Varhaiset kirja-arvostelijatRob Lubitz

Driving late at night on a rural road in North Carolina in 1948, Billy Dalton sees a fiery car in the distance. He brakes, sprints to the burning vehicle, and rescues a beaten woman and a rope-bound child just before the gas tank explodes.

Later, awakening in a hospital and covered with burns, the sheriff tells Billy there was no woman, no child and no other vehicle found at the scene—only the scorched wreckage of Billy’s own car. Gradually and reluctantly, Billy accepts the story that he crashed his automobile into a tree and hallucinated the woman and the child in the trauma of the fire.

However, thirteen years later a surprise visit from a private investigator helps Billy unravel the mystery of what really happened on the night of the burning car.

A suspenseful tale of deceit, desperation, love, revenge, and redemption.

Years ago the CIA developed a powerful hypnosis-enhancing drug. Its existence is a closely guarded secret. Now the agency is being attacked by a fringe congressman who is rapidly amassing power and influence. Worse yet, some of the drug is missing. Five thousand miles away in Hawaii, accident survivors Bill and Cheryl Parker are living idyllic, isolated lives on the island of Molokai. But after an earthquake shatters their bliss, and an investigative reporter makes disturbing inquiries, they begin to question who they really are. Their search for the truth propels them into the crosshairs of a contract killer and into the center of an attempted political coup in Washington. In this heart-racing, mind-twisting political thriller, two lovers are about to discover that life hangs by the thinnest thread and reality is not always what it seems.

Ryan Butler holds a dark CIA secret. He has kept quiet for fifteen years, working as an attorney in Arizona and lying about his past to everyone,. But after a string of bizarre murders and the September 11 terrorist attacks, his fabricated world slowly begins to unravel. When his former lover, Alana Shannon, is charged with the murder of her husband, Ryan realizes that only his secret can save her. Teaming up with a feisty tabloid reporter and a shrewd defense attorney, Ryan struggles to prove Alana's innocence amid fierce resistance from shadowy government forces who will stop at nothing to keep the secret safe. Against a backdrop of escalating violence and treachery, Ryan and Alana rekindle their lost love, but face an agonizing, life-shattering decision.

Ryan Butler is a discontented lawyer, trapped in a disintegrating marriage and longing for escape. His opportunity comes when an old friend vanishes from work with a quarter of a million dollars and later turns up comatose on a park bench. The money is gone, the police have no clues, and his friend's gorgeous new wife, Alana, needs his help. Dazzled by Alana’s sensual radiance, Ryan risks everything to uncover the cause of his friend’s coma. His journey leads him to an aborted university medical study, to the development of a secret hypnosis-enhancing drug, to the traitorous schemes of a renegade CIA agent, and finally to a tropical island in the Caribbean. As Ryan discovers more evidence of strange experiments and shadowy government intrigue, he comes closer to the truth but also closer to danger. He finds an alluring partner in Alana, but whose side is she really on? Set in 1986, the novel is a tight, fast-paced thriller that takes the reader on an exciting and entertaining ride with some sex, violence, scary characters, global threats, cinematic settings, and an all too human protagonist.

Years ago the CIA developed a powerful hypnosis-enhancing drug. Its existence is a closely guarded secret. Now the agency is under attack by a fringe congressman who is rapidly amassing power and influence. Worse yet, some of the drug is missing. Five thousand miles away in Hawaii, accident survivors Bill and Cheryl Parker are living idyllic, isolated lives on the island of Molokai. But after an earthquake shatters their bliss, and an investigative reporter makes disturbing inquiries, they begin to question who they really are. Their search for the truth propels them into the center of a plot to manipulate and control the White House. In this heart-racing and twisty political thriller, two lovers are about to discover that life hangs by the thinnest thread and reality is not always what it seems. "A smart, gritty political-conspiracy thriller."- Kirkus Reviews

Years ago the CIA developed a powerful hypnosis-enhancing drug. Its existence is a closely guarded secret. Now the agency is being attacked by a fringe congressman who is rapidly amassing power and influence. Worse yet, some of the drug is missing. Five thousand miles away in Hawaii, accident survivors Bill and Cheryl Parker are living idyllic, isolated lives on the island of Molokai. But after an earthquake shatters their bliss, and an investigative reporter makes disturbing inquiries, they begin to question who they really are. Their search for the truth propels them into the crosshairs of a contract killer and into the center of a political coup in Washington. In this heart-racing, mind-twisting political thriller, two lovers are about to discover that life hangs by the thinnest thread, reality is not always what it seems, and nothing is certain in an uncertain world.

