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Shadow Man: A Gritty Vigilante Crime Thriller
**Mature content. May not be suitable for all readers**
It was a new kind of war, and it required a new kind of soldier. John Sole was that man fighting in the shadows.
Recruited by NSA operative Jason Lovell, Sole accepts the mission to take on the Mexican cartels. The mission is straightforward—end their bloody reign. The strategy is more complex and requires him to operate in the shadows, becoming one of them. Their end must come from within without the direct involvement of a U.S. government that does not want to be seen as an invader, violating the sovereign territory of their neighbor to the south.
Turning them against each other, Sole sees firsthand the cartels' capacity for brutality and terror. If all goes according to the plan he and Lovell devise, they will turn their passion for blood on each other, killing until they are left powerless.
From bestselling author Glenn Trust, Shadow Man is a gripping thriller that will have you turning pages.
Fans of Reacher, Jack Ryan, and John Wyck will love Shadow Man.Scroll up and grab your copy today!
It was a new kind of war, and it required a new kind of soldier. John Sole was that man fighting in the shadows.
Recruited by NSA operative Jason Lovell, Sole accepts the mission to take on the Mexican cartels. The mission is straightforward—end their bloody reign. The strategy is more complex and requires him to operate in the shadows, becoming one of them. Their end must come from within without the direct involvement of a U.S. government that does not want to be seen as an invader, violating the sovereign territory of their neighbor to the south.
Turning them against each other, Sole sees firsthand the cartels' capacity for brutality and terror. If all goes according to the plan he and Lovell devise, they will turn their passion for blood on each other, killing until they are left powerless.
From bestselling author Glenn Trust, Shadow Man is a gripping thriller that will have you turning pages.
Fans of Reacher, Jack Ryan, and John Wyck will love Shadow Man.Scroll up and grab your copy today!
- GenresThriller
391 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 15, 2023
28 people are currently reading
7 people want to read
About the author
Glenn Trust
57 books259 followersThe lightning waits for us. When it calls we will go.
Pick up your Free copy of Lightning in the Clouds. Just click or follow this URL https://dl.bookfunnel.com/7046vhk5f9
With that out of the way, let's begin.
This is the blah, blah, blah section. You know the author’s “glory page” where he gets to tell you grandiose things about himself and the deeper meaning of his work. Whatever.
I write books. Seriously, that's what I get to do every day. It's great.
I have been fortunate to author some that have achieved bestseller status, including The Hunters Series of mystery suspense thrillers. It took me a lot of years to get to that point, but I wouldn't trade any of them for a minute. I love writing books for you and the journey that brought me here.
I am a native of the south, Georgia specifically. I spent much of my life there, but I have lived in many other places as well. We moved a lot when I was young. Eventually, we ended up back in Georgia in my teens where I finished school and went to work.
I wanted to write from an early age. A really long time ago, when I was still a young police officer in Georgia, I was writing short stories in my spare time and sending them off to magazines. One day I received one back in the mail.
Life Happened
Attached to it was a nice handwritten letter from an editor (this was long before the days of email and texts). The story manuscript was folded and smudged, and there were coffee cup rings on the edges of a couple of pages, which told me they had actually read it, maybe discussed it around an editorial table, or just used it to sop up the coffee.
In her letter, the editor said a lot of things that I don't remember, but it was not the usual form letter that I was accustomed to receiving. It was original and personal.
She said they liked my story, had strongly considered it for publication, but that it wasn't quite believable. Disappointed as I was, I was struck by her last words to me..."Don't stop writing. You're good at this. We almost bought this one."
I remember staring at that a long time. Then I folded it up and tucked it in a file and...stopped writing.
I wish I could tell you a different story, but I can't. I stopped writing for many years.
There were lots of reasons. Yes, I was disappointed, but the letter that should have encouraged me not to give up was forgotten.
Life happened. Dreams of writing were pushed aside by other things...important things.
Mostly I needed money for my young family. In the 1970s, police officers in Georgia were not paid a lot even by the standards of the day. I worked part-time jobs whenever I wasn't working at the police department. Many weeks I had no days off at all.
I'm not unhappy that I did my best to take care of my family. It was the right thing to do and working for them was the joy of my life.
Children grew up; then grandchildren came along. More life happened.
Then...The Internet Appeared
Out of the blue, this thing called the internet appeared and guess what. I was at a point in life when I didn't need to work part-time jobs every spare minute of the day. I could write again.
