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Seattle Quake 9.2 (A Jackie Harlan Mystery) Paperback – April 8, 2011

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The countdown had begun. They knew - scientists had been warning them for years. Yet, nearly two million people living in the greater Seattle area went about their daily lives as usual. A Detective Agency thought they had found a missing woman, an upstart radio station was on the air, and an eccentric banker had just started a round of golf. Thousands were driving on freeways, shopping in malls, awaiting flights bringing friends and families, working in downtown high-rises, and were on buses in the bus tunnel. They knew -- they just didn't believe it could happen to them. (This book is dedicated to Ham Radio Operators all over the world who open the lines of communication after a disaster. Although it was written over 20 years ago and the technology may be a little out of date, this book still honors their hard, behind the scenes work.)

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Loved by discerning seniors and young adults alike, this mystery writer offers readers wholesome novels filled with suspense, fast-paced action, and romance.

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Marti Talbott lives in Seattle and has written several full length novels, including The Billionaire's Will, Seattle Quake 9.2, The Promise, and Broken Pledge. She began writing the Highlander Series in August of 2009. The first five books are a collection of 20 short stories followed by: Betrothed, book 6, The Golden Sword, book 7, Abducted, book 8, A time of Madness, book 9, Triplets, book 10, Secrets, book 11, Choices, book 12, Ill-fated Love, book 13, and The Other Side of the River, book 14. Follow the MacGreagor Clan into Colorado's early 20th century in her new Marblestone Mansion series. To be notified when new books are available, visit martitalbott.com

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (April 8, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1461079942
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1461079941
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.76 x 9 inches

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Marti Talbott (www.martitalbott.com) is the author of over 50 full length novels, all of which are written without profanity and sex scenes. The MacGreagor family saga covers the generations from the Viking Era to WWI. To read them in order, start with:

The Viking, Books 1 - 8

Marti Talbott's Highlander Series book 1 - 14

Marblestone Mansion, Book 1 - 10

Beloved Ruins, The Lost MacGreagor Books 1 - 4

Marti's bestselling mystery books include Seattle Quake 9.2 and McShane's Bride (The Dotsero Train Wreck) followed by Missing Heiress, Greed and a Mistress, The Locked Room, Love and Suspicion, and The Dead Letters.

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Douglas Terry

Entertaining and thought provoking

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2016

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This was a good story. As the name suggest, Seattle is struck by a 9.2 earthquake and the city is in shambles. It all seemed realistic to me. Most of the book takes place within the first day of the quake, from just before to the after effects. There is a lot of detail, It's a fairly long story and some might find parts of it a bit repetitious. There are lots of characters to keep straight but X-Ray is functional to help with that. There are different characters involved with different aspects of the story. A couple of guys in a newly started up radio station are central as are HAM network people communicating conditions across the very disrupted city. In fact as a newly licensed HAM operator I found the HAM net work interchange interesting and informative. The whole story is thought provoking. Similar scenarios involving hurricanes could occur here on the Texas Gulf where I live. There was no or at least essentially no profanity (none that I recall), no sex scenes and no graphic violence. Editing was good. The characters were well developed. believable and likeable.

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Tegan

Terrifyingly Good Read

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2011

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When Seattle is hit by a major earthquake, ham operators and a small local radio station work on spreading information and saving people.

The start of the book is split between two storylines, one about a private investigating firm monitoring a woman they think is a man's missing, once thought dead, wife and the other about the local radio station. While the storylines never quite merge, the distant between them evaporates once the earthquake actually hits. What pleased me as a reader is how much I really cared about the resolutions to both storylines as the book came to a close.

There is one major flaw in this book that threw me out of the story every time I hit it. Perhaps I'm being pedantic, I'm not sure. But I have NEVER heard anyone refer to the Alaskan Way Viaduct as the "Alaskan Freeway". I've heard it called Alaskan Way. I've heard it called the Viaduct. I've heard it called 99. I've heard a lot of different names for it, but in all the time I lived in Seattle and its environs (and I'm a Seattle native), I never heard any regular person on the street call it the "Alaskan Freeway" so every time a character in the book referred to it by that name, I stopped and thought, "Where the heck is this person supposed to be from?" because they sure aren't a native.

Other than that, though, it's a darn good read. The descriptions of the locations were good enough to figure out where people were and the descriptions of the devastation were terrifying, all the more so because they are clearly based on reality. I was amused that the Kingdome fell, but only because it places the book firmly in the realm of fiction and dates it to between July 1999 and March 2000.

