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Fight Card
Spy Thriller: Blood Feud:
Dubai, 2015…David Garrett never could walk away from a fight. Even when a covert mission to nab a terrorist went wrong, leaving fellow CIA agents dead and Garrett holding the bag, he had to be forced to stand down.
Angry and disillusioned, he returned to his native Chicago where he engaged in off-the-books bouts for money, settled scores and made new enemies. Still, the unfinished business eats at him. Then Melissa, his former lover and fellow CIA agent, surfaces. She tells him one of the men responsible for the debacle in Iraq has surfaced. Like Garrett, the man is a fighter and on the card for an exhibition bout in Dubai. Would Garrett come back for one last mission? Garrett never could walk away from a fight. Even one that could kill him…
Angry and disillusioned, he returned to his native Chicago where he engaged in off-the-books bouts for money, settled scores and made new enemies. Still, the unfinished business eats at him. Then Melissa, his former lover and fellow CIA agent, surfaces. She tells him one of the men responsible for the debacle in Iraq has surfaced. Like Garrett, the man is a fighter and on the card for an exhibition bout in Dubai. Would Garrett come back for one last mission? Garrett never could walk away from a fight. Even one that could kill him…
100 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 9, 2015
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January 16, 2015
From the first line to the last line in BLOOD FEUD the reader is grabbed by the collar and yanked into the story, and isn't let go until the last page. The pacing lends itself to a book that will have you turning the pages in anticipation to find out how the conflict, and the story will unfold.
The fight scene is so vividly described, that it felt as if I had a ringside seat, watching David Garrett (the hero of the story) receive and dole out the punches, and seeing the sweat dripping down his body, and feeling his determination and intense passion to attempt to win the bout at all costs.
His emotions ranging from frustration, and anger due to unresolved issues from a situation he left behind in the Middle East, to his compassion for the underdog, and his deep concern for a friend is palpable.
David Garrett is a well developed three dimensional character, and in Blood Feud we get to experience the full extent of his past and present, leaving us wanting to know even more. This is a man who is haunted by the atrocities his fellow CIA agents suffered during a covert mission to destroy a terrorist. Something David has never come to terms with when he was forced to let it go and return back to the USA.
From the well written dialogue, vivid narrative, suspenseful plot, intriguing protagonist and secondary characters, and the tension between Melissa (Garrett's ex-lover) and one last mission that could end Garrett's life or seriously damage him forever, this book has all the elements of a strongly written story that will have you rooting for Garrett, and hoping he will survive so that the author can give us another offering with this protagonist and the other characters.
Tim Tresslar writing with Jack Tunney has added a great addition to this series, and I look forward not only for more books from Tim but also will read more from this series.
My husband also enjoyed this book and has now asked for more books in this series. It's great when we can enjoy the same book and able to discuss it.
The fight scene is so vividly described, that it felt as if I had a ringside seat, watching David Garrett (the hero of the story) receive and dole out the punches, and seeing the sweat dripping down his body, and feeling his determination and intense passion to attempt to win the bout at all costs.
His emotions ranging from frustration, and anger due to unresolved issues from a situation he left behind in the Middle East, to his compassion for the underdog, and his deep concern for a friend is palpable.
David Garrett is a well developed three dimensional character, and in Blood Feud we get to experience the full extent of his past and present, leaving us wanting to know even more. This is a man who is haunted by the atrocities his fellow CIA agents suffered during a covert mission to destroy a terrorist. Something David has never come to terms with when he was forced to let it go and return back to the USA.
From the well written dialogue, vivid narrative, suspenseful plot, intriguing protagonist and secondary characters, and the tension between Melissa (Garrett's ex-lover) and one last mission that could end Garrett's life or seriously damage him forever, this book has all the elements of a strongly written story that will have you rooting for Garrett, and hoping he will survive so that the author can give us another offering with this protagonist and the other characters.
Tim Tresslar writing with Jack Tunney has added a great addition to this series, and I look forward not only for more books from Tim but also will read more from this series.
My husband also enjoyed this book and has now asked for more books in this series. It's great when we can enjoy the same book and able to discuss it.
September 1, 2024
This is my first book from this publishers line. At first I was pissed because it's a quick book/story. Only 90 pages. But, within that 90 pages they made a storyline that I was eager to follow and provided just the right amount of detail to keep it going.
July 21, 2017
Tim Tresslar is a men's adventure/ spy fiction writer. His version of Fight Card is a bold departure from the norm of the series. Most Fight Card take the reader back in time to the 1940's and are filled with mobsters, dames, and murder. They often pair Hardboiled with pulp boxing. Blood Feud doesn't take place in the forties, it is a thoroughly modern tale that takes a former Iraq war battle-hardened CIA operative back into the fray against his greatest nemesis.
Sandwiched between great fight scenes -- MMA cage matches -- is a spy story and the war on terror.
It's a strong adventure and a worthwhile read.
Sandwiched between great fight scenes -- MMA cage matches -- is a spy story and the war on terror.
It's a strong adventure and a worthwhile read.
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