Book Tour Stop: Toxic Soup + Giveaway
Toxic Soup
by RR Rowley
May 23 - June 17, 2022 Virtual Book Tour
Synopsis:
The Poisoning Must End
Toxic waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation has been poisoning the environment, human beings, and wildlife for more than six decades. When her brother dies a horrible death at Hanford, Casey Long, a kayaker and windsurfer by day and bartender by night in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon/Washington, swears to put an end to the upriver contamination. But, how can she possibly take on the entrenched fortress of a facility?
After she confides in Little Bear, a bitter Native American fisherman, they contrive a dangerous plan. Joined by a peculiar mishmash of collaborators, they risk everything to save the environment and achieve justice for all injured parties, past and present.
Book Details:
Genre: Environmental Thriller
Published by: The Wild Rose Press
Publication Date: April 11, 2022
Number of Pages: 272
ISBN: 1509241167 (ISBN-13: 978-1509241163)
Book Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads
My Review
I found this to be a very quick read. Casey is who did it for me. It was because of her determination that I was just as determined to get justice for her brother. She is a woman on a mission. Once she teamed up with Little Bear, they were a force to be reckoned with. In addition, that the pacing of this story was really good. There was not a dull moment to be found.
As soon as I started reading this book, I was hooked. The opening scene was definitely an attention grabber. Although, for some reason I instantly thought of the one scene from Total Recall starring Arnold Schwarzenegger where he gets exposed to the air on Mars. Ok, so maybe the beginning scene is not a gruesome, but you get the picture. Overall, a really good read. I would read another book by this author.
Read an excerpt:
When the abandoned reactor sites came into view, they swung their kayaks into a backwater eddy. Spooked ducks sprang into flight in front of them. Boats gliding, they studied the depth of the water, avoiding the chance of running aground. Before them, some sickly grasses appeared at the edge of the river. Was this it? Casey paddled closer, excitement rising. Pointing to a spot upon the bank, she called to Rex, "See that? See that? Is water trickling out of the ground over there?"
He removed his sunglasses and squinted. "You're right. There is a wet spot over there."
Straggly, yellowed grasses drooped away from the seeping water. They moved even closer to get a better view. A foam rose from the trickle of liquid and spread to a nasty orange and pink gunk smeared over exposed rocks. "I see it!" Rex cried out, a jolt of fear zapping through him. "Radioactivity!" he screamed, quickly backstroking. "You've got your evidence. Let's get out of here! I don't want to be anywhere near that stuff."
She had her proof. Toxicity flowed into the river. How many other places existed? Perhaps beneath the water, the contamination was much worse. Untouchable Hanford is getting away with whatever they want. Something needed to be done, but what? Something not only for Charley but for the birds, the fish, and all the little creatures suffering at the hand of man's dereliction of duty. She knew what she had to do.
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Excerpt from Toxic Soup by RR Rowley. Copyright 2022 by RR Rowley. Reproduced with permission from RR Rowley. All rights reserved.
Author Bio:
R R Rowley has lived coast to coast in the USA, in London, UK, and has spent many years on his farm in Grenada, West Indies. He has owned and operated several companies and was involved in start-ups. Currently, he resides in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State.
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