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Architect of Courage Kindle Edition

by Victoria Weisfeld (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 74 ratings
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Ordinary Man, Extraordinary Situation
In June 2011, September was weeks away, and the full dread of the approaching anniversary hadn't yet settled on New York City's residents. But from One Police Plaza to the FBI's grim headquarters in Washington, D.C., the top brass harbor a rumbling in the gut. Each person who works for them down the line shares their unease, from every rookie cop walking the beat to the lowliest surveillance specialist. And Archer Landis is about to get caught up in their fixation.
Landis is not one of his city's guardians, and a different sort of electricity runs under his skin on this warm Thursday evening. A highly successful Manhattan architect—a man you'd say has his life totally, enviably, in order—Landis works the room at a Midtown reception, shaking hands, being seen, accompanying his cheerful greetings with the convivial clinking of ice in an untouched glass of single malt.
When the noisy crowd becomes sufficiently dense and everyone present can say they've seen him, he will slip away. Out on Fifth Avenue, he will grab a cab for the run south to Julia's Chelsea apartment. It's a trip that will hurtle him into deadly danger. Everyone and everything he cares about most will be threatened, and he will have to discover whether he has the courage to fight his way clear.
Architect of Courage won a second-place award in the 2023 Public Safety Writers Association writing contest! Great recognition from an organization that likes to get crime right!
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"You'll be kept guessing in a cleverly plotted story that has the power to wrong-foot and surprise." And "this is a book about courage in its many forms and throughout that journey of discovery—for both reader and character—(the author) certainly puts us through the wringer!" - CrimeFictionLover.com

"A tangled web of deception comes to light. . . .Packed full of action, the story takes on the aspects of a thriller mixed with a dose of mystery." - Novels Alive blog, connecting readers to stories

"I highly recommend this book to all thriller lovers and look forward to reading more from this author." - Paws. Read. Repeat, book review blog

About the Author

Vicki Weisfeld's short stories have appeared in leading mystery magazines, including Ellery Queen, Sherlock Holmes, and Black Cat. Find her work also in a variety of anthologies: Busted: Arresting Stories from the Beat, Seascapes: Best New England Crime Stories, Murder Among Friends, Passport to Murder, The Best Laid Plans, Quoth the Raven, and Sherlock Holmes in the Realms of Edgar Allan Poe. She's a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, the Short Mystery Fiction Society, which awarded Breadcrumbs a best short story Derringer in 2017, and the Public Safety Writers Association, which gave a similar award to Who They Are Now in 2020. She's a reviewer of New Jersey theater for TheFrontRowCenter.com and crime/mystery/thriller fiction for the UK website, crimefictionlover.com. Online: www.vweisfeld.com --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B3R5TLN4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Opal Books (June 9, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 9, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3349 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 347 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 74 ratings

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Award-winning short story writer Vicki Weisfeld is a Midwesterner (Go Blue!) transplanted to New Jersey. Many of her mysteries are set in those places. Her mother’s Texas family inspired stories about Brianna Yamato, rookie reporter and expert investigator for the Sweetwater (Texas) Register. Vicki’s award-winning first thriller, Architect of Courage, out June 2022, is set in the summer of 2011. Everything goes from bad to worse to worst for Manhattan architect Archer Landis, who must find the courage first to survive, and then for redemption. Follow her here and visit her blog at www.vweisfeld.com.

