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"Not That Kind of Good Guy (Shadow's Path)" by John Ringo
https://www.amazon.com/That-Kind-Good-Shadows-Path/dp/1668073390

Book number one of a three book science fiction dark fantasy series. I
read the well printed and well bound MMPB published by Baen in 2026 that
I bought from Amazon in 2025. I am eagerly awaiting the second MMPB
book that comes out in September 2026. And the third book in hardback
will be out soon also.

Michael Edwards is 13 year old 5'10" genius white guy who grew up in Baltimore's ghetto with a Black 6'4" trans mother prostitute after his
real mother was brutally murdered in an alley. He and the MS-13 gang
are having running gun battles after he supposedly slighted them. When
the MS-13 tried to murder him, he became one of Earth's 300+ Super
Heroes with invulnerability and an Earth mover. But, Michael is just
not that kind of a good guy. He lives by the motto: "Big boys don't
cry, don't snitch, and always get revenge." Michael also views himself
as a warrior for God and gets frequent help and direction from the
secret Gondola society whose mission is to destroy child trafficking
across the entire world.

I loved this book. It pushes many of my buttons and beliefs. And the
Super Heroes are fairly goofy and hard not to like. And the villains,
of whom there are many, are disgusting and easy to dislike. And I like
the fact that Michael is part Native American since my wife is part
Cherokee.

My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,239 reviews)

Lynn

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