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Leine Basso Thriller #1-8
Leine Basso Thrillers, Books 1-8: A Killing Truth, Serial Date, Bad Traffick, The Body Market, Cargo, The Last Deception, Dark Return, Absolution
Ready to stay up all night? Meet Leine Basso. Elite assassin. Perpetual target. One-woman wrecking crew. Get the first 8 books in this page-turning, action-packed, must-read thriller series in one box set.
In this thrilling compilation, Leine's world is turned upside down as she battles dangerous enemies, fights for survival, and navigates through the murky world of espionage, arms dealers, and human trafficking.In the first book, A Killing Truth, a routine assassination nearly gets Leine killed. Was she set up? Or is it something more insidious? Next is Serial Date, where Leine’s past comes due when a serial killer’s twisted game endangers those she holds dear. In Bad Traffick, Leine teams up with a homicide detective to find a missing girl before it's too late. Then, travel south of the border in The Body Market, where a celebration in Mexico turns into a nightmare.Fasten your seat belts for Cargo, as Leine races to Thailand and Africa in search of a friend’s daughter who’s been captured by a ruthless black market merchant. The Last Deception finds Leine in Greece, where she plunges back into the dark world of espionage and arms dealers. In Dark Return, Leine battles her inner demons while facing a sinister enemy and protecting a young girl. Then, in Absolution, French-born terrorist Salome makes a comeback and targets Leine for death in an explosive finale of a trilogy within the series.Full of action, suspense, and plot twists, the Leine Basso Thriller Series is a must-read for fans of Jack Reacher and the Gray Man. Get all eight books in one box set and prepare for a heart-pounding adventure you won't forget!
"Now this, this is what thrillers are made grit, spunk, and no-nonsense unputdownability...Quite Brilliant " ~ Cath 'n Kindle Book Reviews"Ms. Berkom gives us a badass heroine that's fun to root for...Five stars...an edge of your seat thriller that delivers!" ~ Night Owl Reviews"[A Killing Truth] introduces one of modern fiction's deadliest heroes..." ~Reviewer Charles A. Ray"Cargo unfolds at a steady pace as DV Berkom takes us into a dangerous world of abduction, animal and human trafficking, poaching, canned hunts and terrorists...DV Berkom is an author to have on your must-read list." ~ Fundinmental Book Reviews"Three continents, a dozen or more subplots, illegal big-game hunts in Africa, and battles with several disgusting bad people will keep you reading this fast-paced thriller late into the night." ~ Bookblurb"[The Last Deception] sucks you in on page one and doesn't set you free until the end. Another sure-fire winner in a spectacular series." ~Tim Tigner, International Bestselling Author of the Kyle Achilles series"D.V. Berkom has created one kick-ass heroine in Leine Basso--a woman who can do it all in the dog-kill-dog world of international espionage." ~ J. Carson Black, New York Times Bestselling Author“Excellent. There is no other way to describe it. I read it in one go it was that good. Leine is one hell of a badass.
In this thrilling compilation, Leine's world is turned upside down as she battles dangerous enemies, fights for survival, and navigates through the murky world of espionage, arms dealers, and human trafficking.In the first book, A Killing Truth, a routine assassination nearly gets Leine killed. Was she set up? Or is it something more insidious? Next is Serial Date, where Leine’s past comes due when a serial killer’s twisted game endangers those she holds dear. In Bad Traffick, Leine teams up with a homicide detective to find a missing girl before it's too late. Then, travel south of the border in The Body Market, where a celebration in Mexico turns into a nightmare.Fasten your seat belts for Cargo, as Leine races to Thailand and Africa in search of a friend’s daughter who’s been captured by a ruthless black market merchant. The Last Deception finds Leine in Greece, where she plunges back into the dark world of espionage and arms dealers. In Dark Return, Leine battles her inner demons while facing a sinister enemy and protecting a young girl. Then, in Absolution, French-born terrorist Salome makes a comeback and targets Leine for death in an explosive finale of a trilogy within the series.Full of action, suspense, and plot twists, the Leine Basso Thriller Series is a must-read for fans of Jack Reacher and the Gray Man. Get all eight books in one box set and prepare for a heart-pounding adventure you won't forget!
