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A Kane Novel #7
Kane: Armageddon
"From Amazon bestselling author Steve Gannon, thrillers that will keep you up all night . . . but lock your doors and windows first!" A horrific explosion destroys the FBI's Los Angeles field office, killing hundreds. As our nation reels in shock, maverick LAPD Detective Daniel Kane joins an elite antiterrorism task force, racing to stop the bomber before he strikes again.
404 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 11, 2021
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About the author
Steve Gannon
13 books39 followersI was a Navy brat, the oldest of four kids. My dad served as a captain in the US Navy, so our family moved around a lot—North Carolina, Rhode Island, Virginia. When my dad finally took a post at the Pentagon for the remainder of his career, we landed for good in Falls Church, Virginia.
After a high-school education under the not-so-gentle tutelage of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, I embarked for college one step ahead of a serious run-in with the Falls Church police—eventually completing my undergraduate education at Duke University and USC with a degree in physics. Following a stint as a systems engineer in the Southern California aerospace industry, I headed back to UCLA for graduate work, earning a DDS degree four years later. I passed the California Dental Board exam that summer and prepared to begin a new career.
At that point I think I had my first identity crisis. I liked school. Beat work. Plus it allowed me to put off deciding what I wanted to do with my life when I grew up. I had never really thought about the future much. I had just gone from day to day, surmounting one hurdle at a time. Now that I was finished with school, was this going to be it? Work?
Not that I don’t like work. I held down part-time jobs during most of my college years— retail sales in a bookstore, swing shift on a loading dock, nights as a bartender. Like that.
In retrospect, I think those jobs were as influential as my formal education in shaping who I am. I recall little of my advanced math courses (and by little I mean zero), and I haven’t practiced dentistry in years, but I do remember things I picked up working various jobs, things I have been able to use in my writing.
Anyway, I opened a dental office on the Westside of town and began my life as an adult. But not without a struggle. During the years I practiced dentistry in Brentwood (right down the street from where O.J. Simpson didn’t kill Nicole), I got my Screen Actors Guild card and “acted” in TV commercials, shamelessly promoting everything from luggage to beer. I also modeled in a worldwide print campaign for Camel cigarettes before “Joe Camel,” the famous R.J. Reynolds cartoon that more effectively targeted kids, took over the cigarette advertising reins. That job was fun. Except for the smoking.
And I wrote fiction. Lots of fiction. All kinds of fiction. Mostly short stories, but some longer pieces, too. Some even got published.
Upon retiring from dentistry in my mid-thirties, I spent a decade as a real-estate developer specializing in beachfront construction in Malibu. Homes for the stars. More recently I’ve served as executive director for an Idaho nonprofit that promotes classical music concerts and presents various educational programs. And I continue to write.
Okay, seems like a lot of careers for one guy, right? I agree. Bottom line, I guess I was always ready to take a chance on something new, which led me down a lot of unexpected paths. But one constant remained throughout, something that gave me a way to use all my experiences, both good and bad. Writing.
And in the end, that’s what I finally decided I wanted to do, even if I were to ever grow up . . . someday. I think it’s what I do best.
My first full novel, titled A Song for the Asking, was published to both critical and reader acclaim by Bantam Books. The book was inspired by the question: “Can a homicide detective who deals with the worst of human nature go home to a normal family life?” In doing the research for my fictional lead character, LAPD Detective Daniel Kane, I met some fascinating people, learned some unexpected things, and made some lifelong friends.
IMG_0206Since then I have continued the “Kane Novel” series, following with bestsellers Kane, a thriller, and Allison, a suspense tale told from the perspective of Kane’s only daughter, Allison. A fourth in the series, titled L.A. Sniper, is scheduled for release in 2014. Glow, a standalone novel that chronicles the e
After a high-school education under the not-so-gentle tutelage of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, I embarked for college one step ahead of a serious run-in with the Falls Church police—eventually completing my undergraduate education at Duke University and USC with a degree in physics. Following a stint as a systems engineer in the Southern California aerospace industry, I headed back to UCLA for graduate work, earning a DDS degree four years later. I passed the California Dental Board exam that summer and prepared to begin a new career.