A dark CIA secret lies beneath the trial of a North Carolina socialite accused of murdering her real estate magnate husband. When the secret’s revelation threatens to sabotage a covert operation to assassinate Osama bin Laden, shadowy intelligence forces move in. Set in the aftermath of 9/11, Beyond Top Secret is a heart-racing espionage thriller with political intrigue, CIA conspiracies, covert military operations, twisting courtroom drama, and romantic passion.

Years ago the CIA developed a powerful hypnosis-enhancing drug. Its existence is a closely guarded secret. Now the agency is being attacked by a fringe congressman who is rapidly amassing power and influence. Worse yet, some of the drug is missing. Five thousand miles away in Hawaii, accident survivors Bill and Cheryl Parker are living idyllic, isolated lives on the island of Molokai. But after an earthquake shatters their bliss, and an investigative reporter makes disturbing inquiries, they begin to question who they really are. Their search for the truth propels them into the crosshairs of a contract killer and into the center of a political coup in Washington. In this heart-racing, mind-twisting political thriller, two lovers are about to discover that life hangs by the thinnest thread, reality is not always what it seems, and nothing is certain in an uncertain world.

Award Winning Espionage/Legal Thriller: Ryan Butler holds a dark CIA secret. He has kept quiet for fifteen years, working as an attorney in Arizona and lying about his past, but now a string of bizarre murders and the events of 9/11 are about to unravel his fabricated world. When a former lover, Alana Shannon, shoots her husband in North Carolina, Ryan realizes that only his secret can save her. However, revelation of that secret will compromise an “off the books” mission to assassinate Osama bin Laden. Teamed with a feisty tabloid reporter and a folksy but shrewd defense attorney, Ryan fights to prove Alana’s innocence but encounters fierce resistance from shadowy government forces. Against a backdrop of escalating violence and deceit, Ryan and Alana rekindle their lost love, but face an agonizing choice that will change their lives and alter the war on terror. Beyond Top Secret is a taut espionage thriller with political intrigue, CIA conspiracies, covert military operations, twisting courtroom drama, and romantic passion.

In this heart-racing thriller, a woman's trial for murder puts numerous people in danger when it threatens to expose a CIA assassination conspiracy. Beyond Top Secret is a taut espionage thriller with political intrigue, CIA conspiracies, covert military operations, twisting courtroom drama, and romantic passion.

In this heart-racing thriller, a woman's trial for murder puts numerous people in danger when it threatens to expose a CIA assassination conspiracy. Beyond Top Secret is a taut espionage thriller with political intrigue, CIA conspiracies, covert military operations, twisting courtroom drama, and romantic passion.

Ryan Butler is an unhappy lawyer trapped in an unhappy marriage. His life is going nowhere ...until an old friend vanishes from work with a quarter of a million dollars. Falling hard for his friend's mysterious new wife, Ryan risks everything to uncover the truth behind the disappearance. His quest leads him to the California wine country, to a strange scientific experiment in Wisconsin, to the halls of power in Washington, and finally to a small island in the Caribbean. On the island, Ryan stumbles into a treasonous plot by a rogue CIA agent. Soon Ryan’s life and the world’s balance of power are at risk in this fast-paced adventure thriller.

Ryan Butler holds a dark CIA secret. He has kept quiet for fifteen years, working as an attorney in Arizona and lying about his past. But following a string of bizarre murders and the events of September 11, 2001, his fabricated world slowly begins to unravel. When his former lover, Alana Shannon, shoots her husband in North Carolina, Ryan realizes that only his secret can save her. But there is a problem: revelation of that secret will compromise an "off the books" operation to destroy al Qaeda. Against a backdrop of political intrigue, CIA conspiracies, covert military missions, twisting courtroom drama, and romantic passion; one man is about to discover that nothing is ever certain in an uncertain world.

Imagine a drug that steals free will. Imagine not being able to move a muscle unless commanded. Imagine a conspiracy to weaponize that drug. So begins Ryan Butler’s adventure. Set at the end of the cold war, the novel is a tight, fast-paced thriller with a tantalizing medical and scientific subtext. It takes the reader on an exciting and entertaining ride with sex, violence, scary characters, global threats, cinematic settings, and an all too human protagonist.