The Device By Larry Hovick

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This was a fast paced fun read a little contrived at times but certainly fun The author takes you along for the ride and is just descriptive enough to make you feel like you are a part of it I m looking forward to his next novel This one was a good first effort Kindle Edition I was born in Pipestone Minnesota I had a 400 acre playground until I was seven years old and dad sold the farm and we moved to California I went to college in Fresno CA Fresno State had a 9000 seat amphitheater and I became part of the stage crew I graduated in 1982 with a degree in Journalism but I took an offer to go on the road with Diana Ross as the number four guy on a four man lighting crew I moved to Kansas City in 1985 got married but I continued to tour until 1993 I started generally managing concert venues in Kansas City in 1993 My mom made the trip from California to Kansas City every year until her health made travel a burden Mom quit smoking when dad died but the damage to her lungs was done Mom was in hospice c I was born in Pipestone Minnesota I had a 400 acre playground until I was seven years old and dad sold the farm and we moved to California I went to college in Fresno CA Fresno State had a 9000 seat amphitheater and I became part of the stage crew I graduated in 1982 with a degree in Journalism but I took an offer to go on the road with Diana Ross as the number four guy on a four man lighting crew I moved to Kansas City in 1985 got married but I continued to tour until 1993 I started generally managing concert venues in Kansas City in 1993 My mom made the trip from California to Kansas City every year until her health made travel a burden Mom quit smoking when dad died but the damage to her lungs was done Mom was in hospice care in the summer of 2012 near my sister in Dublin CA I flew out to help care for Mom while my sister was away on vacation I started writing to pass the time There will be better days ahead she said as the drugs made her drowsy I wrote When she woke I read to her She died peacefully two weeks later and I decided to finish the book I started Writing has become a passion I am grateful that my wife Michelle enjoys listening to my ideas and doesn t mind the time I spend telling the story site_link The lust for power drives a ruthless Bay Area Russian drug smuggler to attack and kidnap the accountant of a high tech company while he is transporting new spy technology The Device falls into the hands of a street smart teen who escapes the clutches of evil and races east to a renovated gold mine in the Sierras Active duty and retired lawmen the FBI marijuana growers and army special forces unite to protect and rescue the innocent The Device.