The Spark edition by John Kenny Literature Fiction eBooks
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Searching for the truth is the most dangerous thing firefighter Donny Robertson will ever do.
Everyone believes the blaze that killed Donny’s Captain was just a terrible accident. Donny’s search for the truth will cost him his home, his relationship and his job. As the puzzle starts to come together, Donny discovers he’s out of his depth in a world of corporate intrigue and murder for hire. No longer the hunter, he becomes the target of a skilled and merciless contract killer. Donny’s only chance to save himself is to confront the person pulling the strings. It’s a desperate plan and it will cost him everything he has left.
The Spark edition by John Kenny Literature Fiction eBooks
The SparkBy John Kenny
Incendiary Publications, 2013
Donny Robertson probably sees himself as an underdog even though he has risen within the Toronto Fire Department to the rank of Captain. Newly placed in charge of the crew in a historic fire station in downtown Toronto, he allows his more outgoing colleagues to make the small talk while he hangs back. He does, however, show a tenacious sense of duty and he keeps digging into the circumstances of a recent warehouse fire which killed his best friend and left him scarred.
So Kenny's character makes his way through The Spark. As he doggedly searches for the truth about the fire, he comes in for more unconventional injuries than a Dick Francis jockey, and he's no better with his fists than Bennie Cooperman. For example when Donny at one point trades pot-shots with the villain, his flare pistol's first blast glances harmlessly off a wall and gutters to darkness on the floor. The second sets the boat on fire. Donny's eclipsed in the reader's mind by the villain of the piece, a twisted killer-for-hire who goes to elaborate lengths to perform simple assassinations.
Perhaps Kenny became too fond of his villain in the writing of this first novel - it's an easy vice for a rookie. After all, the main character is pretty flat, driven by his knowledge of the world of fire fighting and his conviction that he's not good at marriage. Hardly sexy stuff. While Donny's courageous to a fault in fire fighting sequences - these are highly interesting, by the way -- he seems quite uncomfortable in the presence of his new probationary employee, Susan, and his backhoe-operator-girlfriend.
Kenny is careful to blame NSA for all of the spook stuff in the book, even though the "gausometer" was mentioned in Signals Intelligence retiree Mike Frost's 1990's Canadian tell-all The Spying Game. For why should a fire department procedural not take off into the spy genre in its second half? And why not on on water? Donny-the-failure-at-marriage has a good sailboat and Kenny uses a plot twist to send him up the Trent Canal to Tobermory in Georgian Bay for the climax of the novel.
Mysteries often degenerate into run-and-duck's by the middle chapter. Clive Cussler built a lucrative franchise on far-fetched plots, seafaring action in exotic boats, and the willing suspension of disbelief of his many readers. Kenny keeps the pages turning quickly with a combination of action sequences, semi-comic romance, detailed looks into the world of emergency services and toxic chemicals, and a very luxurious yacht.
I hope we see more of Donny Robertson and his crew in subsequent novels.
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The Spark edition by John Kenny Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
A very interesting read, not at all what I expected
It's a great book. It's a different spin on an investigative thriller.
I loved the depth of character development and the confident descriptions of all things fire (of course, Kenny is a veteran firefighter!). Real-life characters in a real life crisis with a plot that had me turning pages and saying "one more chapter". Bravo, John Kenny. You've got yourself a great first book!
Storyline starts a little slow but then gains momentum becoming a thriller you can't stop reading. I liked that the author used his own real life experiences to enhance the story line details making this a very good first book for him.
An exciting story, very well written! I couldn’t put it down. As a professional firefighter, John Kenny knows first hand what he is writing about, and this comes through in the authenticity of his pen. Science buffs will enjoy the intricate puzzles presented by the villain’s pyromania.
The hero, Donny, is a real one, but there is no false glorification of a job in which men and women put their lives on the line to save others every day. John Kenny’s skill with words, knowledge, and insight combine to paint a vivid picture of a complex man thrust into a situation in which he is required to think deeply about himself and his values. I found myself caught up in the driven quality of Donny’s pursuit of justice and its unintended consequences.
