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DEGREE OF CAUTION by author Sibyl Avery Jackson has been nominated by the African American Authors Guild for Best Mystery for 2002

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by Rick Mohr
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Degree of Caution
By Sibyl Avery Jackson
(Released by Milligan Books)

It has been said that the best murder weapons are ones using common items. Not only is the weapon itself often overlooked as being capable of causing a death, but it is easy to hide it in plain sight, and/or dispose of it readily. With Hitchcock, it was an icicle; it’s sharp, melts, and leaves no fingerprints, even if it somehow manages to hold its shape. With author Sibyl Avery Jackson, it is a cell phone, and therein lies the beauty of this work.

In her novel Degree of Caution, Ms Jackson has shown a mastery of storytelling that makes for a gripping and compelling story. From the cover art to the final page, she manages to craft a tale that made me as a reader stop and think over the chance of this being more truth than fiction- if not already, then some day in the not too distant future. Add to the mix Ms. Jackson’s history in the cellular phone industry, and coupled with all the reporting in the media regarding cell phone safety, you have to wonder was she conjecturing or confiding?

This is a story of Corporate America caring more for the dollar than the consumer, and the town of Bastrop Texas having to pay the cost for that greed in the lives of it’s citizens due to the testing of a new cell phone. The Excalibur is a next generation wireless that is given to some of the people in the town to try out, and not long after the test marketing is completed, those that received the new phone begin to get sick and fall into a coma, some even die. The manufacturer, along with divisions of the U.S. government begins a cover-up, the likes of which has never been seen before. Enter FBI Special Agent Monica Sinclair, who goes undercover to try to find the truth behind what really happened in that small town. But they are ready to ship The Excalibur worldwide-can she stop them before mass carnage is unleashed?

Ms. Jackson has not only crafted a tightly wound mystery that unravels at just the right pace to keep the reader interested, but she has also created characters that exist in a real world, with all of the concerns, misgivings and apprehensions that go with being a living breathing human being. Her characters have a three dimensional feel that makes the reading of this 400 page novel not a chore, but a thrill. Her heroes are heroic and her villain’s evil without being caricatures, my compliments to her for doing so well.

I think that any filmmaker worth his salt should pick up this story and run with it, it would make one terrific movie, and any reader who is looking for a solid well told tale should buy this book. Then you too will be like me and ask when is the next adventure with Special Agent Monica Sinclair going to be out? I hope it’s soon.

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