The Solid-State Shuffle
By Jeffrey A. Ballard
- Release Date: 2016-10-04
- Genre: Science Fiction
Description
Almost a hundred years ago, a major terrestrial event reshaped the earth's coastlines. Goodbye entire cities. Goodbye entire states. Goodbye entire countries. And when the authorities outlawed salvaging from these underwater cities, why say hello to a new breed of criminal: underwater reclamation specialists. Even a hundred years later, there's still a whole lot of loot for the reclaiming.
But it's not theft if you put it back, right?
After cracking an underwater vault in their first major heist in the Seattle Isles, Isa and her crew think they're on easy street again—that is, if they can figure out what it is exactly they stole. A question, they soon learn, where their very lives hang in the balance.
Thrust into a high-stakes game of subterfuge and deception by the local mob boss, Isa and her crew must scramble to unravel the mystery of what it is they stole while unseen forces move against them.
Harried. Threatened at every turn. Isa and her crew must stay one step ahead to stay alive.
Sunken City Capers is a fun post-apocalyptic series with no zombies, just criminals and mischievous ne'er-do-wells. Fans of heist books/movies and strong female protagonists will likely enjoy this series.
Sunken City Capers Books:
The Solid-State Shuffle, Book 1The Elgin Deceptions, Book 2Leverage, Book 3The Brummie Con, Book 4Book 5 Coming Soon!
Reviews
Solid state shuffle
5By Abbyroad18Interesting story line and a devious Plot!Has potential
3By CerciumOThis story line has some good ideas and I like that the leader is a woman. I didn’t like how body-conscious the author made her be. I also strongly recommend a good editor as the book has many typos and poor grammar. I don’t think I will read more of these books because of the poor editing.Almost good
3By DshazamCould have been much better. Is very weak in developing characters or back stories and didn’t set the overall environment. Felt like I was reading book two of a series and not book oneMaster Deception
5By FritzzNever could have imagined how fun and fast a spin accelerates into deception. It’s a Heist and a Who Done It To Our Heist ? with a Flim-Flam, Noir-styled, rapid-fire, post apocalyptic dialogue. And the world is just fine. Almost the same… what’s left. Our hero-criminals of this high tech world thrive on wit/grit, and dialogue has almost become the purpose of the story. Plot layers don’t just evolve - they collide as an excuse to hear our masterminds punk each other as they Up-the-anti-that-just-got-upped. Ya gotta be fast. Ya gotta be bestThe solid state shuffle
4By zeusbooFun read with intriguing plot and entertaining main characters. Lots of twists and turns to keep you riveted.The Solid-State Shuffle
4By ed 3.1624A page-turner! Already have the next one!Promising
5By eriknoelDespite its post-apocalyptic setting, by focusing on human larceny this series has limitless possibilities. We all love an intricate caper.Very good but not great.
4By Alpine_MikeGood story, suspenseful plotting, characters deep enough to seem real, interesting premise. Distracting were a few grammatical errors, wrong word, doubled words; spell check is not a proofreader. Tried a grammar checker? I always like a good caper movie. The only thing missing from this one was the presence of cops.