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    Anyone Can Die

    By James LePore

    3.5/5

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    A thrilling and suspenseful collection of stories from a modern thriller master.

    James LePore has been called “a great discovery” by New York Times bestselling author William Landay, and his work has been praised as “compelling,” “remarkable,” and “un-put-down-able.” In ANYONE CAN DIE, he presents us with six stunning stories of suspense featuring the characters of two of his national bestsellers, A WORLD I NEVER MADE and BLOOD OF MY BROTHER. Here, you’ll meet a honeymooning couple forced to confront trouble, a quirky – and deadly – FBI agent, a tough guy with a penchant for justice, a woman with secrets too dangerous to share, and more jump-off-the-page characters with haunting stories. In addition, each story is illustrated with one of the author’s mesmerizing, distinctive photographs.

    Electrifying, thought-provoking, and consistently captivating, ANYONE CAN DIE is a bracing reading experience.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFiction Studio Books
    Release dateFeb 9, 2016
    ISBN9781943486403
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    • 5/5
      Set in the world of A World I Never Made, these three short stories feature the characters Pat and Lorraine Nolan, Megan Nolan and Max French. The first short story is Till Death do us Part; Pat and Lorraine Nolan meet three ne'er-do-well natives on their Mexican honeymoon. In God's Warriors, cynical Megan Nolan witnesses a shocking act that calls into question her loyalty to friends or her loyalty to money. In the third short story, Max, FBI Agent Max French exacts a deadly price years after a very personal crime. I enjoyed Anyone Can Die by James LePore. It was an very interesting introduction to the characters of A World I Never Made. I give it an A!
    • 3/5
      Okay, honestly? This will be a super short review. How can it not be, when the book it self is so short, I read it in less than two hours? Anyway, this book was alright. Not great, but not bad either. I was a little confused as to why it was written in the first place, since it was so short, however, after going back and reading more about why Mr. LePore wrote this book of short stories, it is clear he did to let his readers get to know more about his characters without taking away from the original stories. I think that he did a good job in that aspect, as this book is about his 3 main characters in his book.So, if you are looking to know more about characters without it taking away from the purpose and message of the stories you read, then books like this would be great to have before you read a novel. Mr. LePore did a good job at creating this collection for his readers to understand the characters and their personalities better, without making the novels themselves so long and drawn out with the tedious descriptions that some novels have of the characters withing. Three stars to Mr. LePore!
    • 4/5
      "Anyone Can Die"contains three short stories about characters taken from his novel "A World I Never Made". While this book is a super fast read at only forty-six pages, he easily provides enough information so that you feel as if you are familiar with the characters,and really want to know what happens after the story ends.The first story is called Till Death Do Us Part, the longest of the three shorts, its about a couple who have just gotten married and are on their honeymoon. There is a scene in the story where they are confronted by some ruffians, and I must say I was on the edge of my seat while it played out!God's Warriors is about Megan Nolan, and in the beginning of her story I sort of figured her for someone that was shallow and a user, but as the story unfolds we get the true story of her character, which wasn't what I assumed at all.Max is the final story and also my favorite.At the age of twelve Max French, thought that he saw his step dad kill his mother, but he was ruled out as a witness to a crime because of the confusion over what he saw. Something that changed Max's life forever only garnered his stepfather six years behind bars, but the confrontation that takes place one his stepfather is released from jail allows Max to believe he is finally over it and able to move on!Each of these stories really held my attention. For me, having never read anything by James Lepore it was the perfect way to sample his work, and I must say, this sample has me anxious to read the story A World I Never Made, because I am anxious to see how the characters play out in the novel!
    • 4/5
      About the Book: This is a quick read, at only 46 pages, and it is three short stories involving characters from Mr. LePore's debut novel, A World I Never Made. In the introduction, Mr. LePore tell's us about writing his first novel and how, in order to keep the novel moving, as it is a thriller, he didn't want to bog the reader down with a lot of background information. In this book, Anyone Can Die, he brings back three of his main characters. He tells one story for each of them, that he feels gives them some of their characteristics and strengths that, as he puts it, cause them to "chose to live rather than die." I liked Mr. LePore's writing style, and, even though the look into the character's lives are brief, it left me wanting more. You can read either one of these books first, but this reader is going to search down his novel so I can learn more about them.
    • 4/5
      This book contained three short stories. Each story focused on a separate character/couple that was originally portrayed in James LePore's first novel, A World I Never Made.The stories were well written. There was enough depth to the characters to be able to understand them without it taking up most of the short story. Reading about them made me want to read A World I Never Made just to see how far they go, if they interact with each other, etc.My experience with short stories has not been favorable. The majority of the time I've felt like I couldn't get to know the character at all. I've felt like the story was rushed through with no real depth or feeling to it. This is not the case with the three short stories within the covers of Anyone Can Die. With these, I was instantly drawn into the stories. And, even though they were short, I felt the stories were completed ... although I did keep thinking about what happened afterwards, but don't we all do that with good stories?Oh, and in case you wondered where the title came from, here's your answer:"Have the courage to live. Anyone can die." - Robert Cody
    • 4/5
      This is a very short collection of what I would term as "vignettes" rather than short stories. They should probably be read as an introduction to or as a companion to Mr. LePore's novel, A World I Never Made, as they give a deeper insight and background glimpses of the characters in that novel.A perfect read to get your reading juices flowing when time is short, I must say that I enjoyed Max the most, because it had a definitive sort of ending, with a definite course of action, and a well-executed confrontation scene.Till Death Do Us Part had a milkier sort of ending, but a very taut confrontation scene which gets your heart racing.God’s Warriors was milkier still for me. It was just not very well-defined, and the character and her motivations were too enigmatic; there were scenes that weren't fully explained, and a rather vague confrontation scene.All in all, though, I enjoyed this read. It definitely makes me curious about A World I Never Made as well. I will definitely want to look that one up.QUOTE:Max could never be sure, but he though he saw his stepfather kill his mom.BOOK RATING: 3.5 out of 5 stars