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The Double: Eddie Ankin Book 1
She was murdered live on camera. Millions watched. They arrested the stuntman.
From a producer of Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and The Walking Dead.
Eddie Ankin makes movie stars look like heroes.
He takes the punches, crashes the cars, and walks through fire so the A-listers don't have to. Ex-Marine. Career stuntman. Surviving the impossible is the job.
Then he has dinner with Shelby Temple.
By morning, the rising actress and influencer is dead—murdered on her own livestream while millions watch and argue over whether it's real. The only fingerprints at the scene are Eddie's.
Detective Kim Mallory has the video, the timeline, and every reason to put him away for good. She also has a the deeper she digs, the less the evidence adds up—and the more dangerous the truth becomes.
Fast, brutal, and thick with the kind of Hollywood corruption only an insider could show you.
They picked the wrong man.
For fans of Jack Reacher, Elvis Cole, and Nelson DeMille's John Corey.
The first of six Eddie Ankin crime thrillers. Standalone-friendly, better in order. Start the series here — 99¢.
From a producer of Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and The Walking Dead.
Eddie Ankin makes movie stars look like heroes.
He takes the punches, crashes the cars, and walks through fire so the A-listers don't have to. Ex-Marine. Career stuntman. Surviving the impossible is the job.
Then he has dinner with Shelby Temple.
By morning, the rising actress and influencer is dead—murdered on her own livestream while millions watch and argue over whether it's real. The only fingerprints at the scene are Eddie's.
Detective Kim Mallory has the video, the timeline, and every reason to put him away for good. She also has a the deeper she digs, the less the evidence adds up—and the more dangerous the truth becomes.
Fast, brutal, and thick with the kind of Hollywood corruption only an insider could show you.
They picked the wrong man.
For fans of Jack Reacher, Elvis Cole, and Nelson DeMille's John Corey.
The first of six Eddie Ankin crime thrillers. Standalone-friendly, better in order. Start the series here — 99¢.
404 pages, Paperback
Published August 23, 2023
About the author
Jeremy Elice
18 books6 followersJeremy Elice is a Hollywood producer turned screenwriter and author responsible for producing the hit television shows Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Mad Men, Hell on Wheels, Rubicon, The Killing and the mini-series Tut starring Ben Kingsley.
Known for writing compelling characters and high-octane action scenes, his newest novel, The Double (July 2023), introduces ex-Marine turned Hollywood stuntman, "Eddie Ankin," who joins the ranks of resourceful and kick-ass crime fighters readers love like Jack Reacher, John Corey, and Cliff Booth.
His first novel is the psychological thriller, The Strange Crimes of Beatrice Clover, which has been described as a page-turner with a twist ending you won't see coming.
Whether it's books, TV series, or movies, Jeremy loves a good story. When not spending hours alone in his basement talking out loud to himself in strange voices like a madman (aka writing), he runs his production company, Elice Island Entertainment, looking for the next groundbreaking hit.
Most of all, he loves spending time at home in NY with his wife, three kids, and a terrier named Dexter (yes, after the tv show), reading or watching something that moves him.
You can read more of his writing at his substack https://jeremyelice.substack.com/ or see what else he is up to at www.eliceislandent.com.
Known for writing compelling characters and high-octane action scenes, his newest novel, The Double (July 2023), introduces ex-Marine turned Hollywood stuntman, "Eddie Ankin," who joins the ranks of resourceful and kick-ass crime fighters readers love like Jack Reacher, John Corey, and Cliff Booth.
His first novel is the psychological thriller, The Strange Crimes of Beatrice Clover, which has been described as a page-turner with a twist ending you won't see coming.
Whether it's books, TV series, or movies, Jeremy loves a good story. When not spending hours alone in his basement talking out loud to himself in strange voices like a madman (aka writing), he runs his production company, Elice Island Entertainment, looking for the next groundbreaking hit.
Most of all, he loves spending time at home in NY with his wife, three kids, and a terrier named Dexter (yes, after the tv show), reading or watching something that moves him.
You can read more of his writing at his substack https://jeremyelice.substack.com/ or see what else he is up to at www.eliceislandent.com.
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