Rigged

Rigged Review

5.0 out of 5 stars first 5 star review for an indie goes to..., 2 Jan 2012
By M. White "Obyod Press" (UK) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Rigged (Kindle Edition)

"A straight-out actioner, 'Rigged' makes no pretensions towards high art and is the better for it. I may have to keep my eye on Flash Rex - his unapologetic, b***s to the wall narrative style is right up my street and so refreshing amidst all this worthy fare. Why don't people write like this any more?

When two heavies burst in on Tommy in act 1, it becomes apparent we're in for a bumpy ride. And a fun one; the plot develops swiftly in a haze of guns, goons and girls. I was carried along easily and got some genuine out-loud laughs (a rarity in Kindle Land), particularly from the crackling dialogue. The length is just right and the formatting and production are spot on. Keep it up FR."

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Tommy is one lucky bastard!

He realized the American Dream! He holds a winning lottery ticket for a million jackpot in his hand.

He sure is lucky...

for about thirty seconds...

until some goon kicks his door in!

Tommy is one unlucky bastard!

At least he'll get some cardio in!

Don't worry he's got a gun, a stripper (exotic dancer!) and a brother who's a cop!

Besides, what (more) can go wrong?

A six thousand word cautionary tale by Flash Rex, the author of Megalodon Lives and I Ape.

An excerpt:

He wiped his sweaty palms on his jeans and sat back on the love seat. Then forward again. The lottery ticket sat on the stained coffee table.
He stood up and peeked out the window through the dented plastic slats in the blinds. Nothing.
He picked up the remote and turned up the volume. "Here are tonight's winning lottery numbers."
He dropped the remote on the couch and grabbed the ticket. His hands shook. As expected, the numbers matched the ones the lady read off on the TV.
"Holy shit, it worked."
He stuffed the ticket into his pocket. His go bag was by the door. He picked up one of the straps and squinted as he took a final look through the peep hole.
He couldn't see anything. It was black.
Then the door crashed in on him.