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FROM THE COVER:

Every spy has a beginning, and for Colonel Aleksandr Talanov of the KGB, who became America's legendary deep-cover spy, November Echo, that moment occurs one summery night in 1985 on the Costa del Sol, at the height of Cold War tensions between the Americans and Soviets.

As a signatory to the
Biological Weapons Treaty of 1972, the United States had already destroyed its stockpiles of weaponized pathogens. The Soviets, however, responded differently to the signing of that treaty. They created a network of eighteen top-secret production facilities spread across Russia. Called Biopreparat, it was the largest biological weapons initiative in the history of mankind. And the West had no idea of its existence.

So when a scientist from the Sverdlovsk weaponized anthrax facility decides to defect, Talanov has the assigned task of bringing him back
before he can share Russia's horrific secret with the world.

Talanov tracks down the scientist and his family in Spain. But the scientist and his family are murdered before Talanov can transport them to a waiting Russian freighter. The only survivor is the scientist's teenage daughter -- Noya -- short for Noyabŕ -- "November," in Russian -- and what happens in a single impulsive moment changes the course of Talanov's life by placing him in a desperate race to save Noya from the deadliest and most vicious adversary he will ever encounter.



 
Greco's Game, the latest Aleksandr Talanov thriller from bestselling author James Houston Turner

Comfort Publishing, 2012
ISBN  978-1-936695-48-5
ISBN 978-1-936695-84-3

Book #2 in the Aleksandr Talanov thriller series

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EXPANDED COVER SYNOPSIS:

Colonel Aleksandr Talanov -- the “ice man” -- is married to a woman he wishes he could love. But he can’t, and it's an ugly consequence of his training with the KGB. Even so, no one should have to experience what Talanov experiences: the brutal murder of his wife in front of his eyes.

Wracked with guilt and suspected of plotting her death, Talanov spirals downward on a path of self-destruction.
He  should have been killed, not her.  He
was the one whose violent past would not leave them alone.  Months tick by and Talanov hits rock bottom on the mean streets of Los Angeles, where he meets a hooker named Larisa, who drugs and robs him.

But in the seedy world of prostitution and human trafficking ruled by the Russian mafia, this hooker made the big mistake of stealing the ice man’s wallet. In it was Talanov’s sole possession of value: his wedding photo. Talanov tracks Larisa down to get that photo because it reminds him of everything that should have been but never was, and never would be
because an assassin’s bullet had mistakenly killed his wife.

Or was it a mistake?

The answer lies in Greco’s Game, a chess match played in 1619 that is famous for its Queen sacrifice and checkmate in only eight moves. In an unusual alliance, Talanov and Larisa team up to begin unraveling the mystery of what Talanov’s old KGB chess instructor regarded as the most brilliant example of how to trap and kill an opponent.

 

The question is: who was the target?

 

 

 

   PRAISE FOR GRECO'S GAME 

       •   "Don't start this book at an airport.             You'll miss your plane." 
            (Samela Harris, News Ltd)
       •   "Talanov . . . dark sexy hero for the
            new millennium." (National Bestselling
            author, Jordan Dane)
       •   "Emotional . . . gritty . . .
            a masterstroke!" (film and book critic,
            Daniel Cann)
       •   "A mind-blowing ride! Gripping prose
            that grabs you and never lets go.
            James Houston Turner is a master."
            (Norm Goldman, BookPleasures)
       •   "The deadliest chessgame ever played."
            Charles Faddis, former CIA counter-
            terrorism Department Chief and
            author of Codename Aphrodite.
        •  "A masterful maze of danger and
            deceit." Abigail Ortlieb, RT (Romantic
            Times) book reviews

 

   LINKS

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       •   Barnes & Noble ordering (USA)
       •   Amazon ordering (UK)
       •   Amazon ordering (Japan) 
       •   Angus & Robertson (Australia) 
     
       •   Sneak Peeks
             1. The Set-Up
             2. The Fight
             3. Floating
             4. Escape
             5. The Human Shield
             6. Excerpt: Chapter 1
             7. The Shirt
             8. Slam-D



 
   
Department Thirteen, the USA Book News "Best Thriller of 2011," by bestselling author, James Houston Turner

Comfort Publishing, 2011
ISBN 978-1936695423

Book #1 in the Aleksandr Talanov thriller series

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FROM THE BACK COVER:

Department Thirteen -- the assassination and sabotage unit of the KGB -- never officially existed. But retired KGB colonel Aleksandr Talanov knows that it did, and it’s but one of the many secrets he’s worked hard to forget.

