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The Iron Eagle #6
Devil's Chair
From the Back: "Four bodies in under a month and no sign of foul play - what the hell's going on in Devil's Chair?" In the past two months, Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim O'Brian along with FBI Profilers Special Agent Steve Hoffman and John Swenson have been called out to Devil's Chair in the Los Angeles County Mountains where multiple bodies were found in the remote location. There are no signs of foul play, all of the victims were nude and uninjured, with the exception of post-mortem trauma caused by wild animals, and all victims died due to "exposure" - but none of these men believe this is the whole story. O'Brian, Hoffman, and Swenson need to find out why young, healthy adults are winding up dead in the hills of Devil's Chair and Devil's Punchbowl, and the answer is one that no one could have foreseen. From the Inside Flap: Rollins Industries is one of the nation's largest distributors of organic food products, but Adam Osborn, a highly successful sales manager and the head of their sales department, has disappeared. Amelia Farrell, the head of human resources and Osborn's love interest, has just terminated Gaston Reed, a senior salesman with a less than stable personality, after he made threats against Osborn and others in the company. What begins as a routine missing persons report quickly turns into anything but as LA County Sheriff Jim O'Brian and FBI Special Agents John Swenson and Steve Hoffman are drawn into the investigation when the Osborn investigation reveals that he was brutally murdered. Reed tops everyone's list as the prime suspect; however, a deeper mystery begins to unfold as bodies pile up, and an unseen force is suspected of pulling the strings. Just when the men think they are closing in on the killer, a stunning development sends them careening into an unforgiving world of cruelty and torture - a world so depraved that only the Iron Eagle dare tread.
- GenresMystery
176 pages, Hardcover
Published September 5, 2015
6 people are currently reading
416 people want to read
About the author
Roy A. Teel Jr.
40 books58 followersOn May 11, 1995, at 30, Roy's life was irrevocably changed. After walking into the hospital, he was admitted and later received a sobering and life changing diagnosis - Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. His doctors gave him two years to live, and he left the hospital in a wheelchair. Roy, not one for giving up, and having a, then, three-year-old daughter and an 11-year-old son, went immediately into human subjects research at UCLA and spent 12 years (1995-2007) as a human research subject. His experience gave him a unique look behind the scenes of medicine and the processes that are required to get drugs through the research chain, from the animal research phase to using those drugs in humans in clinical trials, and, if successful, on to the FDA for approval. Roy participated in four major experimental drug trials, and one of those ended up giving him thyroid cancer, which was diagnosed in January 2001.
Life as a Survivor
Roy is a proud cancer survivor and has refused to let MS define his life. His dedication to his work and to human subject research both inspired his writing as well as showed the real human condition when laid bare. As an author, Roy A. Teel Jr. is very diverse, and his works include both fiction and nonfiction. He earned his bachelor's degree in Ministerial Studies through Berean University of the Assemblies of God then went on to earn doctorates of Divinity and Biblical Studies through ULC Ministries.
Nonfiction
Roy's first nonfiction book, The Way, The Truth, and The Lies: How the Gospels Mislead Christians about Jesus' True Message, was published in 2005 and is taught in both religious and secular universities in the U.S. and abroad. Against The Grain: The American Mega-Church and its Culture of Control was published in 2008. This second book reveals the unflattering true faces of the "Goliaths of God" and shows religion and churches for what they really are - businesses - very, very lucrative and influential businesses involved in many facets of American society.
Short Fiction
In 2008, Roy published a collection of short stories titled, Light of Darkness: Dialogues in Death. These collected stories were inspired by both his difficult and troubled childhood as well as his years in clinical trials. He met and knew many people, many whom lost the battle due to natural causes, or in some cases, by their own hand, that he felt compelled to fictionalize and share their stories.
Novel-length Fiction
In 2013, Roy released his first novel, And God Laughed, a neoplatonic dialogue between one man and God. Although now a secular humanist, Roy believes in God but rejects all religions as man's folly and wrote a fictional narrative about a relationship with God outside of religion.
