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Shake Down (First Coast Thriller Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Armand Rosamilia (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars (517)

Ex-cop Clayton Conway has made some mistakes.

He's trying to work hard with a repo company, hooking cars and boats. Raise his daughter and stay friendly with his ex-wife. Make enough money to pay the rent on his tiny apartment over a bar in Jacksonville Beach.

But when one of the Orenato Cartel's speedboats gets repossessed, they come looking for it.

Putting Clayton, his family and friends, in danger.

Can he protect them, or will the cartel get what they came for? And will his own weaknesses get the best of him... again?

From the author of the Award Winning crime thriller series, Dirty Deeds, comes a new series set in the same world!

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  1. Book 1 of 6
    First Coast Thriller Series
  2. Print length
    251 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Accessibility
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  5. Publication date
    January 15, 2022
  6. File size
    2.7 MB
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From the Publisher

“A strong opening to a new series! Armand Rosamilia has assembled an engaging cast of characters in Shake Down, some of them struggling with the ghosts of their past, others just looking for a good time on their way to the next adventure. Watching the repo crew at the center of this story interact with each other was a treat, as they tease and cajole, bicker and fight, or set their differences aside and truly step up for each other. This tightly knit group feels authentic, and I hope to read more about them. Action, suspense, thriller, and mystery—you’ll find all of these elements in this page turner of a book.” -Nick Sullivan, author of The Deep Series.

Shake Down

"Everybody loves a black sheep comes good story, and Armand's protagonist, Clayton 'Don't Call me Clay' Conway, has the perfect mix of imperfection and hope. His flaws are subtly dragged to light while the page-turning turmoil hits him from all angles. Armand is a best-seller in many diversified genres, and will undoubtedly add Coastal Thrillers to that list." Nicholas Harvey - Author of the AJ Bailey Adventure and Nora Sommer Suspense series.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09F3TK7SW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rymfire Books
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 15, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.7 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 251 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 6 ‏ : ‎ First Coast Thriller Series
  • Best Sellers Rank: #474,316 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 out of 5 stars (517)

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Armand Rosamilia is a full-time crime thriller and horror author who loves coffee, bourbon and bourbon-favored coffee.

He's written over 200 stories that are currently available, including crime thrillers, supernatural thrillers, horror, zombies, contemporary fiction, nonfiction and more. His goal is to write a good story and not worry about genre labels.

He also loves to talk in third person... because he's really that cool. Maybe.

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4 out of 5 stars
517 global ratings

