What really happened in Area 51?
Adam Pagnucco is just trying to help out a stranger who's down and out. He has no idea that man is Winston Koop, his exceptionally talented, ex-best friend. Koop and Nuke had been inseparable in college, but then life happened. Nuke finally quit drinking, and Koop-Koop was at the centre of a massive conspiracy that the government faked UFOs just to cover it up.
Even after confessing to removing the memories of hundreds of people, Koop is still hiding something crucial from Nuke. The truth is even stranger than fiction, and time is running out for the real inhabitants of the Roswell site. Can Nuke somehow find a way to forgive . . . but not to forget?
In his long-awaited new novel, Patrick O'Leary ( Door Number Three) deftly navigates the invisible currents of secrets and forgiveness. Gripping, profound, and utterly unique, 51 is sure to please fans of fans of smart paranormal nostalgia, such as the X-Files, Old Man's War, and Stranger Things.
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It was a year after the Reality TV Star took the White House. THE BEST MAN -2018
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(@TachyonPub, 8 February 2022, 330 pages, ARC from the publisher)
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This is a new author for me. I don't read much science fiction but the premise of 51 intrigued me. I thought this was a great book. I really liked the humour. It works well and offers a nice contrast to some of the darker moment in the book. I liked the way the chapters move from the present to events in Area 51 showing how the past continues to impact the present. I found this a compelling, enjoyable read.
