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Kyle Keyes has once again shown us that he is a master at 'letting the story tell itself'. Martin Swan's Diary is a fun, fast-moving tale of one man's efforts to stop a terrorist threat against the United States, while also trying to form a love affair with a woman that he at first decieves, and then pulls her in to act as a cover for him.
Kyle is also showing his wry sense of humor throughout the story, with his characters unleashing sarcastic digs against each other in a form of playful banter.
Martin's diary entries at the end of most chapters show us the real man behind the spy facade, and I thoroughly enjoyed this story from the beginning to the end.
This is the type of story that I wish I could write. His comedy timing and presentation keep the reader locked in, and this book is hard to put down.
After speaking with Kyle, I am thrilled that this is NOT the last we will hear from Martin Swan.
If I had enough hands, I would say "three thumbs up!"
M.A. Beghtel


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Martin Swans Diary Black Water Crossing Kyle Keyes Books Reviews

In this quick paced adventure of a read we meet, Martin Swan. Martin is working undercover for the Government to help stop a terrorist attack on our country. The problem is, he needs a wife to complete his cover. He finds a lady, Jodie, he feels would be perfect., since she just lost her husband and all! One small problem, she does have a child whom they must leave with his aunt, who isn't quite sure is her sister should trust this man, maybe he is a killer? Jody is not overly keen over the entire situation she is in, and really isn't totally convinced that Martin is working for the government, but considering the situation, he's the best bet she has to survive for now. After all, her husbands family is after her to kill her, and take her child away,what's a woman to do?

Sound interesting yet? Trust me, we haven't even cut through the crust of this great tale. I have to say I am impressed with this book. It has adventure, crazy characters, and a really good story line. I actually didn't want to put it down once I got started on the read. I'm confident to say that you don't want to miss this one. I'm hoping they'll make a movie of it one day, yes, it's that good. Recommended. Well done, Mr. Keyes.
well done.

I received a free copy of this book for an honest review.
Don Miguel Alfonso Santinio wants his grandson Timmy back with the Santinio clan, a large extended family with Alfonso as the would-be-godfather. Timmy's mother Jodie has taken the boy from his father and fled in the company of a federal agent, Martin Swan. Swan and she became friends after Swan saw her on stage and decides that she would make the perfect cover wife for him as he begins a mission to intercept Arab terrorists who are trying to enter the country. The Arabs, upon arriving, plan to smuggle 450 hand grenades ashore, plant them into 450 pumpkins, and place the pumpkins on Halloween in strategic locations in and around Washington, D.C. Swan is hot after the terrorists; Santinio is hot after Swan. The chase is on.

Agent Swan and Jodie leave her son Timmy with her sister. Jodie dons a wig and the couple race down Atlantic coast to a trailer park with a gated entrance. There, under cover, they await the arrival of the terrorists. Never mind that agent Swan blows his cover again and again. His fake mustache falls into his soup. He is arrested repeatedly by local authorities for traffic violations. Neighbors take Jodie to be Swan's daughter rather than his wife, an impression reinforced whenever she puts her wig on backwards.

Meanwhile, Santinio dispatches family member after family member to locate Swan and Jodie and bring his grandson back. All fail. Alfonso never thinks to check the home of Jodie's sister for the youngster, but then the old patriarch is obsessive and bent on impressing others by flashing about his 40 million in lottery winnings.

Swan's mission broadens when finds that he and his troop, the invisible six, must stop a nuclear threat to the country. The Arabs, it turns out, are also bringing in the components for an atomic bomb.

Santinio, meanwhile, rounds up an armada of vehicles - everything from an Oscar Meyer Hot Dog truck to a WWII vintage motorcycle - in a chase after Swan. The caravan charges down the interstate to the sound of a bugle blaring at every toll booth. For all this improbable, sometimes over-the-top hilarity, author Keyes takes his story very seriously.
In fact, Keyes writes so well that readers might be reminded of Robert B. Parker or San Alini or other author with a gift for snappy dialogue and the genius to capture a setting in a single sentence. Keyes story moves with at a terrific clip. The plot is tight. Not a wasted word or phrase anywhere. Keyes' imagination seems boundless; his sense of the comic ranges from ironic to satire to slapstick. He pokes great fun at the retirement culture in Florida. He knows that kids can be very funny. Yet, at the moment his story seems about to leave the tracks, the author pulls the reader back into the reality of what is really at stake. Swans' bumbling suddenly gives way to quick intuition, decisiveness, and forceful leadership. Credibility is further restored by the author's attention to detail and the thoroughness of his research.

Keyes is an accomplished writer with a deep understanding of the story-telling art. Martin Swan's Diary is executed so well that the book demands to be accepted on its own terms; namely, as a comedy.

Fact is, however, that comedy's universe is a small one. Standup comedians know this. Gags don't work forever. If Agent Swan's mustache dropped into his soup for the third time, it would not be funny. If Jodie kicked the backyard pet egret one more time, it would be mean-spirited. If the antics of Keyes' characters ever drift into poignancy, the laughter stops. Sympathy and compassion step in and the action launches into the infinitely larger universe of drama. Keyes goes to full flaps just in the nick of time again and again to keep things light, to avoid exciting compassion or fear or anger or any other emotion in his readers. Laughter, however, prevails.

Kyle Keyes must see himself first and foremost as a humorist, but readers may finish the book wishing that his artful novel was also real enough to stir more deeply into human emotions - as if, in other words, the comedy gave way drama. Kyle Keyes certainly has the mastery as a writer to do either.

Written for bookpleasures.com by John J. Hohn, author of Deadly Portfolio A Killing in Hedge Funds.
What a fun an exciting novel 'Martin Swan's Diary' is. It is so nice to see an espionage thriller, with lots of humor to balance out all the terrorism and a murderous family. Kyle Keyes has written a novel that anyone will enjoy; it's got lots of laugh out loud moments, but it also ramps up the tension in parts too. It would make a great gift for the bookworm in your life – they are sure to love it as much as I do.

Kyle Keyes has come up with a brilliant character with the funny, strange, and somewhat bumbling Martin Swan. I hope we see him again and again, in novels to come.
Martin Swans Diary Black Water Crossing by Kyle Keyes is a fast paced read that reads and feels much like a movie, a movie that keeps you guessing, is funny, and a little weird at times. Martin is posing as an elderly gentleman, and as a special agent, may for once be in over his head when he meets Jodie. Her blond curls simply get to him. He falls in love more or less instantaneously, and must save her from her dangerous husband Carlos. There is plenty of comic relief here, add in some terrorism, a lot of lying between Jodie and Martin, and you have the makings of an entertaining thrill ride of a book. The underlying themes are tension filled, subterfuge, and finally, hopefully, redemption. With that unique mix, there is much to like here, with interesting characters, a good plot and solid writing. Highly recommend for a good, escapist style novel.
Kyle Keyes has once again shown us that he is a master at 'letting the story tell itself'. Martin Swan's Diary is a fun, fast-moving tale of one man's efforts to stop a terrorist threat against the United States, while also trying to form a love affair with a woman that he at first decieves, and then pulls her in to act as a cover for him.
Kyle is also showing his wry sense of humor throughout the story, with his characters unleashing sarcastic digs against each other in a form of playful banter.
Martin's diary entries at the end of most chapters show us the real man behind the spy facade, and I thoroughly enjoyed this story from the beginning to the end.
This is the type of story that I wish I could write. His comedy timing and presentation keep the reader locked in, and this book is hard to put down.
After speaking with Kyle, I am thrilled that this is NOT the last we will hear from Martin Swan.
If I had enough hands, I would say "three thumbs up!"
M.A. Beghtel