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The Iron Eagle #20
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“No one is safe in Los Angeles. We can get to anyone, anywhere, at any time.”
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When the 14-story Versailles Tower condominium complex collapsed, taking more than 800 residents with it, the LAPD had more than just a catastrophe on its hands. An anonymous terrorist group had forewarned a local Times reporter that a tragedy of great proportion was imminent, but they didn’t say why or demand anything…initially. As authorities work to identify victims, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and the FBI have a lack of leads and only a letter written in human blood to trace. Knowing that an even larger, more devastating demolition is in the works, Sheriff Sam Pritchard, Undersheriff Jim O’Brian, and FBI Special Agent John Swenson race against time while two people close to the Iron Eagle fight for their very own lives.
Inside
In the years since the great fires destroyed Los Angeles in a plot known as Rome Is Burning and disgraced Marine Corps Colonel Colleen Bolton and her team of home-grown terrorists were brought to justice by the Iron Eagle, Los Angeles has recovered and rebuilt. The Versailles Tower had withstood the fires, but a new terrorist group with ties to Bolton has emerged and made their demands known by bringing down Versailles and killing more than 800 of its residents. As the government refuses to negotiate with the terrorists, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and FBI have joined forces once again to bring those criminals to justice as two of their own fight for their very lives.
Back
When the 14-story Versailles Tower condominium complex collapsed, taking more than 800 residents with it, the LAPD had more than just a catastrophe on its hands. An anonymous terrorist group had forewarned a local Times reporter that a tragedy of great proportion was imminent, but they didn’t say why or demand anything…initially. As authorities work to identify victims, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and the FBI have a lack of leads and only a letter written in human blood to trace. Knowing that an even larger, more devastating demolition is in the works, Sheriff Sam Pritchard, Undersheriff Jim O’Brian, and FBI Special Agent John Swenson race against time while two people close to the Iron Eagle fight for their very own lives.
Inside
In the years since the great fires destroyed Los Angeles in a plot known as Rome Is Burning and disgraced Marine Corps Colonel Colleen Bolton and her team of home-grown terrorists were brought to justice by the Iron Eagle, Los Angeles has recovered and rebuilt. The Versailles Tower had withstood the fires, but a new terrorist group with ties to Bolton has emerged and made their demands known by bringing down Versailles and killing more than 800 of its residents. As the government refuses to negotiate with the terrorists, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and FBI have joined forces once again to bring those criminals to justice as two of their own fight for their very lives.
258 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 1, 2019
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About the author
Roy A. Teel Jr.
41 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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June 1, 2019
Fast Paced, Impossible To Put Down
In this book, you can’t read it fast enough. You think about parts of it even when you’re not reading it. The world can be a beautiful and wonderful place, but it can be a devastating and frightening place as well. The Eagle often walks the thin line, only grabbing the worst of the worst. He does this once again, but this time, it was different. The graphic violence wasn’t as pronounced. All of the punishment he dealt out wasn’t described as it often is. We know it happens and it’s still included, but not as much. The terrorist angle is thoroughly explored and, honestly, the reality of it in today’s world...that was somehow more terrifying and horrific than the punishment by the Eagle. That said, I really loved this book. I lost some sleep reading it. I just couldn’t stop! It’s well-written and researched. Yet again, Teel has us in the palm of his hand! Is there any other place you’d really rather be? No. 5/5
In this book, you can’t read it fast enough. You think about parts of it even when you’re not reading it. The world can be a beautiful and wonderful place, but it can be a devastating and frightening place as well. The Eagle often walks the thin line, only grabbing the worst of the worst. He does this once again, but this time, it was different. The graphic violence wasn’t as pronounced. All of the punishment he dealt out wasn’t described as it often is. We know it happens and it’s still included, but not as much. The terrorist angle is thoroughly explored and, honestly, the reality of it in today’s world...that was somehow more terrifying and horrific than the punishment by the Eagle. That said, I really loved this book. I lost some sleep reading it. I just couldn’t stop! It’s well-written and researched. Yet again, Teel has us in the palm of his hand! Is there any other place you’d really rather be? No. 5/5
March 7, 2019
Ultimately crime never pays.
I liked this book very much. As all of the previous books in this series, it contained mystery, suspense and thrills and people who like these type of elements will also enjoy this book. I read it all in one sitting and recommend it highly. Gave it 5 stars because I just couldn't put it down until I finished it.
I liked this book very much. As all of the previous books in this series, it contained mystery, suspense and thrills and people who like these type of elements will also enjoy this book. I read it all in one sitting and recommend it highly. Gave it 5 stars because I just couldn't put it down until I finished it.
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