"Now this, this is what thrillers are made grit, spunk, and no-nonsense unputdownability...Quite Brilliant " ~ Cath 'n Kindle Book Reviews"Ms. Berkom gives us a badass heroine that's fun to root for...Five stars...an edge of your seat thriller that delivers!" ~ Night Owl Reviews"[A Killing Truth] introduces one of modern fiction's deadliest heroes..." ~Reviewer Charles A. Ray"Cargo unfolds at a steady pace as DV Berkom takes us into a dangerous world of abduction, animal and human trafficking, poaching, canned hunts and terrorists...DV Berkom is an author to have on your must-read list." ~ Fundinmental Book Reviews"Three continents, a dozen or more subplots, illegal big-game hunts in Africa, and battles with several disgusting bad people will keep you reading this fast-paced thriller late into the night." ~ Bookblurb"[The Last Deception] sucks you in on page one and doesn't set you free until the end. Another sure-fire winner in a spectacular series." ~Tim Tigner, International Bestselling Author of the Kyle Achilles series"D.V. Berkom has created one kick-ass heroine in Leine Basso--a woman who can do it all in the dog-kill-dog world of international espionage." ~ J. Carson Black, New York Times Bestselling Author“Excellent. There is no other way to describe it. I read it in one go it was that good. Leine is one hell of a badass.
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Published October 7, 2020
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About the author
D.V. Berkom
50 books365 followersDV Berkom is the USA Today bestselling author of action-packed, riveting adventure and crime thrillers. Known for creating resilient, kick-ass female characters and page-turning plots, her love of the genre stems from a lifelong addiction to reading spy novels, action/adventure stories, and thrillers.
A restless soul and adventurer at heart, she spent years moving around the US and traveling to exotic locales before she wrote her first novel and was hooked. More than a dozen books later, she now makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Mark, and several imaginary characters who like to tell her what to do. Her most recent books include the Claire Whitcomb Western Series: Retribution, Gunslinger, and Legend, and the latest in the Leine Basso thriller series: Final Encounter, Terminal Threat, Fatal Objective, A Plague of Traitors, and Shadow of the Jaguar. DV's currently hard at work on her next thriller.
For more information, visit her website at www.dvberkom.com. To be the first to hear about new releases and subscriber-only offers, go to: bit.ly/DVB_RL
Books by DV Berkom:
The Kate Jones Thriller Series:
Vol. 1 (books 1-3): Bad Spirits, Dead of Winter, Death Rites, Touring for Death
Cruising for Death
Yucatán Dead
A One Way Ticket to Dead
Vigilante Dead
The Leine Basso Thriller Series:
A Killing Truth
Serial Date
Bad Traffick
The Body Market
Cargo
The Last Deception
Dark Return
Absolution
Dakota Burn
Shadow of the Jaguar
A Plague of Traitors
Fatal Objective
Terminal Threat
Final Encounter
The Claire Whitcomb Western Series:
Retribution
Gunslinger
Legend
A restless soul and adventurer at heart, she spent years moving around the US and traveling to exotic locales before she wrote her first novel and was hooked. More than a dozen books later, she now makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Mark, and several imaginary characters who like to tell her what to do. Her most recent books include the Claire Whitcomb Western Series: Retribution, Gunslinger, and Legend, and the latest in the Leine Basso thriller series: Final Encounter, Terminal Threat, Fatal Objective, A Plague of Traitors, and Shadow of the Jaguar. DV's currently hard at work on her next thriller.
For more information, visit her website at www.dvberkom.com. To be the first to hear about new releases and subscriber-only offers, go to: bit.ly/DVB_RL
Books by DV Berkom:
The Kate Jones Thriller Series:
Vol. 1 (books 1-3): Bad Spirits, Dead of Winter, Death Rites, Touring for Death
Cruising for Death
Yucatán Dead
A One Way Ticket to Dead
Vigilante Dead
The Leine Basso Thriller Series:
A Killing Truth
Serial Date
Bad Traffick
The Body Market
Cargo
The Last Deception
Dark Return
Absolution
Dakota Burn
Shadow of the Jaguar
A Plague of Traitors
Fatal Objective
Terminal Threat
Final Encounter
The Claire Whitcomb Western Series:
Retribution
Gunslinger
Legend
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March 3, 2021
This is a great way to lose your self in eight excellent stories of pulse pounding action, betrayal and revenge. Each book is just as good as the last and I enjoyed them so much I had to get the individual audio books to enjoy again.
