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HBD
Marty Roberts has an opportunity to save the world, not from itself, but from the humans that dominate it. He sits, thinking. Determined to find a solution, no idea how lost he is.
Agent Joanne Clay urgently moves forward in her career, hell-bent on making her reputation and moving on from her family’s. She, a new generation of FBI agent.
Enter a clandestine agency, a psycho or three and the race for power gets violent. A whodunit, full of power and personal struggles. Who will prevail, the young, FBI-backed agent or Marty Roberts, alone and on mission?
Noir, Psychological, Thriller
Agent Joanne Clay urgently moves forward in her career, hell-bent on making her reputation and moving on from her family’s. She, a new generation of FBI agent.
Enter a clandestine agency, a psycho or three and the race for power gets violent. A whodunit, full of power and personal struggles. Who will prevail, the young, FBI-backed agent or Marty Roberts, alone and on mission?
Noir, Psychological, Thriller
696 pages, Paperback
Published August 10, 2021
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About the author
C.M. Halstead
8 books113 followersC.M. Halstead is a life long adventurer torn between his writer’s cave, exploring, and pondering, he spends the rest of his time off-trail hiking, fishing, and seeking solitude. Early careers and titles include, USMC, Procurement, NAI Certified Interpretive Guide, Boss, and the hardest one of all, Dad.
He writes his stories on an old bus he is converting, the planned completion date between now and his 30th novel; this does not stop him from driving it around the American Southwest’s wilds seeking the places of solitude he needs to create the next story. He does not discriminate in the length of the stories he writes, each hero’s journey is as long or as short as it needs to be, no fluff necessary to tell the tale.
Self banished from “town” and away from its distractions, C.M. Halstead crafted The Tripper Series, Earned innocence, Mongers, and Not Eligible to name a few. As a highly focused creative, he is usually working several stories at once and has 20 creative works in process. Regularly accused of depleting his readers of sleep, his stories are an escape from the grind eliciting the use of PTO, sick days, and late nights under the covers.
He writes his stories on an old bus he is converting, the planned completion date between now and his 30th novel; this does not stop him from driving it around the American Southwest’s wilds seeking the places of solitude he needs to create the next story. He does not discriminate in the length of the stories he writes, each hero’s journey is as long or as short as it needs to be, no fluff necessary to tell the tale.
Self banished from “town” and away from its distractions, C.M. Halstead crafted The Tripper Series, Earned innocence, Mongers, and Not Eligible to name a few. As a highly focused creative, he is usually working several stories at once and has 20 creative works in process. Regularly accused of depleting his readers of sleep, his stories are an escape from the grind eliciting the use of PTO, sick days, and late nights under the covers.
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June 26, 2021
In HBD I allowed myself to write about characters living WAY outside my moral systems. I found it freeing and scary, as jumping from safety of an airplane down into the abyss is meant to feel. The fear and adrenaline of a rookie is a powerful driving force. One I thrive on. Or perhaps it is the adrenaline of the process and serotonin of accomplishment that I really am addicted to.
Enjoy the hero's journey. I find my mind already working on another stand-alone book in the series.
Enjoy the hero's journey. I find my mind already working on another stand-alone book in the series.
November 17, 2021
A fantastic read. Review forthcoming.
July 3, 2024
Interesting storyline. The end was a surprise. Received in a Goodreads giveaway.
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