Big Rig

Jake Sullivan #12

by Chip Bell

A seemingly innocent shipment is offloaded on the docks in Miami. Little do Jake Sullivan and Mike Lang realize that it is the beginning of their worst nightmare.
Learning that nuclear weapons have been smuggled into the United States, Jake and Mike are charged by President Fletcher with finding them and the terrorists involved.
Joined by an over-the-road trucker who has innocently become ensnared in the terrorists’ web, who provides Jake and Mike with vital information to aid them in their search, they follow lead after lead, some true and some false, ultimately finding themselves in the Arizona desert, where, aided by a scientist from Arizona State University, they unravel the nature of the true plot they face and race against time to stop an unspeakable calamity.

187 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 2018

About the author

Charles L. "Chip" Bell, Jr., lives in the City of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Linda, is the father of two daughters, Jennifer and Jessica, and is a practicing attorney specializing in personal injury litigation, with his main office in Arnold, Pennsylvania.

Born on February 23, 1950, in Harrison Township, Pennsylvania, he grew up in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Tarentum High School in 1968, attended Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, from 1968 to 1972, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude. He served in the United States Army from 1972 to 1974, attended Duquesne University School of Law from 1975 to 1979, and graduated Cum Laude. He practiced law as a personal injury trial attorney with the law firm of Rosenberg, Sewak, Pizzi and Bell from 1979 to 2002, and thereafter as a sole practitioner up to and including the present date.

He is a member of the American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America) and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association) and has served on the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association from 1988 to 1990. He is also a member of the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and served on the Board of Governors in 1988. He is a founder and past president of the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Southwestern Pennsylvania, a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

He is the author of the Jake Sullivan series of novels, the first of which, Come Monday, was published in June of 2011, and the second, Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season, in October 2011. His third novel, Havana Daydreamin', was released in April 2012. His fourth novel, A Pirate Looks at Forty.has just been published as of June 2, 2014.

Reviews

[Mary L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too close to reality

Chip’s latest book is a reality check. With all that’s going on in the world it will make people think twice. Great plot, characters and locale. A book that makes you want to read in one setting. God bless America!

[Joe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Non stop action

Chip Bell has put Jake and Mike at their best, doing what they do best. Big Rig is big fun

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great installment of Jake and Mike's exploits in saving the world from Group 45. Far-fetched plot? Who knows?? Chip Bell has found a way to turn current events - and current threats - into exciting prose. Though hopefully they are put in situations that won't ever occur, they are not unbelievable, and thus make for great reading. The consistency of characters between books is very good, which makes the series even more enjoyable to read.

[Mickey Noel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good storytelling makes a great series!

These books get better with each new story. After bingeing on the series, they are getting predictable, but still have plenty of surprises. We done!

[Jon Miner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another book, another chance for Jake and Mike to save the world from the evil plans of Group 45.