Current Project
In 2014, Roy began publishing his latest and largest project - a 40-novel geographically-centered hard boiled, mystery, suspense, thriller crime series: "The Iron Eagle Series." The main character, a former Marine Corps Black Operative turned rogue FBI agent, hunts killers in Los Angeles. Each novel addresses different subjects, and while fiction, all titles deal with real world subject matter. "The Iron Eagle Series" is not about things that can't hurt you. What happens in these novels can happen to any one of us if we let our guard down and/or are in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Life as an Author
After battling Multiple Sclerosis for nearly 16 years, Roy began devoting his energies and passions to the full-time art of storytelling. Although he is no longer able to work in a high stress executive environment, his life has taken on a new mission: to inform and entertain. His disability has brought with it an unforeseen blessing. He can finally take medications to alleviate some of the pain from his MS and focus on the pleasures of character creation and the joys of putting words to paper.
Life as a Survivor
Roy is a proud cancer survivor and has refused to let MS define his life. His dedication to his work and to human subject research both inspired his writing as well as showed the real human condition when laid bare. As an author, Roy A. Teel Jr. is very diverse, and his works include both fiction and nonfiction. He earned his bachelor's degree in Ministerial Studies through Berean University of the Assemblies of God then went on to earn doctorates of Divinity and Biblical Studies through ULC Ministries.
Nonfiction
Roy's first nonfiction book, The Way, The Truth, and The Lies: How the Gospels Mislead Christians about Jesus' True Message, was published in 2005 and is taught in both religious and secular universities in the U.S. and abroad. Against The Grain: The American Mega-Church and its Culture of Control was published in 2008. This second book reveals the unflattering true faces of the "Goliaths of God" and shows religion and churches for what they really are - businesses - very, very lucrative and influential businesses involved in many facets of American society.
Short Fiction
In 2008, Roy published a collection of short stories titled, Light of Darkness: Dialogues in Death. These collected stories were inspired by both his difficult and troubled childhood as well as his years in clinical trials. He met and knew many people, many whom lost the battle due to natural causes, or in some cases, by their own hand, that he felt compelled to fictionalize and share their stories.
Novel-length Fiction
In 2013, Roy released his first novel, And God Laughed, a neoplatonic dialogue between one man and God. Although now a secular humanist, Roy believes in God but rejects all religions as man's folly and wrote a fictional narrative about a relationship with God outside of religion.
Current Project
In 2014, Roy began publishing his latest and largest project - a 40-novel geographically-centered hard boiled, mystery, suspense, thriller crime series: "The Iron Eagle Series." The main character, a former Marine Corps Black Operative turned rogue FBI agent, hunts killers in Los Angeles. Each novel addresses different subjects, and while fiction, all titles deal with real world subject matter. "The Iron Eagle Series" is not about things that can't hurt you. What happens in these novels can happen to any one of us if we let our guard down and/or are in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Life as an Author
After battling Multiple Sclerosis for nearly 16 years, Roy began devoting his energies and passions to the full-time art of storytelling. Although he is no longer able to work in a high stress executive environment, his life has taken on a new mission: to inform and entertain. His disability has brought with it an unforeseen blessing. He can finally take medications to alleviate some of the pain from his MS and focus on the pleasures of character creation and the joys of putting words to paper.
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October 18, 2015
I had grown immune to the brutal murders and vengeance dealt out by the Iron Eagle, so I was taken back when I experienced a gagging reflex moment at one gruesome scene. I regained my composer I kept on reading. This book instantly took me back to the first book. It was just as shocking and had the same type of intensity. My favorite thing about this book however was that I got to see Steve in action again. He had been out of commission for quite some time due to ALS. Steve brought back the human aspect to the story as he did not have the hardened shell like John and Jim. Although, Jim could never be on the level of John. The crime in this book was horrific but I was glad that it did not focus on young children. As much as I like these books the heinous acts that happen to the children are really rough to digest. Again, the Iron Eagle comes up on top.
August 26, 2015
OMG, I am not quite finished this book yet but had to comment. This is one of the most gripping thrillers I have read in a long time. It is graphic, and gritty, horrific and clearly written with a very sharp eye for detail. I cannot wait to finish this.
I have now finished and will continue with review.
Well I have been hooked on this book, it is one of those that has your head filled with OMG's love it, this author sure has a great talent he keeps you glued to your seat, the story is filled with a lot of information about the deaths, a bit of blood and gore at times, a lot of interaction going on between police, FBI and suspects.