Now living in Australia, Talanov and dozens of dinner guests are suddenly the target of assassins. Talanov and his wife are mistakenly spared, but soon find themselves running for their lives, hunted by the killers, blamed by the police, increasingly pivotal to an invisible network of death about which they know nothing.

But someone thinks they know.

For in 1983, a second Department Thirteen was created, and Talanov discovers they have but one purpose:
to kill him, whatever the cost.









   PRAISE FOR DEPARTMENT THIRTEEN:

     •   "Best Thriller of 2011" (USA Book
          News)
     •   Gold Medal (thriller/suspense),
          2012 Independent Publisher "IPPY"
          Book Awards
     •   Gold medal (action/adventure),

          2012 Indie Book Awards
     •   "Ludlumesque" (Rick Koster,
          The Dallas Morning News)
     •   "Unputdownable" (Peter Goers,
          News Ltd."
     •   "Masterful" (Jessica Chapnik, Who
          Magazine/Time Inc)
     •   "A ripping good thriller" (Samela Harris,
          The Advertiser)


   LINKS

     •   Amazon reviews
     •   Excerpt
     •   Amazon ordering
     •   Barnes & Noble ordering

     •   Trailer

 


 


 

The Identity Factor, by bestselling author, James Houston Turner

Comfort Publishing, 2011
ISBN: 978-1936695522



































LOGLINE: It's antagonism versus attraction as a headstrong, rookie profiler with the CIA competes with a charming Texas journalist to identify and stop a notorious terrorist.


FROM THE BACK COVER:

Abu Nazer is the world's most elusive terrorist. His identity is unknown, his list of crimes -- unimaginable. But Abu Nazer knows the CIA is closing in. Which is why he must change identities.

He devises a scheme involving an ancient stone tablet discovered in the Sinai Peninsula in 1919. The tablet makes a stunning declaration about Jerusalem that has the CIA running scared. They fear he will use it to ignite Armageddon. And Abu Nazer has been using that fear against them because someone at the Agency has been leaking him information.

Analyst Zoe Gustaves stumbles onto the leak and begins digging for answers. But all she finds are more questions.

Seeking answers can be deadly when everyone has secrets.





























    PRAISE FOR THE IDENTITY FACTOR:

 
    •   Winner of four finalist awards: The
          National Best Books Awards, The Eric
          Hoffer Award, The Indie Book Awards,
          The Indie Excellence Book Awards.
     •   I love a great villain. Great villains
          demand great heroes and The Identity
          Factor
has both (Adoni Maropis, AKA
          Abu Fayed, Season 6 of the hit
          television series, 24)
     •   Turner is King of the Cliffhanger
          (Glenda Shaw, two-time Emmy Award
          nominee)
     •   One of those searing, cliffhanger books
          that simply defy you to put the thing
          down (Samela Harris, The Advertiser)
     •   One killer of a thriller...a Jason-Bourne-
          meets-The-DaVinci-Code kind of
          mystery inside a puzzle (LA's the Place
          magazine)
     •   Remiscent of The DaVinci Code, Turner
          does a fantastic job of holding your
          interest captive until you just can't take
          it anymore (Marian Jeffords, Apex
          Reviews)
     •   Layered identities are one of the many
          surprises that await readers in this
          magnificent, staccato-paced thriller
          (Bookstew, Valley Scene Magazine)
     •   Turner is a master at tension and
          suspense. Dan Brown, Ludlum, Grisham,
          Patterson, Child...you can now add
          James Houston Turner to that esteemed
          list (Daniel Cann, www.danielcann.com)

 

   LINKS

     •   Amazon Reviews

     •   Excerpt

     •   Amazon ordering

     •   Barnes & Noble Ordering  

 

 

   
 

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