It's different these days. I can publish a book whether I convince an agent or editor to read it or not. I am an independent writer/publisher, an “Indie.”
It’s a partnership between us, writer and reader, and it's a marvelous thing.
Don't be a Follower -- Make Your Dream Real
It took many years to get here. Life is like that, with lots of twists and turns and surprises. I like it that way.
Now, I write every day, so here's my parting advice.
Don’t follow your dreams. Followers get nowhere except up the backside of the person in front.
Work and make your dream a reality.
Pick up your Free copy of Lightning in the Clouds. Just click or follow this URL https://dl.bookfunnel.com/7046vhk5f9
With that out of the way, let's begin.
This is the blah, blah, blah section. You know the author’s “glory page” where he gets to tell you grandiose things about himself and the deeper meaning of his work. Whatever.
I write books. Seriously, that's what I get to do every day. It's great.
I have been fortunate to author some that have achieved bestseller status, including The Hunters Series of mystery suspense thrillers. It took me a lot of years to get to that point, but I wouldn't trade any of them for a minute. I love writing books for you and the journey that brought me here.
I am a native of the south, Georgia specifically. I spent much of my life there, but I have lived in many other places as well. We moved a lot when I was young. Eventually, we ended up back in Georgia in my teens where I finished school and went to work.
I wanted to write from an early age. A really long time ago, when I was still a young police officer in Georgia, I was writing short stories in my spare time and sending them off to magazines. One day I received one back in the mail.
Life Happened
Attached to it was a nice handwritten letter from an editor (this was long before the days of email and texts). The story manuscript was folded and smudged, and there were coffee cup rings on the edges of a couple of pages, which told me they had actually read it, maybe discussed it around an editorial table, or just used it to sop up the coffee.
In her letter, the editor said a lot of things that I don't remember, but it was not the usual form letter that I was accustomed to receiving. It was original and personal.
She said they liked my story, had strongly considered it for publication, but that it wasn't quite believable. Disappointed as I was, I was struck by her last words to me..."Don't stop writing. You're good at this. We almost bought this one."
I remember staring at that a long time. Then I folded it up and tucked it in a file and...stopped writing.
I wish I could tell you a different story, but I can't. I stopped writing for many years.
There were lots of reasons. Yes, I was disappointed, but the letter that should have encouraged me not to give up was forgotten.
Life happened. Dreams of writing were pushed aside by other things...important things.
Mostly I needed money for my young family. In the 1970s, police officers in Georgia were not paid a lot even by the standards of the day. I worked part-time jobs whenever I wasn't working at the police department. Many weeks I had no days off at all.
I'm not unhappy that I did my best to take care of my family. It was the right thing to do and working for them was the joy of my life.
Children grew up; then grandchildren came along. More life happened.
Then...The Internet Appeared
Out of the blue, this thing called the internet appeared and guess what. I was at a point in life when I didn't need to work part-time jobs every spare minute of the day. I could write again.
It's different these days. I can publish a book whether I convince an agent or editor to read it or not. I am an independent writer/publisher, an “Indie.”
It’s a partnership between us, writer and reader, and it's a marvelous thing.
Don't be a Follower -- Make Your Dream Real
It took many years to get here. Life is like that, with lots of twists and turns and surprises. I like it that way.
Now, I write every day, so here's my parting advice.
Don’t follow your dreams. Followers get nowhere except up the backside of the person in front.
Work and make your dream a reality.
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January 5, 2024
This is a very well-written book from beginning to end. The author has obviously put prolific effort and research into the background needed to write about the drug cartels in Mexico. This is an outstanding addition to the series. It has a complete and well-written ending. The novel can be read as a stand-alone book, but I recommend that you read the series because every book is well-written and gives a bigger picture into the characters involved in the whole on-going story.
