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Stolen Mercy: A Gritty Crime Thriller Kindle Edition

by Dan Lawton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 out of 5 stars 44 ratings
Everyone has secrets. Some secrets are worth killing for.

In Stoneham, Massachusetts, not far from Boston, Marco and his friend Antonio are after a mysterious artifact hidden somewhere inside a Victorian house in a quiet suburban neighborhood. The house has new owners, so getting their hands on the artifact is more challenging than they bargained for—and more dangerous. The artifact itself holds secrets Marco and Antonio don’t even know about, and to make matters worse, they’re not the only ones after it.

Meanwhile, Marco’s pizzeria-owning uncle dials up the pressure to retrieve the artifact. And he’s not the only one breathing down their necks. An attorney with a payment deadline lingers over their heads and a ruthless group of criminals with mob-like supremacy conspires against them in a race against time.

All of which leads Marco to wonder: What’s so special about the artifact and why does everyone want it?

And what happens if he doesn’t find it first? Or worse, if he does?

Previously published as Operation Salazar by Dan Lawton.
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About the Author

Dan Lawton is an award-winning literary suspense, mystery, and thriller author from New Hampshire. He is an active member of the International Thriller Writers (ITW) Organization. Awards include:

The Green House
    • Winner, Fiction, 2021 New Hampshire Writers' Project Literary Awards
    • Bronze Medalist, Adult Fiction E-Book, 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY Awards)
    • Finalist for the 2021 Montaigne Medal (Eric Hoffer Awards) for most thought-provoking book
    • Finalist, Mystery, 2020 Book Excellence Awards
    • Finalist, Fiction, 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
    • Finalist, Literary Fiction, 2020 American Fiction Awards
    Plum Springs
      • Winner of the 2019 New Hampshire Writers' Project Readers' Choice Award for Fiction
      Deception
        • Named one of the best thriller novels of 2017 by the Novel Writing Festival

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        • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B019GGDJZ6
        • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dan Lawton; 4th edition (January 26, 2016)
        • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 26, 2016
        • Language ‏ : ‎ English
        • File size ‏ : ‎ 5.1 MB
        • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
        • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
        • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
        • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
        • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
        • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
        • Print length ‏ : ‎ 362 pages
        • Customer Reviews:
          3.9 out of 5 stars 44 ratings

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        Dan Lawton is an award-winning literary suspense, mystery, and thriller author from New Hampshire. He is an active member of the International Thriller Writers (ITW) Organization.

        His fifth novel, The Green House, won the 2021 New Hampshire Writers' Project Literary Award for Fiction, was a Bronze Medalist in Adult Fiction E-Book for the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY Awards), a Finalist for the 2021 Montaigne Medal (Eric Hoffer Awards) for most thought-provoking book, a Finalist in Fiction for the 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, a Finalist in Mystery for the 2020 Book Excellence Awards, and a Finalist in Literary Fiction for the 2020 American Fiction Awards.

        His fourth novel, Plum Springs, won the 2019 New Hampshire Writers' Project Readers' Choice Award for Fiction. His first novel, Deception, was named one of the best thriller novels of 2017 by the Novel Writing Festival.

        Website: danlawtonfiction.com

        Email: info@danlawtonfiction.com

        Twitter/Instagram: @danlawtonauthor

        Facebook: facebook.com/danlawtonfiction

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        • ISLANDCHIC007
          4.0 out of 5 stars Keeps interest
          Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2017
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          Good plot. Be!ievable enough. Too many grammatical errors (ie The Winston's when it should be Winstons). Get a better editor and keep doing your thing!
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        • M. Smith
          5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book by a talented new author
          Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2016
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          After reading Dan Lawton's first novel "Deception" I was excited to learn that this book would be coming out, and hoped that it would be a strong second work after a very impressive first.

          Dear reader, I was not disappointed. Nor will you be if you read this book.

          The story revolves around two young men trying to recover a stolen statue from the former home of one young man's family, a home lost to foreclosure. Unfortunately before the statue can be retrieved, New owners move in and all sorts of complications arise.

