Mobashar Qureshi

Five Viet Nam war vets meet in a secret room to plan murder. An aging cop investigates the case while dreaming of retiring to Ireland. When I first read the plot of this book, I thought meh, not really my type of story. However, once I started I was hooked. Maybe I've just been reading too many books lately with beautiful young things wasting amazing adventures on inane love affairs with dangerous men: maybe it's just a case of the right book at the right time, but I thoroughly enjoyed The show more October Five. The protagonists of this story are all middle aged men, some of whom love their wives and their families or are shy around women or who choose to stay single because of what they are doing. I notice that many of the other reviewers felt that the characters weren't fleshed out enough but, personally, I found them believable and very likable. These were ordinary guys making tough choices. They question their motives, they worry about the effects of their actions, and they care deeply for each other. I also liked the way the book moved between the POV of the vets and the cop and between the present and the past. It could have been jarring but Qureshi made it work.

The October Five is a fast-paced read about the meaning of love and justice. Like all indie books, there are some editing problems but not enough to take away from the enjoyment of the story and I have no problem recommending this book. I look forward to reading more from this author show less

This second book in the Roman Solaire series is another fun and exciting quick read from Mobashar Qureshi! Solaire is once again strong in his desire to get some justice for those wronged...no matter what he has to do or endure to get it done...seems contradictory, but it totally works! I was super happy to once again see LeVack back as the mysterious yet loveable unasked for 'partner'...they are pretty great together!
It’s a short story so there isn’t a ton of character development…but show more it slowly gives you bits and pieces of the main characters to make you pull for them because you know they’re trying to do the right thing. It’s fast paced so it keeps your attention. I’d love one day to see novel length book with more background and depth given on of these main characters! Moving on to the next adventure in book #3 right now!! show less

Jon Rupret (r before e) is a Parking Enforcement Officer who gets his own car towed on a regular basis. He desperately wants to move up in the police force but, when for some reason that no one, not least himself, can discern, he is chosen to be on a task force to prevent a new drug from hitting the streets, he is a little worried. For one thing, he once accidentally messed up a major drug bust and for another, well, it sounds kinda dangerous. But Rupret, ever well-meaning if just a tad show more bumbling, is soon on the streets with his new and very competent partner, seeking the bad guys and doing his darndest not to get in the way.

This is a fun and funny book. Rupret, as a character, is endearing and the story is fast-paced and engrossing. This was Mr Qureshi's first novel,and, as such, there are some minor problems with editing but not enough to take away from the pleasure of reading this hilarious thriller. show less

Ten Typewriter Tales
MOBASHAR QURESHI

A Collection of Stories.
40,000 words

"He loved his family. He loved them more than anything...Now he was thinking of destroying those that brought peace in him."

I am a big fan of short story collections. I think that they encourage readers who can't stomach the idea of a large book and can lead people into reading novels where they've previously been discouraged. I quite liked this book of stories, the concepts for most of them were sound and if I had to show more make a complaint, it would be that a lot of them weren't long enough for me. Not to say that the stories ran out of steam, just the opposite, for most of them I would be happier to have been reading them in novella form and I believe that there was enough 'meat' to these stories that this sort of transition would be very successful. I particularly liked the stories 'Seeking Help' and 'Young Man with a Cane', but at the end of both I was going "What happens next..!?" I thought this book was great and I am looking forward to reading more from this author.

**The author of this book provided a copy of this ebook to me for an honest and unbiased review** show less