Infinite Exposure

ISBN 978-0-9770866-8-9 is an e-book by Roland Hughes, published by Logical Solutions in 465 pages.

Infinite Exposure

To provide more details would spoil, for the reader, a most interesting and thought-provoking proposal of a possible future American agenda.

With respect to the writing, Roland Hughes quite masterfully juggles the various elements, as they shift from one to the next. His characters are interesting, and the story’s progression is at a fine pace. I read an ARC (Advanced Reading Copy) of this book which contained spelling and grammar problems.  However, I understand the author has since had the manuscript fully edited and corrected. With removal of this jarring note, I should like to say that Roland Hughes has provided added enjoyment to a highly recommended read that presents some very serious thoughts to ponder, as well.

Family Plots

Family Plots: Love, Death and Tax Evasion

by Mary Patrick Kavanaugh


This is the first time I have ever read a story by a self-published author who wants to be known as “the most successful failure possible.” This author, Mary Patrick Kavanaugh even held an ersatz funeral at an Oakland, California church—a packed house that day—to celebrate the burial of her dreams of getting a publishing contract (she also buried the diploma for her master’s degree!). It’s not my style, but maybe it was the right idea for a quirky author who has written a quirky story.

Family Plots is what Kavanaugh calls an “autobiographical faction.” She has taken her past life as a private investigator once married to an IRS-dodging attorney and made it into a fiction novel. No doubt she had loads of material to work with; according to one newspaper interview, she began with a 600 page manuscript and took two years to whittle it down to less than half that length. (See story at http://www.eastbayexpress.com/artsculture/when_dreams_die/Content?oid=880866).

The quirkiness made this story interesting, at least in the beginning. Mary’s character, in this case herself as narrator in first person, reminds me of Stephanie Plum from the Janet Evanovich novels. An unwed mother who staged a fake wedding to please her family, Mary wants to become a private detective because her criminal justice courses were the only college classes she liked. She is way deep in debt with no end in sight; even counseling will not help her at this point. I like to see an underdog as hero, so I felt that the book was off to a good start. Kavanaugh did an excellent job of developing herself as a main character for this novel.

Bear Any Burden: A Well-Developed Espionage Thriller

Bear Any Burden