Double Edge (Fault Lines): A Fault Lines Story

By Thomas Locke

Leave behind your perceptions of what is possible and race into the unknown corridors of human consciousness in this breakneck prequel to Thomas Locke's Trial Run.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
• Release date: Jun 2, 2015
• ISBN: 9781493402458

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© 2015 by T. Davis Bunn

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ISBN 978-1-4934-0245-8

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About the Author

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The Satellite Beach community center did not actually require an armed guard to supervise the coffee machine. The center was located in a former auto supply warehouse. The four bay doors had been replaced by walls of glass. The view was over a parking lot, a lawn shared with the neighboring church, and the Indian River. The setting sun turned the Florida waters into a burnished copper shield. Charlie Hazard stood in what had become his normal station, midway between the coffeemaker and the digital music machine. Charlie’s job was to make sure the local surfers didn’t totally freak out the old-timers. There were nights when he would have rather faced incoming fire.

The community center was situated three blocks from the house he had inherited from his father. Charlie had been dropping by a couple of nights each week for nineteen months, and he still didn’t know why. He went off on a job, got it done, came home, and a night or so later he was back here. The place suited him. It was safe. Charlie liked safe. And sane. A lot of his life away from this place wasn’t either. Lately he found himself looking forward to coming back. He was comfortable with such little triumphs these days, another day staying clean, another night without sweats and fever dreams.

A Hispanic kid in his late teens hit the button on the music machine, filling the place with rap. Charlie wanted them to strip it off, but the youth counselor said no, the kids should feel welcome, and such angry music suited their lives. The problem was, the old-timers were the ones who got angry.

The kid’s name was Julio. He was a local surfer, seventeen and tall and handsome despite his floppy jeans and prison tats. Charlie had every reason to dislike Julio and his lip and his attitude. But something about Julio hit him at gut level. What was more, Charlie’s best friend here was the youth counselor, a retired Orlando detective named Irma Steeg. Irma had a definite soft spot for the kid. Which meant Charlie kept his voice mild as he waved Julio over and said, Think maybe you could hold off for another hour?

"What’s your

Reviews for Double Edge (Fault Lines)

[polarmath · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A great book for those who like suspenseful thrillers. It gives you some ideas to ponder at the start of the book and then as the book progresses, it fills you into a deeper understanding of those ideas. I am not usually a fan of this type of book ,but decided to give it a chance. It kept me reading to see how things would turn out. So for all those sci-fi, thriller fans out there, I would give it a chance. I received this book free from the publisher to review.

[fhudnell-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

There are two things that should have been mentioned on the cover of this book. First, there is an eBook prequel short story called Double Edge available. I downloaded it but haven't read it. Second, it should have been clearer that this book is the first in the Fault Lines series. While it tells a complete story, Trial Run is only a part of this story and ends with a cliffhanger. Now I have to wait who knows how long for the next book, which I definitely want to read. The book got better, easier to understand and more exciting as it went along. The concepts of quantum physics and of experimentation into the release of human awareness from the confines of the physical body are not all that easy to grasp. Also, the book's structure, skipping among three separate groups of characters with no obvious links, made it a little hard to follow in the beginning. However, I thought the author did a very good job of slowly revealing the motivations and relationships of the various characters. By the end of the book I was certainly rooting for some of the characters and couldn't wait to see what would happen next. I did wish that a few of the characters had not decided to use this whole mind transit thing as a method for getting advice for the lovelorn, but that was a minor part of the book, and, with luck, the author will leave it out of book two. I hope Mr. Locke is a fast writer. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.

[dmclane_4 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Trial Run appears to be just that, or the start of a series. There's no real ending to the story, both of the parties involved while suffering losses live to see another day and, we assume, further adventures. The author seems enamored of quantum physics, computing, and almost anything that requires the suspending of reality. I found the story line, confused and confusing, but perhaps that is to be expected when a major premise of the tale is that the characters are capable of out-of-body experiences quite like those experienced by corporal entities. Oh well, this simply is not my type of science fiction but it was interesting, read quickly, and was well written. I wish there had been a more definite resolution to the plot, but perhaps that is for another dimension.

[virginia51-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a good beginning to a new series. I don't know a lot of computer language so I would get a little confused here and there but I always got caught up. I love the characters and look forward to reading the next in the series It would be nice to be able to move without moving your body. I look forward to seeing where Thomas Locke will take us next. I received a copy of this book from Revell reads for a fair and honest opinion.

[dokfintong · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Well, I'll tell you the truth. I read this book months ago and never got around to reviewing it (bad bad bad) and now I barely remember it at all, even when I read other reviews. That is not a good sign. The story line is one you might find with Connie Willis, actually. Rival research labs working on the outrageous idea that out of body experiences can be controlled and directed. Some kind of glitch, an outsider with a possible fix. All the stuff of normal SF. Just not very memorable.I received a review copy of "Trial Run" by Thomas Locke (Revell) through NetGalley.com.

[mbarkman_2 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Thomas Locke, which is Davis Bunns' pseudonym, is a fantastic writer. This thriller or suspense novel is one of those stories that does not invite you to come in and live in its reality for the duration of the reading. It hauls you in kicking and screaming all the way, and once in, there is no way to get your mind turned off long enough to eat or sleep because you just HAVE to know what is happening to your friends and colleagues next. Yes, it is that kind of a book, and there is no way to predict the next step, never mind the outcome. Excellent story telling, just what readers have come to expect from him. Vivid imagery, even when what you are seeing and experiencing have never been part of your life. Yet the reader sees it clearly in the mind’s eye. Feelings that the reader has never had become an active part. Thank you to Graf-Martin Publicity Group and Revell Publishing, a division of Baker Publishing Group, for the opportunity to read this book. I received this book free in exchange for an honest review. A positive critique was not required. The opinions stated are my own.