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Customers find the book to be a fun read with interesting characters. The story is relatively plausible, with one customer noting it's packed with twists.
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7 customers mention readability, 6 positive, 1 negative
Customers find the book enjoyable and fun to read, with one customer describing it as suspenseful.
Can’t wait for the next one. Such a fun read. The writing was strong and the characters fleshed out well....Read more
Good read from start to finish, being a local Jax beach despues really able to immerse myself into the story as I could visualize the surrounding...Read more
...work for years now but his crime thriller is something different and exciting!...Read more
What a great story from one of my favorite writers. Fun, suspenseful and well-written, I highly recommend this story....Read more
6 customers mention character, 6 positive, 0 negative
Customers find the characters interesting in the book.
First time I read this author. I love the characters, story line and it is a definite page turner. Looking forward to more of these characters.Read more
Shake Down was entertaining. It has lots of action, and the characters are interesting. Clayton and the team are quite a crew.Read more
Great characters and the writing voice everyone has come to love. The story felt real and could challenge any cop show on your streaming service....Read more
...Quick to read and packed with enough twists and colorful characters to keep you hooked from start to finish.Read more
6 customers mention story, 5 positive, 1 negative
Customers find the story plausible, with one mentioning it is packed with twists.
First time I read this author. I love the characters, story line and it is a definite page turner. Looking forward to more of these characters.Read more
What a great story from one of my favorite writers. Fun, suspenseful and well-written, I highly recommend this story....Read more
...The story felt real and could challenge any cop show on your streaming service. Looking forward to the next one!Read more
...Quick to read and packed with enough twists and colorful characters to keep you hooked from start to finish.Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • MP
    5.0 out of 5 stars Florida, sin, and shady business
    Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2025
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    A fast-paced organized crime thriller with a wildly entertaining cast. Quick to read and packed with enough twists and colorful characters to keep you hooked from start to finish.
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  • jack willard
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting reading
    Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2025
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    I found this story entertaining. The plot seems to fade without end. The characters were interesting and well defined. Overall ok
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  • Donald Gorman
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good fun
    Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2025
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    (3). I was really surprised at how easy it was to get in to this book. The story is relatively plausible, the cast of characters is really, really good, and the action moves along very nicely. The resolution factor is low, but that is just fine. Rosamilia does a nice job setting us up for another installment and the sap factor is really low. Perfect for a medium length airplane ride. Good stuff.
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  • Johnson Smagilsky
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very hard to put down
    Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2025
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    I became immersed in the story and couldn’t wait to see what happened next. I was sorry to see it end.
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed the book
    Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024
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    Shake Down was entertaining. It has lots of action, and the characters are interesting. Clayton and the team are quite a crew.
    3 people found this helpful
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  • hemigirl
    5.0 out of 5 stars Adventurous
    Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2025
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    First time I read this author. I love the characters, story line and it is a definite page turner. Looking forward to more of these characters.
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  • Miss Angela Shirley
    4.0 out of 5 stars A great story
    Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2022
    Format: Paperback
    Clayton is lost at the moment, with his life as he knows it gone, losing his family and job as a police officer to his gambling addiction is there ever a way to get back on the right track. Until he gets a job with Jimmy within the Repo business until things start becoming weird and people are going missing.

    Can Clayton get back his life and find out what is going on when people start going missing and he tries to help the local force, will he put himself and his family in the middle of something he can't get out of.

    This is the first book I have read by this author and have to say I pleasantly surprised with the story and the drama written with the pages. The characters are well developed and drive the story as the twists and turns adds to the overall intensity of the story.

    I love a good flawed character trying to make good and Clayton is up there with the best, the way he is trying to get back his family and trying to resolve some his past is brilliant to read and you are invested from the first chapter as he is a likable rogue. The secondary characters complete the story and drive through to make you want to keep turning the pages to read what will happen next.

    I definitely recommend this book and would love to read more of this series and the author in the future.
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  • Bubbles
    3.0 out of 5 stars Just okay
    Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2025
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    It had it's moments, but if you remove the words "rum" and "pizza" this book would be almost long enough to make a good comic book.
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  • Angela Hayes
    4.0 out of 5 stars A great start to the series...
    Reviewed in Australia on July 18, 2022
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    3.5 Stars

    Shake Down is the first book in the First Coast Thriller series by Armand Rosamilia. As this is my first foray into Mr. Rosamilia’s work, I was unsure of what to expect- but I love a great crime thriller, and as I am a bit of a book addict, I devour my way through dozens of books a month and so I am always looking for more authors to add to my TBR list- so one-click I did and plunged into the adventure.
    Clayton Conway was forced off the police force due to his own doing. Mistakes that left him with little choice but to go into the repo game- recovering cars and boats to make ends meet. But when a powerboat belonging to a notorious cartel comes up for repo, things take a dangerous turn. What happens next? You will need to read all the intriguing details for yourself!
    I will definitely be joining Clayton for more adventures in the future. As well as keeping a lookout for anything else Mr. Rosamilia produces. Now I’m off to read ‘Throw Down’ (Book #2 First Coast Thriller Series).
    Happy Reading!

    Thank you, Armand Rosamilia!
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  • james
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed every page
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2025
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    I enjoyed every page of this exciting book.
    First one I have read by the author but won’t be the last.
    I highly recommend to anyone who likes exciting stories
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  • Claudine Delacour-Jarrett
    5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 13, 2025
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    Great thriller, couldn't put it down
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