Extreme Impact – Dan Ames

When they were gone, he turned his attention back to the lake, raising the glass to his lips and taking another slow, measured sip. The marks on his face were healing, but they were still painfully visible. Plastic surgery was never easy, despite what the surgeons always said. The swelling was gone, and the pain, too. Now, he just needed the incisions to fade away. It was vanity, he knew, but as much as a person can change their appearance, the mind is an entirely different matter.

The vibration of his phone broke his contemplative mood. He reached into his jacket pocket, and with a brief, irritated sigh, he answered, holding the phone to his ear, and listened. His face remained impassive, but as the voice on the other end spoke, a flicker of anger tightened his jaw.

He set the glass down on the table beside him with a sharp, deliberate motion. He continued to listen, yet his gaze remained fixed on the lake. Finally, he exhaled sharply through his nose, his patience clearly fraying, and ended the call without a word. Setting the phone on the table for a brief moment, he picked it up again, angrily tapping in a number. The phone rang twice before someone picked up, and without waiting for a greeting, he spoke, relaying the message he’d just received.

“This better not come back to me now,” he said, “or our deal is off.” The voice on the other end of the line acknowledged the words. The man on the porch disconnected the call and took up his whiskey glass again and drained its contents in one long gulp. He was angry now, as he headed toward the bedroom where his choice awaited him.

It wasn’t the girl’s fault. But he was going to make her suffer anyway. OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com THE BLACK SUVS finally faded back when Neagley drove into the outskirts of Khartoum. She figured they’d been ordered to make sure she went back to the city and now, they were on their way back to CRE. Neagley wound through Khartoum’s narrow, crowded streets until she reached the modest neighborhood where Rafi lived. It was a miracle she’d been able to remember the route, then again, she’d always been pretty good with her sense of direction.

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. OceanofPDF.com PRAISE FOR DAN AMES “Packed to the gills with hard-hitting action and a non-stop plot.”

– Jacksonville News “A fast-paced, unpredictable mystery with an engaging narrator and a rich cast of original supporting characters.” –New York Times bestselling author Thomas Perry “Dan Ames writes fast-paced, gripping tales that capture you from Page One and hold you enthralled till the last word. He brings a strong, clear voice to whichever genre he chooses. This guy is one hell of a storyteller. Watch for him.” -Amazon Review Dan Ames’ writing reminds me of the great thriller writers — lean, mean, no nonsense prose that gets straight to the point and keeps you turning those pages.”

–Robert Gregory Browne These Jack Reacher stories are packed with action and unforgettable twists and turns. Great reads! -B & N Review “Cuts like a knife.” -Savannah Morning News “Grabs you early on and doesn’t let go.” -Tom Schreck “From its opening lines, Daniel S. Ames and his private eye novel DEAD WOOD recall early James Ellroy: a fresh attitude and voice and the heady rush of boundless yearning and ambition. Ames delivers a vivid evocation of time and place in a way that few debut authors achieve, nailing the essence of his chosen corner of high-tone Michigan.

He also deftly dodges the pitfalls that make so much contemporary private detective fiction a mixed bag and nostalgia-freighted misfire. Ames’ detective has family; he’s steady. He’s not another burned-out, booze- hound hanging on teeth and toenails to the world and smugly wallowing in his own ennui. This is the first new private eye novel in a long time that just swept me along for the ride. Ames is definitely one to watch.” — Craig McDonald, Edgar-nominated author “Dan Ames pulls off a very difficult thing: he re-imagines what a hardboiled mystery can be, and does it with style, thrills and humor.

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