Series: CID Agent Jacqueline Sinclair # 1
Format: Kindle, 397 pages
Release Date: March 10, 2020
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Genre: Mystery / ThrillerWhen Helen Chapman, the beautiful sixteen-year-old daughter of Army
Chief-of-Staff for the European Command in Germany, had gone missing,
her father, Brigadier General Earl Chapman, assumed she sped off on yet
another one of her adventures with her boyfriend. However, hours later
the body of Helen Chapman’s boyfriend was discovered by German police on
the side of the road; they found a ransom letter lying on the front
seat of the young man’s car.
US Army CID criminal investigator,
Special Agent Jacqueline Sinclair, and DIA Agent Tom Price are assigned
to take the lead in the case by her chief on request of the Provost
Marshal, Agent Sinclair’s father. She knows a SIR (Serious Incident
Report) already filed through channels, will attract the close attention
of higher command; they would watch Sinclair every step of the way.
Later, Sinclair learns that they also kidnapped three other dependent
children.
Their pursuit of the kidnappers will take them straight
into the heart of the military establishment where conspiracy and
intrigue are commonplace . . . and where truths are seldom spoken. Worse
still they uncover a more sinister and diabolical plot—a plot to set
off two nuclear Smart Bombs in Pyongyang—placing the North Korean Regime
and the President of the Unites States, in its crosshairs.
They
find themselves deep in enemy territory and the target of highly trained
killers, tasked to threaten or even to shoot to kill—whatever it takes
to conceal sensitive information. Bringing justice and staying alive
becomes job number one as the duo finds their skills, and their courage
tested under fire.
Requiem for the Dead is the first installment in author Victor Alvarez's CID Agent Jacqueline Sinclair series. Meet CID (Criminal Investigation Division) Agent Jacqueline Sinclair stationed in Germany. She received the Silver
Star and Purple Heart for actions in Afghanistan, she has a black belt in Japanese
karate since the age of fourteen, she's a close quarters combat expert, counter
surveillance training, proficient in covert communications, jump
qualified, expert in unarmed combat, expert in small arms and automatic
weapons. And, she's about ready to face the real threat of World War III if she can't stop a rogue General from getting his revenge.
The story actually begins several years before when Jason Scott, son of Lt. General Thomas Scott, is captured, tortured, and left to die by the North Koreans. Forward 2 years, and Scott has
assembled a private army for the intention of getting revenge on not only North Korea, but the American President. This is a group of both currently serving and former ranks of the U.S. military. Some of these men are pure evil, some have done terrible things, and some are in it for the pure pleasure of having the chance to kill someone for large amounts of money. All are highly trained and brutally efficient. Their first move is to kidnap (4) children of Generals of important statues.
Standing in the way are Special
Agent Jacqueline Sinclair and DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) Agent Tom Price who are tasked with getting to the
bottom of the recent kidnapping. Then a second teenager is taken, and a third, and a fourth. The duo
soon realizes that what happened to Helen Chapman wasn’t an isolated
incident, and their investigation leads them into the dangerous and
uncharted waters of international espionage. When the duo are targeted for assassination because they are getting too close to the truth, things take a twisted turn.
The
theft of two nuclear weapons from the secure federal building raises
the stake further. Also, disturbing Belle’s somber peace is a troubling
attack on her father, Col. Richard Sinclair and the fact that fathers of
the abducted victims seem to holding something back during their
interviews. Belle and Price must do everything in their power to uncover the plot
while keeping themselves alive. Alas, there is minor romance in this story as well as alternating points of view between a whole slew of characters outside of Belle and Price. Both
Price and Belle’s working-outside-the-box style approach to their job
makes the reader immediately take to them, while their undeniable
chemistry and gradually burgeoning relationship add to the story’s
intrigue.
I've been told that there is a sequel. I am looking forward to reading it soon.
