Righteous
Assassin
Mike
Stoneman Thriller Book 1
by
Kevin G. Chapman
Genre:
Crime Thriller
" Move
over Harry Bosch, there's a new guy in town. . . . Detective Mike
Stoneman can match wits with Harry any day of the week."
-- Authors
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Kindle
Book Award Semi-Finalist / CLUE Book Awards Semi-Finalist
A
MOB BOSS IS EATEN ALIVE BY TIGERS AT THE BRONX ZOO.
. . .That was the fourth unsolved murder in four months - each on the
last Saturday. The other three were even more unusual . . . .Could
they be related? The victims share no similar traits and have no
connections. Why would a single killer choose such strange and
disparate methods? Why spread your victims across all of New
York?
Each
new murder adds a piece to the killer's jigsaw puzzle, but unraveling
the clues and finding the killer's pattern may not be enough to catch
him. NYPD homicide Detectives Mike Stoneman and Jason Dickson have to
stop the elusive killer before he completes his decathlon of death.
And, they have to deal with an FBI profiler, who has been called in
to help. Mike must also avoid being distracted by Medical Examiner
Michelle McNeill, who seems to be on his mind a lot lately. She's an
asset to the investigation, but is this any time to be starting a
romance?
The
task force is racing against the calendar. Only one thing is certain
- on the last Saturday of the month, there will be blood.
Well written, full of murder tension, realistic, read like an actual crime doc on Investigation Discovery. I was hooked, to say the least. I have read my fair share of thriller/crime fiction books. I have to say this is up there as one of my favourites.
You can tell right away that the author has inside knowledge of the goings-on of a real investigation. The author brings an authentic feel to this book and pretty much gets rid of the "outsider" looking in troupes, making detectives and investigators look incompetent.
I liked the dynamic between the new and old detectives and the addition of the FBI profiler. The sweet yet awakened growing romance between our lead, Mike and the coroner, brought the very real notion that dating as you get older is an awkward but cute as hell mess.
As for the overall plot, I loved it. It was steady, kept me engaged, and I oddly enjoyed getting into the killer's head. That added element rounded out this story and made the ending all the more incredible.
Overall this is a wonderful book for all crime lovers and a perfect book if you're looking to start reading the genres. Though I will say, it might spoil you for other books. To end, this book gets my super high recommendation and my stamp of approval.
Happy Reading
- E.A. Walsh
Deadly Enterprise
Mike Stoneman Thriller Book 2
"This is a stellar follow up to Righteous Assassin. The pacing is perfect and the character interactions are authentic and entertaining. With a tight plotline and plenty of action, this is indeed an excellent crime thriller. Can't wait to read more of Stoneman's cases. Highly recommend!" - Anna Willett, award winning horror and suspense author
Kindle
Book Award Semi-Finalist / Chanticleer CLUE Award Short
List
WHO
IS THE DEAD GIRL THEY FISHED OUT OF THE EAST RIVER?
Is
she just a drug-addicted hooker? Medical examiner Michelle
McNeill thinks it's a murder, and NYPD Homicide detective Mike
Stoneman agrees. When Mike and his partner, Jason Dickson,
start to dig into the case, they run into unexpected obstacles that
point in a disturbing direction.
In
order to uncover the truth, Mike and Jason must go outside the lines
and risk their own reputations, jobs - and lives. This case is
one that Mike can't walk away from, no matter how much he wants
to.
Harry
Bosch fans will love this fast-paced police thriller from
award-winning author Kevin G. Chapman. Book #1 in the Mike Stoneman
Thriller series, Righteous Assassin, was named one of the
top 20 Mystery/Thrillers of 2019 by the Kindle Book Review. The
series continues here.
Check out the Audiobooks and listen to excerpts HERE!
Lethal Voyage
Mike Stoneman Thriller Book 3
"Filled
with action, drama, and surprising twists, "Lethal Voyage"
is a captivating addition to the Mike Stoneman series, guaranteed to
delight readers old and new!" - InD'Tale
Magazine (5-star Crowned Heart)
Finalist
- 2021 RONE Award / Finalist CLUE Award
A
DEAD BODY can ruin a vacation. . . .