The box set starts with Killer truth which is a novella and is the shortest story but it is a great introduction to the characters and the type of story you are in for.
Serial date is about a tv dating show than turns deadly when the contestants start to get killed off but never fear ex assassin Leine Basso is hired to keep everybody safe and find the killer.
Bad Traffick
If you like kiss ass women with a high moral code and feelings but doesn't take s***t from anyone then this is the book for you. As well as a lot of gun fighting and fights it also has a mystery running through the story, the hero has to keep her high maintenance super star client alive but also work out why a thirteen year old girl keeps turning up with bad guys chasing her
The Body Market
This time Leine finds herself swapping her paid job of looking after the rich celebrities of Los Angles in order to help find missing or run away children., hoping that they haven't been sold into sex trafficking or into slavery. This leads to tangling with Mexican cartel's. Resulting in lots of guns and dead bodies.
Cargo
Wow, loved this story. It made such a change for most of the story to be set in Africa instead of a big city setting. Where Leine has to not only fight bad guy but also contend with the native animals too.
This story sees Leine helping out an old friend from her past when her daughter disappears while backpacking in Thailand but things soon go wrong for both Leine and the missing girl. So Leine soon finds herself having to do something contrary to up training as an ex assassin and rely on the help of a stranger. Resulting a very good story that I really enjoyed
The Last Deception
This is another action packed book. Leine Basso has just safely completed a mission for SHEN (Stop Human Enslavement Now) and is on her way home but before she can leave she gets a worrying text message from a friend and rushes off to her aid. When the refugee camp in bombed she soon finds herself drawn back into her old life and taking on a Russian General with very high ties to the Russian government.Can she stop a terrorist attack in America? All this leads to lots of action
Dark Return,
Oh wow!!!!! After safely returning a young girl to her family Leine is tasked with going undercover in a refugee camp as a reporter to find out why orphaned children are going missing. Before she gets there she befriends a young street kid called Jinn after saving her life when she stops two thugs from killing her. Agreeing to help her Leine takes her with her to the camp to find her missing mother. Not everything and everyone is what they seem at the camp and when leaving the camp Leine is attacked and hurt. She gets help by an unexpected source but by doing so she puts everybody in danger. This is more than just missing children someone wants them for a reason and when things with a previously rescued child turns deadly Leine might just have to go it alone in order to keep everyone safe. The problem is someone knows about Jinn.
Absolution
Two trained female assassin working for different sides, decided they can't live with the other alive in the world and so go head to head in one explosive book. Not wanting her friends used as bait and not sure who to trust Leine Basso (the heroine) goes it alone, at full throttle. This leads to an explosive book.
The box set starts with Killer truth which is a novella and is the shortest story but it is a great introduction to the characters and the type of story you are in for.
Serial date is about a tv dating show than turns deadly when the contestants start to get killed off but never fear ex assassin Leine Basso is hired to keep everybody safe and find the killer.
Bad Traffick
If you like kiss ass women with a high moral code and feelings but doesn't take s***t from anyone then this is the book for you. As well as a lot of gun fighting and fights it also has a mystery running through the story, the hero has to keep her high maintenance super star client alive but also work out why a thirteen year old girl keeps turning up with bad guys chasing her
The Body Market
This time Leine finds herself swapping her paid job of looking after the rich celebrities of Los Angles in order to help find missing or run away children., hoping that they haven't been sold into sex trafficking or into slavery. This leads to tangling with Mexican cartel's. Resulting in lots of guns and dead bodies.
Cargo
Wow, loved this story. It made such a change for most of the story to be set in Africa instead of a big city setting. Where Leine has to not only fight bad guy but also contend with the native animals too.
