5.0 out of 5 stars The diary of a man at death's door - exciting thriller, twist ending!
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2022
You have to read this to believe it. Grant Davis lives an extraordinary life - parts of it will remind readers of Forrest Gump and his incredible celebrity encounters - but much of this book is based on true events. Grant's adventures begin as a young going to a prestigious boarding school, where he makes lifelong friends, but also lifelong enemies. Standing up for what's right will, unfortunately, come back to haunt him.
He tries to escape these people by relocating away from New York City, in quiet upstate New York, but his problems follow him. One night his home is invaded, and he is attacked and injected with an unknown kind of poison.
He has no idea who is responsible - who actually okayed this attack, as the title states - but he has to find a cure if he wants to stay alive. His quest for survival takes him from New York to Florida and then to Germany where he enters the hidden laboratory of a Bavarian doctor. Along the way Grant will learn secrets about life, the human body, and the universe that will change everything.
You'll find yourself devouring this book over a weekend and wanting more! I can only hope that the author writes a sequel!
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Read
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2022
A real clincher. The author’s Salinger like writing style had me on the edge of my seat. Who Okayed This is an exceptional book. An easy read with many twists. Our hero, Grant Davis, finds himself in a multitude of unusual, yet exciting situations. This reader for one, cannot wait to find out what Mr. Davis can get himself into next.
☆☆☆☆☆5 out of 5 stars.
· 11 months ago
A Masterpiece
What would you do if one day you woke up and your life was turned upside down? Where do you begin? Well, this is the new life of Grant Davis as he wakes up one morning to find his life altered forever. “Who Okayed this? The riveting life of Grant Davis” is a book that surrounds our titular character as he travels around the world to piece his life together and become an ideal man in the community. I loved this book, and one of the reasons is the author’s suspense. Told in first person, Phillip E. Barrington takes the reader on a wild ride, full of suspense and unanswered questions, making us question our will to live and whether Grant should hold on to what he has. The author expertly covers the problem a modern man would go through in their life, from dealing with a corrupt system, being at odds with the authorities, the true definition of healthy relationships, and the support one expects and receives from family. This is one of the most ENGAGING stories I have ever read and one of the best experiences I’ve had. Kudos to the author for piecing together this enticing story.
Award winning author P.E. Barrington’s Who Okayed This?! The Riveting Life of Grant Davis, as seen on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX, is a gripping thriller made even more riveting by the fact that it is actually based upon true events. The novel won the 2022 Stellar Book Award.
With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
Who Okayed This?! is the story of Grant Davis, a man whose life is turned upside-down in a matter of moments. An attempt on his life leaves him scrambling for answers as he tries to discover why the people closest to him are determined to destroy him.
The novel has been called dark, gritty, and suspenseful. In the summer of 1995, the small upstate New York town of Woodstock is not as innocent as it seems on the surface. When Grant is the victim of a brutal home invasion, he finds himself injected with a deadly poison. Even worse, the attack came from those he trusted most. As he races against the clock to find a cure, Grant’s journey will take him from the streets of New York City to a mysterious castle, hidden in the wilderness of Bavaria.
Truth Stranger Than Fiction
Grant finds himself facing corruption on both sides of the law as he struggles to find answers. While parts of this story are fictionalized, author Barrington urges his readers to keep an open mind. “Sometimes,” he says, “truth is stranger than fiction.” He also feels that while his novel focuses on high-intensity life and death stakes, it also holds an important message: “Embrace life,” he urges. “Live every day with passion. Lose and keep the faith. Win and still be grateful. You never know when life can change completely. Life is short. Take the trip. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake!”
This message is what truly resonates with readers of Who Okayed This?! It’s a wild ride and a race against time, a truly page-turning thriller; but it also carries a strong message to embrace life day by day and make memories. Newly acclaimed author P.E. Barrington has created a shockingly true and wildly entertaining saga of a man fighting for his life.
Winner of the Stellar Book Award
Barrington’s gripping novel received the 2022 Stellar Book Award. “The prestigious ‘Stellar Book Award’ symbolizes the display of courage, perseverance, and belief in the human spirit,” says Barrington. “I’m delighted and honored to be the proud recipient of this award.”
His journey to writing his masterpiece is as gripping as the story itself. Barrington confesses that he was forced to dictate the story, as he was left terribly injured in a horrific car accident. “I was crushed between two cars,” he recalls. “I woke up with my neck in a Philadelphia collar, metal splints on both wrists, and a cast on my right leg. I couldn’t even walk. I was confined to a scooter for mobility.”
Facing a long and painful recovery, Barrington began to write down his experiences as part of his healing. He reached out to a friend who was confined to a wheelchair due to a serious illness, and she, being a successful author herself, encouraged him to write. “Life is like a book,” he says. “Some chapters are sad, some are happy, and some are exciting. But if you never turn the page, you will never know what the next chapter has in store for you.”