It
was a suicide, wasn't it? . . . Maybe the on-board production of
Chicago isn't the only place people are getting murdered!
NYPD
homicide detective Mike Stoneman and medical examiner Michelle
McNeill just want a relaxing cruise. But, Michelle is convinced that
there is foul play at work in the death of a Broadway talent agent's
wife.
The ship's head of security wants to keep it quiet. But,
how many bodies can he cover up during one sailing? When it looks
like Michelle might be the next victim, Mike needs to find the killer
and keep Michelle alive for the end of this Lethal
Voyage.
"Move over Harry Bosch, there's a new guy
in town. Detective Michael Stoneman can match wits with Harry any day
of the week." -- - "The Authors Show"
Don't
miss the next installment in the Mike Stoneman Thriller series!
Check out the Audiobooks and listen to excerpts HERE!
Fatal Infraction
Mike Stoneman Thriller Book 4
He took a knee for social justice. Now he's dead. Controversial quarterback Jimmy Rydell’s body was found naked – on the Central Park carousel. Who killed him? How did he get there two days after he disappeared? . . . And why was the body frozen? Jimmy’s team just wants to move on, after collecting on the $20 million insurance policy. Jimmy’s teammate – the one who threatened to kill him – swears he wasn’t there. Jimmy’s bodyguard had the night off. Somebody is going down for this if NYPD homicide detectives Mike Stoneman and Jason Dickson can find a theory that explains all the bizarre facts. They just hope the case doesn’t tear the team, and the City, apart first.
Check out the Audiobooks and listen to excerpts HERE!
Kevin G. Chapman is an attorney specializing in labor and employment law. He is a past Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Network of the Association of Corporate Counsel, leading a group of 6800 in-house employment lawyers. Kevin is a frequent speaker at Continuing Legal Education seminars and enjoys teaching management training courses.
Kevin’s passion (aside from fantasy baseball, golf and tournament poker) is writing fiction. Kevin’s first Novel: Identity Crisis: A Rick LaBlonde, P.I. Mystery, was self-published through Xlibris in 2003, and is now available via Amazon.com as a Kindle e-book. His second novel, A Legacy of One, published in 2016, was a finalist for the Chanticleer Book Review’s Somerset Award for Literary Fiction. A Legacy of One is a serious book, filled with political and social commentary and a plot involving personal identity, self-determination, and the struggle to make the right life decisions. Kevin is currently working on a re-writing and re-editing of A Legacy of One, scheduled for re-launch in the summer of 2021.
Kevin’s current project is a crime-thriller series that will have a least five installments. Book #1 -- Righteous Assassin (A Mike Stoneman Thriller) -- has some serious sub-themes, but it's a serial killer chase and it's intended to be enjoyable and easy to read. It was named one of the top 20 Mystery/Thrillers of 2019 by the Kindle Book Review and a finalist for the Chanticleer CLUE award for mysteries & thrillers. Book #2 in the Mike Stoneman Thriller series, Deadly Enterprise, was published on December 2, 2019 and was named one of the top 20 Mystery/Thrillers of 2020 by the Kindle Book Review and is currently Short-Listed for the 2020 Chanticleer Book Review CLUE award. Book #3, Lethal Voyage, was published November 22, 2020 and is already generating stellar reviews and is Short-Listed for the Chanticleer CLUE award.
Kevin has also written several short stories, including Fool Me Twice, the winner of the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association's 2010 Legal Fiction Writing Competition, which was the genesis of the character Mike Stoneman, the protagonist in Righteous Assassin. Fool Me Twice is available as a stand-alone short story free on amazon.com, or you can get it free from Kevin’s website. He has also written one complete screenplay (unproduced so far) and has another screenplay and two more novels currently in the works, one of which is a sci-fi space opera epic.
Kevin
is a resident of Central New Jersey and is a graduate of Columbia
College (‘83), where he was a classmate of Barack Obama, and Boston
University School of Law (’86). Readers can contact Kevin via his
website at www.KevinGChapman.com.
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ReplyDeleteI love thrillers and Righteous Assassin sounds really good! Great review! Thanks for sharing an excerpt!
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