I love the business side of the story, this added a bit of a different dimension to the story for me, I was constantly expecting the unexpected and being surprised that I missed a few things that I did not expect. I totally loved this thriller.
I received a copy of this from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, and I have to say that I am extremely happy I was given the opportunity to read such an awesome book
I have now finished and will continue with review.
Well I have been hooked on this book, it is one of those that has your head filled with OMG's love it, this author sure has a great talent he keeps you glued to your seat, the story is filled with a lot of information about the deaths, a bit of blood and gore at times, a lot of interaction going on between police, FBI and suspects.
I love the business side of the story, this added a bit of a different dimension to the story for me, I was constantly expecting the unexpected and being surprised that I missed a few things that I did not expect. I totally loved this thriller.
I received a copy of this from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, and I have to say that I am extremely happy I was given the opportunity to read such an awesome book
November 23, 2015
I received this book from NetGalley and it is #6 in The Iron Eagle series. I had not read any of the other books in the series and all I can say is WOW! What an intense and graphic book. Great detail even though it is very gory. The Iron Eagle deals with the bad guys in his own way and leaves a signature for the FBI when done. I would like to read the rest of the books from the beginning,
August 24, 2015
People are dying in Devil’s Chair California. But the bodies are all found nude and untouched. No sign of foul play, no violent wounds. They are simply frozen, almost as though they’d been hiking and succumbed to exposure. And it’s up to Jim, Steve and John to find out what is happening and put a stop to it.
I cannot stress enough how important it is that you not eat, at all, when you are reading this. Not even a Red Vine. Not even coffee. It won’t stay in your stomach long enough to help you anyhow.
Typically when books in a series go on to book six and beyond I start to lose interest because they become repetitive and seem to grab plotlines from “Lost”. Teel’s books are nothing like that. The content in each book is fresh and drives the reader to raise the bar on all novels in the thriller and suspense genre. Devil’s Chair, although horrifying and flat out disgusting (seriously, don’t eat while reading), I worried that this book would go stale quickly now that both the fires and the assassination of the president have been resolved. I ether got very lucky or Roy Teel is just that good.
As always the characters and plot are completely believable, the details go on for days and the plot as a whole is enough to suck anyone in quickly.
Teel’s books show a serious attention to detail amazes me. Normally I have little trouble reading books like this on account of my stomach rebelling and tossing everything I have eaten for the past few days right back up. I see a little Ted Bundy happening here with the main antagonist and some influence of Christopher Wilder.
I’m eager for book seven. Deliciously detailed, book 6 left a bad taste in my mouth (pun intended)
I cannot stress enough how important it is that you not eat, at all, when you are reading this. Not even a Red Vine. Not even coffee. It won’t stay in your stomach long enough to help you anyhow.
Typically when books in a series go on to book six and beyond I start to lose interest because they become repetitive and seem to grab plotlines from “Lost”. Teel’s books are nothing like that. The content in each book is fresh and drives the reader to raise the bar on all novels in the thriller and suspense genre. Devil’s Chair, although horrifying and flat out disgusting (seriously, don’t eat while reading), I worried that this book would go stale quickly now that both the fires and the assassination of the president have been resolved. I ether got very lucky or Roy Teel is just that good.
As always the characters and plot are completely believable, the details go on for days and the plot as a whole is enough to suck anyone in quickly.
Teel’s books show a serious attention to detail amazes me. Normally I have little trouble reading books like this on account of my stomach rebelling and tossing everything I have eaten for the past few days right back up. I see a little Ted Bundy happening here with the main antagonist and some influence of Christopher Wilder.
I’m eager for book seven. Deliciously detailed, book 6 left a bad taste in my mouth (pun intended)
August 16, 2015
"The punishment must fit the crime. The courts don't do it so the Eagle does."
I had not read any of the previous Iron Eagle books. There's a note on Net Galley that each book in the series can be read as a standalone. I felt I was missing out on a lot by not having read the previous books. I would have liked to know the background on the Iron Eagle, which this book did not go into.
That written, this was a difficult book to read. Readers are warned up front about the language and the violence and well they should be.
I would have liked the story more if some of the foul language was cut. There would still be PLENTY if half the f***s were cut. I thought the obscenities were gratuitous in a good portion of the book.
Also, the dialogue feels very stilted and doesn't flow smoothly. And the ending was very abrupt.
