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Protector Tales

If you are a fan of thrillers, no doubt you know the name David Morrell. As the creator of John Rambo (“First Blood” is credited as originated the modern thriller genre), Morrell reached not only avid readers, but also fans of cinema. There is no question that Rambo is a modern classic. But Morrell is a prolific author, and he has penned many other novels that are equally deserving of attention.

A case in point is the character of Cavanaugh—no first name or last name, and we aren’t sure what...

Callsign: Rook

[image error]After a failed mission claims the lives of his five-man support team, Stan Tremblay, Callsign: Rook, flees Siberia and finds himself on the secluded coast of Norway, north of the Arctic Circle. Exhausted, cut off from the outside world, and emotionally beaten from his defeat in Russia, Rook just wants to find a place to rest. The small coastal town of Fenris Kystby seems like the perfect place. Within hours of arriving, he discovers that the town is not as tranquil as it appears. The townspeo...

A smart international thriller

Pope Gregoire XVII was last seen waving to the crowd at Saint Peter’s square from the famous Apostolic Palace window. Despite several layers of tight security, neither the Gendarmerie nor The Entity (the Vatican’s secret service) or the Swiss Guards claim to know anything about his sudden and mysterious disappearance. As the world mourns for the pope, a frantic search begins in Italy and beyond its borders amid speculation that the Holy See may know more than they are telling. Ayden Tanner, a...

Extinction Code (Ancient Origins Series)

[image error]We were wrong about the origins of our species. For eons, the truth has remained hidden. Until now…

Geophysicist Jack Greer believes he may finally have found the resting place of the meteorite that wiped out the dinosaurs sixty-five million years ago. A few miles off the Yucatán coast, Jack and a team of scientists tow an aging drilling platform over the impact crater with the aim of securing a sample. But buried deep beneath the earth lies a shocking discovery that threatens to shatter ever...

Dawn of the Hunter

[image error]Ten years in the British SAS have turned Lacklan Walker into a supreme killing machine. That, and his twisted, dysfunctional family.

His father, a Boston Brahmin Billionaire, taught him how to hate. His English Aristocrat mother taught him he didn’t belong. And when his only friend and childhood sweetheart, Marni, wanted to teach him how to love, he walked away from her, knowing all he would ever be good at was killing, and war.

Now, Robert Walker, his father has called him back to Boston fro...

The Bequest

Nicole Graves, still reeling from her kidnapping in London, is struggling to balance work at L.A.’s most prestigious law firm and a long-distance romance with her English lover. Things go sideways when she tracks down a missing colleague. The murder of the firm’s in-house investigator, his mysterious wealth, and his inexplicable bequest make Nicole a target for the police, the paparazzi, and the killer. When Nicole’s life takes an unexpected turn, she uncovers evil and corruption among the ci...

Beyond the Sea: An Event Group Thriller

[image error]The Soviet battle cruiser Simbirsk, which launched in June 1940 and was reported sunk in 1944 with the loss of all hands, is still sailing the open sea.

January 2017: American Los Angeles class submarine USS Houston is tracking a surface target that is not listed as part of the Russian navy’s response to the NATO maneuvers. What they find will set in motion the answers to one of the great mysteries of World War II. With the Russian navy bearing down on the Houston and international tensions r...

Entry Point

Carrie O’Connor survived Afghanistan twice before and swore she would never go back.

But at the request of a high-level Taliban commander, the Europe Clandestine Service is sending her back to investigate a suicide attack that targeted a remote, provincial police station.

Reluctantly, Carrie agrees to the mission and soon after arriving, uncovers a widening conspiracy involving the Taliban, the CIA, and the Russians: a conspiracy that reaches all the way to the President of the United States....

The Silver Prince

[image error]Deep in the Middle East, an innocuous note to a British consulate official starts a crisis and leaves many at the top nervous. A minister within the Saudi Arabian government fears for his life and the royal family is implicated.

Dispatched to solve this mystery is Freya Caroline Mathews, a beautiful and fearless intelligence officer. But even she has no idea of what she is walking into – a high stakes game of cat and mouse in which she must confront her demons and choose who to trust. For fai...

Grudge: Operation Highjump

[image error]In 1946 the United States Navy conducted Operation Highjump, an expedition to evaluate the effect of extreme Antarctic cold on US equipment. However, their true purpose remains shrouded in mystery. Were the reports of Nazi activity on the Southern Continent accurate?

After engaging unknown forces in aerial combat, weather forced the Navy to abandon operations. Undeterred, the US returned every Antarctic summer until escalating tensions in Southeast Asia forced the government to secretly deton...