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The Orange Hornet
The Orange Hornet is a fast paced offbeat mystery where a summer road trip becomes an unstoppable manhunt.
Start with a restless guy named Ben. Add one cereal eating dog, a calamity-prone skateboarder, and a cantankerous Greek preppie, pack them in the beat-up Orange Hornet, turn up the heat, and what can go wrong ?
When Ben enlisted some old college friends for a summer road trip, it was a way to shake off a painful past. He didn’t plan on getting roped into searching for one last crackpot friend – nicknamed the Egg – now a reclusive celebrity life coach who sure doesn’t want to be found.
As Ben chases the Egg’s ridiculous clues, he’s convinced he has uncovered the Egg’s secret life. A role in a pyramid scheme led by a maddeningly perfect minister. A counterfeit goods network. Costa Rican kidney thieves. A lethal porta-potty.
If only somebody believed him.
Facing a mutiny within the Hornet, Ben scrambles to keep his trip alive. He decides the minister and his network are the key to unlocking the elusive Egg’s world. As his trip unravels and his relentless pursuit turns dangerous, Ben must prove he isn’t crazy before all is lost.
Start with a restless guy named Ben. Add one cereal eating dog, a calamity-prone skateboarder, and a cantankerous Greek preppie, pack them in the beat-up Orange Hornet, turn up the heat, and what can go wrong ?
When Ben enlisted some old college friends for a summer road trip, it was a way to shake off a painful past. He didn’t plan on getting roped into searching for one last crackpot friend – nicknamed the Egg – now a reclusive celebrity life coach who sure doesn’t want to be found.
As Ben chases the Egg’s ridiculous clues, he’s convinced he has uncovered the Egg’s secret life. A role in a pyramid scheme led by a maddeningly perfect minister. A counterfeit goods network. Costa Rican kidney thieves. A lethal porta-potty.
If only somebody believed him.
Facing a mutiny within the Hornet, Ben scrambles to keep his trip alive. He decides the minister and his network are the key to unlocking the elusive Egg’s world. As his trip unravels and his relentless pursuit turns dangerous, Ben must prove he isn’t crazy before all is lost.
534 pages, Paperback
Published July 21, 2020
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About the author
Anthony Veatch
1 book1 followerThe author was born in the late twentieth century to human parents. By the time he arrived at university, the author had lived in five countries and visited dozens more. His stomping grounds were embassies and military bases in Finland, Germany, Poland, India, and Venezuela, with stops in the US in between. This broad exposure gave him a unique world view and perspective on the diversity and insanity of mankind.
The author's forays into writing began in high school and college as a contributor to school newspapers. His irreverent creative writing proved generally inconsistent with this media and never lasted long despite attracting some fervent following.
After college, where he was educated as an electrical engineer, writing took a back seat as the author built a career in product management and marketing in the mobile wireless and information technology industries. While always in his mind, he didn't take up writing again until after the birth of his second daughter as a way to pass the time as she frustratingly refused to sleep without a parent in close proximity.
The Orange Hornet materialized over many years, after fits and starts and the painful realization that self-education in writing was desperately needed. His ultimate goal was to provide readers with easily absorbed entertainment while hoping that some of the underlying messages resonate.
The author lives in the northwest hills of Connecticut with his wife, two daughters, father, and two dumb dogs.
The author's forays into writing began in high school and college as a contributor to school newspapers. His irreverent creative writing proved generally inconsistent with this media and never lasted long despite attracting some fervent following.
After college, where he was educated as an electrical engineer, writing took a back seat as the author built a career in product management and marketing in the mobile wireless and information technology industries. While always in his mind, he didn't take up writing again until after the birth of his second daughter as a way to pass the time as she frustratingly refused to sleep without a parent in close proximity.
The Orange Hornet materialized over many years, after fits and starts and the painful realization that self-education in writing was desperately needed. His ultimate goal was to provide readers with easily absorbed entertainment while hoping that some of the underlying messages resonate.
The author lives in the northwest hills of Connecticut with his wife, two daughters, father, and two dumb dogs.
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