Shadow Warrior

by John E. Mayer

This sexy, action packed thriller moves like a lit fuse from beginning to end! -book reviewer Soon to be made into a motion picture! Read it now- Shadow Warrior tells the story of John Stryker, a CA agent given the special assignment of taking the War on Drugs to a new level of intensity. The real drug problem is not about cartels and shady third world criminals. It can only flourish because Americans, sometimes prominent Americans, profit from it. Stryker is unleashed to employ high tech and old fashion bravado to destroy the infrastructure of the staid businesses that enable the proliferation of the illegal drug industry on US soil by US citizens. A frustrated President, looking ahead to an upcoming election, risks everything by invoking a Presidential Proclamation used only once before in history in a gamble to finally win the War on Drugs. With each scene drawn from actual cases, Stryker is one of the agents that compromise a deadly CIA team unleashed on US soil to fight a real war. The plot focuses on John Stryker and how he uses the power and freedom granted him by the President to stop illegal drug laundering. Stryker's assgnment s to shut down the business of an "old money," prominent banking family whose fortunes happen to be dependent upon drug money laundering. The story takes the reader through the financial intricacies of the drug world in an expose' never before revealed to the public. Stryker's attack on this financial empire takes on the elements of action-packed collateral damage, computer sabotage, and personal ruin. This third prong of his battle plan unexpectedly plummets Stryker into an intense, impassioned romance with the wife of the head of this financial empire. This relationship becomes entangled n the tension that builds as a climax looms between Stryker's war and the resources of this financial empire. It's Finally Real Zero Tolerance!

300 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 5, 2005

About the author

John Mayer's fiction writing success started after his first novel was optioned by a major studio. Since then, John has published three other novels, written 10 screenplays, a stage play (Produced and performed) and has done assignment work as a consultant on crime/violence and psychological elements for studios/producers. His screenwriting has won recognition from the Nichols Competition (The Paraclete-top 25 finisher), Page International Screenwriting Competition (The Paraclete-4/5), The LA Film Awards (The System-Best Picture) and the Festigious International Film Awards (The System-Best Drama). John hosted a radio show for one year and teaches writing at a major international university. His screenwriting education has included Stanford University and The University of Chicago. In his ‘day job’ John (Dr. John Mayer) is an internationally acclaimed clinical psychologist specializing in abnormal behaviors in young people. (Violence, crime, substance abuse, serial killers, etc.) John’s 4th novel, Secession (with Koji Steven Sakai) was just published by Central Park South Publishing (2023).