Shining Target

by David Elliott

What if you were hired to protect one of Hollywood's most valuable assets—and she disappeared?

Richard Braddock is a former Green Beret captain and founder of Star Shield Security Group, a premier celebrity protection company. Married to the woman of his dreams, Braddock is enjoying the best of what success has to offer—until things go horribly wrong. His top client, an A-list actress working for a major studio on a big-budget action movie, suddenly vanishes...along with her Star Shield bodyguard.

With the studio threatening to ruin his career, Braddock scrambles to assemble a team with law enforcement, military, and even criminal backgrounds that will do whatever it takes to find the star before she turns up dead.

Their investigation explores the actress's secret life and uncovers an ingenious adversary fueled by revenge, who forces Braddock to make choices that could haunt him the rest of his life—if he survives.

Using a first-person narrative, in the vein of authors such as Robert Crais and Raymond Chandler, David Elliott draws from his personal experience as a film industry professional and a private investigator to craft a page-turning thriller that delves into the obscure underbelly of Hollywood.

317 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 9, 2015

About the author

David Elliott is the author of THE COOL CRAZY CRICKETS and THE TRANSMOGRIFICATION OF ROSCOE WIZZLE. He says of AND HERE'S TO YOU!, "My neighbor’s rooster and I were having a disagreement. I wanted to sleep in the morning; he wanted to crow. The rooster won, of course. The first verse of AND HERE'S TO YOU! is a tribute to his victory and to the joys found in simply following your nature."

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my book so anything I say will seem like shameless self-promotion, but I wrote a story that I would like to read. So if you like fast-paced, action-packed thrillers told in the first person narrative, such as Robert Crais and Raymond Chandler use to great effect, then I think you'll like this book. It's a great beach or airplane read about what might happen if someone with some military training and little to lose could do to really put the screws to a major movie studio. All of the characters in this book are based upon people I've dealt with during my long career in the film industry and as a private investigator.

From Randy Bowie – SISS: Lead Celebrity Security Agent on Catching Fire:

"Shining Target is an authentic representation of the experience and relationships inside a premier celebrity protection firm, creating an accurate depiction of what could happen if someone with enough military experience and resources wanted to cripple a hundred million dollar production that was cutting corners on the expense of protection for one of its stars. The story is told with an escalating tension that kept me running back to the book every free moment I had to read."

I hope you enjoy!

[Jenjoy]

Good enough to pass along to my dad to read!