{"id":6648,"date":"2020-12-02T12:40:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T19:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=6648"},"modified":"2020-12-02T12:40:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T19:40:37","slug":"my-book-of-revelations-by-gerry-burke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=6648","title":{"rendered":"MY BOOK OF REVELATIONS by Gerry Burke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6649\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?attachment_id=6649\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/my-book-of-revelations.jpg?fit=550%2C791&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"550,791\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"my-book-of-revelations\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/my-book-of-revelations.jpg?fit=550%2C791&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/my-book-of-revelations.jpg?resize=204%2C293&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6649\" width=\"204\" height=\"293\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cAn eclectic, ingenious and often hilarious collection!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Burke\u2019s latest is a droll, intriguing collection of stories permeated by themes of violence, greed, obsession with murder and mayhem added in the mix. The book is divided into four sections. In the collection\u2019s fantastical first section \u201cHistory,\u201d Burke pushes the boundaries between the bizarre and the humorous with brilliant results. \u201cThe Central Pacific Railroad\u201d takes readers on one woman\u2019s journey of three decades\u2014from the whorehouses of San Francisco to the wealthy section of Salt Lake City\u2014also trailing the history of the construction of the Pacific Railroad that began in 1860 to Idaho becoming the 43rd state of the union in 1890. The incisive, funny second part \u201cHeroes\u201d brilliantly captures the claustrophobia of classic noir. The \u201cServants of the Crown\u201d is the hilarious twist on Ian Fleming\u2019s James Bond adventure in which James Bond accompanies the discount detective Paddy Pest and his enigmatic girlfriend Stormy Waters and go to India to retrieve a national treasure. The single but available Melanie Marple, in charge of the Entertainment Unit of the Metropolitan Police, hunts a serial killer who is targeting girls from a popular musical band in \u201cMelanie Marple\u201d. Reward and recognition await the courageous protagonist of \u201cWar and Reese\u201d after she is sent to France as a spy. \u201cValour and Courage\u201d takes readers on another international adventure of the endearing Paddy Pest. The third part \u201cHorror\u201d is a dark, unsettling section with murder, bloodshed, and chaos at its center. A sinister twist surprises in \u201cAlbert Stein,\u201d in which a police detective finds herself entangled in unsolved murder cases. The eluding killer escapes justice for decades but after the detectives from the Cold Case Squad close in, his nephew orchestrates a final act of vengeance. In \u201cDonald Tuck and Mickey House,\u201d two drinking buddies\u2019 plan of bringing down the iconic Sydney Opera House seals their fates to doom. The bright, ingenious female protagonist at the center of the sinister \u201cHow Do You Wear Your Genes?\u201d discovers not even a steady, fulfilling job could alter the psychopathic tendencies of her twin sibling. In \u201cHands across the Water,\u201d the story from the third section \u201cHollywood,\u201d Paddy Pest solves another case, the kidnapping of a renowned celebrity. Queerness permeates these stories, shaping the characters and their lives: there is a copious analysis of human psyche, family ties, sibling bonds, and individual struggles, old history, and a lengthy parody of fragmented classic detective fiction. This impressively varied compendium will not only entertain but also challenge and move readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MY BOOK OF REVELATIONS by Gerry Burke<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stories that burst the bubble of believability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Publisher: iUniverse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buy now through<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gerryburke.net\" target=\"_blank\"> author\u2019s website<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also available via Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes &amp; Noble and other reputable outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published 25 November 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN: 978-1-6632-1323-5 (softcover) 13.99 USD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN: 978-1-6632-1322-8 (hardcover) 26.99 USD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN: 978-1-6632-1324-2 (ebook) 3.99 USD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAn eclectic, ingenious and often hilarious collection!\u201d Burke\u2019s latest is a droll, intriguing collection of stories permeated by themes of violence, greed, obsession with murder and mayhem added in the mix. 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In the collection\u2019s fantastical first section \u201cHistory,\u201d Burke pushes the boundaries between the bizarre and the humorous with brilliant results. \u201cThe Central Pacific Railroad\u201d takes readers on one woman\u2019s journey of three decades\u2014from the whorehouses of San [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":6649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[955],"tags":[38100332,24777292,7223,726,7215,3328,178,1747,8053601,73945036,1136176,610903656,62857929,1473,1008073,856121,309,546,349],"class_list":["post-6648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories","tag-amreading","tag-amwriting","tag-author","tag-authors","tag-book-review","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-fiction","tag-indie-author","tag-indie-authors-books","tag-indie-books","tag-indie-books-review","tag-indiebooks","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-reviews","tag-short-stories","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-1Je","amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/my-book-of-revelations.jpg?fit=550%2C791&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6648"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6652,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6648\/revisions\/6652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}