya.

Wanda is African-American and this fact leads to the topic of Uncle Travis, John's half-brother. Travis is a police officer with racist tendencies and a temper. John and Lucy spend a pleasent time at Chuck E Cheeses, when its time to go and they're on the road, something happens to the car and they crash.

The car crash scene is very hard to read, so real and haunting. Even writing about it is hard, you'll just have to read it.

All of the above happens in Chapter One! There are so many questions once the chapter ends. What happened to John and Lucy? What happened to the car? Was it accident or sabotage? Is there something going on between Wanda and John? I became engrossed in the story and devoured it in days!

The next chapter takes us back to 1975, where we have a sneak peak in the lives of young John, Wanda and Travis. Certain events in this period of their lives will forge the adults they will become. Then we fast-forward to July 2001 when the events that lead to the car crash began.

The characters are very believable, flawed and human. For example, Travis, he may be racist, a bad cop and temperamental, but he truly loves his family. Would he have turned out differently if his upbringing was different? In his current actions, we see his father's teachings. So maybe he really is not a bad person, only misguided? Or is that his true nature? Nothing is black or white, there are many Shades of Gray.

The scenes are very well researched and described. The plot mainly deals with drug trafficking, not only the illegal nature of it, but with the morals behind it. In a post 9-11 world, even drug traffickers and dealers need to be more creative if they are to keep in business.

The worst part once all is said and done is hindsight. What if they did this? What would have happened if they said that? What if...? What if...? But by then it's too late.

Magnificent first novel by Andy Holloman, I truly hope to see more from him!
3 = Recliner. Sat back in my cozy chair and enjoyed the read.

Kudos to Andy Holloman for such an engrossing tragedy.

The two main characters John Manning and Wanda Johnson have almost nothing in common and lead different lifestyles, but somehow they manage to come together for a common goal of making some much needed extra money, by smuggling drugs across borders.

Jamel Scott, a professional drug dealer employs Wanda to smuggle drugs aboard airplanes. He is the father of Wanda's daughter Tonya, but does not know it. Jamel uses strong armed tactics to keep his drug pushers in line and to keep others from honing in on his territory.

Durham Police Detective Travis Hanson is John Manning's younger brother, and he is as crooked as detectives come, he is also rather racist. He leaks info to drug dealers, helps them stiff other rival dealers, and accepts money to sabotage wanna-be rogue pushers and dealers.

John and Wanda are in over their heads from the beginning of their plan to smuggle drugs across borders aboard a cruise ship. They unknowingly seal their fate when they plan another trip after their first successful run.

The story does not end like the reader thinks or would like, but the storyline is very strong and pulls the reader in with a magnetism that keeps the reader extremely engaged. I don't read many tragedies and certainly do not go looking for books classed as tragedies, but this surprise was very well written and I enjoyed the read.