Net
Impact
A
Dick Thornby Thriller Book 1
by
Donald J. Bingle
Genre:
Spy Thriller, Action Adventure
Dick
Thornby is not Hollywood's idea of a spy. He's a new kind of spy for
a new kind of world.
In
his rough and tumble job there are no tailored Italian suits, no
bimbos eager to please, and no massive underground fortresses built
by evil overlords seeking world domination—just an endless series
of sinister threats to the safety and security of the billions of
mundane citizens of the planet. Sure, Dick's tough and he knows a few
tricks to help him get out of a tight spot, even if his boss accuses
him of over-reliance on explosives. But he's also got a mortgage, a
wife upset by his frequent absences on "business" trips,
and an increasingly alienated teen-age son who spends way too much
time playing in gaming worlds on the computer.
When
a mission to bust up an arms exchange in New Zealand goes
spectacularly bad, Dick is thrown into a maze of conflict involving
Hong Kong arms dealers, cyber-criminals, Chinese government goons,
and even militant Maoris. When a young computer expert back at the
Philadelphia headquarters for The Subsidiary, an international
espionage agency created in the aftermath of 9/11, discovers that the
bad guys are involved in a vast conspiracy. Dick is forced to partner
with the espionage neophyte to battle evil on multiple fronts,
leading to a final confrontation that incorporates real-world
conspiracy theories and cutting-edge technology.
In
the end, Dick can save his partner, save his marriage, save his son,
or save the world, but he can't do it all.
Says
Spy Guys and Gals: "What a terrific ride ... action, great
characters, interesting twists, and enough suspense to make you both
hold your breath and turn the page"
Says
Game Knight Reviews: "This is a spy novel that intersects with
the world of MMORPGs and combines a set of topics I haven’t seen
before. It is a bit of The DaVinci Code with some James Bond and a
modern virtual reality spin."
Available
in trade paperback, ebook, and audiobook versions.
Want
to continue the action? Look for Wet Work, the next adventure in the
Dick Thornby Thriller series by Donald J. Bingle. Flash Drive, the
third book in the series, is coming soon. Want more action? Check out
the author's other thrillers: Forced Conversion; GREENSWORD; and
Frame Shop.
**On Sale for Only .99 cents!!**
Wet
Work
A
Dick Thornby Thriller Book 2
Dick
Thornby is not Hollywood's idea of a spy. He's a new kind of spy for
a new kind of world.
Dick's
not a supercool guy in a tuxedo or a crazed loner who does nothing
but kill and drive fast. He's just a regular guy with some skills for
a job that needs doing. He also has a wife, a teenaged kid, a
mortgage, and all the mundane problems associated with life. His
friends from the New Jersey subdivision where he lives all think he
is a wastewater treatment consultant. But instead of dealing with the
dirty job of processing sewage in third world countries, he is really
on missions, some mundane and dirty, others of vital importance and
even dirtier.
After
taking personal revenge on the criminal behind both his son’s
injuries and the continued disintegration of his marriage, Dick
Thornby is teamed with Acacia (“Ace”) Zyreb, a young, female
agent from the East European office of the Subsidiary, to deal with
the mystery behind coordinated hacking of the braking systems of
several car models.
Doing
his best to maintain his vows to his wife, Dick struggles to deal
with the inexperience and provocative attitude of Ace on her first
non-European mission. Their somewhat combative investigation takes a
left turn by uncovering a much more sinister threat to the world and
to Dick's family. He's willing to risk his job, his partner, and his
life to eliminate the threat, but the clock is ticking.
Here's
what Spy Guys and Gals had to say about Net Impact, the first book in
the Dick Thornby series: "I love spy novels. I devote my hobby
time to them. I write about them on my website. When I find a series
that I really enjoy, I am delighted and that word most definitely
applies to this series. It has action, great characters, interesting
twists, and enough suspense to make you both hold your breath and
turn the page (digitally in my case). I like Dick Thornby and I like
reading about him and I hope to continue to do so."
Explosions!
Action! Spycraft! Car Chases! Thrills! Mysteries! Conspiracies!
Globe-Trotting! Sexual Innuendo! More Explosions!
Now
available, Flash Drive, the third installment in the Dick Thornby
Thriller series.