At that point I think I had my first identity crisis. I liked school. Beat work. Plus it allowed me to put off deciding what I wanted to do with my life when I grew up. I had never really thought about the future much. I had just gone from day to day, surmounting one hurdle at a time. Now that I was finished with school, was this going to be it? Work?
Not that I don’t like work. I held down part-time jobs during most of my college years— retail sales in a bookstore, swing shift on a loading dock, nights as a bartender. Like that.
In retrospect, I think those jobs were as influential as my formal education in shaping who I am. I recall little of my advanced math courses (and by little I mean zero), and I haven’t practiced dentistry in years, but I do remember things I picked up working various jobs, things I have been able to use in my writing.
Anyway, I opened a dental office on the Westside of town and began my life as an adult. But not without a struggle. During the years I practiced dentistry in Brentwood (right down the street from where O.J. Simpson didn’t kill Nicole), I got my Screen Actors Guild card and “acted” in TV commercials, shamelessly promoting everything from luggage to beer. I also modeled in a worldwide print campaign for Camel cigarettes before “Joe Camel,” the famous R.J. Reynolds cartoon that more effectively targeted kids, took over the cigarette advertising reins. That job was fun. Except for the smoking.
And I wrote fiction. Lots of fiction. All kinds of fiction. Mostly short stories, but some longer pieces, too. Some even got published.
Upon retiring from dentistry in my mid-thirties, I spent a decade as a real-estate developer specializing in beachfront construction in Malibu. Homes for the stars. More recently I’ve served as executive director for an Idaho nonprofit that promotes classical music concerts and presents various educational programs. And I continue to write.
Okay, seems like a lot of careers for one guy, right? I agree. Bottom line, I guess I was always ready to take a chance on something new, which led me down a lot of unexpected paths. But one constant remained throughout, something that gave me a way to use all my experiences, both good and bad. Writing.
And in the end, that’s what I finally decided I wanted to do, even if I were to ever grow up . . . someday. I think it’s what I do best.
My first full novel, titled A Song for the Asking, was published to both critical and reader acclaim by Bantam Books. The book was inspired by the question: “Can a homicide detective who deals with the worst of human nature go home to a normal family life?” In doing the research for my fictional lead character, LAPD Detective Daniel Kane, I met some fascinating people, learned some unexpected things, and made some lifelong friends.
IMG_0206Since then I have continued the “Kane Novel” series, following with bestsellers Kane, a thriller, and Allison, a suspense tale told from the perspective of Kane’s only daughter, Allison. A fourth in the series, titled L.A. Sniper, is scheduled for release in 2014. Glow, a standalone novel that chronicles the e
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February 13, 2021
Kane: Armageddon. Another first-rate police procedural thriller by the talented author, Steve Gannon.
I was surfing Amazon years ago for a police procedural novel to read. I happened to come across a book titled, "KANE," by Steve Gannon. I downloaded this book on a late Sunday evening. I thought I would read a couple of chapters before bed. All of a sudden, it was 2 AM. I could not believe it, I finished the book in one sitting. I was totally engrossed. I subsequently followed Gannon and read all of his books.
I ordered Kane: Armageddon. Once again, Steve Gannon wrote an outstanding fast-paced police procedural thriller.
I am a retired police officer from Los Angeles county. I spent 31 years on the job and held many assignments, which included being a homicide investigator. I am only saying this because I am very critical regarding police procedural novels . This genre, for me, has to be believable, accurate with police procedures and accurate with criminal MO's. Gannon does careful research with obtaining the correct facts and my aforementioned criteria.
Kane: Armageddon is an outstanding thrilling page-turning novel. The characters are engaging and well drawn. The story is fast-paced. Gannon's accurately depicts true investigative practices, making another first-rate novel.
From the prologue until the epilogue this book is riveting, great pacing, and a fiendishly clever plot. This adds up to nonstop reading excitement.
