A Lethal Partnership

by Michael Segedy

Award winning author Michael Segedy won the silver medal award in the 2013 Readers' Favorite International Book Award Contest for best terrorist thriller. His novel Evil's Root was also a finalist in the same contest.

Our Darker Angel

When FBI agent Richard Clark becomes involved in hunting down the leader of a terrorist group calling itself ARC, Anarchists for Real Change, he finds himself undertaking an invesitgation that opens old wounds and pushes him to the edge of despair. While attempting to deal with his own darkness, he struggles to find a motive connecting ARC’s cold-blooded assassinations. As he is drawn deeper into the mystery of ARC, he discovers a terrifying truth. The hell that has broken out around him and threatens to escalate listens to only one master, its darker angel whispering in its ear, justifying the unjustifiable.

"Well done, Mr. Michael Segedy, well done. Our Darker Angel is a thrilling, suspenseful, dark, heart pounding, page turning, terrifying, exciting, and shocking novel. This book is done flawlessly with the perfect amount of mystery and timing." -- Reviewed by Lorena Sanqui for Readers' Favorite

148 pages, Hardcover

First published December 11, 2011

About the author

Michael Segedy is an award winning author. Over the years he has lived abroad in faraway places such as Taiwan, Israel, Morocco, and Peru. His life overseas has inspired him to write thrillers that include scenes set in foreign lands.

Novels to date:

Hampton Road, a psychological thriller
In Deep, a political thriller
Cupiditas, a political thriller
Evil's Root, a compilation of In Deep and Cupiditas
EMMA: Emergent Movement of Militant Anarchists, a terrorist thriller
Our Darker Angel, a crime thriller
Sanctimonious Serial Killers, a crime thriller

Apart from writing novels, Michael has published three non-fiction works:

A Critical Look at John Gardner's Grendel
Teaching Literature and Writing in the Secondary Classroom
Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson with Introduction, Notes, and Lessons by Michael Segedy

He's also published numerous academic articles about literature and writing in various scholarly journals.

Gwendolyn Brooks, former poet laureate of Illinois, presented him with Virginia English Bulletin's first place writing award.

He and his family currently spend half of the year living in the US and the other half in Lima, Peru.

Reviews

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lethal Partnership is a quick & easy read. The nouvella is its own little adventure with disillusioned FBI agent Rick Clark unofficially investigating a lead to a murder down in Peru. He is helped by General Morales and his niece Neva. It never does say how Rick knows the Peruvian General or why the General would so willingly help him. Perhaps it was mentioned in a previous novel. The way Peru is described makes you believe the author has visited there; an exotic location for a thriller. I would suggest more action, mystery, intrigue & conflict in future thrillers, however the way the story was told keeps your attention and leaves you wanting more. The fictional gas attack in the book may have been based on Egypt's gas attack on Yemen in January 1967. I would read another Rick Clark novel and hope to see more of the series.

[Joyce D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Michael Segedy’s A Lethal Partnership delivers a gripping blend of suspense, emotion, and moral depth. Special Agent Rick Clark’s pursuit of justice in Peru is both thrilling and deeply human, as he battles loss, corruption, and his own inner demons. Segedy’s writing is sharp, cinematic, and heartfelt a story of courage, redemption, and hope rising from tragedy. A compelling read for fans of thoughtful, character-driven thrillers.

[Jean Daly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Goodreads win - loved it

[Paula Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is based in Peru. Involves a Special Agent with the FBI wanting to solve a murder of a dear friend. He is off duty so he is doing this off the books but with the help of a General's daughter who happens to be in the Lima Police Dept. I enjoyed reading this book. I like the interaction between the Special Agent and the Police Woman. How between the two of them they figure out where the guy is that the agent wants to talk to. This all involves way more than the murder of his friend. Read it to find out what is really going on.