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A Prayer For The Dying (The Dionne Richards Chronicles Book 1) Kindle Edition

by G. Eric Francis (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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A young man (with a knack for chemistry and biology) suffers a deep personal loss when his best friend, his brother James, is taken from him by a old, but more powerful disease. Years later, he has discovered the cure for the deadly disease that killed his sibling. The catch? It only works on his own blood.

With the potential to make billions of dollars (and save millions of lives) the young man turns for help from two unorthodox agents from a special division created mutually by the FDA and the DEA to escort him from one end of the country to the other.

However, with something that could possibly change the world, a rich and powerful man wants to make sure he controls what the boy wants to share with the world.

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September 2, 2012
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0095BZOZQ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ G. Eric Francis (September 2, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 2, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 684 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #4,912,533 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #5,059 in Women's Adventure Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #15,585 in Women's Adventure Fiction (Books)

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I believe that a writer is just someone who tries to convey a tale that will grab hold of a reader until they are changed in some way, even briefly, once the final word is read.

My personal work of non-fiction is not that exciting, but here we go. I was born in NYC, growing up a Yankee fan and spending many days writing to distract me from a socially awkward childhood. I attended Utica College, graduating with a Journalism Degree but too unenthused to make little money while working my way to a respectable living. After many a rejection letter from publishing houses and agents, I stopped writing for 10 years until a friend of me kicked me in the backside with this one statement:

DON’T GROW OLD AND ASK YOURSLEF, “WHAT IF?”

My writing serves 3 purposes: to entertain, to make you think, and hopeful open your eyes to the world (or at least make you laugh a little).

I am a married man with 2 (mostly) great kids, both on the Autism Spectrum, including one with Downs Syndrome, residing in the Midwestern United States.

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Greed , Danger & Intrigue from G. Eric francis

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2012

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I found this book to be a quick read & very captivating.
Greed, danger & intrigue as one young man tries to save thousand's of lives. The plot is one of unconditional love for an older brother. The Myer's family is giving wonderful life changing news ready to share their happiness, only to have devastating news remove any joy that would have normally followed. In the aftermath of his brothers' passing, one very intelligent & daring young man puts his life a risk to save unknown people around the globe. Trying to keep him alive long enough to pass on his knowledge is a task that many can't live up to. The agents who are tasked to protect Billy Myers, are original personalities that you wouldn't expect to see in a first novel. I look forward to more adventures with Agents Richards & Gregory. Thank you for introducing me to G.Eric Francis, my friend.
When you read this novel you can only hope that there are still people as giving as Billy Myers.

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Martie

Good Entertaining Read

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2012

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The book starts a little slow, some of the descriptions of music and other things in the first chapters can be a little distracting but stick with it! The author gets into his groove and the story and characters become well rounded and before you know it you have read 50 pages. He leaves you wanting to continue to see these characters in subsequent stories. I hope we get to see more of Mr. Francis' work in the near future.

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2012

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This book definitely kept me turning the pages to see what was going to happen next. There were a couple of scenes when I couldn't turn them fast enough. The story-line and plot of the book were great, very creative and interesting. It was exciting and action packed. Some of the language and crude, explicit humor took away from the tastefulness of the book though. There were a few phrases that were repeated, "as that,..." was over used a lot. But over all it was an exciting read. I was impressed to know this was the author's first book.

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So poorly written I could not finish

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2012

The author sent a copy of this book with a request for review.

The premise of the story is interesting. Unfortunately, the writing is truly awful, rendering it unreadable. I soldiered through 15% of the book, trying my best to ignore some of the worst writing I've seen in a long time before finally giving up. If I'd been marking up a print copy with a red pen, it would've looked like a murder took place on top of the manuscript. The problems go far beyond the numerous grammar, punctuation and spelling errors, and style inconsistencies. I'd go into detail, but I'm not getting paid to review the book, much less edit it.

This book needs major editing. Unless and until it gets it, it's not worth spending your time or money on it.

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Denise H

Sucked in!

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2012

I was sent this book by the author. I was sucked into the story line within the first 3 chapters. It was a quick read (for me) because I could NOT put the book down. Action, suspense, and pretty good character development. The story was did jump around a bit, which meant if I read to fast, I had to go back and reread. But I count that as my fault for trying to read too quickly.

I will happily read more books from this author and will recommend this book to others!

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2014

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I really liked this story because of the action and humor. I also liked the little snippets of scientific and medical statistics that were inserted into the story; that stuff really makes a plot real. The characters are really funny and unique, also. I'd recommend this to a sci-fi/action reader with an "outside the box" outlook on life.

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Ninnygo

3 1/2 Stars! Great quick read

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2012

A Prayer for the Dying is the story of a young man who loses his brother to a deadly disease and makes it his life's purpose to find a cure to share with the world. Billy Myers finds a revolutionary antidote that only seems to work with his own blood. As word of his brilliant discovery spreads he is sought after by drug lords and pharmaceutical companies hoping to cash in on this marvelous cure.

Billy and the DEA agents that protect him are chased across the country by the unscrupulous mogul of a large pharmaceutical company desperate to make billions by developing the cure that Billy had invented. The story then becomes about Agents Richardson and Gregory, fearless, protective and loyal to their duty to protect Billy, yet vulnerable and very human.

The final conflict in this book was vivid and riveting. I could not put the book down. The main characters are so likeable that I found myself very much invested in whether or not they would make it through what seemed to be a hopeless ordeal. The action in this book was fast paced albeit focused on one single plot. There could have been many other issues to explore and I feel that the conclusion was tied up a bit too abruptly. For anyone looking for a quick and engaging adrenaline-filled read, A Prayer for the Dying is worth checking out.

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Carrie

Excellent read by first time author

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2012

I was sent this book to review by the author.

This was a great first effort by the author. As others have stated, there were some minor editing issues which I'm sure have since been fixed. It does start out a little slow, but it's a great concept, and once I was into the bulk of the book I could almost "see" the scenes in my head. The book was very descriptive and entertaining with the characters being very believable, you find yourself rooting for them as they are put in perilous situations, and laughing as they banter back and forth with each other.

I definitely look forward to reading other books by this author!

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