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Justice Before Law (Pain and Agony Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Michael Anderle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 752 ratings
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Those who killed their partners will wish they had never been born.

Pain is a burned ex-mercenary. Agony is a burned ex-cop.

Together, they might just find out.

The only problem? They can’t stand each other.

Trust, it seems, doesn’t come easily between a black-ops mercenary and an ex-police detective.

What could make it worse for her?

He doesn’t like using guns.

Will Pain and Agony be able to dodge the criminals trying to take them out and avoid killing each other in the process?

Will the criminals be able to handle the two of them together?

Read PAIN AND AGONY and enjoy the exploits of two people…who might become friends.

Go up and click Buy Now or Read for Free and find out just who is Pain and how did he run into Agony?

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About the Author

Michael Anderle is the internationally bestselling author of more than forty urban fantasy and science fiction novels, including the Kutherian Gambit, Opus X, Federal Histories, and Exceptional S. Beaufont series. He is also coauthor of many more under his company, LMBPN Publishing, which has sold over 3 million books.

Born and bred in the USA, James R. Cheatham has literally been around the world and back again. James is a retired military veteran, and has been to war four times. Now, he narrates audiobooks full time. He started back in 2018 with some divine direction, and is absolutely loving it.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09FS246RJ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ LMBPN Publishing; 1st edition (September 13, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 13, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3374 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 752 ratings

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Michael Anderle (ok, weird talking about myself in the 3rd person) (1967-Hopefully a long time from NOW) was born in Houston, Tx. A very curious child, he got into trouble - a lot. What to do with an inquisitive mind when he was grounded? Read!

Ok, done with all of that 3rd person stuff.

In the first 20 years, I mostly read Science Fiction and Fantasy. In the last 10 years I have enjoyed Urban Fantasy and Military Fiction. With this background, I've been blessed with creating The Kurtherian Gambit series, a well-selling, and fan loved, collection of stories.

The fans have propelled these stories beyond my wildest imagination and they should get all of the credit for sharing with friends, family and occasionally the random person on the street. They are fantastic!

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Bookzilla
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2022
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Short review: read it.

This stand-alone is easy to follow and difficult to put down. No editing errors p, gratuitous violence or drag-you-down drama.

Fast-paced and enjoyable. If you like humor in your mystery, detective, truth seeking stories, you may enjoy this one. Somewhat reminiscent of Warren Murphy and Jim Butcher. Intriguing storyline with descriptive writing that draws the reader into each scene. Flexible procedures, actions and reactions. Believable characters, with perhaps superhuman abilities. Excellent thought-provoking and memorable dialogue.

‘Stay righteous, my friend,’

‘Stay righteous. They can never take righteousness away from you, no matter how hard they try.”

“You’re with the CIA?” She could almost believe it, except he now acted on American soil so that didn’t seem quite right.
“No. And for what it’s worth, I think the initials for that agency should be CYA—Cover Your @@@—and leave intelligence completely out of the equation. But I was in a whole different sub-section. One that has mostly been redacted.”

I may re-read this story and definitely look forward to other works by this author.
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Little g
5.0 out of 5 stars I have never had such a good time reading a book
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2023
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Non stop fun from beginning to end. Lots of action, mayhem, snark and two people who should have never been thrown together but who work. I had to stop what I was reading and look up the author, because I’d never read him before.
I will definitely look for the next book in the series. Pain and Agony are great.
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conan
4.0 out of 5 stars no complaints
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2023
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A entertaining way to spend time. I cannot recommend it as I didn’t find it compelling. Anderle can put words together in an entertaining fashion, and he did so. There’s action…
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JMN4555
5.0 out of 5 stars Another fantastic Anderle series!
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2022
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Congratulations to Michael Anderle for another amazing series. It’s extremely hard to find such an interesting and exciting author who not only writes intelligently but also provides top rated plots, characters and excitement in the stories. I’m really looking forward to the next book.
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nyrican4t-A-Bibliophile
5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME!!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2022
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A fantastically entertaining whodunnit that had me laughing out loud at the puns and one liners! Pain and Agony make a stellar team as they shoot, fight and destroy their way through mobsters, gangs and terrorists while trying to find a missing preacher.
The writing was engaging, entertaining and energetic. Witty as well as well researched in procedurals detail. I look forward to reading more.
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dennis jackman
3.0 out of 5 stars Too Much Cute Banter
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2022
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Badass ex-military guy meets badass ex-cop girl and team up to beat the bad guys. Quite a bit of action but a lot of it is more than usually unbelievable. My main problem is the non-stop jokes, banter, cute remarks, and clever witticisms. A fair amount of that is entertaining but here it is constant and takes place in every exchange between them. During tense moments, mad car chases, and wild gun fights the frivolity never lets up. It makes it impossible to suspend your disbelief and go with the story because no two people talk like this all the time.
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Mary Winger
5.0 out of 5 stars TREMENDOUSLY ENTERTAINING!
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2023
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I picked up this book because it sounded OK and I do like buddy stories. I was wrong it was AWESOME! Pain and Agony are funny as well as kickass. They play well off each other and it is like they’ve been partners forever. Looking forward to reading the rest of the books in this series and follow The Quest, as well as find out who took out the contract on Agony!
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Cavpilot1948
4.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction to a new Anderle Series
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2022
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This series has some real potential. There are no extraterrestrials or magic involved as of this first chapter. The story reads quickly. The story arc is interesting and relevant to today's world (2022). There is no sex but lots of f-bombs with good character dislogue. There are two protagonists, one ex-cop female and one very, very large, mysterious man with only skills and no background. It is a very interesting combination. I am looking forward to the series unfolding. It is a delightful vacation from long, painful government documentation.
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DEP
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book. Can't wait to read the next book
Reviewed in Canada on January 9, 2022
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I have read a wide variety of Michael Anderle's books so I wasn't surprised this one was good. No cliffhanger.
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A. Brzakalik
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2021
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Up to Mr. Anderle’s usual brilliant standard fast paced totally engaging story line I would highly recommend it !
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kevinmac5
5.0 out of 5 stars Bring on the pain, as well as some agony
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2021
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Good old fashioned action movie style story with two completely different character wo hate each other.
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