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Jeremy Brown

Show No Teeth Kindle Edition

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"The snake smiles but shows no teeth."
~Proverb

The tiny Alpine village of Lontan is the perfect mountaintop retreat for assassins who need a place to relax, recover, and hide. Villagers welcome the quiet, low-profile professionals and their cash-heavy wallets.

Daniel Rorque, chief of the one-man communal police corps in Lontan, doesn't mind the lethal visitors spending time and money in his jurisdiction as long as they leave their business at the base of the mountain.

When a fresh corpse is discovered, Rorque is launched into an investigation with no clear answers and too many very qualified suspects. Caught between assassins who will protect their sanctuary at any cost, villagers who may secretly resent the professional killers, and the mysterious, brutal history of Lontan itself resurfacing, Rorque may discover too late that no one can be trusted.

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210 pages
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English
Publication date

December 29, 2013
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So many times I've read a novel where the main character or supporting characters make dumb decisions ... Not here. The team at the heart of this novel, as well as the opposing figures, are smarter than your average bear, and are in a constant race to keep one step of each other ... Never predictable, the pages fly by when the next chapter promises another twist or turn.
Oh yeah, and it's freaking hilarious at times. - R. Betty

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0095ILMSM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jeremy Brown; 1st edition (December 29, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 29, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2848 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 210 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #1,414,155 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #11,016 in Mystery Action Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #14,862 in Action Thriller Fiction
- #20,517 in Mystery Action & Adventure

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JEREMY BROWN is a novelist working in many genres, including crime thrillers, murder mysteries, and military thrillers. He has worked as a narrative designer and lead writer for a massively popular video game and enjoys kettlebells, stockpiling firewood, and using coffee as a delivery system for cream. He lives in Michigan with his wife, sons, and various animals.

For more information please visit jeremywbrown.com.

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Dr.Gonzo

Where Do Assassins Go On Vacation?

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2014

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I read this story without having read the product description or any reviews, but having enjoyed author Jeremy Brown's Woodshed Wallace series I was comfortable giving it a chance.

Turns out it was right up my alley. I'm a sucker for a good assassin story (such as Barry Eisler's John Rain series) and this story has assassins galore. Turns out there is a quiet mountain village where assassins go to relax. All is well there, until a headless body shows up. That's when things get interesting for the local policeman.

Despite other reviewers describing the action as "non-stop" that really isn't the case. And that's a good thing. The 1st half of the book is spent setting the stage and introducing the players. That way the reader actually cares about their fates once the bullets and daggers start flying. And fly they do, the 2nd half of the story is action packed. In fact, the story feels kind of short because once things get going the story has so much momentum the reader is just drawn along until the end.

Additionally, the characters are well written and distinctive. Well, maybe a few of the assassins who play minor roles get glossed over, but the main players are have distinctive voices and are, above all, interesting. I especially enjoyed the relationship between the protagonist and his assassin "friend" Armond. Some of their banter was pretty funny.

In short: This action story features solid character development, good pacing, an exotic locale, some humor and a bit of a twist.

Highly recommended, especially to fans of assassins tales.

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Dean

Huge Fun

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2014

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This book has joined the ranks of some of my favorite comic thrillers of all time, including films such as Death Trap, The Grifters, The Ladykillers, Fargo, and Lethal Weapon. Fans of these films who found their ever-so-delicious blend of humor with knuckle biting tension and nonstop action will feel right at home with Show No Teeth.

The premise is brilliant and if I can’t spur the author on to do a sequel with this review, I may just steal the idea and see what I can do with it in my own mock up tribute to the franchise that never was.

It appears that in a small secluded town, somewhere high up in the mountains, assassins come to congregate; it’s not just off-grid, it’s the one place they can feel safe and call home. Understandably, for people in their profession, there aren’t too many places they can go for some real shut-eye, as opposed to sleeping with one eye open. And because there is nowhere else they can go to relax, they protect the town and one another fiercely. And what better protection can you have than a town full of topnotch assassins?

Hmm, that is, until there’s a murder in town, which never happens; no one would dare. Who’d want all these guys after them for disturbing their peace?

Enter the town inspector, an ex-Interpol guy with a pretty impressive resume of his own with putting down bad guys. Still, it’s comical to see him outclassed by the very people he takes to be suspects, and upon whose skills he now ironically depends to help him solve the case. As the bodies pile up and the conspiracy and intrigue mount, it’s not clear which assassins can be trusted, and on what side of the skirmish they belong. Or if they will even choose to remain on the side of the battle they picked. They’re assassins after all.

The laughs are a mile a minute but the story’s pacing is even faster. The plot twists and reveals come nearly as quickly as the blind corners and the dead end alleys in a town that could only idly be called safe for those who love to hide in its many shadows and terrain just perfect for snipers and professional killers, but not so much for anybody else.

The author does a bang up job developing his lead as well as his supporting characters throughout so the fast-pacing, with virtually no timeouts, doesn’t come at the expense of two-dimensional cardboard cutouts standing in for real people that is so often the case with any offering in the action genre.

The author’s breezy writing style, moreover, makes for quick and easy reading on the train, on the bus, or at the end of your evening when your mind is too fried to be tripping over sentences which seem deliberately contrived by authors to force you to slow down and give a more thoughtful read. While I appreciate that approach to storytelling as well, what’s remarkable here is that a thoughtful read is possible even at these high speeds because of how well the assassins’, the inspector’s, and the author’s mind work in real time.

One final note: it’s no mean feat for professional killers to come off as realistic as opposed to half-baked, to an American audience at least, which is hyper-exposed to this kind of material. The author clearly did his homework and it shows.

As nitpicks go, I’m not a big fan of the cover or the title. But everything that lies within is positively sublime.

Read it once and you’ll want to read it again.

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loved it

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2014

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Mystery and mayhem, dark humor, oddballs and other interesting characters, this tale has it all and no one is exactly what they seem. Well maybe one or two. A very entertaining read. I highly recommend it. Very unusual to find so many appealing elements in one book. Murder, mystery, action, humor, and even a little romance all blend beautifully. Seconds please.

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English Teacher

SNAKES EAT SPIDERS!

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2012

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This is the BEST story so far by Jeremy Brown! The plot twists will have the reader spinning as the tale twists at a rapid pace. The vulnerability of our hero and unlikely allies is true to life for anyone who has ever claimed a "strange" BEST FRIEND. The setting is so beautifully detailed that you can smell the coffee in the cafe and certainly feel the long climbs up the mountain. Blending magic and humor and his trademark dialogue makes this the best ever story so far! MORE MORE MORE, please!

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jgoodin

Very good fast paced read!

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2013

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The characters while few are well-defined and come to life in this fast paced gripping book. Absolutely loved the book and the twists and turns in the story.

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Pleasantly Surprised

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2013

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I never expect much when reading a novel by a writer I've never read before. I'm always waiting to be let down I think. So imagine my surprise when not only wasn't I let down but I was avidly enjoying the read and found myself sneaking in extra reading time so I could find out what the characters were doing.I found myself wondering how it was all going to end and still never expected the ending. A great read and I'd highly recommend it.

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Jewell Kleege

GREAT READ!

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2013

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I couldn't put it down! Some small hiccups but all in all, I would recommend it to anyone looking for the unusual and fun story.

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Heather Christy

Book captured my attention from the start

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2014

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Really enjoyed reading my first novel by Jeremy Brown! Was easily caught up in the intrigue and didn't want to put the book down. Who would have thought I'd be cheering for assassins? Will definitely be checking out his other books -

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