Zero Margin: Nick Stryker, Book Three (Conspiracy, terrorism, lethal threat technothriller)

by Vicki Graybosch, Linda McGregor, Teresa Duncan

Nick Stryker, a Chicago Homicide Detective, finds himself in the middle of a real life techno-thriller complete with murders, organized crime, and the CIA. Espionage and modern terrorism exposes the risks of research and new threats to the very existence of our Earth. Nick faces the greatest challenge of his career. An assignment that he didn't ask for, wasn't prepared for, and doesn't even understand. An assignment that has a zero margin for failure.

344 pages, Paperback

Published December 28, 2015

About the author

The ‘Shallow End Gals’ name was given to us by the bartender at a local tavern. We sit at the short end of the bar for storytelling and lunch a few times per week. This is where our stories are born and alcohol is not involved. There are now four of us; Teresa Duncan, Vicki Graybosch, Linda McGregor and Kimberly Troutman. On February 27, 2013 our friend and co-author Mary Hale unexpectedly passed.
Mary is the one in our picture with the white hair and a halo behind her. She was a retired teacher, a retired realtor, an inspirational friend and the first one to burst into song with the faintest of prompting.
Teresa Duncan is a professional with UPS, a world traveler, a fierce supporter of humanity, and the living definition of friend. Teresa has never met a stranger and has an acute curiosity about people and life. Teresa is definitely who you want to ‘have your back’ in times of need.
Linda McGregor is a retired mortgage professional, an employee of local government and a staunch supporter of family, human rights and the plights of the less fortunate. Gifted in crafts and art and blessed with an expansive sense of humor. Linda is a born negotiator.
Vicki Graybosch is a retired mortgage professional and an avid researcher. Her life experiences and observations of the world primarily come from her computer and the comfort of her desk chair these days. Blessed with the type of mind that seeks to unearth the unique and reshape it into something humorous or memorable, she has assumed the role of placing pen to paper for the group.
Kimberly Troutman, Vicki’s daughter, is a full time dealer at the local casino and much too young to be retired from anything. Her role in our group is to contribute her youthful perspectives, humor, and temper our devious plots.
The collective imaginations are powerful. The honest sharing of deeply held convictions is inspirational and motivational. Our goal is to tell stories in such a way that readers feel they have become one of our characters. We do not define our character’s race. All sex is behind closed doors and cursing is held to a minimum. Sound boring? Buy a book and hang on!

Reviews

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Combine techno-thriller with the mob and perhaps an occasional hint of James Bond and you get Zero Margin. Overall, I thought the book was a good read, but not a great one. It grabbed my interest and kept me going back for more. And I had to laugh at the geek who discovered along the way that he had a girlfriend. Yet, it was somehow missing the thick description that I associate with a great book and the science was somehow too good to be true.

I received a free review copy of Zero Margin through Goodreads Giveaways.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

How in the world does Nick get involved with all this Terrorism and craziness when he is supposed to homicide detective. I'm definitely beginning to think, "Like Mother Like Son". I love how the author can use humor to keep this book from getting too intense. Without that I think it would be very scary. We all know crap like this can happen in real life. I can't wait to see what happens next with Nick and his team at homicide. The ending made me laugh so hard. I loved it.