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"While I normally only review books related
to the health care business I decided to review this novel because it
promised to be intriguing. When I read it I was delighted with the
pace, adventure and timeliness of this story. The story centers on
energy, starting with oil in Texas to gold in Turkey to a tease for the
author’s next novel on breakthrough energy discoveries in Poland. Most
of the action takes place on or near water, and it makes sense because
the author is a master merchant marine officer licensed by the U.S.
Coast Guard with special expertise in shipwrecks and salvage. This
piece of information should give you another hint about the story line,
and if you are willing to accept my opinion, this is a fun adventure
with all of the thrills of an Indiana Jones story.”
David C. Martin
Publisher & Editor of Health Care
Weekly Review,
for 24 years the only independent weekly
newspaper
in the state of Michigan directed to
health care professionals
“Tom Williams really keeps the action
moving. Plot twists run deep into the content and the story takes you on
some interesting journeys. Just when you think you’ve got it all figured
out, there’s a surprise waiting in the next chapter. It’s an intriguing
read with colorful characters we’ve encountered in our lives. The
compelling story is hard to put down and the ending is well worth the
read.”
Larry Jewett, Editor
Mustang Enthusiast
“The book Lost and Found has
more twists and turns than a corkscrew. The story is action packed and
full of suspense to keep you turning one page after another. The story
leads you through the deceit and treachery of the Corporate Board room
to the excitement and turmoil of the Treasure Hunt. This book would make
a GOOD movie. I could see the movie in my mind’s eye as I read the
book. ENJOY!”
Owen Krahn, MBA
Krahn Publishing
Idaho Senior News
“Lost and Found
is a fast and easy read with all of the customary components of an
entertaining book...murder, mayhem, madness, mystery and romance. Just
the thing to liven up a long boring airline flight or for a lazy day by
the pool.”
Lynne Christen
Author of
Travel Wisdom
“With treasure hunting, corporate
back-stabbing and a sadomasochist on the heroes’ heels, Lost and
Found has everything you could ask for in a great thriller. It’s
a business meltdown that makes the story of Enron look tame.”
Brian Bandell
South Florida Business Journal
“Lost and Found:
This contemporary thriller novel has it all: high-tech satellite
gimmickry, brainy Brit scientists, corporate chicanery, sunken Spanish
galleons, a genuine damsel in distress, arson, an earthquake and nutcase
villains of multi international origins. In addition, it’s
action-packed, fast moving, and totally engrossing. Read it in a hammock
and you won’t even notice the mosquitoes.”
Anne Stinson: Book Critic
The Weekend Star
Democrat Easton Maryland
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“Tom Williams’ first novel, Lost and
Found, has an interesting storyline that threads the reader from
high-tech technology and touching on current topics, to mystery and
intrigue. If you enjoy pirate stories, mysteries and adventures, you
will enjoy Tom's modern-day treasure hunt for survival. Well-written for
his first novel. I hope to see more of his work.”
Loretta Lynn Leda
Feature writer for the Orlando
Sentinel,
The Reporter, and the West
Orange Times
“This was a delightful and fun read. The
book has lots of subtle humor, the characters well developed, and is a
really good adventure story. Highly recommended!”
Ralph L. Webb, Professor Emeritus
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Penn State University
“Florida-based writer Tom Williams’ novel,
cleverly titled, Lost and Found, will be released soon. It
cannot be too soon. This extremely unpredictable adventure is guaranteed
to keep even the most weary bedtime readers turning pages late at night,
telling themselves ‘just one more chapter’ over and over again.”
William Kerns
Entertainment Reviews
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
“A rip-snorting thriller, rich in vicious
international intrigues, corporate treacheries and old-fashioned heroic
pulp-fiction gumption— all in a lifelike setting that draws as much
intense momentum from its technological realism as from the
life-or-death urgency of the situation. A cracking good read.”
Michael H. Price, Associate Editor
The Business Press Fort Worth
“Lost and Found
is a mystery adventure by an author of startling ability. It’s common
to talk of a novel’s “fast pace,” but the phrase is hardly enough to
describe the fevered action in Tom Williams’ story. I'd never have
expected such work from a local columnist, but finding it is a
delightful surprise. You won't set
Lost and Found
aside easily. That’s because Williams, when he talks of seeking
undersea treasure, knows his subject. He’s skilled, himself, in
underwater salvage operations off southern Florida. He knows the
hazards. Combine such adventure in a story with corporate malfeasance in
the petroleum industry. Then mix it in with local hoodlums off the coast
of Turkey—the stew bubbles with threat. Now add a distorted villain of
twisted character who honed his vicious skills in the pre-Mandela South
Africa. You've assembled a repast that only the dullest reader could put
aside. You'll enjoy it thoroughly.”
Ed Nelson
Freelance Author, Chicago
“Tom Williams has woven together a
masterpiece of adventure, murder and mystery all fueled by greed. This
is a must read for anybody who’s ever dreamed about diving a wreck and
finding a gold doubloon. Williams’ characters will pull readers into the
adventure and along on a wild ride.”
Gabe VanWormer
Producer, Michigan Out-of-Doors TV
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