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Loved it! A fast-paced, gripping page turner! Twists and turns, exotic locales, memorable characters, and a wonderful surprise to wrap it all up! Highly recommended!Tom Harley Campbell
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Andrew I. Burness
5.0 out of 5 stars Two years later, remembering how much I enjoyed this book
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2024
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I am not a regular reader of mystery novels, but have respected Weisfeld's work for years and gave it a try. I meant to write a review immediately after reading it, and am acting belatedly. She's such a good writer, and so creative with the plot. She had me hanging the entire time, just where she must want all of us to be. I am about to read more of her short stories, which is why I felt moved to re-engage with the Architect of Courage. So glad that a book I read two years ago has stuck with me.
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g t mathews
5.0 out of 5 stars Many Surprises Keeps the Reader Turning Pages
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2022
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International intrigue, terrorists, office politics, marriage stresses, old enemies and new, never a dull page!
When an employee of his architectural firm is murdered, Archer Landis begins a journey with more twists and turns than the road to Hana. In her debut murder-mystery novel, Architect of Courage, Victoria Weisfeld has created an absolute page turner with every discovered clue revealing an ever more complex web of deceit and more mystery.
But if murder and mystery aren’t enough to keep the reader engaged, Archer Landis, an internationally successful architect, Vietnam vet, husband and father, experiences personal growth and finds character strengths he didn't know he had as the murders pile up all seemingly disconnected except for him.
Well-developed supporting characters, keep Archer grounded or in some cases on his toes.
This is a great book for mystery lovers or anyone who enjoys a well written, well researched fast-paced read.
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Frank DeVito
5.0 out of 5 stars A Whodunit for today’s times
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2022
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Author Vicki Weisfeld is obviously a gifted and imaginative writer, well-versed in the art and “architecture” of the classical Whodunit genre. But she’s taken it to new, “skyscraping” heights, in cleverly weaving a tangly, complex plot, believably set in our contemporary, unsettled times, as the convincing backdrop for all the killing, fiendishness, and mayhem desired by red-blooded, sophisticated Whodunit devotees everywhere.
Weisfeld takes us deeply into the psyche of the main character, as she carefully unfolds the building suspense of this mystery. There is a visceral realness to this one man’s story, instinctively causing this reader to actually pause and ask: “Well, what if I were in such a dreadful situation? What would I do?”
Architect Of Courage is undoubtedly the proverbial “page turner.” And to borrow the sage advice given to the famed biographer, Robert Caro, you will want to “turn every page,” to not only discover all of the clues and crumbs of this fast-paced story line, but to marvel at the talent and seriousness which Vicki Weisfeld brings to her craft.
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Babette Levin
5.0 out of 5 stars Talented writer
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2023
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Having read Architect of Courage twice, I found it just as exciting the second time around. There's the clever unraveling of the whodunnit mystery of course, but also the mastery of detail about the New York City setting, about the business of architecture, and especially the depiction of the protagonist's psychology--the psychology of grief and the psychology of guilt. I relished little touches like the discovery that a homeless man had stolen the shoes from a body he found in a dumpster, and the description of a "pickupstix pile of pens and pencils" in a mystery box. All this is evidence we're in the hands of an uncommonly talented writer.
Babette Levin
Sacramento, California
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Ron
5.0 out of 5 stars Pulled an all-nighter on this.
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2022
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I absolutely loved reading this story. So much so that I finished it this morning at 5:30AM after pulling an all-nighter. I confess that Murder Mysteries are not my usual fare. I'm a rather boring data guy and tend more toward historical fiction when I consume fiction at all. I apparently lack the gene for suspended disbelief. But Victoria Weisfeld's story of an accomplished world renowned architect caught up in events beyond his control that turn his world upside down captured my imagination. Her characters are created with such care and complexity that it's hard not to feel their joy as well as their pain. The connection with the way our world has changed since 9/11 is unavoidable and not a little disturbing. Be prepared to change some of your priorities when you begin reading this story.
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Harvey Held
5.0 out of 5 stars Intense!
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2022
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I am not normally a reader of mystery novels, but having previously read a few of Victoria Weisfeld's short stories, I was extremely pleased to purchase and read her debut novel, Architect of Courage. The writing was incredibly detailed and beautifully crafted; the story was full of twists and turns to the point where I could not put this book down until it was over.
I have seen that other reviewers have given plot and character details, so I will forego that. I do wish to say that I am hopeful that Ms. Weisfeld will grace us with another novel. If so, I will be at the front of the line to purchase it.
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Linda C. Wisniewski
5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling story, superb writing!
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2023
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Writing in the point of view of a character of a different genre is not easy, but Weisfeld had me convinced I was in the head of Archer Landis, the protagonist of this pageturner. Her prose is elegant, the story is exciting, the locations intriguing and the heartbreaking chase he becomes involved in had me rooting for him all the way. Great debut!
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Vin Das
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2022
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This was a really fantastic read! So cleverly written, lots of characters, many plots and twists, and impeccably researched. If you love to get lost and be thrilled, entertained, educated and transported this book will exceed your expectations and take you places! The best book I've read in a long time, great work!
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