Izadi: Book three of The Director series

by Zach Fortier

Camp Cachibache has fallen. The Director has been disposed of by Nick Hudson and a team of Ukraine mercenaries known as the Asgarda. For the moment all is well until a series of events half way around the world draw the team back into a desperate search for their interpreters kidnapped older sister Svetlana. Nick Hudson is forced back into the deadly world of Human trafficking. If he is going to succeed on this mission he will need some help from his past, a legendary gang leader gone straight may be the only means to rescue Svetlana. However the two men have a past as adversaries. The quest to save Svetlana will be life altering for both of them and the team of Asgarda warriors.

258 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 16, 2018

About the author

2013 Readers Favorite Bronze medal winner
2014 Readers Favorite Gold and Silver medal winner
Finalist in 2014 Chanticleer Book awards contest
2015 IPPY Bronze Medal winner
2015 semi finalist Kindle Book Awards (X2)
2015 Finalist in the IAN book awards (X2)
2015 Readers Favorite Bronze medal winner
2015 Readers Favorite Finalist true crime/non fiction(x2)
2015 Finalist Kindle Book Awards
2015 Finalist USA Today book awards (x3)
2015 Finalist Chanticleer Clue book awards(x3)
2015 First place award in the Chanticleer Clue book awards contest in true crime.
2015 Winner of the Book Pipeline contest.
2016 Winner of the NIEA book awards in African American non fiction
2016 Finalist Kindle Book awards
2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards winner in suspense genre.
2017 Finalist in the NIEA Book Awards in Suspense genre
Finalist in Biography General in the 2017 American Book Fest International book awards
Finalist 2017 Kindle Book awards
Short List 2017 Chanticleer Clue awards.
Bronze medal in the 2017 Readers Favorite Book contest in Suspense genre
Awarded Silver medal in the 2018 eLit Book Awards contest in the Mystery/thriller genre Finalist in Biography genre in the 2018 Book Excellence awards contest.
Bronze medal in the 2018 Readers Favorite Book contest in Thriller genre
Semi finalist for 2018 Chanticleer Clue awards
Solo medal winner of the 2018 New Apple Book awards contest in the Psychological Thriller category.
Solo medal winner in the 2019 Book Excellence book award contest in the suspense genre .
Bronze medal winner in the 2019 Readers Favorite international book awards contest in the fiction-suspense genre
Named as an Official Selection in the 2019 New Apple Summer E book awards contest in the Psychological Suspense genre
First Place winner in the 2019 Top Shelf book awards contest.
Winner of the 2020 Book Excellence book awards contest in Sci Fi Genre
Awarded 1st place in Chanticleer's 2020 Cygnus book awards contest for Science Fiction

Zach Fortier was a police officer for over thirty years specializing in K-9, SWAT, gangs, domestic violence, and sex crimes as an investigator. He has written several books about his life in police work. CurbChek won the bronze medal for True Crime in the 2013 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards. Street Creds and Curbchek Reload won a gold and silver medal respectively for True Crime in the 2014 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards. His other works are Hero To Zero, which details the incredibly talented cops that he worked with that ended up going down in flames, some ended up in prison and one on the FBI’s ten most wanted list. Landed on Black described the toxic culture of the police department and streets, ultimately leading to the realization that Zach has been diagnosed with PTSD. I am Raymond Washington is the only authorized biography of the original founder of the Crips and has been awarded bronze medals in 2015 by both IPPY and Readers Favorite International book awards. Baroota: The Hunting Ground is Zach’s first fictional work, and is the start of this series, followed by Cachibache, Izadi and Chakana. All books in the Director's Series are award winning. If you are looking for gritty, true crime stories, be sure to check out all of Zach Fortier’s novels. Zach currently lives in the mountains of Colorado, with his wife Christina.



www.zachfortier.com
E mail: authorzachfortier@gmail.com

Reviews

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great read that does not disappoint

I was eagerly awaiting the next installment in this series, and have stayed up way too late to read it as soon as it arrived. I greatly enjoyed the character development in this book. Nick and Bexx especially have begun to feel more like people I know, and not just characters on a page. And the plot twists. I don't get surprised while reading very often, but there were definitely a couple things I didn't see coming. If you are new to the series, start from the beginning. These books do not stand alone.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

There has been times while reading Fortier’s books that I wished the books had been longer with more developed characters. However, the character development in Izadi is very enjoyable. When I received the book in the mail I was pleased to see that this book was thicker than the other books in the series, and there were times Izadi seemed slower, but not boring with less action than the other books in this series. However, the ending did not disappoint. Nick’s processing is incredible to read and conveyed well in Zach’s writing.

I am very much anticipating the next bottle of wine; to find out if Nick ends the Director or if the Director finely catches Nick. The game is thrilling with twists and turns that are not guessable. The new characters added to the team made Izadi. I feel Nick’s processing is flawed in his relationship with the women he shares his bed with something is missing. I can’t wait to see where it goes.

Fortier, don’t keep me waiting too long!

[Kerry-Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is easily the best of the series so far, but there's a few issues with the narration. It's a shame because the narrator is great with emotions and descriptions, but there are names of people in the previous books that have been carefully and clearly pronounced, and accents used, that are just missing in this narrative.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zack Fortier continues to reveal more about 'The Director '; while giving us hints of the group dynamics gathering to working against him. This third installment doesn't contain as much International intrigue as the first two but set the same pace with solid character psychologies. The ending had me anxious to read the next offering in 'The Director Series,' because of its strong theme and we'll developed and understandable characters.

[dennis garcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my favorite, so far, the new characters really added to the story. There were some developments that really surprised me. If you enjoyed the other books in this series, you'll enjoy this one as well! Can't wait for the next one!

[Lynnette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Third book in the series.

This is the 3rd book in the director series and keeps getting better. There are twists and turns all through the book. The books on their own are stand alone books but are.so much better read in order. I can't wait for book 4.

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't sleep last night until I finished this book....literally. I stopped reading, turned off the light to go to sleep but kept thinking about this book until I turned the Kindle back on and finished it. Lots of twist and turns.

[Jacs · Rating 3 out of 5]

OH MY GOODNESS!!! I love this series. Nick is the funniest character I have read in a long time. This book had a kind of slow boil to it. It took Nick a while to realize that he was being stifled by his partner. Once he cut loose the story began to pick up.

Mr. Fortier, please release the next book quickly. I can't wait to read what happens for the next camp.