Now for why I did like the book:
I appreciate a good vengeance book and the bad guys in this tale certainly got what was coming to them.
Not many books get my gag reflex going but this one did. There are some dark, hard-to-read passages in DEVIL'S CHAIR. It was a new spin on these crimes and I thought the creepy parts were handled, well..creepily.
The sections that were medically related, such as a main character having ALS, rang true and seemed to be well researched.
So, overall, I'm glad I got a chance to read this book. I just wish I'd had more background on the Iron Eagle and how he came to be.
NOTE: I received this book from NarroWay Press through Net Galley in exchange for my honest review.
I had not read any of the previous Iron Eagle books. There's a note on Net Galley that each book in the series can be read as a standalone. I felt I was missing out on a lot by not having read the previous books. I would have liked to know the background on the Iron Eagle, which this book did not go into.
That written, this was a difficult book to read. Readers are warned up front about the language and the violence and well they should be.
I would have liked the story more if some of the foul language was cut. There would still be PLENTY if half the f***s were cut. I thought the obscenities were gratuitous in a good portion of the book.
Also, the dialogue feels very stilted and doesn't flow smoothly. And the ending was very abrupt.
Now for why I did like the book:
I appreciate a good vengeance book and the bad guys in this tale certainly got what was coming to them.
Not many books get my gag reflex going but this one did. There are some dark, hard-to-read passages in DEVIL'S CHAIR. It was a new spin on these crimes and I thought the creepy parts were handled, well..creepily.
The sections that were medically related, such as a main character having ALS, rang true and seemed to be well researched.
So, overall, I'm glad I got a chance to read this book. I just wish I'd had more background on the Iron Eagle and how he came to be.
NOTE: I received this book from NarroWay Press through Net Galley in exchange for my honest review.
February 25, 2016
Copy was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review, thank you!
Let me start out by saying if you are not into mysteries/crime thrillers this is not the book for you. I fortunately am. This book was very gripping with intensely graphic visuals of the crime scene, again if its not your cup of tea, don't read it. I hadn't read any of the other books in this series but this book made me a converter. I did feel like reading the series would have helped prepare me for the book but nevertheless I was able to follow along just fine. Teel's attention to detail is commendable and the story was very well written in my opinion. I felt Steve was a good character for which to tell this particular story through, he made the situation seem more human in the face of such cruelty.
Recommendation:
Read it! This series is a hidden gem for crime thriller lovers.
Let me start out by saying if you are not into mysteries/crime thrillers this is not the book for you. I fortunately am. This book was very gripping with intensely graphic visuals of the crime scene, again if its not your cup of tea, don't read it. I hadn't read any of the other books in this series but this book made me a converter. I did feel like reading the series would have helped prepare me for the book but nevertheless I was able to follow along just fine. Teel's attention to detail is commendable and the story was very well written in my opinion. I felt Steve was a good character for which to tell this particular story through, he made the situation seem more human in the face of such cruelty.
Recommendation:
Read it! This series is a hidden gem for crime thriller lovers.
October 17, 2015
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley for an honest review.
John, Steve & Jim are investigating murders and putting the pieces together to catch the those responsible. Roy Teel Jr writes books you dont want to put down. Yet there so good you almost dont want them to end. This is another book with a 5 star review.
John, Steve & Jim are investigating murders and putting the pieces together to catch the those responsible. Roy Teel Jr writes books you dont want to put down. Yet there so good you almost dont want them to end. This is another book with a 5 star review.
April 2, 2015
I was given this book as (ARC) for an honest review.
The Darkest book yet. Sinister twist I did not see coming. Roy Teel Jr.'s book ranks right up there with Stephen King and James Patterson. Thriller lovers do not want to miss this book.
The Darkest book yet. Sinister twist I did not see coming. Roy Teel Jr.'s book ranks right up there with Stephen King and James Patterson. Thriller lovers do not want to miss this book.
August 17, 2015
Oh Kelsey. ....love to read them ALL
Thanks Laszlo
Thanks Laszlo
September 12, 2015
plot is all over the place, highly disorganized. little emotionally
attachment to either plot, heroes or villains.
attachment to either plot, heroes or villains.
October 16, 2015
Can't wait for the next one!!!
April 4, 2016
What's with all the cannibalism in this series? I keep reading LOL
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