{"id":261311,"date":"2026-07-13T18:16:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/giant-steps-patrick-h-moore\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:16:03","slug":"giant-steps-patrick-h-moore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/giant-steps-patrick-h-moore\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant Steps &#8211; Patrick H Moore"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"text-align:center;margin:0 auto 1.5em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/925a4a3a74ba7834.jpg\" alt=\" - Unknown book cover\" style=\"max-width:300px;width:100%;height:auto;box-shadow:0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.25);border-radius:4px;\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>They\u2019re probably not going to get out anytime soon, unless you get weak and refuse to press charges.\u201d \u201cFuck you, Nick. You know I\u2019m not going to do that. But I feel like I\u2019m all boxed in\u2026\u201d \u201cJimmy,\u201d I said after a moment\u2019s reflection, \u201cwe\u2019re all boxed in. We just don\u2019t like to admit it. But if it\u2019s any consolation, I can recommend great lawyers for both of them\u2026\u201d Jimmy nodded and bowed his head. After that, we both fell silent as we drove through the desert night.<\/p>\n<p>Outside, the wind was blowing hard; inside, we were feeling the chill. OceanofPDF.com After clearing it with Carrie, I skipped Wednesday\u2019s MASA rally and spent the day searching for new digs. It used to be simple to rent a place if you had the bones. Now it\u2019s damned near as complex as buying a house. The morning was fruitless and the afternoon was no better. Finally, as the sun began to set, I threw in the towel and rented a suite with a kitchenette and tiny sitting room at an extended stay joint called Homebody Suites, a long block off I-15, a few miles south of Corona.<\/p>\n<p>Spent the next eight hours moving the bare necessities into my new place and everything else, including part of my arsenal, into a storage locker in Norco, up the road from Corona. Finally, at around two a.m., I drank a Heineken, set my phone alarm, and went to sleep. My alarm trilled at seven thirty a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Tried to pull the sound into my dream, but that didn\u2019t work. Reached for the phone, knocked it off the nightstand, dangled an arm down to retrieve it, and shut it off\u2026 It came back in pieces \u2014my new lodgings, complete with kitchenette, in the shadow of the interstate. I sat down with a fresh cup of institutional dark roast and two everything bagels I\u2019d snagged at a deli Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>On my second cup of coffee, I phoned my daughter Maleah. She had graduated from SF State in June and was about to embark on her second European dance tour with her mother\u2019s dance troupe, Walker\u2019s Worldwide Dance, Inc. Eleven months ago, the troupe toured southern and eastern Europe. This time, it would be Scandinavia and the British Isles.<\/p>\n<p>Cassady had wanted Maleah to come home for the summer, but she\u2019d mounted stubborn resistance and was still in her shared rental in the inner Richmond. It was early and I was afraid she wouldn\u2019t pick up. I was wrong. \u201cOh, hi Dad. I\u2019m glad you caught me.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn this third installment of the series, Nick Crane and his freedom fighters continue their battle against a group of so-called \u2018super patriots\u2019 known as The Principals. A story for our times, the book resonates in today\u2019s political climate. Moore entertains with his clever prose, while giving us something to think about.<\/p>\n<p>A great addition to an excellent set of thrillers.\u201d \u2014 Joel W. Barrows, bestselling author of the Deep Cover series \u201cL.A. PI Nick Crane is back, along with his partner, FBI Special Agent Carrie North, in Giant Steps, the final installment of their three-volume battle against the forces of evil, personified by the despicable Marguerite Ferguson and her lethal band of \u2018super patriots\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick H. Moore\u2019s prose is electric, pulsing with rat-a-tat jack-hammer energy, that spits out words like bullets. Warning: hang on tight for the ride of your life!\u201d \u2014Charles Salzberg, Shamus Award nominated author of Canary in the Coal Mine and Second Story Man \u201cGiant Steps is the finale of Patrick H. Moore\u2019s Nick-Crane-versus-The- Principals trilogy. Everything readers have anticipated about the dramatic final battle between Nick and Marguerite Ferguson\u2014with long-suffering FBI SA Carrie North caught in the middle\u2014comes to a thrilling head.<\/p>\n<p>Moore delivers, serving up a landscape where only Nick Crane dares challenge the powers intent on destroying America.\u201d \u2014Ken Funsten, CFA; Director, Sisters-in-Crime, L.A. and author of What\u2019s Really Unforgettable \u201cSpilling over with investigative authority, in Giant Steps Patrick H. Moore weaves a modern PI thriller where freedom fighters and fake patriots wreak havoc across the dark landscape of a desolate yet familiar America.<\/p>\n<p>Moore writes with the addictive panache of Lee Child and Vince Flynn.\u201d \u2014John Nardizzi, Shamus award finalist and author of Telegraph Hill and The Burden of Innocence \u201cVeteran PI Nick Crane is on the run\u2014until he decides to strike back. Teaming up with tough FBI agent Carrie North, Crane launches a daring sting to bring down Marguerite Ferguson, the ruthless leader of a shadowy cabal threatening America from within. Packed with grit, intrigue, and explosive action, Giant Steps is a razor-sharp thriller about courage, betrayal, and the cost of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Michael D.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>This is a short excerpt from the opening of &ldquo;&rdquo; by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. 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