Blurb:
Robert
Garcia was an unremarkable man, tapped out of a promising military career to
become a death squad assassin for the CIA. Retirement was not in the cards for
Robert, so he disappeared instead.
After
he comes out of the cold to answer the call to aid a fellow soldier facing a
bum rap, he is thrust back into the spotlight when he is in the wrong place at
the wrong time and kills a terrorist, thereby saving dozens of lives. He finds
gainful employment in the slaughter of jihadists, which sparks an urban legend
that Robert, a dangerous and unfeeling assassin, is a living paladin, whose
mission is to rid the earth of evil for the betterment of mankind. Social media
gives him the name “Paladine,” and God help whoever gets between him and his
next target.
About the Author:
Described
by critics as “one of our strongest thriller writers on the scene,” author
Kenneth Eade, best known for his legal and political thrillers, practiced law
for 30 years before publishing his first novel, An Involuntary Spy. Eade, an award-winning, best-selling Top 100
thriller author, has been described by his peers as “one of the up-and-coming
legal thriller writers of this generation.” He is the 2015 winner of Best Legal
Thriller from Beverly Hills Book Awards and the 2016 winner of a bronze medal
in the category of Fiction, Mystery and Murder from the Reader’s Favorite
International Book Awards. His latest novel, Paladine, is currently a quarter-finalist in Publisher’s Weekly’s BookLife Prize for Fiction. Eade has authored
three fiction series: The “Brent Marks Legal Thriller Series”, the “Involuntary
Spy Espionage Series,” and the “Paladine Anti-Terrorism Series.” He has written
fourteen novels which have been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, and
Portuguese.
“I’ve
been writing all my life, but began publishing my work out of a passion for the
environment. My wife, Valentina, is a professional photographer, who worked for
two years on an environmental exhibition called, ‘Bee Cause I Care’ which was
exhibited by the Prince Albert II Foundation and is now touring cities in
France to bring awareness to the importance of pollinators and the dangers
facing them. I penned a few articles on the subject for the Los Angeles Daily
Journal and turned my research into my first book, Bless the Bees. That passion continued with the publication of my
novel, An Involuntary Spy, which is
an action thriller that also points to the dangers of genetically engineered
food. Then I began publishing the “Brent Marks Legal Thriller Series,” which,
in part, is based on actual experiences during my long career in law.
“Now
I divide most of my time between France, where I have resided for the better
part of ten years, and Russia. I try to put as much realism in my novels as
possible, and they all revolve around important social issues. I treasure all
of my readers and love to hear from them, whether it’s good or bad. Sometimes I
make changes based on their suggestions and one reader has inspired a character
who has appeared in my latest two novels. Everyone who signs up on my mailing
list at http://www.kennetheade.com gets a free ebook, and I give away
a Kindle Fire every month to a lucky winner on the list. I love this new
adventure and hope you enjoy taking it with me.”
Review:
It
seems you can’t even go to McDonald’s for a burger these days. Trying to lie
low and remain anonymous doesn’t work for highly-trained assassin Robert Garcia
when he hears a click behind him as he’s about to take a bite of his Big Mac.
No one else in the place seems to even hear the click let alone recognize it
the sound of someone cocking a weapon. But Robert does, and he reacts, shooting
the AK-47-wielding terrorist before anyone else even realizes the man is there. Robert
holsters his own weapon and melts into the crowd, walking away from the melee
well before the authorities arrive, and before any witnesses can
identify him.
The
press labels Robert “Paladine,” and dying billionaire Bryce Williamson sets up
a foundation to fight terrorism as a cover to hire “Paladine”
through the dark web to kill the jihadist who
killed Bryce’s wife, as well as any other terrorist Robert can identify and
neutralize. Unfortunately, the Federal government is trying just as hard to
neutralize Robert as they are the terrorists he’s targeting. After all, “Paladine”
is making them look bad.
As
both Paladine and the movie American Sniper the US government has
trained many men to kill, and then sent them home when their military service
is over and expect them to adjust to civilian / “civilized” life. And in
toughening up these men, they make it difficult for them to reach out for the
help they need to adjust. But, I digress.
Paladine grabs you at the
beginning and hangs on to you right through to the end. You live inside Robert
Garcia’s head—feel his loneliness and isolation as well as his desperation to
stay alive and free, and his anger toward the terrorists he hunts. You feel the
predator inside him, as well as the humanity. Paladine is well worth reading.
Author Website: https://smile.amazon.com/Kenneth-Eade/e/B00EWT89RG
Warnings: Violence
Length: 274 Pages
Prices:
Print: $7.41
Digital: $4.99
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