He applied the Page 69 Test to his new novel, South Phoenix Rules, and reported the following:Page 69 is definitely representative of South Phoenix Rules, where David finds himself in “the equivalent of a big-box gun shop,” a place tied to weapons smuggling between Phoenix and Mexico. It gives a loving, for gun lovers, or unsettling description of the place, and we meet the owner, a funny and ominous character who will figure prominently in the rest of the book. If a reader won’t get hooked on this page, this isn’t his or her book.Learn more about the book and author at Jon Talton's website.
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--Marshal Zeringue