This story sees Leine helping out an old friend from her past when her daughter disappears while backpacking in Thailand but things soon go wrong for both Leine and the missing girl. So Leine soon finds herself having to do something contrary to up training as an ex assassin and rely on the help of a stranger. Resulting a very good story that I really enjoyed
The Last Deception
This is another action packed book. Leine Basso has just safely completed a mission for SHEN (Stop Human Enslavement Now) and is on her way home but before she can leave she gets a worrying text message from a friend and rushes off to her aid. When the refugee camp in bombed she soon finds herself drawn back into her old life and taking on a Russian General with very high ties to the Russian government.Can she stop a terrorist attack in America? All this leads to lots of action
Dark Return,
Oh wow!!!!! After safely returning a young girl to her family Leine is tasked with going undercover in a refugee camp as a reporter to find out why orphaned children are going missing. Before she gets there she befriends a young street kid called Jinn after saving her life when she stops two thugs from killing her. Agreeing to help her Leine takes her with her to the camp to find her missing mother. Not everything and everyone is what they seem at the camp and when leaving the camp Leine is attacked and hurt. She gets help by an unexpected source but by doing so she puts everybody in danger. This is more than just missing children someone wants them for a reason and when things with a previously rescued child turns deadly Leine might just have to go it alone in order to keep everyone safe. The problem is someone knows about Jinn.
Absolution
Two trained female assassin working for different sides, decided they can't live with the other alive in the world and so go head to head in one explosive book. Not wanting her friends used as bait and not sure who to trust Leine Basso (the heroine) goes it alone, at full throttle. This leads to an explosive book.
March 4, 2021
I bought all the Leine Basso novels individually before this box set was available - I've been reading them since 2015 when I first bought my Kobo. I'm so pleased I stumbled across this author, each novel is absorbing - I've lost count of the number of nights I've stayed awake into the small hours because I can't bear to wait til the next day to find out what happens.
I love them in part because DV Berkom writes a strong, believable female lead. Every book in the series is an excellent read, extremely well written and because all the situations are so convincing I assume well researched. (unless of course they are written from personal experience!)
Here's my review for Absolution, my favourite (so far):
***
Another storming thriller from DV Berkom.
Leine Basso is a kick-arse, take no flack, ex-assassin whose experiences have taught her that in extreme instances the ends can justify the means. And in these instances I agree.
This time Leine is chasing (or is she following?) Salome, from orchestrated disaster to disaster.
It made for a breathless read, and gave me a few restless nights to be honest – which is just what I want from a thriller.
I love and respect Leine. I want to be like her when I grow up. I love Santiago too, so this read was particularly emotional. Plus one of my favourite museums gets a piece of the action (that was distressing!)
It’s not often that a thriller series can kid me into thinking that the characters are real, but I am so invested in these, it’s ridiculous!
***
If this is your first introduction to Leine and DV Berkom, then I envy you the joy to come.
I love them in part because DV Berkom writes a strong, believable female lead. Every book in the series is an excellent read, extremely well written and because all the situations are so convincing I assume well researched. (unless of course they are written from personal experience!)
Here's my review for Absolution, my favourite (so far):
***
Another storming thriller from DV Berkom.
Leine Basso is a kick-arse, take no flack, ex-assassin whose experiences have taught her that in extreme instances the ends can justify the means. And in these instances I agree.
This time Leine is chasing (or is she following?) Salome, from orchestrated disaster to disaster.
It made for a breathless read, and gave me a few restless nights to be honest – which is just what I want from a thriller.
I love and respect Leine. I want to be like her when I grow up. I love Santiago too, so this read was particularly emotional. Plus one of my favourite museums gets a piece of the action (that was distressing!)
It’s not often that a thriller series can kid me into thinking that the characters are real, but I am so invested in these, it’s ridiculous!
***
If this is your first introduction to Leine and DV Berkom, then I envy you the joy to come.
March 3, 2021
Riveting and intense!
This series is full of adrenaline pumping and heart pounding action! Each book takes you on a completely different roller coaster ride - so buckle up! The plots, twisted turns, witty and edgy writing leaves you wanting more from the author! DV Berkom never disappoints with her fast paced thrillers. Love this author and her authentic characters!
This series is full of adrenaline pumping and heart pounding action! Each book takes you on a completely different roller coaster ride - so buckle up! The plots, twisted turns, witty and edgy writing leaves you wanting more from the author! DV Berkom never disappoints with her fast paced thrillers. Love this author and her authentic characters!
May 9, 2022
Forget about Bond except maybe Craig's .
