PREDATOR THE LOLITA AFFAIR

NOIR SPY ACTION ADVENTURE THRILLER

By: Richard Douglas Weber

Narrated by: Brian M. Mitchell

Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

If you liked the EYES WIDE SHUT, DR. SLEEP, AND JOHN WICK, YOU'LL LOVE THIS PRESTON AND CHILDS PENDERGAST, MEETS SEX. LIES AND VIDEO TAPES, MEETS KEANU REEVES' CONSTANTINE

Richard Chance, former Special Agent U.S. DSS, now head of ENIGMA a Security and Intelligence firm, faces three life-threatening challenges. A deadly game of betrayal. Leading him from Las Vegas, to New York, to a private Caribbean Island. SIN ISLAND.

At an afterhours OSCAR PARTY in Beverly Hills, he meets four people who plunge him into a world of jeopardy and intrigue.

Gillian St. British socialite, charming, refined and treacherous. And by night?

Danny Billionaire and confidant to presidents, the British Royal Family and celebrities. And mastermind of a child sex ring, blackmail operation who uses his trappings of money and fame to ensnare and victimize young girls.

Julian PSYCHIC TO THE STARS, MASTER HYPNOTIST AND STAGE MAGICAIN, who is secretly a free-lance MI-6 operative and who has been tasked with retrieving a sex tape involving a member of the British Royal Family. A Prince.

Saul CEO of SABRINA'S TREASURES, a huge lingerie consortium. He hires Chance to dig up enough dirt on Steinberg to sever ties with him since Goldman is his biggest client. And get the sex tapes of VIPs and most importantly, himself, that Steinberg intends use for Femme fatale and an alluring Russian beauty with a secret agenda. She seduces Chance and has a game plan all of her own regarding Steinberg and Gillian.

Chance finds himself drawn into a world of Spies, Lies, and Blackmail. He's kidnapped by MOSSAD, hunted by a NEO-NAZI hitman who feels no pain, brutalized by an ex-Samoan Wrestler, Steinberg's security chief.

In a last-ditch effort to free the young girls from Steinberg's clutches, he and Karswell are forced to face PURE EVIL on SIN ISLAND.

IF YOU ENJOYED THE TWISTS AND TURNS LINCOLN AND CHILD'S PENDERGAST SERIES AND DEAN KOONTZ, AND DAVID BALDACCI SERIES, YOU'LL LOVE THIS THRILL RIDE.

©2023 Richard Douglas Weber (P)2024 Richard Douglas Weber

Critic reviews

"Jaw dropping, fast paced, action packed thriller, giving new details on the Jeffery Epstein case through the medium of fiction." —Kirkus Reviews

"Cross genre thriller in the tradition of Dean Koontz. He blends a noir, hard-nosed hero with a splash of the supernatural. Good Detailed plot that hurtles down the road at breakneck speed. Espionage, mystery, and thrill fest all in one." —Houston Chronicle

gripped me from the start to finish ....

Wow this was a total surprise. The narration and the music made this such a delight to listen to. I think all audio books should have mood music, especially thrillers like this

If you like lots of action with a complex mystery and a totally realistic plot like Robert Ludlum or Lee Child you will love this book.

The plotting and pacing was superb, It roared down the tracks at breakneck speed. It had a genuine Noir like feel even though it was set in present day. The characters were totally fleshed out and you really came to know and care for them. Today a lot of action/adventure thrillers don't bother to do this but it is essential for the effectiveness of the writing and story.

I reminded me of Lee Childs Jack Reacher, tons of action but much more character depth. Reminds me of John D MacDonald's series ... a bit noir with an affable hero who tons of quirky comic relief.
I love James Patterson's Michael Bennett series, And John Sanfords Davenport character.
There's a bit of Robert Ludlum too in the espionage angle. But the spy angle seems so authentic. I see that the author actually worked for the US State Dept. /CIA which shows in the technical details and the authenticity of the action and plot.

The hero is tough but the author showed his human side with all its weaknesses. The secondary protagonist, Julian Karswell, was fantastic. Eccentric, clever and provided some comic relief. He is a truly Sherlock Holmes type character but with a history and he's portly and is articulate.
The narrator did an excellent job jumping from British to Ameriican, to Russian and even Hungarian accents with the characters. It made them come alive.