The third
story in the series Donovan: Thief For Hire, begins with a brutal
daylight murder of an English citizen in the Canadian embassy in London,
England. The ambassador calls upon a combination of Scotland Yard and the RCMP.
Then
there’s the ace up his sleeve. Sean Donovan, a thief for hire who doubles as a
security consultant.
But Donovan
isn’t nearby. He’s in Canada, learning about the business of winemaking and
thinking about his new girl, and contemplating his recent exit from the
business of theft.
Even as he
inches away from a life of crime, an art collector he owes a favor to,
approaches him: is he willing to do the tiniest of thefts? Would Donovan track
down a missing piece of art? Can the collector, Gaia, be trusted? Of course
not. Can Donovan resist? Of course not. Is there easy money to be made? Oh,
yes.
Nothing is
ever easy for him.
Donovan may
be betting his life on this gig.
About the Author:
Chuck Bowie graduated from the
University of New Brunswick in Canada with a bachelor degree in Science. He
still lives in on the East Coast of Canada, an hour north or east of Maine.
Growing up as an Air Force brat, his writing is influenced by the study of
human nature and how people behave, habits he picked up as his family moved
nineteen times in his first twenty-one years. Chuck loves food, wine, music and
travel—and all play a role in his work.
His writing will often draw upon
elements of these experiences to round out his characters and plotlines. Chuck
is involved in the world of music, supporting local musicians—occasionally
playing with them and always celebrating their successes. Because he enjoys
venting as much as the next fellow, Chuck will at times share his thoughts with
a brief essay, some of which can be found on his website. http://chuckbowie.ca
He is working through the fourth
novel in the suspense-thriller series: Donovan: Thief For Hire. It is titled The Body On The Underwater Road, and is
the first in the series with scenes from his home province.
Chuck is married with two adult
musician sons. He and his wife, Lois, live in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Review:
In
Steal it All, Book Three of the
Donovan: Thief for Hire series, Sean Donovan has retired from his career as a
security agent/master thief, and has been quietly working his way through the various
at a family-owned Ontario winery having financial problems, with an eye toward
buying the place and working side-by-side with the current owners to keep it
running with the family feeling for the workers and quality the label has
always represented. He neither wants to see the winery turned into a corporate
factory, nor the family and workers ousted. Donavan could use a few more dollars to do so comfortably, however.
Enter
the Canadian government. And his old nemesis, Gaia,—both of whom have jobs for
him. The government wants him to travel to England to join a task force
investigating the murder of an Embassy employee that took place in his office,
and the suicide of his murderer. The case isn’t as open/shut as it appears, as no
one, not even Scotland Yard, can identify the murderer. Gaia’s little art theft
seems quite simple in comparison. But then, when is anything ever simple?
I
confess—I’m a fan of Sean Donovan. I’ve read the entire series, and so far, the
quality remains high. Each book is a stand-alone. Mr. Bowie relies on the
page-burning twisty plots and the character-driven high quality of his writing to
keep fans coming back to his books, rather than cliff-hanger endings. It’s fun
trying to guess who the bad guys are and why they do what they do. Mr. Bowie is
an author who manages to stump me, at least partly. I highly recommend Steal it All, and all of the Donovan: Thief
for Hire books. You don’t necessarily have to read them in order, but I like to
do so with series.
Author Website: http://www.chuckbowie.ca/
Heat Rating: PG-13
Length: 254 Pages
Digital Price: $5.99
Buy Link: https://museituppublishing.com/bookstore/index.php/new-releases/series/steal-it-all-detail
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notice we always include the publisher’s buy link. That’s because authors
usually receive 40-50% of the net proceeds from the publisher. Editors and
cover artists usually receive about 5%. When you buy a book from Amazon, Barnes
& Noble or another third-party vendor, they take a hefty cut and the
author, editors and cover artists receive their cuts from what is left. So, if
a book costs $5.99 at E-Book Publisher.com and you buy from there, the author
will receive about $2.40-$2.99. If you buy the book at Amazon, the author will
receive about $1.70-$2.10.
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lists, etc.). That way, if there’s a glitch with your Kindle, the books are on
your computer. Some publishers send books in all digital formats. If my Kindle
breaks and my kids buy me a Nook, I won’t have to replace all of my books. If
you have a Kindle and your hubby has a Nook, you won’t have to buy separate
copies, so buying directly from the publisher can save you money.
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directory on your e-reader. You can move the file by highlighting it and
dragging it to the documents directory in you Kindle you want to move it to. Or
right click on it, and then left click copy or move. Or hit Control/C for copy,
Control/X for cut, and Control/V for paste.
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