The Killing Game
by The
Black Rose
GENRE: Romantic Suspense
BLURB:
The series opens as Ives Andrich, Special Agent in Charge of the
New York Division of the FBI, is confronted with investigating the woman he has
waited a lifetime to find. Because of her more than accurate novel about an
Italian crime lord, the Bureau, against Ives' wishes, asks for her help in
infiltrating the internal organization of the nation's most nefarious Mafia
don. When the Bureau’s plan fails, and she becomes dangerously entangled
in the private life of the United States' most wanted criminal, Ives’ tolerance
for Bureau mishaps vanishes. No holds barred, he puts everything on the line to
save the woman he loves in the first book in The Killing Game Series, a
suspense thriller series by The Black Rose.
Excerpt:
Sparducci
swore at Ives in Italian, hurling curses at him as if that could change the
situation. With his left hand, he desperately held his right hand as his blood
seeped faster from the wound Ives’ round had left in it. The initial pain must
have been excruciating, as injuries to extremities usually are. Now Sparducci
was quiet, but it was not because he had nothing to say. He was losing blood
profusely and within minutes, if his wound was not wrapped properly, he would
be in the first stage of shock; the growing numbness in his hand indicated
this.
Ives
pulled a handkerchief from his pocket. Being careful not to step in Sparducci’s
blood, which had comingled with the dead man’s blood puddled on the floor, Ives
stooped down to Sparducci who sat staring at him, as his injured hand was
completely dead to him now. Setting his pistol a safe distance from Sparducci’s
grasp, Ives lifted Sparducci’s right hand to examine his wound. And though Ives
meant to help Sparducci, Sparducci tried to push him away with his left hand.
“Do
you want to bleed to death?” Ives asked.
When
Sparducci lowered his left hand, Ives continued. Turning Sparducci’s right hand
palm up, he saw that the round had sliced through Sparducci’s flesh, tearing
apart nerve, tendon, and muscle between the index finger of his right hand and
its thumb, luckily missing the metacarpals.
Shaking
his head at Sparducci’s stupidity, Ives wrapped the handkerchief around
Sparducci’s hand. Taking Sparducci’s left hand, he closed it around his right
hand, showing him where to apply pressure in order to help the stop the
bleeding.
“You’ll
live,” Ives said, then asked, “Where is Torpo?”
“How
would I know?” Sparducci stated sarcastically.
“He
was supposed to meet you here. So where is he?” Ives asked.
“Are
you sure your information’s right?” Sparducci asked.
Ives
stared at him briefly, wondering what he meant by that comment. Concluding it
was more of a fishing expedition than a clue, he asked again, “Where is Torpo?”
Sparducci
only shrugged.
“I’ll
find him soon enough,” Ives said, then he asked, “Where is Luca?”
Sparducci
said nothing.
“Where
is he?” Ives asked, obviously irritated at this cat and mouse game Sparducci
played with him.
“I
dunno,” Sparducci answered in a slightly anxious and elevated tone.
Ives picked up his pistol, stood, then stared
down at him. As he spoke, he waved the pistol slightly.
“Don’t
play games with me. Where is Luca?”
Still,
Sparducci shook his head. “I dunno. It’s the truth. I haven’t seen him in a
week,” he answered, secretly wondering if Ives would shoot him again.
AUTHOR BIO:
The
Black Rose is an author, photographer, and filmmaker. Born in Chicago, she
currently resides in New York with the love her life, her Hokkaido Dog, Kuma.
She began writing at the age of seven and dabbled until she woke up one day and
simply had to write a novel. She has several 5-Star reviewed novels, both part
of individual series.
She
categorizes her novels very directly; “My writing is deeply rooted
interpersonal relationships: people’s feelings, thoughts, emotions, and the
intimacies between two people that truly love each other despite the
circumstances surrounding them.” Her genres are suspense, thrillers, crime,
romance, and espionage. As she says, “I write about love, honor, and doing the
right thing, even when it seems disadvantageous, even when it’s not the popular
path to take.” She sees her writing as a gift from God, and appreciates and
learns from her stories.
Her
writing passion stems from her immense love for art, which began with drawing
at age five and moved into oil painting by age eight. Her love and study of
photography soon became a professional passion, and she spends hours
photographing and laying out her book covers. Readers can visit “Privé with The Black Rose”
showcasing behind-the-scenes insights into her writing, novels, characters,
photography, and films. She films and produces her book trailers and, in the
future, plans to make short films.
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more information on The Black Rose and The Black Rose NYC brand, visit these
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