MWSA Book Review

Marcus

Author:  Griffin Garnett

Publisher:  Publish America

Reviewer: Bill McDonald – President of the MWSA

Who is Marcus and what happened to him after the war?

The author Griffin Garnett wets the reader’s interest in his Prologue of his last book in “The Arlington Trilogy” called simply “Marcus.”  The reader is introduced to the title character as he boards his new assignment on amphibious assault ship, LSM 460.5 and we begin to pick up a few interesting facts about him. He is the new cook. In his personal file it states that he was a professional gambler before he went into the Navy. The crew disbelieves that and assumes that he is a liar. He soon proves that skill and wipes out most of the crews money however, he only did so to prove a point and he gives the money back to those he fleeced. Later on we find that he writes great poetry and that he is a former college boxing champion and is a well educated man from an Ivy League school. The guy has personality and a certain presence and intelligence about him that makes him stand out as being different from his shipmates.

At the end of the Prologue we are left with a question about what ever happened to Marcus A. Bosconovich and where is he today. The Prologue’s fictional writer is the former Commanding Officer (CO) of the ship and he writes this question in June of 1949. The CO wonders where Marcus is and what has he done with his life after the war. Thus begins one of the greatest tales of this 3 book series. We as readers are hooked and curious about those questions ourselves. Readers will no doubt continue to engulf the rest of the story. It is a thriller that puts a crowning cap to the final book about members of this LSM crew.

Fast paced and thoughtfully written. The narrative flows and the story unfolds while the reader refuses to put the book down until finished. This represents the best of the entire series but certain a book that can totally stand totally alone as an independent story. There is lots of action and mystery that will take you to the unexpected.

This book is a FIVE STAR rated book.

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