I'm pleased to have author George M. Nagle, a fellow member of Mystery Authors International, visiting this week. Welcome, George! Please tell us about yourself and your new novel.
The Life We Lead: Ascending is just the first in a series of what should
be three books. At 425 pages, it is the shortest of the series and really the
introduction to James, the group, Carissa and a whole cast of others. The Life We Lead follows the life of James,
the main character as he battles criminal syndicates while trying to have a
normal life. It is inspired by real life
events, however, names, places, timelines and such have all been altered. This story has been 25 years in the making
and certainly won’t disappoint with an incredible ending to the series. This series is based in reality of spying so
the far fetched gadgets and such like those found in James Bond won’t be
appearing. It is a spy novel has lots of twists in turns that can make you
laugh, cry, feel the characters outrage and even love. The subtitle to the book is a clue to why it
ends where it does too.
Blurb:
The
DEA, FBI, and CIA have failed for years to bring down the Spara family, who
control the world’s largest drug cartel. A secret society of spies whose
members are under the age of 25 will try to succeed where the government has
failed.
At only 21 years old, James is the most skillful member of this
society. His new target is the Spara family. Through their relationship with
Russia, the Sparas are the largest distributor of heroin in the world. While beginning his investigation in Russia,
James inadvertently saves the life of a former KBG officer who has a connection
to the Tan family. This connection leads James farther into the heart of the
criminal cartel. However, the Tans have
a dark secret of their own, which could jeopardize James's perfect record and
his tenure as a spy as he struggles to do what is right while protecting his
family, friends and the love of his life.
Excerpt from The
Life We Lead: Ascending, Chapter 03
[context: James and Daen capture Nikolias after Petior
has been abducted.]
“You are our prisoner, but you are a
captive of whatever group you…” Daen began, but Nikolias cut him off.
“What makes you think I want to leave?”
growled Nikolias.
“When you help us, your bosses will not be
too happy with you. You and your cousin will need to leave to survive,” replied
Daen.
“So he says,” Nikolias said curtly, with a
head gesture towards James.
“What did he say? Why did he just do that?”
asked James.
“Sounds like he doesn’t feel the need for
our help. It seems he doesn’t want to, or have a reason to leave,” Daen
replied, a puzzled look on his face.
“I am no traitor, and I will die to help
our fraternity and country. I am loyal and believe in things, unlike you
American dogs,” Nikolias stated in English.
James bowed his head, closed his eyes, and
rubbed his left temple for a moment with his left hand. He dragged it down his
face before speaking again.
“Okay, tell us what the fraternity’s cause
is. What’s so special about it that you’re willing to risk your life, your
cousin’s life, because someone felt I disrespected them near a train?” asked
James.
Nikolias laughed. “We know you’re looking
for drugs. You feel drugs are not disrespectful and destroying. You think we do
not know that is why you are here? We see you peoples, and how you treat us. You
all deserve death for your exploits on us, and our children.”
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| Author George M. Nagle |
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Bio:
George is the 3rd of 6 children
and grew up in western Pennsylvania. He earned his BS in Biology from the
University of Pittsburgh, his MSc in Biology and his MBA in Marketing and
Management from Duquesne University. He is also a Master 5th degree black belt
in the art of Taekwondo with Young Brothers in Pittsburgh. He currently in a
global marketing and strategy professional in science industries. He also has
one son, Matthew.
You can visit George at:
SMASHWORDS AUTHOR PAGE: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/gmnagle77
