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The Missile Game (The Dr. Scott James Thriller Series) Paperback – January 16, 2015

by Glenn Shepard (Author)
3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 475 ratings
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Chaos erupts in a small town when a hidden missile base is suddenly discovered by a local doctor.

A criminal mastermind is developing his own fleet of deadly laser-firing drones. An ISIS terrorist cell is building a secret missile base deep in rural North Carolina. A war on American soil seems imminent, and it’s up to Dr. Scott James to stop the carnage. He can’t do it without the help of Elizabeth Keyes, his beautiful new companion. But can he trust her?

“‘The Missile Game' is a thrill ride of a debut that whisks the reader around the globe. I had a hard time putting it down."
- Layton Green, Kindle Bestselling Author of The Dominic Grey Novels

“‘The Missile Game’ is a thriller that unfolds at a break-neck speed. A fun read that's not for the faint of heart." - Daniel Kalla, best-selling author of “Pandemic” and “The Far Side of the Sky.”

Book #1 of the Dr. Scott James series
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  1. Book 1 of 4
    The Dr. Scott James Thriller Series
  2. Print length
    286 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    January 16, 2015
  5. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.72 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0990589358
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0990589358
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"Slick and intelligent. The Missile Game is a thrill ride ... " Layton Green

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mystery House Publishing, Inc. (January 16, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 286 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0990589358
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0990589358
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.72 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 475 ratings

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Glenn Shepard M.D.

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Glenn Shepard’s first novel, Surge, was written while he was still a surgical resident at Vanderbilt. In the following years he wrote The Hart Virus, a one-thousand-page epic about the AIDS crisis, as well as three other novels. In 2008, he created “Dr. Scott James,” his Fugitive-like action-hero, and began publishing regularly. The first volume of the Dr. Scott James series was originally released as Not For Profit, but was later changed to The Missile Game, followed shortly afterward by The Zombie Game.

Many of the twists and turns at the end of The Missile Game were inspired by Shepard’s experiences as the Founder and Director of the Peninsula Cranio-Facial Deformities Clinic, a mobile, not-for-profit, medical outreach, staffed by volunteer personnel. The group has treated over five hundred patients suffering from deformities of the face, frequently travelling to remote rural areas to perform surgery.

After the massive earthquake in Haiti in January, 2010, Dr. Shepard joined the Notre Dame Hospital unit in Leogane for a 10 day rotation. His empathy for the people and their problems greatly inspired his second novel, The Zombie Game.

Born on a farm in eastern Virginia, Dr. Shepard lives and maintains a thriving plastic surgery practice in Williamsburg. The third volume of The Dr. Scott James Thriller Series, The Ebola Game, is due out this year, through Mystery House.

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Coffee Tim
4.0 out of 5 stars A good story although somewhat predictable.
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2016
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I found The Missile Game to be an interesting story but not as gripping as I would have liked it to be. I gave it four stars but really think that three and a half is better expression of my feelings about it. The plot is good and I enjoyed that part but the some of the details were predictable and seemed Too Easy to be real. The convenience of an unlocked room with incriminating evidence for someone to stumble into seems unlikely and actually, in my opinion, took away from the story. To me, the major saving grace point was the discovery of the identity of one of the main characters. This was a turning point that added much interest to the story and made a few things fall in line. I found the ending to be somewhat predictable but overall I enjoyed the story and will give this author another try.
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Shannon M. Mcgee
3.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling But Sometimes Unbelievable
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2017
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Our main character Dr. Scott James, a plastic surgeon, finds out after a minor surgery on his secretary that murder is afoot and not just one. The police and his wife believe he is the murderer as he was the only one there. He hides and searches for answers on who is framing him. Through this hunt he is going to find out what is going on and that terrorism ties into it all.

I do not read thrillers often. That being said, this one did keep me interested for a while. I did like the thought of the main character Dr. Scott James falling for Elizabeth especially after his wife immediately believe the worse in her husband once second after hearing about it. What A B.I.T.C.H.! It is funny but even though she was a background character I think I hated the wife the most.

The thought that everyone was blaming the doctor for every murder that kept happening seemed far fetched. The police barely did any investigating once they got to the seen and then would start barking at Dr. James that he did it. I had to go back and reread chapters because sometimes I did not realize I was reading another person or what they had to do with the story I was already processing.

Sometimes the book was too over the place other time there was just enough thrill to keep me reading. Would I read another from this series? My answer would be maybe. It was not bad it was not great. It was just a typical thriller.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Totally enjoyed this book
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2015
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Totally enjoyed this book. The pace was fast, the settings and characters were well developed. Looking forward to the next in the series!
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OVERRULED
4.0 out of 5 stars good one night read
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2015
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I believe the first book for Glenn Shepard. The writing style is a little abrupt and the flow was a bit
clippie. Short chapters and abrupt end to topics, but over all a very quick read and the book did move along rather quickly. A great book for maybe a ninth grade reading level and discussion? there was not a lot of time put on getting to know the characters and that kept the flow going (good thing some authors spend too much time describing/ acquainting characters)
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Jim in Ann Arbor
2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Plot but Poorly Written
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2016
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The book's story line was intriguing but the writing is poor. It doesn't flow. It jumps around too much while concepts and characters are only superficially developed. I gave it an honest effort but simply couldn't finish this book.
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P. Weiser
3.0 out of 5 stars Not sure this novel actually deserves three stars, but ...
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2016
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Not sure this novel actually deserves three stars, but it kept me turning pages to the end - which is, after all, the test of a suspense story.

And on the scale of one-dimensional to developed to complex, had to call at least some of the characters "complex," in the sense of being somewhat inconsistent.

With those caveats, it's a first-person-shooter of a suspense novel. The central character keeps having the necessary skills for each level, meets NPCs of some interest, and the zaps fly thick and fast, accelerating at the end.

Plausibility suffers, IMHO, but then I was in the missile game of a previous generation (bought the book by its title) when the balance between boredom and sheer terror was quite the opposite of this story... thank God.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Shadow Ghosts
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2016
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A well written and very believable story. Exciting twists to the plot that just keep surprising that reader. The author constructed the book very well and informative. Hope there is a sequel!
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Tim White
1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of Time
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2015
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Yes, Mr. Shepard, GSR is a vitally important piece of evidence in a murder investigation. Your haphazard dismissal of it was ridiculous and affected the entire rest of the book. Also a bail/bond arraignment without any legal representation? Really? Literary license only excuses legal facts to a limited extent. This was one of the most poorly developed plots I've ever encountered in this genre, and I read quite a few. The plot has more holes than a ten-pound block of Swiss cheese. I could provide a complete list, but why bother. Pass on this one. The only mystery associated with this nonsense is how the hell it ever got published.
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