More than 160,000 readers have been thrilled by the Shelby Alexander adventures. Continue the thrills with Serenity Stalked, book two in the series!Hart is “one of today’s master thriller writers. ” – San Francisco Review of Books.About the Series:Shelby Alexander is an aging ex-boxer and retired fixer who moves back to the small town of his youth to settle down. He’d like to spend his golden … small town of his youth to settle down. He’d like to spend his golden years fishing the waters of Michigan. But you don’t live life as Shelby has and not make more than a few enemies. Throughout this pulse-pounding series, Shelby faces enemies both old and new, relying on the skills he’s learned over the years to stay alive and bring his own brand of vigilante justice to the bad guys. Full of blazing action, close calls, and memorable characters, the Shelby Alexander series is one you’ll want to revisit again and again.
About the Book:
A bullet slams into a wall just past Shelby’s head. A drug dealer offers him $10,000 for information regarding his dead sister. The local sheriff has Shelby in his sights. It’s just another day in the small town of Serenity.
What Amazon readers are saying:
★★★★★ “A well written, action packed suspense story that draws you in and doesn’t let go until you’ve finished the book.”
★★★★★ “I read this book in one day. I don’t do that any more but I couldn’t put this one down.”
★★★★★ “It’s one of those books that come along once in a while that makes you want to read it non-stop until you get to the end.”
★★★★★ “A roller coaster ride, filled with drama, innuendoes, twists and turns, secrets, and betrayal, and a bombshell ending that will leave you spinning.”
★★★★★ “Do yourself a favor and read this book. Beware, however. You may get hooked on this series.”
★★★★★ “I hate to see a good book end! And this is a good book. Hart writes so understandably and convincingly. His words paint pictures that slap you in the face, give you goosebumps, and cause you to hold your breath. I sat down with this book, and when I looked up, hours had passed.”
★★★★★ “I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. If you like books with action and keeps you wanting to keep reading, then this is a must read.”
★★★★★ “Best afternoon I’ve spent with a book in a long time.”
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Looking back I cannot always remember details, but I know It was a good read.
I loved this book!
Kinda weak.
Amazing character, well developed and intriguing. This is a book that you’ll want to read cover to cover without putting down. Shelby Alexander brings believable skills and a moral compass all his own. Dealing with matters his way works and you’ll want to keep reading to find out what’s next! You’ll forget where you are when you are reading this one! Don’t wait to get it, you’ll get hooked.
I recently read Serenity (The Shelby Alexander Thriller Series Book 1 by Craig A. Hart. Set in Michigan, Craig has created a fast-moving plot filled with real-life characters. Follow Shelby as he’s involved in a deadly clash between members of a local family and those providing a new drug source into their territory.
This is well-written and definitely will keep you turning the pages. I don’t like to provide any spoilers, so you’ll have to grab a copy and decide for yourself. I’m looking forward to reading the next novel in the series.
Update: For whatever reason it took me a bit to click with the writing or story – but I kept going and definitely enjoyed the next two books. The rest are still on my crazy long TBL.
This is my first experience with author Craig Hart & narrator Theo Holland. This is a really short book. If it’s not novella-length, it’s definitely just over the word count. That’s OK, I just think the length may have impacted feeling like the story was a little rushed and could be developed better. It wasn’t awful, I just wasn’t “wowed” by it.
Shelby Alexander is a divorcee, retired boxer, and … well, I don’t quite know. He doesn’t really have any background in the story to support it, but he gets “hired” by the local meth dealer to investigate who murdered his sister. He becomes embroiled in a turf war between drug manufacturers, puts up with local and biased law enforcement, tolerates his whiny daughter, and has frequent sex with his much younger girlfriend. Once I got past the “why this guy?”, I pretty much enjoyed it. Though, I think the story was significantly elevated by the narration.
I’m definitely invested in the world that Hart has built and am ready for Serenity Stalked.
Theo Holland was an excellent choice for this book. He sounds like how I imagine a 50+ former bad boy but trying to just get some peace and quiet man should sound. He gave all the characters unique voices and his accents were nice without being comical. I’m definitely looking forward to hearing more from him.
I received a free copy of this audiobook and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
A suspenseful and entertaining thriller…
I found this story to be exciting and suspenseful from beginning to end. Shelby Alexander is a retired boxer who has also done some work as a “fixer” but is now looking forward to settling down to a nice, calm retirement in his hometown of Serenity. As it turns out, Serenity is anything but serene and Shelby soon finds himself in the middle of a drug war. Shelby accepts money from a local drug dealer to find out the details surrounding the death of a member of the drug dealer’s family who happened to die on Shelby’s property. This is not an employment opportunity I would have accepted but I do not have his background or skill set. The story then proceeds to take the reader on an action-packed adventure ride with twists and turns enough to keep you hooked until the very end of the story. The narrator did a wonderful job setting the pace of the story and differentiating the various characters. This is a novella-length story which can be read/listened to in one sitting if so desired. There is violence but it is not overly graphic. There is coarse language (but that is not unreasonable given some of the situations the characters find themselves in). Overall, this was a very entertaining story that inspires me to continue with series.
While I did purchase a copy of this book, the author gifted me with an audible code for the audio version and the above is my honest and unbiased review.
The first in the Shelby Alexander series, Serenity is an exciting, fast-paced thriller. Reminiscent of some of the older detective TV shows such as Mannix, The Rockford Files, etc., Shelby Alexander is a perfect character for the unfolding drama in this exciting page turner. The novel is an entertaining, quick read.
Concise writing that gives background and reality to characters and still keep the cohesiveness of the story to the end. A new author for my want to read more list.
Highly recommend this one! Very entertaining. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
A little too far fetched for me.
I stayed up reading this one well into the night! Great book.
fantastic
This book took me about 50 pages before ‘getting into it’ but then took off. I finished it in a second day. An excellent read!
This book started off strong, got you interested in the characters, and then kind of flatlined. It almost seemed as if the author grew bored with writing it and decided to end it quickly.
It was different. You need to read it to find out what I mean. I enjoyed it.
An easy quick read that was good to fill a lazy afternoon.
I enjoyed the protagonist; he’d earned his street creds the hard way but was soft when it came to his daughter. I also enjoyed the give and take between him and his old friend. Yet, when they get captured and placed into a basement with a elderly woman , the way they work it out is a bit of a stretch; also, at the height of their stress in the basement, they start conversing in long paragraphs. Despite all that, though, I enjoyed the read .
Good reading
I finished this book recently and then read another book from the same series. I need to go back and read the books in order. This book I believe is the first in a series. I then read the 5 th book before I realized it was a series