Rattler Road: A Danny Devlin Thriller

by Patrick McNulty

One good deed could be his death sentence…
After taking the infamous mountain pass, Rattler Road, and wrapping his rental car around a tree, Danny Devlin finds himself stranded in the little town of Draper’s Creek where all is not what it seems.

Wanting to repay the kindness of a few helpful townspeople, Danny confronts a couple of brothers running a shakedown of the local businesses, only to find a conspiracy far more deadly than he could have ever imagined.

Up against a maniacal billionaire with a God complex searching for immortality, will Danny be able to save the innocent or will he be the latest victim?

99 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 2, 2022

About the author

Patrick McNulty was born in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. He married his high school sweetheart straight out of high school and then went on to university where he studied Neuroscience. After finding that he would rather write about strange behaviours of the brain than study them he left Ontario for British Columbia where he studied screenwriting and ended up working with the production company called the Zanuck Co.on an original screenplay he wrote called Dark Season. In the end Dark Season was not filmed so McNulty turned that screenplay into his first novel, Sleepers Awake.
After leaving British Columbia, McNulty joined the Canadian Armed Forces where he was trained as a medical technician and was stationed in Petawawa, Ontario. Currently he is a police officer in Ontario living with his high school sweetheart, their three beautiful children and their dog.

Reviews

[Jae Mazer]

Another banger from Patrick McNulty! He keeps churning out these thrillers, and I keep devouring them. Each one is unique in setting, theme, action, with the only uniting factor being my favourite bad@ss, Danny Devlin.

This Danny Devlin tale finds him stranded in the town of Draper’s Creek after a crash on the infamous Rattler Road. Serendipitous timing places him right in the midst of a community being held hostage by petty criminals, who themselves are caught up in an intricate web of biological crime.

What will you find in this book? Constant bone-snapping, blood-curdling action with only brief reprieves so we can fall in love with this small town and its cast of loving, cozy characters. As always in a Devlin tale, you will find multiple villains you’ll love to hate. In this installation there are ones akin to Mason Verger of Hannibal, Bond’s Silva, and Gale and Evelle Snoats from Raising Arizona.

If you haven’t read any Danny Devlin thrillers yet, I highly recommend them. He’s the perfect combination of Borne, John Wick, and Clint Eastwood. Fun, fast-paced, all unique. You can jump in anywhere.

[Chris Wells]

This is a quick fun read full of vigilante justice over some terrible bad people. The overall story felt a little familiar, I think this type of story has been done many times before, and you can kind of see where it’s heading from the start. That’s not to say I didn’t enjoy it, I did, but I wouldn’t say it’s an immediate classic. Danny Devlin finds himself, accidently, in a small town which just happens to be harassed by a pair of brothers. With his mysterious and dark past Devlin is more than capable of righting a few wrongs. One thing leads to another and he’s mixed up with some very nasty people. I noticed a few grammatical errors along the way which didn’t bother me but I know some people find that sort of thing ruins the reading experience. Overall this is good, a bit average if I’m honest, but given it’s a short read, fun all the same.

[Jennifer Edwards]

Danny 's a good guy

This 2 nd book of this series was a good read. What I really enjoy about this series is the length of the books. While I wouldn't want every book I read to be a quick read, it's nice once in a while. This story of a girl being kidnapped, and the ensuing drama and Danny's part in her return made for a great story.

[jerrie breese]

Danny oh Danny

I was looking for a hard detective type read and I sure found it in Patrick MuNuly's Rattler Road. It started out with a wrecked rental car and ended in a ball of heart pounding suspense. Danny is a different kind of guy who has been through a lot and understands more than meets the eye. I am getting the next one as soon as I can.

[LORRIE]

Excellent

I'm loving this series and Danny Devlin. He's the perfectly imperfect hero. We all hope to meet someone like him.

[Jackie greenwood]

can’t wait

To read the next book, the ending leaves a person wanting to continue,
The expected is not here, enjoy the book

[Andrea Stott]

This is fun

These books are such a hoot, I love that they start and have no pause in the action during the entire story. I highly recommend them.