From
the author of Net Impact, plus other fine thrillers, including Forced
Conversion, GREENSWORD, and Frame Shop.
Flash
Drive
A
Dick Thornby Thriller Book 3
Dick
Thornby is not Hollywood's idea of a spy. He's a new kind of spy for
a new kind of world.
Of
course, it's complicated when you're an international spy with a
wife, a kid, and a mortgage, but everyone thinks you're really a
waste water treatment consultant. And, it's bad when your family
finds out about your clandestine life, your wife wants to keep tabs
on where you are, and your kid tries to emulate your espionage
activities. But, it's downright dangerous for your career, your
family, your colleagues, and your prospects of living until
retirement when the powers-that-be at the Subsidiary discover you
haven't been keeping the secrets you should have.
Forced
to bring his family in tow on an off-the-books mission to investigate
a mysterious flash in the middle of the Australian Outback, Dick
Thornby has to contend with foreign agents, a sinister Japanese cult,
outlandish conspiracy theories, and futuristic weapons from the past
to save his family and himself while still completing his bizarre
quest for the truth about what happened out woop woop and why so many
people with weapons care.
“FLASH
DRIVE builds on the universe that Mr. Bingle began with NET IMPACT
and continued with WET WORK. This time, everyman spy Dick Thornby and
his family are on a mission to… wait, huh? What secret agent in his
right mind brings his family along on a dangerous espionage
assignment? Find out inside this grand entertainment that sports an
intriguing plot, well-written and thrilling action scenes, and a few
laughs, too!”--Raymond Benson, author of Hotel Destiny—a Ghost
Noir and The Black Stiletto Serial
“Dick
Thornby, Donald J. Bingle’s domestic family man and international
spy is back! And that’s a good thing if you want a danger-filled
and thrilling adventure (and who doesn’t?) mixed with family-love
and laced with Bingle’s signature wit. Do what needs to be done and
get Flash Drive. A good time will be had by all!” — Steven Paul
Leiva, Award-winning author of Blood is Pretty: The First Fixxer
Adventure.
"Donald
J. Bingle has, without a doubt, a sleek style of writing. Flash Drive
is not run-of-the mill, for sure. The new Dick Thornby spy thriller
sets a suspenseful, compelling espionage tale against a backdrop of
what we often assume to be an imperturbable Australia."--Khaled
Talib, Author of Spiral
Here's
what Spy Guys and Gals had to say about Net Impact, the first book in
the Dick Thornby series: "I love spy novels. I devote my hobby
time to them. I write about them on my website. When I find a series
that I really enjoy, I am delighted and that word most definitely
applies to this series. It has action, great characters, interesting
twists, and enough suspense to make you both hold your breath and
turn the page (digitally in my case). I like Dick Thornby and I like
reading about him and I hope to continue to do so."
Explosions!
Action! Spycraft! Car Chases! Thrills! Mysteries! Conspiracies!
Globe-Trotting! Exotic Weapons! More Explosions!
Read
the entire Dick Thornby Thriller series, including Net Impact and Wet
Work. From Donald J. Bingle, the author of other fine thrillers,
including Forced Conversion, GREENSWORD, and Frame Shop.
Donald
J. Bingle is an oft-published author in the thriller, science
fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, steampunk, romance, comedy, and
memoir genres, with seven books (including Flash Drive, Wet Work, Net
Impact, Forced Conversion, Frame Shop, The Love-Haight Case Files
(with Jean Rabe), and GREENSWORD) and more than 60 shorter stories,
primarily in DAW themed anthologies and tie-in anthologies. Many of
Don's stories are electronically available, individually or in his
Writer on Demand TM collections by genre, including "Tales of
Gamers and Gaming," "Tales of Humorous Horror," "Tales
Out of Time", "Grim, Fair e-Tales," "Tales of an
Altered Past Powered by Romance, Horror, and Steam, "Not-So-Heroic
Fantasy," and "Shadow Realities." He is a member of
the International Thriller Writers, Horror Writers of America,
International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, and Origins Game
Fair Library. He was also the world's top-ranked player of classic
roleplaying games for about fifteen years.
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This sounds like an excellent series.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Debbie! I hope you enjoy it. Thoughtful reviews are always welcome.
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