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Richard I Levine is a native New Yorker who grew up in the shadows of Yankee Stadium.
"I fondly remember the days of sneaking into the Stadium through the bleacher seat entrance to watch Maris and Mantle play, sipping egg cream sodas at the corner candy store and playing (surviving) Bronx style sidewalk games until mom called out from our fourth floor apartment window that dinner was getting cold."
After working in the auto parts business for several years and a one year wanderlust trip that took him coast to coast and back again, this one time volunteer firemen, auxiliary police officer and bartender eventually returned to school to become a chiropractor. He lives and maintains an active wellness-based chiropractic practice, and continues to write in the beautiful Pacific Northwest (although he confesses to a strong desire to dig his toes into the warm white sands of Lanikai while sipping on an ice-cold Pipeline Porter and munching on fresh Mahi Mahi Poke).
'Beyond Redemption' received 5 stars, was a finalist in the 2013 Indie Reader Discovery Awards Competition, was named to IndieReader.com's Best Books of 2013 and is Richard I Levine's second published work--a sequel to 'Eye of the Redeemer' which was a 2012 finalist in the popular fiction category of the Indie Reader Discovery Award Competition. His third novel 'The Last Angel In Hell' is the third in this trilogy and due to be released in April 2014
“A tense gripping narrative...A solid, entertaining political thriller..”
– Kirkus Reviews
A mild-mannered chiropractor must solve the mystery of his brother’s disappearance and unravel a vast government conspiracy in Levine’s sequel to Eye of the Redeemer (2012).
Ray Silver, a chiropractor residing in Hawaii with his new wife and twin daughters, thought he had made peace with his past and the disappearance of his brother, Frank. However, the past soon comes back to haunt Ray, starting him on the path to discovering what really happened to Frank. Called to testify before a government committee investigating possible misconduct by CIA operatives, Ray is interrogated at length about his involvement in a CIA operation in the Philippines by Francine Manetti, a ruthlessly ambitious congresswoman fixated on the fate of Frank—and a package of politically sensitive documents in his possession. His curiosity piqued, Ray asks a young news reporter named Jenna Grant to help him investigate his brother’s disappearance and the documents Manetti is intent on retrieving. Ray and Jenna’s investigation sets off a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the congresswoman, who’s willing to stop at nothing to safeguard her political secrets. Levine deftly marshals an almost impenetrably dense plot into a tense, gripping narrative. The conspiracy uncovered by Ray has more tentacles than an octopus, and at times, readers may need a chart—like the charts used by Jenna Grant during the investigation—to keep track of all the characters and plot twists. This task is complicated by frequent references to characters and events in Levine’s previous book; however, Levine includes enough back story to provide adequate context while tying together the events in both books. Ray is an amiable hero who anchors the action and gives the narrative momentum. He’s assisted by a well-developed supporting cast of characters, including his family and the clinic’s staff. Although Francine Manetti comes across as a one-dimensional villain, a surprising twist provides a better understanding of her motivations.
A solid, entertaining political thriller, but readers should start with the prequel.
Pub Date: Feb. 10, 2013
ISBN: 978-1481216746
Page count: 412pp
Publisher: CreateSpace
Review Posted Online: Oct. 22, 2013
BEYOND REDEMPTION: IndieReader.com's Best Indie Books of 2013, 2013
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