A Stan Turner Mystery Sep 09 '01 (Updated Feb 05 '09)    Write an essay on this topic. Tweet Popular Products in Books Irene Hunt - The Lottery Rose: A Novel From $6 John Steinbeck - East Of Eden From $7 The Bottom Line Writer Manchee weaves an excellent account. William Manchees' Undaunted is the first volume to the Stan Turner series.   Writer Manchee weaves a fast paced, tightly wound narrative filled with intrigue, deception and circumstance which are not always as they seem. Undaunted proves Manchee’s understanding of the justice system; not a wholly surprising situation for this successful Dallas attorney. Undaunted has it all. Love, duplicitous murder, a serial killer, The Corps, suicide, and a bigoted white supremacist all race the reader through the pages of this gripping work. Turner is married, the parent of one child and soon to be father of the child Rebekah is carrying. Rebekah’s ever present jealousy clouds her thinking when the best hope for proving Stan’s innocence is provided by an attractive journalist and a libidinous nurse who finds Stan every bit attractive as does his wife. Rebekah has stomped home before either the baby is born or the murder trial Stan must undergo is completed. Turner has always wanted to be an attorney, his joining the Marine Corps comes as much of surprise to him as it does to others. Little does he realize that the fellow he befriends upon his arrival at Quantico has a hidden secret. Not long after OCS candidate Stan Turner arrives to begin his Marine Corps career he is horrified to find himself both a prime suspect in a horrific murder and a resident in the Quantico brig. The fact that Stan’s fingerprints are all over the murder weapon used to do away with his drill sergeant does look bad, real bad, for the recent college student. Writer Manchee always weaves an excellent account. Stan Turner is a ‘common folk’ stumble over his own feet at times type hero…. just the kind of hero most of us feel most comfortable knowing. Undaunted sets the groundwork for the novels to follow. We meet Stan and Rebekah, get to know them and find them likable despite their little imperfections. In this first in the series Stan manages to evade the gallows, complete his bar exams and remain married to Rebekah. None of this is done without some wear and tear on our hero. Watch for red herrings. You may find yourself caught by surprise with the ending! Delightful read, William Manchees' Undaunted is highly recommended. ======================== Reviewed by: Molly's Reviews molly martin ======================== Title: Undaunted Author: .William Manchee Line/Publisher: .Top Publications Release Date: .2000 ISBN: 0 9663666 0 0

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