CLIFF EDGE PUBLISHING

Tucson Weekly, Books, December 19, 2013

Thighs Like Us
Ron Terpening’s Cloud Cover reveals a sexy supporting character
by Jarret Keene

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Highlights:

"Terpening knows how to crank a narrative engine. … When he gets his storytelling hooks into you, the pleasure derives from following his protagonist as he navigates an imbroglio.
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For me, there was greater reward in watching nerdy Higgins and lovely Fae fall in love. Armed with a modest expense account, she treats the book-worming hero to a nice dinner or three in Italy. Such scenes are nicely conveyed and always laced with encroaching danger and erotic anticipation.
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Terpening deftly renders a few doomed-to-die minor characters, too—like the drugged-out MP at the missile-training center in Arizona who facilitates an apocalyptic threat, and the KGB stating chief Belgrade who nearly unravels the looming conspiracy before Higgins and Fae can even hop into bed.

… a hair-raising climax …

If you’re a fan of solid thrillers, Cloud Cover will satisfy and serve to remind you why '80s-era espionage novels were so popular—and why they’re widely read today. Terpening deserves a huge readership, proving he can match storytelling skills with the best of today’s Clancy-brand purveyors."

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