          The plot is well thought out, with plenty of unexpected twists and turns that will keep you guessing
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        • Vigilant Reader
          3.0 out of 5 stars A decent read that held my interest.
          Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2016
          Title – Operation Salazar 29
          Author – Dan Lawton
          Genre – Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
          358 Pages
          Rating 3 stars out of 5 Posted 4/25/16

          There are three primary characters in Operation Salazar: Marco Salazar, his uncle, Big Sal, and Marco's best friend Antonio Esposito. None are criminals until Marco's dad, Bartolo is imprisoned for a crime he claims he didn't commit. Then their lives change forever.
          The pace of the plot is fast and exciting, but at times it stretched credibility and felt contrived in order to keep the story going.
          Character development is good but the constant use of worn out clichés got tiring.
          There are surprises galore among the twist and turns as police get involved with the victims of a home invasion that evolves into the very basis for the whole story. That led to conflict between the home owners and the emotional damage inflicted on the couple by the actions of the Salazars who are focused only on freeing Bartolo from prison.
          The ending was a complete surprise and exposed Bartolo for what he truly was.

          Then there's the bad news. Editing is abysmal. There are far too many word errors including missing, extra, misspelled and words used incorrectly.
          The writing style is extremely wordy, clunky and repetitive.
          Research is sorely lacking. At one point when Jen is out running her belly stored air as she ran. Isn't that what lungs are for? At a pawn shop, paintings by Warhol, Picasso and Van Gogh occasionally hang on the walls for sale. That's a much higher class pawn shop than the description painted it. The barrel of a revolver can't be spun, that's the cylinder.
          The story is written in present tense and must be ninety percent narrative; a voice like an invisible bystander gives info dumps about everybody as if it were a stage manager directing all the characters and explains in too much detail why events are happening and what's going on in people's minds.
          Continuity is lacking, as when Marco drew his pistol then drew it again a few minutes later.

          The story is in dire need of two editors. The first to correct punctuation and grammar; the second to improve the creative writing aspect by editing out the superfluous words and phrases and improving sentence structure and gaping flaws in the plot itself.

          I've stretched the rating to a three star because in spite of the magnitude of errors the plot did hold my interest.

          This review was provided in exchange for a free book.
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        • Amazon Customer
          4.0 out of 5 stars Grabbed me right from the beginning- great plot, great character development- if you enjoy good ...
          Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2016
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          Grabbed me right from the beginning- great plot, great character development- if you enjoy good crime drama, don't miss this book!
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        • Chris Caron
          5.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful
          Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2016
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          After reading Dan's first book, Deception, I couldn't wait to start reading this one. I enjoyed all the characters and loved the dynamic between Marco, Sal and Antonio. They did anything they had to for love. Excellent book. Couldn't wait to get back to reading it when I had the chance. I can not wait for more books to come from this up and coming author.
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        • Ruth
          4.0 out of 5 stars Family Loyalty and Intrigue
          Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2020
          Twisting and turning through to the ending, Operation Salazar is an engaging story. The characters show a strong loyalty which is tested throughout. The first half of the story drags a bit but picks up at about midpoint. Overall it's an interesting read - I recommend it.
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        • Maria
          5.0 out of 5 stars Could not put it down
          Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2023
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          Excellent novel, highly recommend.
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        • Jayvonne
          3.0 out of 5 stars Story is good; technical problems get in the way
          Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2016
          There are moments in the book when the action is suspenseful and the pacing exciting, and some of the interactions among the characters are believable, but the many spelling errors and mis-used and strange words ("lonelily"? "adjacently"?) distracted me from the story. I had a hard time believing all of the coincidences (the couple showing up at the exact pizzeria owned by the uncle; Jen finding the hole in the wall the very next morning after the first incident), and the fact that the friends kept returning to the scene of the crime, taking chance after chance. The storyline of the breakup of a marriage is recognizable and sad, and there is minimal swearing and no overt sexuality, which I appreciated as those elements are distracting in a story and often unnecessary. With a little more careful editing, reduction of redundancies and cliches, and tightening up of the storyline, this writer could be quite good, as he is a good storyteller and there were enough surprises and twists to keep me reading.
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