![]() ![]() After all, when your addiction is the ‘terrible magnificence’ of the storm as it ‘evolve(s) from a white cone wrapped by cascading curtains of brown dust into a massive, rusty cylinder of rotating ripples, a barber pole of violence’ – well, you’ll crank the bar straight into the ground in order to get that fix. And Jack, the uncompromising rogue swordsman who starred in ‘Funnel Vision,’ has done just that, along with so many fellow adrenalin freaks who’ve joined the competitive gravy train of insipid reality TV. ” ‘Anyone who dared run their cherished hobby through pop culture’s brain shredder,’ Chris Kridler notifies us in her latest romp, ‘was looked upon about as favorably as an intestinal virus on a cruise ship.’ And that resentment runs strong in her second storm-chasing thriller, ‘Tornado Pinball’ But when your passion burns through massive quantities of cash, selling out no longer engages the gag reflex with the same urgencies it used to. Chris captures the true visual details of thunderstorms and tornadoes that allows you to actually envision being at the base of some of nature’s most powerful events. “… a book that keeps you on the edge from start to finish. Her sex scenes are the best I’ve ever read.” “Chris writes about storms and stormchasers with insider knowledge, constructing characters we care about. I definitely recommend ‘Tornado Pinball.'” The outrageous, almost satirical concept of a human tornado probe is entirely possible, and it is a commentary on what production companies will attempt for ratings. One doesn’t have to be a storm chaser to enjoy the book. Kridler really conveys the awesome sublime beauty of the storms that cross the American Plains. Expect some plot ‘twisters.’ This is a wonderful book.” “funny, exciting, and sexy … Kridler takes us along on the chase and introduces some really neat technology. And Kridler can write sizzling sex scenes.” Precise and lush descriptions of all-things-weather - hail storms, cloud formations, scenes of tornadic destruction - give the novel a lyrical side. Kridler’s diverse characters, from wannabe TV show hosts and other glory hounds to weather geeks and grad students, are portrayed with nuance and depth. Hard-drinking and obsessive, expert chaser Jack Andreas is the core of Tornado Pinball, a complex hero and inveterate womanizer with a heart built of painful ambiguities. “The second book in Kridler’s Storm Seekers series is a riveting adventure in the land of tornadoes and the idiosyncratic individuals who chase them for love and money. READ A FREE SAMPLE | GET FREE KINDLE APP READER REVIEWS OF ‘TORNADO PINBALL’ … The sequel to FUNNEL VISION, a Storm Seekers novel, TORNADO PINBALL delivers an unforgettable adventure with action, humor, romance and stunning storms. As the disasters mount, will Jack be able to launch their device into a tornado? The daring star of another show pursues them, desperate for a shot with his own flying machine. Distracting him is co-star Saffire, a Hollywood actress who is more than she seems, and producer Wynda, who will do anything to make her documentary succeed. But Jack is losing his customary cool as a comedy of errors unfolds. As the reluctant consultant, expert storm chaser Jack Andreas must get the show’s nervous star, failed tour operator Brad Treat, into a twister. Just when TV shows about storm chasing can’t get any more extreme, along comes a production company with the ultimate exploit: the Bubble, a manned tornado probe. ‘Tornado Pinball,’ a storm-chasing adventure novel by Chris Kridler (Storm Seekers, Book 2)īarnes & Noble: Nook & paperback editionsĪlso at: Apple Books | IndieBound | Kobo When science becomes a stunt,
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