The book is fast paced, a compelling read and I can’t wait for more from John Kenny!
The Spark is a rare combination of page-turning crime novel, elegant writing, and technical insight into the advanced art of arson. Finally, and impressively, it is a strong narrative of moral commitment among colleagues in the dangerous profession of fire-fighting and emergency response to citizens in distress. It's quite remarkable that the author, John Kenny, is a professional firefighter in Toronto with the rank of captain when his novel reads like the product of a seasoned producer of mysteries. The hero of the story, Donny Robertson, endures unbelievable bodily harm suffered on the job and thereafter as a target for murder. Yet he never wavers in his courage and commitment to his partners in the Fire Service in life and death. Readers who also love sailing will get an extra bonus because John Kenny is a avid sailor, and he makes sure Donny shows it.
My genre of choice is science fiction, but sometimes it's the real world that catches my eye. That is what happened when I stumbled across The Spark. I think I picked it up because it was the middle of a very dry Australian summer, I live in a very bushfire prone area, and the story promised to give me a feel for what a big fire really feels like. Not Hollywood style SFX, but the real deal.
I was not disappointed. But The Spark gave me so much more than that. It gave me a very human main character - a man who does incredibly courageous things without being at all macho. This is a man who feels as well as acts. It also gave me a fantastic ensemble cast of 'extras', including two different, yet believable and scary 'bad guys'. Between them, they kept the plot moving at just the right pace to give me two nights with very little sleep. There was even a hint of romance that felt as authentic as everything else about the story.
I literally could not find a single thing to not like about The Spark. It is one hell of a novel. Whatever your genre, and whatever your reason for reading, I know you won't be disappointed. Most highly recommended.
The Spark
By John Kenny
Incendiary Publications, 2013
Donny Robertson probably sees himself as an underdog even though he has risen within the Toronto Fire Department to the rank of Captain. Newly placed in charge of the crew in a historic fire station in downtown Toronto, he allows his more outgoing colleagues to make the small talk while he hangs back. He does, however, show a tenacious sense of duty and he keeps digging into the circumstances of a recent warehouse fire which killed his best friend and left him scarred.
So Kenny's character makes his way through The Spark. As he doggedly searches for the truth about the fire, he comes in for more unconventional injuries than a Dick Francis jockey, and he's no better with his fists than Bennie Cooperman. For example when Donny at one point trades pot-shots with the villain, his flare pistol's first blast glances harmlessly off a wall and gutters to darkness on the floor. The second sets the boat on fire. Donny's eclipsed in the reader's mind by the villain of the piece, a twisted killer-for-hire who goes to elaborate lengths to perform simple assassinations.
Perhaps Kenny became too fond of his villain in the writing of this first novel - it's an easy vice for a rookie. After all, the main character is pretty flat, driven by his knowledge of the world of fire fighting and his conviction that he's not good at marriage. Hardly sexy stuff. While Donny's courageous to a fault in fire fighting sequences - these are highly interesting, by the way -- he seems quite uncomfortable in the presence of his new probationary employee, Susan, and his backhoe-operator-girlfriend.
Kenny is careful to blame NSA for all of the spook stuff in the book, even though the "gausometer" was mentioned in Signals Intelligence retiree Mike Frost's 1990's Canadian tell-all The Spying Game. For why should a fire department procedural not take off into the spy genre in its second half? And why not on on water? Donny-the-failure-at-marriage has a good sailboat and Kenny uses a plot twist to send him up the Trent Canal to Tobermory in Georgian Bay for the climax of the novel.
Mysteries often degenerate into run-and-duck's by the middle chapter. Clive Cussler built a lucrative franchise on far-fetched plots, seafaring action in exotic boats, and the willing suspension of disbelief of his many readers. Kenny keeps the pages turning quickly with a combination of action sequences, semi-comic romance, detailed looks into the world of emergency services and toxic chemicals, and a very luxurious yacht.
I hope we see more of Donny Robertson and his crew in subsequent novels.
You can find The Spark on in or Hardcover.
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