Fete of Death

by Bryan Cassiday

A California senator is brutally slain. But that is only the beginning of the increasingly macabre murders of members of the Senate Intelligence Committee. The CIA hire their termination specialist, Tyrone Quade, an ex-weathermen infiltrator and current jailbird, to find the killer. Quade has to be pardoned from federal prison in Los Angeles where he is doing time for blowing up a passenger jet—a charge he denies. In his search for the killer, he becomes a target for Mafia henchmen and a Colombian cocaine cartel, among others, and starts to doubt his own innocence and even his sanity as his investigation keeps spiraling him back to his alleged bombing of the jet. To his consternation, Quade discovers a covert trail that leads him to the upper echelons of the United States government, where an unholy alliance will do anything to prevent him from uncovering the truth.

269 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Award-winning author Bryan Cassiday writes thrillers and horror fiction. His novel Horde (Zombie Apocalypse: The Chad Halverson Series Book 6) won the 2022 Independent Press Award and the 2021 American Fiction Award for Best Horror novel. His novel Electric Green Mambas was a Finalist in the Reader Views Award for Thrillers 2021-22. His short story "Boxed" was published in the anthology Shadows and Teeth Volume Two, which won both the 2017 International Book Award for best adult horror fiction anthology and the Florida Association of Publishers and Authors President's Award gold medal for best adult horror fiction anthology 2017.

"A bracing page-turner with an unconventional hero."--Kirkus Reviews on Bryan's thriller Murder LLC

His thrillers include the psychological thriller The Payout and the Ethan Carr thriller Force of Impact, which Kirkus Reviews called "A fast-paced detective novel enhanced by exceptional characters and a striking ending."

Praise for Bryan Cassiday's Thriller Bolt

“From the very start, Bryan Cassiday spins what appears to be a typical Southern Californian private investigation novel in Bolt, but quickly takes off in a direction that speaks to our current troubled times. Well-plotted and crisply written, with great characterization, this is one to look for.”--Brendan DuBois, coauthor with James Patterson of The Cornwalls Are Gone.

"Noir suspense at its best! Private eyes, hit men, globe-trotting, and characters you don't know whether you can trust or not. Fans of James Ellroy, Dennis Lehane, and Fredrick Forsyth will love Bolt!"--Matthew Farrell, best-selling author of What Have You Done

Praise for Bryan Cassiday's Zombie Books

"The plot engages from the beginning and holds the reader's interest until the last page."--The Booklife Prize on Horde

"Cassiday blends thoughtful suspense and pulse-pounding terror to deliver a novel with both bite and creeping dread."--David Dunwoody, author of Empire and The Harvest Cycle

"Written with the epic scope of World War Z and infused with the gritty spook works derring-do of a Robert Ludlum spy thriller, Sanctuary in Steel is full of zombie mayhem through and through."--Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Flesh Eaters and Inheritance

"Sanctuary in Steel made me feel like I did the first time I watched Romero. Fresh, exciting and engaging like any outbreak story should be."--Iain McKinnon, author of Domain of the Dead

Reviews

[Bryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A disgraced CIA hit man, Tyrone Quade, investigates the murder of a US Senator in Los Angeles and becomes embroiled in a conspiracy rooted in Washington, DC. Soon, everyone has Quade's name on a bullet, including the Mafia, a Colombian cocaine cartel, and other CIA agents. For Quade to survive he must expose the conspirators and bring them to justice. Fast-paced and action-packed, "Fete of Death" is a fascinating read.

[Bryan Cassiday · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unputdownable CIA thriller in the tradition of Robert Ludlum, Jack Higgins, and Vince Flynn.