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The Immortality Trigger

(Luc Fortesque #2)

Douglas Misquita (Goodreads Author)

4.45 · Rating details · 11 ratings · 8 reviews

1945

Allied paratroopers raid a secret Nazi research facility. The operation is reported as a success. But, the lone survivor, Benjamin Ezra, knows otherwise.

2014

A drug lord, El Fantasma threatens to plunge Colombia into an era of bloody drug wars. DEA Country Attaché, Zachary Mason is in charge of a covert operation to remove El Fantasma, with the help of a vigilante, E ...more

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Published November 12th 2017

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Mar 09, 2018 Archit rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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“You take people, you put them on a journey, you give them peril, you find out who they really are.”
― Joss Whedon

A deadly experiment has been done in Berlin, 1945 that has the power to shake off humanity.

Fast forwarding to the present, a drug mafia El Fantasma is decided to make Columbia a war place. DEA agents are into him but will they be able to put him behind the bars?

INTERPOL agent Sabina Wytchoff’s story is nothing less than gripping.

The endless search for the major villain of the story ...more

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Nov 13, 2017 Newton Lewis rated it really liked it

Reading ‘The Immortality Trigger’ cemented in my mind why Douglas Misquita is my favourite Indian thriller author. Right from the get-go, the book pulled me in. It was very hard to put the book down while at work, and made me want to pull an all-nighter to finish it off (common sense however reminded me that I’m not that young anymore). Pick up this book on a weekend, sit down in your favourite corner (or lying down on your bed, during your commute, or anywhere you can) and get ready for an adve ...more

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Dec 01, 2017 Lydia Peever rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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With a start in Berlin, 1945, “The Immortality Trigger” launches into the present day, hurtling between Europe, South America, and Africa with a gripping pace.The author, Douglas Misquita, is moved to write large-scale thrillers, and with the second book in this series, surely achieves that goal. Not only is this book vast and well-written, the story it tells picks angles with many appeals.

“The Immortality Trigger” clips along as expected, being at heart an action-thriller and were it not for th With a start in Berlin, 1945, “The Immortality Trigger” launches into the present day, hurtling between Europe, South America, and Africa with a gripping pace.The author, Douglas Misquita, is moved to write large-scale thrillers, and with the second book in this series, surely achieves that goal. Not only is this book vast and well-written, the story it tells picks angles with many appeals.

“The Immortality Trigger” clips along as expected, being at heart an action-thriller and were it not for the hook at the beginning taking place during the closing years of the Second World War that hinted at monstrous experiments, it may be too stuck in one genre. But for fans of the fast-paced and modern tale with global reach that dabbles in history, this is a perfect storm. Having the hint of science fiction gives the story a cross-genre feel, and the monstrous brutality at once has an otherworldly feel while being rooted in our dark reality. Turning the news on the right channel, and you will see how timely and accurate these atrocities are. All of them. From the experiments that took place in wartime Germany to the extermination happening in countries from east to west alike, the author offers some guide to facts at the end of the book.

From the outset, we follow INTERPOL agent, Sabina Wytchoff. Her grandfather has succumbed to cancer and his wish of being stored cryogenically has been just carried out. In his safe lay ties to an ancient society still very active today. Too active, as the bombing incident that killed her parents only a week before may be involved somehow.

Illegal fight rings delight in the superhuman strength of Luc Fortesque and it seems being more than human is something of a problem. He’s not the only one. An experimental and unstable drug he was given may make him a star in the ring, but Luc won’t rest until he’s found the transhumanist faction responsible. He may be an army of one, but there are armed and demented soldiers between him and his goal.

Colombian newspapers have been blaring the face-off between drug-lord El Fantasma and their rival, El Angel, who will stop at nothing to bring down the cartels. After a vicious and heart-stopping fight - in the middle of a bust free-way in daylight - a terrible clue is left bleeding in the leg of El Fantasma; a silver dagger. With no clue how this Nazi war relic came into El Angel’s possession, the threads begin to draw together when everyone involved needs answers.

By the midpoint of the book, it seems nearly impossible for these factions with their very different worlds to be pieces of the same puzzle, but readers will delight in how problems new and old have become entangled.

Overuse of jargon, while inevitable in a story that deals with military language, is much more noticeable at the beginning of the book. Nearing the middle, it is either not as glaring or has been quelled. Using the same word four times in one paragraph never sounds right, however, and there are a few points where this is troublesome. Very tightly written otherwise, going from lush landscapes to cities, drug-fuelled frenzies to tense negotiations, a few clunky paragraphs are very easily overlooked. For fans of epic thrillers, Douglas Misquita may well be the next binge read. With many previous books, this new series reads like a flashy blockbuster film, so it must be worth it to see where this author has come from. The cast is large, though not entirely dizzying so just enough to feel like a realized world of people but still keep track of all the players. To rate out of five, a four and half would be right as there is still a little tedium in jargon, but having a near Lucha Libre feel to the Colombian stand-off, the ghosts of Nazi Germany and pharma-infused soldiers leering from the shadows knocks this all closer to a perfect action novel for fans of bleak, realistic and dark action. ...more

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May 10, 2018 Shrikanth Venne rated it really liked it · review of another edition

First of all thanks to Goodread as got this book in a giveaway and also to author. It's first time reading a German translated to English book. It's really a very good book. The story starts from the period 1945 WW2. where a person called Edmund sthal creates a drug which makes him immortal. At that point of time he was in the making of that drug which he succeeds in later period of time. He is the main antagonist in this book. Total book is to find this person. There are many protogonist but th ...more

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Jan 14, 2018 Bella rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A powerhouse medical thriller with all the right ingredients: a secret order, illicit wonder drugs and a relentless hero that never gives up. Highly recommended.

As he did in his spectacular thriller about the global migrant crisis, Diablo, Misquita’s writing doesn’t so much flow as it growls. Each action sequence is felt fully, and with a storyteller of Misquita’s caliber, you just may need Dramamine before the first chapter is done.

Check out the rest of my review at BestThrillers.com. ...more

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Apr 15, 2018 Hemantkumar Jain rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A story told across 2 eras ... half a century apart.

A story told across geographies - taking the reader on a tour of infamous places across the globe. And keeping the pace just right for you to keep catching up ...

A story involving a drug mafia, DEA agents , INTERPOL agents and scores of many interesting characters including Yours Truly :)

The author was kind enough to name a character of this novel after me. AND Thankfully, the character was not killed gruesomely within a few pages of his appe ...more

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Jan 28, 2018 Omstavan Samant rated it really liked it · review of another edition

The Immortality Trigger begins in the World War 2 era, slightly slow, with very cliched events dripping with jargon. However, once the story reaches the present day, it picks up the pace and you start liking the jargon! It doesn't take more than a few pages to notice Douglas Misquita's skilful use of imagery, which seems to become better with every book he writes. His description makes you feel every bit of action. The story plays around the history entwining action with a hint of science fictio ...more

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Jul 26, 2018 Douglas Misquita rated it it was amazing · (Review from the author) · review of another edition

Personally, I like the way I interleaved flashbacks , and brought everything neatly together for a finale.
If you enjoy fast adventure with a smack of history and fringe science, this one's for you ...more

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Douglas Misquita is an award winning action/ adventure thriller novelist from India. His books are praised for their pace, visuals, edge-of-the-seat action set against the backdrop of contemporary events and stunning locales.
His 6th thriller, LION won The Literary Titan Gold Award. His 5th thriller, THE IMMORTALITY TRIGGER won The Literary Titan Silver Award.

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