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N.H.I. (No Humans Involved) - 2nd Edition
A Nate Richards Novel - Book One
Half of Treasure Valley is controlled by a violent street gang. The other half is controlled by fear. A rookie detective, Nate Richards, is thrust between the two.
Abyss, a mysterious street gang, moves into the valley and people have started dying. Nate's girlfriend suddenly disappears and the gang is being targeted as the cause.
Will Nate succumb to the pressure to get the job done by any means necessary, or will he become part of the problem and prove there are No Humans Involved?
Half of Treasure Valley is controlled by a violent street gang. The other half is controlled by fear. A rookie detective, Nate Richards, is thrust between the two.
Abyss, a mysterious street gang, moves into the valley and people have started dying. Nate's girlfriend suddenly disappears and the gang is being targeted as the cause.
Will Nate succumb to the pressure to get the job done by any means necessary, or will he become part of the problem and prove there are No Humans Involved?
346 pages, Paperback
First published March 12, 2011
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Ray Ellis
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Ray Ellis is a veteran law enforcement officer, former Marine, and ordained Christian pastor. Ray began his career in law enforcement with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in the city of Orange, California in 1989. After working for a number of years in the maximum security facility, he transferred to patrol, working along Orange County’s coast as well as the inner canyons and barrios.
After eight years in Orange County, Ray moved to Idaho and continued his law enforcement career where he has served as a patrol officer, detective, and officer instructor for the Idaho POST Council. In 1999 Ray was appointed as a primary instructor for the Idaho POST Academy Police Training Institution for Idaho, instructing on subjects of arrest control, cultural diversity, and instructor development. From 2007-2011 Ray served as the lead sex crimes investigator for the agency where he works.
Ray is active in the writer’s community in Idaho and has recently served as the president of the Idahope Writer’s Group. In 2011, Ray was selected as one of the Top Fifty Authors in the state of Idaho.
Ray was first ordained into the ministry while living in Orange County and now serves as the Associate Pastor in his home church. Ray has been happily married to his wife, Sharon, since 1983 and has three grown children. Ray currently lives with his family in Idaho.
Ray's published work includes novels and short stories:
- "I" - A Short Story
http://goo.gl/zj7ZM
- Notorious (Previously released as N.H.I. (No Humans Involved) - A Nate Richards Novel - Book 1 http://goo.gl/ZshfR
- Dead List (Previously released as D.R.T. (Dead Right There) - A Nate Richards Novel - Book 2 http://goo.gl/jPVfY
- Insidious - A Nate Richards novel Book 3 http://goo.gl/u3D9z
KRACKEN - A Sci-Fi thriller http://goo.gl/xaeyo3
Ray is currently working on the fourth book in the Nate Richards series, and completing a sequel to the sci-fi thriller Kracken.
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rayellisauthor@gmail.com
Ray Ellis is a veteran law enforcement officer, former Marine, and ordained Christian pastor. Ray began his career in law enforcement with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in the city of Orange, California in 1989. After working for a number of years in the maximum security facility, he transferred to patrol, working along Orange County’s coast as well as the inner canyons and barrios.
After eight years in Orange County, Ray moved to Idaho and continued his law enforcement career where he has served as a patrol officer, detective, and officer instructor for the Idaho POST Council. In 1999 Ray was appointed as a primary instructor for the Idaho POST Academy Police Training Institution for Idaho, instructing on subjects of arrest control, cultural diversity, and instructor development. From 2007-2011 Ray served as the lead sex crimes investigator for the agency where he works.
Ray is active in the writer’s community in Idaho and has recently served as the president of the Idahope Writer’s Group. In 2011, Ray was selected as one of the Top Fifty Authors in the state of Idaho.
Ray was first ordained into the ministry while living in Orange County and now serves as the Associate Pastor in his home church. Ray has been happily married to his wife, Sharon, since 1983 and has three grown children. Ray currently lives with his family in Idaho.