The driving force of this book and what made it a compelling read was the characters. From the woman trapped in a high-rise to ham operators I cared about what happened to them, and found myself mourning the dead along with the characters. The very good depiction of ham operators made me realize just how important such people would be in an event like this. Yes, we have the internet, but when all communications are cut off, what then? Radio still works, and the hams get through where the rest of us would fail. So I felt a sudden desire to find myself a ham radio and get a license.

Definitely a good read, and one with few enough flaws that unless you are a pedantic Seattle native, you are probably going to enjoy it quite a bit.

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Cooneylo

ENTERTAINING! EDUCATIONAL! SHOULD BE A MOVIE!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2016

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For your own good, ignore any negative reviews!! This is masterful writing about an event which WILL happen in this country (and has already tragically happened in other countries). Marti must have done endless research for this book to be as realistic as it is. I have read many "disaster" books and never been so engaged nor so informed about what EXACTLY is happening geologically to produce a major earthquake. I didn't expect to find that so enthralling.

Marti never forgets that she is writing to entertain readers. We meet many characters whom we come to know as friends. They are engaging and passionate. The reader becomes so involved that the technical details sprinkled throughout simply add to the gripping intensity of the story. One can only hope that in these days (2016) of digitally-obsessed people, there is still a significant population of ham radio devotees, because they WILL provide the only emergency access to the outside world when all other communication is down!

Thank you, Marti, for, not only a book that I couldn't put down, but for providing information that is truly of service to people who read it. Preparation is essential in urban areas at risk.

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Jimmy the Hook

Too Much for One Book

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2011

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I enjoyed the book; the story kept my attention, and the pacing was good. The characters drew me in, and I wanted to know more about them. I think the book tried to tell too many stories, rather like a disaster movie, and the individual stories did not delve into the individual characters sufficiently for my tastes.

I was first drawn in by the mystery, and then it mostly went by the wayside as the novel switched to the quake and its aftermath. At the end, it was tied up rather too quickly. It was unsatisfactory to me. If this storyline was merely a device to explain the attempt to rescue one of the characters, I think that a simpler explanation could have been used. It is as though there were ideas for two separate novels, and one was sacrificed and tacked onto the other somewhat superficially.

There were too many misspellings, erroneous uses of apostrophe ess, which pulled me out of the story. Corrections would make the narrative flow more smoothly, and make a better read for the reader. I made a list which I would be happy to share with the author if she wishes.

Nonetheless, this was a very enjoyable book, and I will read others by this author.

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G. S.

Seattle Quake

Reviewed in Canada on April 2, 2016

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I had a hard time putting this book down. You never know when a quake will hit, so this book makes you really think, what would we do if this happened in our area. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves to read. Thanks to Jackie Harlan I loved this book.

Alison

A good and informative story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2015

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Really pleased with the book. The story line was exciting. The build up to the quake was good to read as I am fortunate not to have experienced earthquakes. The plot was good although I did at first have to check a few times as to who the characters were I was reading about at the time as there were several incidents developing. The story line did jump from one scenario to the another. These gradually linked up throughout the pages. The unfolding suspense was good and kept me reading. It was a book once I had got in to, I found hard to put down. The description of the interaction between the radio personnel was very very insightful, clear and graphic. I have not experienced this before and shows how important such a thing is in a crisis.
I would recommend this book, it's a great read,
It doesn't portray any sexual activity, which goes to prove that you don't need it for a good storyline. Thank you. Look forward to reading further books by this author.

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Ken Durham

Fast paced action

Reviewed in Canada on November 9, 2019

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The actual body of the story is great. Going from disaster to mystery of who is she is well woven into the whole story. The earthquake scenes are riviting fast pace action. The use of the ham operators is very realistic.

The downfall of the story is right at the end. It very bland. It felt like the author decided enough words written, I will just end here. The missing are found and the mystery is solved..The end. This could have been setup up for book 2 opening instead.

CaB

Seattle Quake

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2015

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I'm not sure why I chose this book for my next read, but I was pleased that I did, it gripped my attention throughout with several stories within a story, plenty of description which made the story line more realistic and plenty of twists in the plot. My only criticism would be that although the story was bought to a conclusion and I knew what had happened to all the main characters the end was quick as though the author has run out of steam!
I would definitely read more of this authors work.

Joe and Leona

loved the ending

Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2015

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Was a bit surprised at the depth of this story, and of course, loved the ending. Good read.

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