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Dr. Wong—A Cole Ember Spy Thriller: Volume 1
“Don’s first stab at the spy thriller genre is a kill shot to the funny bone, a side-splitting, search-and-destroy mission that forever obliterates every spy novel trope. Impatiently waiting for the next Cole Ember adventure."
—Stephen Mills, author of “The Devil’s Cohort”
Cole Ember is an operative for CASPER, a black ops force so black it’s rumored only in CIA bathroom stalls. Unbeatable in a fistfight, deadly with a gun, and dense as a paving stone, Ember’s laughable IQ test score was grossly inflated by a bitter, underpaid CIA behavioral scientist as a “screw you” to his employer days before retiring. Crossing paths with famed genetic scientist Dr. Wing Duk Wong, Ember slowly—very slowly—discovers that Wong has created a ruthless army of genetically modified humans to aid in his heinous plot to acquire vast wealth via the boldest, and most peculiar, terrorism attack in history.
Also on Wong’s tail is Canadian Intelligence Officer Olivia Laidlaw. She’s skilled, clever, beautiful, and deadly, albeit armed only with a combat knife and bear spray, per restrictions imposed by the Canadian government. Can this hapless pair find and defeat Wong before the world’s financial centers collapse, and thousands of innocent people die? Are you kidding?
—Stephen Mills, author of “The Devil’s Cohort”
Cole Ember is an operative for CASPER, a black ops force so black it’s rumored only in CIA bathroom stalls. Unbeatable in a fistfight, deadly with a gun, and dense as a paving stone, Ember’s laughable IQ test score was grossly inflated by a bitter, underpaid CIA behavioral scientist as a “screw you” to his employer days before retiring. Crossing paths with famed genetic scientist Dr. Wing Duk Wong, Ember slowly—very slowly—discovers that Wong has created a ruthless army of genetically modified humans to aid in his heinous plot to acquire vast wealth via the boldest, and most peculiar, terrorism attack in history.
Also on Wong’s tail is Canadian Intelligence Officer Olivia Laidlaw. She’s skilled, clever, beautiful, and deadly, albeit armed only with a combat knife and bear spray, per restrictions imposed by the Canadian government. Can this hapless pair find and defeat Wong before the world’s financial centers collapse, and thousands of innocent people die? Are you kidding?
270 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 13, 2023
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Don Engebretson
9 books13 followersI've lived my life in chapters, now that I think about it. My work resume includes bellhop, fishing guide, state fair pitchman, underground miner (kids, stay in school!), rock musician, rock band manager, trade and consumer show producer, corporate VP, landscape designer, business owner and writer. Always a writer.
The advice is always write what you know, write what you love, and for me that was gardening. In my late 20s I started writing a 500-word gardening column for a Twin Cities weekly newspaper. Five years later I was writing for Better Homes and Gardens. I wrote five gardening books. I've lost track of how many magazines and newspapers have published my columns and articles over the years. Dozens, for sure.
In 2019 I sat down to write a novel that had been sliding across my brain like a box of broken glass. It's titled "Welcome to Kamini," and it's pretty good. I'm happy with it, put it that way.
The advice is always write what you know, write what you love, and for me that was gardening. In my late 20s I started writing a 500-word gardening column for a Twin Cities weekly newspaper. Five years later I was writing for Better Homes and Gardens. I wrote five gardening books. I've lost track of how many magazines and newspapers have published my columns and articles over the years. Dozens, for sure.
In 2019 I sat down to write a novel that had been sliding across my brain like a box of broken glass. It's titled "Welcome to Kamini," and it's pretty good. I'm happy with it, put it that way.
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October 24, 2023
Billed as Volume 1 in what will be a series of Cole Ember spy thrillers, Dr. Wong is an irreverent romp through the world of international espionage. The adventure follows special operative Cole Ember and Canadian Intelligence Officer Olivia Laidlaw as they race to stop archvillain Dr. Wing Duck Wong from executing his destructive plans.
Dr. Wong has strong plotting, memorable characters, captivating writing, non-stop action, and laughs on every page.
Dr. Wong has strong plotting, memorable characters, captivating writing, non-stop action, and laughs on every page.
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July 26, 2023How Don Engebretson dreamed up Cole Ember would be an interesting study for a group of psychiatrists! This hilarious spy thriller is nothing like you would expect and everything you hope for. Enjoy the ride. I look forward to the next "Cole Ember Spy Thriller"!
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