Marcus

By Griffin Garnett

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1424119324
• ISBN13: 9781424119325
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Publishamerica Inc
• Length: 369 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Who is Marcus and what happened to him after the war?

The author Griffin Garnett wets the reader's interest in his Prologue of his last book in "The Arlington Trilogy" called simply "Marcus". The reader is introduced to the title character as he boards his new assignment on amphibious assault ship, LSM 460.5 and we begin to pick up a few interesting facts about him. He is the new cook. In his personal file it states that he was a professional gambler before he went into the Navy. The crew disbelieves that and assumes that he is a liar. He soon proves that skill and wipes out most of the crews money however, he only did so to prove a point and he gives the money back to those he fleeced. Later on we find that he writes great poetry and that he is a former college boxing champion and is a well educated man from an Ivy League school. The guy has personality and a certain presence and intelligence about him that makes him stand out as being different from his shipmates. At the end of the Prologue we are left with a question about what ever happened to Marcus A. Bosconovich and where is he today. The Prologue's fictional writer is the former Commanding Officer of the ship and he writes this question in June of 1949. The CO wonders where Marcus is and what has he done with his life after the war. Thus begins one of the greatest tales of this 3 book series. We as readers are hooked and curious about those questions ourselves. Readers will no doubt continue to engulf the rest of the story. It is a thriller that puts a crowning cap to the finale book about members of this LSM crew. Fast paced and thoughtfully written. The narrative flows and the story unfolds while the reader refuses to put the book down until finished. This represents the best of the entire series but certain a book that can totally stand totally alone as an independent story. There is lots of action and mystery that will take you to the unexpected. This book is a FIVE STAR rated book!

Gripping reading from first page to last

The third title in "The Arlington Trilogy", Marcus" is author Griffin Garnett's concluding work of action/adventure fiction. The surprising development of the many narrative threads begun in the earlier two volumes makes for gripping reading from first page to last. The diverse themes of affection, despair, trust, betrayal, gambling, death, and the ultimate gifts from an undying love, all play a part in an intrigue-laden denouement. The pace is fast and the tone is authentic; post WW II veterans will recognize the world described in such rich detail in the pages of "Marcus." A stubborn will fueled by despair and pain is slowly untangled through the full narrative spectrum of a complex tale. Miraculously, fresh love and forgiveness follow a bloody trail to the much anticipated but still surprising finish. Albeit the final volume of an outstanding trilogy, "Marcus" is a novel that can clearly stand on its own, and you won't want to put it down.