Ray's published work includes novels and short stories:
- "I" - A Short Story
http://goo.gl/zj7ZM
- Notorious (Previously released as N.H.I. (No Humans Involved) - A Nate Richards Novel - Book 1 http://goo.gl/ZshfR
- Dead List (Previously released as D.R.T. (Dead Right There) - A Nate Richards Novel - Book 2 http://goo.gl/jPVfY
- Insidious - A Nate Richards novel Book 3 http://goo.gl/u3D9z
KRACKEN - A Sci-Fi thriller http://goo.gl/xaeyo3
Ray is currently working on the fourth book in the Nate Richards series, and completing a sequel to the sci-fi thriller Kracken.
Contact Information:
Become Ray's Friend on Facebook:
webassets/facebook7.jpg
Follow Ray on Twitter:
@RayEllisBks
Read Ray's Blog:
http://authorray.blogspot.com
Send Ray an E-Mail:
rayellisauthor@gmail.com
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March 10, 2013
Within 24 hours a detective and a 16 year old boy are found dead. The murders are evidently gang related. Both bodies are left with a mysterious symbol none of the police officers can identify. Things get real strange when a box is delivered at detective Nate Richards' front door in the middle of the night, containing a cloth with the very same symbol printed on it. How does the symbol connect to the new and extremely dangerous street gang that has settled in the old part of town?
Nate Richards has to solve the murders, but finds all kinds of difficulties on his path. Besides the challenges at work, Nate struggles with his feelings for his girlfriend Amber, whom he loves but is afraid to admit it. Unfortunately the king of the new street gang does not have this problem and not for long Amber is in grave danger.
N.H.I. is a marvellous suspense novel, written from experience, both as to the police work as to human thoughts and actions. Some of the characters act rather strange and unexpected, but isn't that exactly what people do from time to time? We are all inclined to act contrary to what we should do.
Being a baptist myself I love the christian atmosphere the book breathes. Nate's father is a preacher. Nate, being a Christian too, wants to convince his superior of God's love for him, but the man gives Nate a hard time.
Through the book, Nate struggles with his faith. He is slack on attending church and Bible studies, blaming it on his work. His father urges Nate to ask God's help in his search for the killers. However, Nate's memory is rather short on this topic, which does not bring him closer to solving the case.
All in all this is a great read. I must admit I had some reservations when first picking up the book. "How interesting can a book named `N.H.I.' be?" But soon I found myself flipping through the pages.
Nate Richards has to solve the murders, but finds all kinds of difficulties on his path. Besides the challenges at work, Nate struggles with his feelings for his girlfriend Amber, whom he loves but is afraid to admit it. Unfortunately the king of the new street gang does not have this problem and not for long Amber is in grave danger.
N.H.I. is a marvellous suspense novel, written from experience, both as to the police work as to human thoughts and actions. Some of the characters act rather strange and unexpected, but isn't that exactly what people do from time to time? We are all inclined to act contrary to what we should do.
Being a baptist myself I love the christian atmosphere the book breathes. Nate's father is a preacher. Nate, being a Christian too, wants to convince his superior of God's love for him, but the man gives Nate a hard time.
Through the book, Nate struggles with his faith. He is slack on attending church and Bible studies, blaming it on his work. His father urges Nate to ask God's help in his search for the killers. However, Nate's memory is rather short on this topic, which does not bring him closer to solving the case.
All in all this is a great read. I must admit I had some reservations when first picking up the book. "How interesting can a book named `N.H.I.' be?" But soon I found myself flipping through the pages.
October 5, 2012
Drama, Exciting plot, with an element of Romance.
N.H.I. is a great opening book of series of police detective novels featuring Nate Richards. This novel is fast paced and catches your interest in the first few pages. It is a crime novel involving police action, gritty gang scenes, and the emotional ties a detective can have in a case when it becomes personal. The author does a great job of portraying the characters, and developing this story. I definitely recommend this book.
N.H.I. is a great opening book of series of police detective novels featuring Nate Richards. This novel is fast paced and catches your interest in the first few pages. It is a crime novel involving police action, gritty gang scenes, and the emotional ties a detective can have in a case when it becomes personal. The author does a great job of portraying the characters, and developing this story. I definitely recommend this book.
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