Three devastating, hi-tech deaths kick off Lee Gimenez’ ‘Fireball’, ensuring readers are well and truly hooked from the first page in this intriguing, fast-paced thriller featuring the author’s protagonist, John Taylor (J.T.) Ryan. But, are they murders, or just freak accidents? If the former, are they connected given that the victims are the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Senate Majority Leader, and an important church leader – key figures in the social and political authority of the United States? And who’s next? People at the top of the democratic government are concerned, and rightly so. The President, himself a constant target of assassination attempts, sets up a special task force to investigate, composed of the Director of Intelligence, the head of the CIA’s Special Operations Division, an Assistant Director of the FBI, and freelancer J.T. Ryan. The scene is set for non-stop page turning and edge of your seat thrills, as author Gimenez sequesters the reader, and subjects them to hair-raising incidents and heart-stopping moments, taking them into the wee small hours of the dark night. Yes, the writing puts the hapless booklover right there alongside Gimenez’ characters as the novel races to its climax.
I find the author’s protagonist, J.T. Ryan, a fully fleshed out, normal person, unlike the superspy type you would habitually associate with high stakes thrillers of this genre, and the story is all the better for it, as its hero is subjected to all manner of vicissitudes, especially by a stand-out female antagonist, a former top CIA killer herself. Ryan is surrounded by a solid cast of support characters which lend credence to this tale where the risks all face culminate in a potential nuclear conflict.
An amazing novel that appears so plausible given actual world events. I highly recommend this to fans of modern espionage thrillers: Lee Gimenez is up there with the best!
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W. D. Evans (Wayne)
FireballLies, Spies, and Arctic EspionageI have discovered Lee Gimenez to be a true, mild-mannered writer who has found his Superman Alter-Ego in his larger than life hero,J. T. Ryan.I had just turned 75 when I first met this much younger, successful author named Lee. I was writing my 1st short story about my flying mishaps. He had just finished his 7th novel. Since then he has become my good friend and writing inspiration. We joke that with his 14th novel now published compared to my measly 6, at 83, I will never be able to catch up to him, unless he stops writing or dies. I certainly hope not. It would be a terrible loss to the world.After staying up most of the night, I just finished reading, Fireball. I found it extremely timely, taken directly from today’s headlines of a government in Chaos and deceit. It’s another Gimenez thriller, this time, packed with layers of Lies, Spies, and Arctic Espionage,To most readers, these are all just exciting words in this latest novel from the boundless imagination of a great author. But for me, Lee brought back alive vivid 80 plus year memories of my own death-defying true-life adventures. Virtually every scene in every chapter of Fireball is a long-forgotten reflection of my own chaotic past.May each reader of Lee’s vast library of intriguing novels also relive their own hidden memories of exciting times long forgotten.Thank you, Lee, for another job well done.W. D. Evans (Wayne)
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Fireball
Lies, Spies, and Arctic Espionage
I have discovered Lee Gimenez to be a true, mild-mannered writer who has found his Superman Alter-Ego in his larger than life hero,
J. T. Ryan.
I had just turned 75 when I first met this much younger, successful author named Lee. I was writing my 1st short story about my flying mishaps. He had just finished his 7th novel. Since then he has become my good friend and writing inspiration. We joke that with his 14th novel now published compared to my measly 6, at 83, I will never be able to catch up to him, unless he stops writing or dies. I certainly hope not. It would be a terrible loss to the world.
After staying up most of the night, I just finished reading, Fireball. I found it extremely timely, taken directly from today’s headlines of a government in Chaos and deceit. It’s another Gimenez thriller, this time, packed with layers of Lies, Spies, and Arctic Espionage,
To most readers, these are all just exciting words in this latest novel from the boundless imagination of a great author. But for me, Lee brought back alive vivid 80 plus year memories of my own death-defying true-life adventures. Virtually every scene in every chapter of Fireball is a long-forgotten reflection of my own chaotic past.
May each reader of Lee’s vast library of intriguing novels also relive their own hidden memories of exciting times long forgotten.
Thank you, Lee, for another job well done.
W. D. Evans (Wayne)
Lies, Spies, and Arctic Espionage
I have discovered Lee Gimenez to be a true, mild-mannered writer who has found his Superman Alter-Ego in his larger than life hero,
J. T. Ryan.
I had just turned 75 when I first met this much younger, successful author named Lee. I was writing my 1st short story about my flying mishaps. He had just finished his 7th novel. Since then he has become my good friend and writing inspiration. We joke that with his 14th novel now published compared to my measly 6, at 83, I will never be able to catch up to him, unless he stops writing or dies. I certainly hope not. It would be a terrible loss to the world.
After staying up most of the night, I just finished reading, Fireball. I found it extremely timely, taken directly from today’s headlines of a government in Chaos and deceit. It’s another Gimenez thriller, this time, packed with layers of Lies, Spies, and Arctic Espionage,
To most readers, these are all just exciting words in this latest novel from the boundless imagination of a great author. But for me, Lee brought back alive vivid 80 plus year memories of my own death-defying true-life adventures. Virtually every scene in every chapter of Fireball is a long-forgotten reflection of my own chaotic past.
May each reader of Lee’s vast library of intriguing novels also relive their own hidden memories of exciting times long forgotten.
Thank you, Lee, for another job well done.
W. D. Evans (Wayne)
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