I was surfing Amazon years ago for a police procedural novel to read. I happened to come across a book titled, "KANE," by Steve Gannon. I downloaded this book on a late Sunday evening. I thought I would read a couple of chapters before bed. All of a sudden, it was 2 AM. I could not believe it, I finished the book in one sitting. I was totally engrossed. I subsequently followed Gannon and read all of his books.
I ordered Kane: Armageddon. Once again, Steve Gannon wrote an outstanding fast-paced police procedural thriller.
I am a retired police officer from Los Angeles county. I spent 31 years on the job and held many assignments, which included being a homicide investigator. I am only saying this because I am very critical regarding police procedural novels . This genre, for me, has to be believable, accurate with police procedures and accurate with criminal MO's. Gannon does careful research with obtaining the correct facts and my aforementioned criteria.
Kane: Armageddon is an outstanding thrilling page-turning novel. The characters are engaging and well drawn. The story is fast-paced. Gannon's accurately depicts true investigative practices, making another first-rate novel.
From the prologue until the epilogue this book is riveting, great pacing, and a fiendishly clever plot. This adds up to nonstop reading excitement.
February 16, 2021
Shades of Timothy McVeigh
I have been a huge fan of author Steve Gannon ever since I read his first book in this series A SONG FOR THE ASKING. It was published in 1997 and I read it sometime after that, after fortuitously discovering it at our local library.
I'm not sure but I'm betting author Gannon originally planned A SONG FOR THE ASKING as a standalone novel but thankfully changed his mind - even though there's a big gap between books one and two. Book two KANE was published in 2011.
This book KANE: ARMAGEDDON is out now and is the seventh book in the Kane series.
I loved this offering just like all the books before it but it did dredge up some terrible memories for me (think Oklahoma City). LAPD Homicide Detective Dan Kane is at the forefront - again - as a deadly killer goes after federal agents, trying to right imagined wrongs.
As always in this series, Kane's different family members are featured in the story as is his beautiful oceanside house in Malibu. I feel like I know each and every one of Kane's family and learn more about them with each book.
Do yourself a favor and start at the beginning of the Kane series and read all seven books. You won't regret it. Steve Gannon writes "killer" police procedurals. Highly recommended.
I received this book as an Advanced Reading Copy from the author in exchange for reading it and leaving my unbiased review. But I also bought my own copy of the book to show my support for a favorite author of mine.
I have been a huge fan of author Steve Gannon ever since I read his first book in this series A SONG FOR THE ASKING. It was published in 1997 and I read it sometime after that, after fortuitously discovering it at our local library.
I'm not sure but I'm betting author Gannon originally planned A SONG FOR THE ASKING as a standalone novel but thankfully changed his mind - even though there's a big gap between books one and two. Book two KANE was published in 2011.
This book KANE: ARMAGEDDON is out now and is the seventh book in the Kane series.
I loved this offering just like all the books before it but it did dredge up some terrible memories for me (think Oklahoma City). LAPD Homicide Detective Dan Kane is at the forefront - again - as a deadly killer goes after federal agents, trying to right imagined wrongs.
As always in this series, Kane's different family members are featured in the story as is his beautiful oceanside house in Malibu. I feel like I know each and every one of Kane's family and learn more about them with each book.
Do yourself a favor and start at the beginning of the Kane series and read all seven books. You won't regret it. Steve Gannon writes "killer" police procedurals. Highly recommended.
I received this book as an Advanced Reading Copy from the author in exchange for reading it and leaving my unbiased review. But I also bought my own copy of the book to show my support for a favorite author of mine.
August 6, 2021
Steady enjoyment
It is refreshing to find a new story with new twists in the latest Kane saga.The balance between gore and gracious story telling remains finely adjusted so that each instalment brings renewed pleasure.Well done!
It is refreshing to find a new story with new twists in the latest Kane saga.The balance between gore and gracious story telling remains finely adjusted so that each instalment brings renewed pleasure.Well done!
May 17, 2022
Outstanding and unstoppable!! Love Steve Gannon’s novels. Do not miss the “Kane” series. Awesome characters and thrilling plots.
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