Settings/locations: [Mexico: State of Chiapus (Carmen Xhán, Comitán), Puerto Nuevo, Tijuana, Pico de Orbiza Mountain, Mexico City (National Autonomous University of Mexico, Juárez), Monterrey, Nogalas, State of Tamaulipas (Reynosa), Arteaga, State of Veracruz (Coatzacoalcos), State of Michoacán (Port of Lazaro Cardenas, Cerro Tancitaro, Lago de Pátzcuaro, Zinciro), Tepeaca; Guatemala: Gracias a Dios; California: San Diego; South Dakota: Pierre; Nebraska: Omaha; Washington, D.C.; Costa Rica: Nayara Gardens Resort; Texas: McAllen, Fort Stockton, El Paso; Arizona: Naco; Brazil: Puerto de Belém; Chile: Puerto Antofagasta]
Settings/locations: [Mexico: State of Chiapus (Carmen Xhán, Comitán), Puerto Nuevo, Tijuana, Pico de Orbiza Mountain, Mexico City (National Autonomous University of Mexico, Juárez), Monterrey, Nogalas, State of Tamaulipas (Reynosa), Arteaga, State of Veracruz (Coatzacoalcos), State of Michoacán (Port of Lazaro Cardenas, Cerro Tancitaro, Lago de Pátzcuaro, Zinciro), Tepeaca; Guatemala: Gracias a Dios; California: San Diego; South Dakota: Pierre; Nebraska: Omaha; Washington, D.C.; Costa Rica: Nayara Gardens Resort; Texas: McAllen, Fort Stockton, El Paso; Arizona: Naco; Brazil: Puerto de Belém; Chile: Puerto Antofagasta]
June 8, 2024
Is this a wrap? Is this the last installment in the Sole Justice Thriller series? It could very well be because with this installment John Soles completes the mission, he sets out to complete way back in book one. If this is the final installment in the Sole Justice series, it’s both satisfying and disappointing. Satisfying in that John Sole finally manages to take down the cartel that murdered his wife and children (You’ll have to read this explosive climactic installment to find out how he does it and how it all ends.) But it’s disappointing because we leave John on the road, alone once again. We know that John isn’t going to retire to some small country town and live quietly. That's not in his DNA. It's disappointing because we want to be a part of John’s future adventures. All I can hope for is that Glenn Trust will keep the Sole Justice thriller series alive with more installments.
September 24, 2024
fast paced
I couldn’t put the book down, the story was fascinating and well written. Sole, is a force to be reckoned with and the bad guys better watch out. Pitting cartels against each other learning how they destroyed so many lives is tragic. Human trafficking is horrendous, this story takes its step to continue spreading alerts to all of us stand up and stop this madness.
I couldn’t put the book down, the story was fascinating and well written. Sole, is a force to be reckoned with and the bad guys better watch out. Pitting cartels against each other learning how they destroyed so many lives is tragic. Human trafficking is horrendous, this story takes its step to continue spreading alerts to all of us stand up and stop this madness.
September 13, 2025
Brilliant read John a ex cop sets out to destroy the people who murdered his wife and children ,and the final act John does helped by letter agencies managing to do this .
Really good read and characters are good ,just sad John is on his own again and the books continue ,he has helped others on his journey and made good friends and deserves some happiness .
Really enjoyed the series .
Really good read and characters are good ,just sad John is on his own again and the books continue ,he has helped others on his journey and made good friends and deserves some happiness .
Really enjoyed the series .
August 28, 2023
A definite must read series
This was a gripping thriller that was heartbreaking, intense, suspenseful, and complex. It's not a story that you'll want to miss.
I would definitely recommend this book, series, and outstanding author.
This was a gripping thriller that was heartbreaking, intense, suspenseful, and complex. It's not a story that you'll want to miss.
I would definitely recommend this book, series, and outstanding author.
December 17, 2024
thrilling
Another great story in the Sole Justice series. John Sole hooks up with a US government operative in a plan to take down the Mexican cartel. There is an all out war between the cartels. I won’t spoil the ending but it is good. Sole lives to stay on the move.
Another great story in the Sole Justice series. John Sole hooks up with a US government operative in a plan to take down the Mexican cartel. There is an all out war between the cartels. I won’t spoil the ending but it is good. Sole lives to stay on the move.
May 27, 2023
A really great series
This is the last book of the series and it was really good. The whole series is really great and I recommend it.
This is the last book of the series and it was really good. The whole series is really great and I recommend it.
October 2, 2025
good read
February 5, 2026
Good wrap up for the series
Loved the whole series and this book tied everything up that started in book one . looking forward to book seven to see the next adventure..
Loved the whole series and this book tied everything up that started in book one . looking forward to book seven to see the next adventure..
August 1, 2024
I enjoyed reading all the books in this series. I would suggest to the writer to get a better proof reader though. Words are repeated or missed, makes reading a bit of a guesswork sometimes.
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