The Freedom Broker
By K. J. Howe
Thea Paris is The Freedom Broker in K.J. Howe’s new
kidnap-and-ransom thriller novel. Ripped from the headlines, this evil crime of
kidnapping has become a dark, international financial exploitation. The
protagonist in this fast-paced, forceful novel is one of the good guys who
fight for captured victims. In addition to incredible actions scenes, and tense
strategic maneuvering, this novel reveals the physical and mental injuries
inflicted on kidnapping on the victim, as well as their family and friends. The
story emphasizes the harrowing fears of death, of suffering, of helplessness,
and even more deeply engrained intangibles.
Jump straight into action right
from page one, as Thea Paris and her team are dropped into Nigeria at night on
a clandestine mission to free kidnapped petroleum engineer worker in a camp
where he is held captive for a three million dollar ransom. As is noted, danger
is everywhere on these missions, “If the mission failed, no one would retrieve
her body. She’d be left to rot in the jungle unidentified and forgotten.” High
stakes for all involved. And this is just the beginning of this story.
Thea Paris vowed to become The Freedom Broker after her brother,
twelve years old at the time, had been kidnapped and returned many months
later. The impact of this abduction left lasting scars on her brother Nikos and
his family and friends. The tragedy altered lives, just look at how it impacted
Thea’s choice in her adult lifetime work.
Now Thea and her family have no
idea what lies ahead. Ironically Thea can’t stop the dramatic kidnapping of her
father, Christos Paris on the verge of his sixtieth birthday. Now the time is
ticking to try to find him and to try and save him, if he isn’t already dead. The
author creates a suspect rich story for the reader to ponder.
Author K. J. Howe is a three
time Daphne du Maurier writing award winner and is the Executive Director of
ThrillerFest, the annual conference of International Thriller Writers. She
enjoys travel very much, and treats her readers to some incredible and exotic
destinations as settings in her book. She became fascinated by the
kidnap-and-ransom world after meeting Peter Moore, a British computer
consultant who became the longest-held hostage in Iraq and the only person to
survive of the five men who were taken on that day. Reading through the
acknowledgements for her book you’ll see how very well researched this
fictional thriller is.
Join Thea Paris and her team as
they fight in dire situations to save kidnap victims from dangerous, diabolical
schemers. It’s a glimpse into what can happen in our real world.
And watch for Thea Paris' next adventure in Skyjack available April 10th.
And to hear more from the author, catch Kendall & Cooper Talk Mysteries with K. J. Howe
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