Fire Plague – A Rory Mack Steele Novel

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A radical group sets plans in motion to release genetically modified diseases to kill off people considered undesirable. Rory Mack Steele is drawn into the conspiracy when he is hired to search for a man’s daughter who has gone missing. The problem? She is the world’s top genetic scientist and more than capable of making the mad scheme possible. Rory turns to her friends and co-workers for leads and lets his guard down. He finds himself betrayed by a woman he develops feelings for and mistakenly helps the radical group to discover the original strain of the deadliest plague known to mankind. Now hounded by the police, who believe he is part of a terrorist plot that is responsible for two deadly New York epidemics, Rory must find some way to stop the radical group that has unleashed terror on America.

ISBN: 978-0-9917392-2-6

58,000 words.

Reading and Writing

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I love books and I love reading. I don’t read as much since I started writing books at the start of the year, but I used to read every night before I fell asleep. In the summer I might go down to the docks and read a bit at the end of the day. I bought a blackberry Playbook on a sale in Dec 2011 to use as an e-reader when I traveled so I wouldn’t have to pack the novel I was reading. That allowed me to buy ebooks or download them from the library and now I can carry loads of reading material. That’s a thrill for a reader.

I read thrillers, mysteries, crime novels and just about any book that catches my eye at the library when I visit. I used to read a lot of science fiction but that has been limited to Star Trek novels for some time now. I’m not sure why. One of the best science fiction books I ever read was Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard. The Rama series by Arthur C Clarke was another favorite.

I’ve read every book Clive Cussler has put out. I’ve been recently going through books by James Patterson. But I also like John Grisham, James Rollins, Matthew Reilly, Jeremy Robinson, Lincoln Child, Brad Thor, John le Carre, Harlan Coben, Jeffrey Deaver, Ian Rankin, Lawrence Block, Kathy Reichs, John Sandford…well, you get the idea.

I don’t need a book to teach me something, I just need it to entertain me. That’s what I’m trying to do with my own writing. I know you need to have a theme or a central focus but I think you really just need to tell a good story. Or entertain the reader to help them forget their troubles for the day. I think that’s why Steven Spielberg has been so successful with his movies. He’s a great storyteller. I know he has messages within many of his movies, but at the end of the day it’s not in your face and you’re entertained for several hours.

Amazon and the Kindle have opened up a whole new world for people who want to write and publish. Legacy publishers have held the keys to the kingdom for a long time and rejected 99% of the people who hoped to see their work reach the public. Indie publishers now have an avenue. I only hope I can entertain people as much as the writers I’ve mentioned here.

Stealing a Country

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Cassandra Glynn’s life is falling apart. First, her family is killed in a tragic auto accident during their Christmas vacation, leaving her alone and shattered. Then, trying to get her life back together, Cassandra is shocked to find herself accused of murdering her best friend. Fleeing the police and with nowhere to run, her nightmare deepens when she finds herself stalked by men determined to kill her. And she doesn’t know why. Rory Mack Steele is determined to help but finds himself drawn into a conspiracy that runs to the highest levels of the Canadian government. ISBN: 978-0-9917392-1-9

Hunted

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Innocent party goers awaken to a terrifying fact: they have been taken hostage and will be used as prey in a bow and arrow thrill hunt. Facing certain death, Rory Mack Steele is helped to escape the kidnappers by an unknown woman. But escape is only an illusion. Rory and his new companion find themselves trapped in a mountain valley with no way out. Hunted by dozens of armed men bent on rape and murder, Rory and the woman must find a way to battle against overwhelming odds to survive.