Take one part Emma Peel, one part the Punisher, and a dash of Batwoman and you have a recipe for Leine Basso. These books have action, suspense, terror, love, and. more to keep you guessing. But if squimish be fore warned there 9s also a lot of bloodshed.
Take one part Emma Peel, one part the Punisher, and a dash of Batwoman and you have a recipe for Leine Basso. These books have action, suspense, terror, love, and. more to keep you guessing. But if squimish be fore warned there 9s also a lot of bloodshed.
May 28, 2022
Excellent bad ass woman
It's tough finding books that feature a woman who is strong, can kick ass but has a heart. This is series has all 3 and is fast paced. I highly recommend this series!
It's tough finding books that feature a woman who is strong, can kick ass but has a heart. This is series has all 3 and is fast paced. I highly recommend this series!
March 30, 2021
Great series
Loved the entire series. Definitely a kick ass woman. I wouldn't want to go up against her. Thank you, I'll look for ,ore.
Loved the entire series. Definitely a kick ass woman. I wouldn't want to go up against her. Thank you, I'll look for ,ore.
January 13, 2022
This is a great series, Leine is brilliant as a kickass heroin. Although with a questionable moral compass, she basically has a heart of gold. The murky world she operates in, is full of scumbags and betrayers which Leine knows but still get caught out by the betrayels and has to dig even deeper to come out on top, but I do love a winner and Leine is certainly a winner. It is enjoyable to watch her growth from leaving and dealing with her first and major betrayer Eric, to reconciliation with her daughter and developing her own life and love outside of assassination and human trafficking. It is also good to see her dishing out comeupance to those that deserve it. The betrayals are well written and although not obvious to Leine they are to the reader and it creats a great suspense full read, the only exection to this is in Absolution where Spencer is so obviously leading her astray and going to betray her and then isn't, and I'm still not sure how he did it, great red herring. Glad to see at least three more Leine Basso books on the shelf and I look forward to following Leine in battle again in the future.
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May 5, 2022
I really enjoyed these, typical thriller fodder but that's not really my thing so impressed that I was engaged.
October 24, 2022
I’m salivating just seeing these books together.
An action packed adventure series, second to none.
An action packed adventure series, second to none.
May 18, 2022
Eight Books, One Hell of a Thriller Ride!
First, I gotta say, since there books are written by a woman, D.V. Berkom, I don't ever want to hear that guys too often think with their little heads when it comes to women. Because, after reading these eight books and the heroine, Leine Basso, spending large amounts of time and energy thinking exclusively with her lady parts, women have no moral highground! Give guys a break!
Back to the books. Apart from the aforementioned reality, these books all contained excellent writing and copious amounts of action, subterfuge, excitement, drama, thrills and spills, twists and turns, humor and tragedy and more than a few surprises and disappointments, this was a long but one hell of a literary ride! They do not fail to deliver on the thrills and chills one hopes for reading this genre. A hearty five stars!
First, I gotta say, since there books are written by a woman, D.V. Berkom, I don't ever want to hear that guys too often think with their little heads when it comes to women. Because, after reading these eight books and the heroine, Leine Basso, spending large amounts of time and energy thinking exclusively with her lady parts, women have no moral highground! Give guys a break!
Back to the books. Apart from the aforementioned reality, these books all contained excellent writing and copious amounts of action, subterfuge, excitement, drama, thrills and spills, twists and turns, humor and tragedy and more than a few surprises and disappointments, this was a long but one hell of a literary ride! They do not fail to deliver on the thrills and chills one hopes for reading this genre. A hearty five stars!
March 6, 2025
As with many hero/heroines, the number of times the body is injured is huge! There seems to be some recovery time but no mention of the scars and probable long-term issues. However, Leine is a determined, driven character who leads the reader on a complex journey across continents while she tackles her current mission. She works with characters who may or may not be trustworthy so there is a constant tension and sometimes the reader knows. Assassinations, terrorist bombings, human trafficking, conspiracies that could lead to war - all in a days' work.
Definitely enjoyed since this was an 8 book set.
Definitely enjoyed since this was an 8 book set.
November 27, 2023
Heads up! assassins and lots of murders, some graphic and gory. Moving on: Breathtaking plots and action. I read them all, but got kind of bored around book 5. However, it all picked up, and the ending was satisfactory. I'm not sure Leine is altogether human, though.
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