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Determined to uncover the truth and find Cal's killer, Noah soon finds that the school and its patrons have more than their share of secrets. Secrets they are willing to preserve at any cost. Through a series of prophetic dreams and visions, Noah also quickly learns that greater supernatural forces are at play. In a race against time, Noah must solve Cal's murder and uncover the truth before he's the killer's next victim. |
Determined to uncover the truth and find Cal's killer, Noah soon finds that the school and its patrons have more than their share of secrets. Secrets they are willing to preserve at any cost. Through a series of prophetic dreams and visions, Noah also quickly learns that greater supernatural forces are at play. In a race against time, Noah must solve Cal's murder and uncover the truth before he's the killer's next victim. |
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''Hollowstone'' is author [http://www.amazon.com/Dennis-R.-Upkins-Jr./e/B0054TVMN6/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 Dennis R. Upkins Jr.]'s first novel. |
'''''Hollowstone''''' is author [http://www.amazon.com/Dennis-R.-Upkins-Jr./e/B0054TVMN6/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 Dennis R. Upkins Jr.]'s first novel. |
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* [[Action Girl]]: Neely. Even the local bookie's thugs are in awe of [[Badass|her skills]]. |
* [[Action Girl]]: Neely. Even the local bookie's thugs are in awe of [[Badass|her skills]]. |
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* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]] / [[Insufferable Genius]]: Mr. Nolan, the ''eccentric'' and misogynistic music teacher who sexually harasses his female students. |
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]] / [[Insufferable Genius]]: Mr. Nolan, the ''eccentric'' and misogynistic music teacher who sexually harasses his female students. |
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* [[Deep South]]: Averted. While they're looked down upon by the boarding school kids, the "townies" aren't uneducated, drunken, redneck hicks. |
* [[Deep South]]: Averted. While they're looked down upon by the boarding school kids, the "townies" aren't uneducated, drunken, redneck hicks. |
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* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: "Intermediate Music Theory" apparently consists of playing jazz solos, and the first-person description of violin playing is laughably amateur. The Art of War, one of the most (if not ''the most'') influential military strategy book in the world is attributed to 'Shang Tzu'. Not to mention the judge's response to the verdict rendered at the end of the courtroom scene; [[ |
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: "Intermediate Music Theory" apparently consists of playing jazz solos, and the first-person description of violin playing is laughably amateur. The Art of War, one of the most (if not ''the most'') influential military strategy book in the world is attributed to 'Shang Tzu'. Not to mention the judge's response to the verdict rendered at the end of the courtroom scene; [[Artistic License Law|the less said about that, the better]]. |
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* [[Evil Gloating]]: {{spoiler|Phyllis and Wallace}} do this toward the end of the book, when they have {{spoiler|Noah}} captive and are planning to kill him. |
* [[Evil Gloating]]: {{spoiler|Phyllis and Wallace}} do this toward the end of the book, when they have {{spoiler|Noah}} captive and are planning to kill him. |
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* [[Ice Queen]]: Cassidy. She eventually [[Defrosting Ice Queen|defrosts]]. |
* [[Ice Queen]]: Cassidy. She eventually [[Defrosting Ice Queen|defrosts]]. |
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