Despite the challenges he has faced, Barrington has made a full recovery. “With life as short as a half taken breath, don’t plant anything but love,” he urges his readers. He also offers the following teaser for his award-winning novel:
A threat from the past …
“Two months later, I received a collect call from Sing Sing. Yes, that Sing Sing, the maximum security state prison north of New York City. I didn’t accept the charges, of course, because I didn’t know anyone who had been sent there. After all, I didn’t make it a habit to seek out and befriend convicts. Whoever he was, the caller screamed over the operator as she was speaking to me. I heard him loud and clear after I rejected the call. He was threatening to kill me!
He called a few more times after that, always with the same message: “I’m going to kill you, and you won’t see it coming!”
I replied “Obviously your employer didn’t educate you on your subject. Two things you should know: There are a handful of alphabet agencies that have been keeping tabs on me for a very long time. In fact every phone has been monitored for decades. Even as we speak, this phone call has been triangulated and all of your information as well as all of your associate’s info are being examined, right now, in real time. Your entire existence is going to be under a zoom microscope from now on, so, get ready for a shit storm! By the way, you can’t kill me.”
He asked “Why is that?”
I replied… “Because… I’m already dead!”
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As seen on major networks, the story of Grant Davis’ captivating adventures is taking the literary world by storm …
“I’m going to kill you, and you won’t see it coming!”
Grant Davis is a man who only ever wanted the simple things in life: a home, someone to love, a career that brings him joy. But despite his best efforts, he becomes embroiled in a fatal scheme due to his trusting nature. Is he just a magnet for trouble – as it always seems to find him – or is there something much darker at play here?
Who Okayed This?! The Riveting Life of Grant Davis is the debut novel of newly acclaimed author P.E. Barrington. This gripping tale, as seen on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX, is a wild ride chronicling the adventures of soldier of fortune Grant Davis, a man of many talents – and many enemies.
Winner of the prestigious 2022 Stellar Book Award, the novel is based upon real events – and it’s up to the reader to separate truth from fiction. “Some of the wildest scenes in this novel are also the truest,” Barrington reveals, inviting readers to follow the grand tapestry of Grant’s life and loves, dangers and disasters. The novel involves a richly drawn cast of characters, both wicked and benign, each of whom may present hope or danger to the hero.
The story begins with tales from Grant’s childhood, revealing that even early in life, he was prone to adventure. Delights and mishaps galore befall him – and unfortunately, he makes enemies at a tender age, enemies whose bitterness will come back to haunt him later in life. Grant’s very successes and accomplishments stir up anger and jealousy in the dark hearts he encounters; and while he also has admirers, there are those who allow bitter envy to consume them – and seek revenge.
The real drama begins in the summer of 1995, when Grant is attacked in his quiet upstate New York home – and injected with a deadly toxin. With this unknown poison coursing through his veins, sapping his life little by little, Grant must discover who his unknown assailants were, what they want, and how he can fight off the poison. And that’s not all: his father is dying and he fears that his mother’s suddenly failing health may be the result of foul play.
From New York, he journeys to Florida to try to help his parents. It’s soon clear that there are no answers at home, so he turns abroad, flying to the Black Forest of Germany. There, at the foot of the Bavarian Alps, Grant is granted an audience with the mysterious Dr. Siegfried, who might just have the cure that will save Grant’s life.
Whether Grant will defeat the poison, determine the identity of his attackers, and win the love of Ursula, the good doctor’s beautiful assistant – that is for the reader to discover.
“Grant is an individual who feels things very deeply,” says author Barrington. “He’s intensely honest, and because of that, he views everyone else as honest, as well – until he is violently proven wrong. Even then, he is obsessed with his search for truth, and has a passion for perseverance.”
P.E. Barrington wrote Who Okayed This?! during his convalescence after a life-shattering car accident. While fighting for his own life, he put his demons to paper, and soon his own memoir took flight, becoming the riveting tale of Grant Davis.
EXCERPT:
A threat from the past …
“Two months later, I received a collect call from Sing Sing. Yes, that Sing Sing, the maximum security state prison north of New York City. I didn’t accept the charges, of course, because I didn’t know anyone who had been sent there. After all, I didn’t make it a habit to seek out and befriend convicts. Whoever he was, the caller screamed over the operator as she was speaking to me. I heard him loud and clear after I rejected the call. He was threatening to kill me!
He called a few more times after that, always with the same message: “I’m going to kill you, and you won’t see it coming!”
I replied “Obviously your employer didn’t educate you on your subject. Two things you should know: There are a handful of alphabet agencies that have been keeping tabs on me for a very long time. In fact every phone has been monitored for decades. Even as we speak, this phone call has been triangulated and all of your information as well as all of your associate’s info are being examined, right now, in real time. Your entire existence is going to be under a zoom microscope from now on, so, get ready for a shit storm! By the way, you can’t kill me.”
He asked “Why is that?”
I replied… “Because… I’m already dead!”
Who Okayed This?! The Riveting Life of Grant Davis is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books a Million, Goodreads, and other fine retailers.
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