Shallow Creek: An Action Thriller

Brendan Rhodes #1

by Alistair McIntyre

Brendan Rhodes returns to Shallow Creek and discovers his West Texas hometown submerged in drug-fueled violence. Always up for a challenge, the Marine dives right in.

The stakes rise when a beautiful mystery woman disrupts his investigation, and when both Brendan and his family become targets. Embroiled in his own volatile personal life, Brendan fights to rescue his sister and his town, relying on his experiences in Force Recon to survive.

Adding insult to injury, someone close to Brendan frames him for a crime he didn’t commit. With the DEA hot on his trail, he must overcome all odds to set the story straight.

Genres: Adult, Mystery

285 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 26, 2013

About the author

Alistair McIntyre is a Scottish writer who has spent the better part of the last two decades living in Texas. He crafts thrillers and sci-fi mostly, but also co-writes an epic fantasy series with Kris Kramer and Patrick Underhill.

Together, these three authors make up the4threalm.com, an independent publishing imprint hell-bent on world domination.

Check out his homepage to learn more about Alistair and to discover all the top secret projects in process over at the4threalm.com.

Reviews

[Kris Kramer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first in Alistair McIntyre's new thriller series starring former Marine Brendan Rhodes. Brendan returns to his hometown of Shallow Creek, finding it ravaged by drugs. A restless Brendan dives in, trying to fix the problem, only to find himself quickly in over his head. Like any good thriller, Shallow Creek moves briskly, provides plenty of twists and action, and hits the hero where it really hurts. If you want a good read (pun intended) check this book out, along with the upcoming sequel.

[Alistair · Rating 5 out of 5]

As the author, I think anyone who likes the same stuff I like will enjoy this story. There's drama, there's weird relationship issues, and then there's a large helping of fighting and pickup trucks crashing into each other.

That sounds like a normal Saturday night to me...

[LooseBoots · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. This was a book and a half. Action packed thriller all the way. Loved it.such fun to share the journey of the main character, ex marine as he tries to save his town and his tumultuous person life.
Thoroughly recommend this action book to one and all.

[Kellie Bush · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun read with a flawed hero. Brendan's choices aren't always easy to accept, but knowing he is trying to do the right thing makes for an interesting dichotomy.

[Franklin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this story very much. It wasn't real long, but the author picked a pace and stuck with it which kept me interested and not wanting to skim pages. I really liked the small details that add to the story giving the characters and environment more life than leaving them bland like many other books do with the main characters. I'm equally interested to see where this story might go if there is a sequel.

[Mical · Rating 5 out of 5]

Figured out pretty early who the bad guys are but the ending has a surprise. A bit violent but still a smooth flowing good read.