Book Description:
Rico has a problem. The experimental program that gave him the high intelligence and lightning reflexes he needs as a hit man for a galactic crime syndicate left him incapable of internalizing moral imperatives the rest of us take for granted. It takes real effort for him to pass as a normal human being and he avoids it whenever he can. But he has a job he loves, a fast ship and plenty of cash. So life is good.
When Rico takes an assignment on a planet where a major political conference seeks to bring more order to the galaxy, he accidentally thwarts a terrorist attack and has to pose as a visiting cop from a faraway world. To complicate matters, he partners with a local female cop and soon realizes he has fallen in love. That shouldn’t happen! But not everything is as it seems, and as the story speeds along from one unexpected plot twist to another, Rico discovers the secret of his own identity and faces a terrible choice.
Will Rico live to become fully human? Or will he die just as he grasps what has been missing from his life?
Frank Fleming’s exciting debut novel combines action, romance, and moral philosophy in an entertainingly combustible mix.
Editorial reviews:
"Let me just enthusiastically recommend this intelligent and entertaining book." — Kia Heavey, author of Domino, Underlake, and Night Machines
"This is one of the better books in military/crime related science fiction to come out this year and I look forward to more work by Mr. Fleming." — Christopher Robin
Author bio:
Frank J. Fleming is an author (Obama: The Greatest President in the History of Everything), political humor columnist (New York Post and PJ Media), and blogger (IMAO.us). Frank is a Carnegie Mellon University graduate and also works as an electrical and software engineer when he’s not writing. He lives in Idaho with his wife and two kids.
David M. Swindle took over in 2021 as Liberty Island Media Group's new owner, Publisher, and Editor-In-Chief. He joined LI in May of 2015, initially as West Coast Editor. He previously worked as associate editor of PJ Media from 2011-2015 where he grew the PJ Lifestyle vertical, and associate editor of FrontPageMag from 2009-2011 where he developed the media criticism site NewsReal Blog as its managing editor.
David double-majored in English (creative writing emphasis) and Political Science, graduating from Ball State University in 2006. After years of feeling torn between creative work and political activism, David now embraces the late Andrew Breitbart’s aphorism that “Politics is downstream from culture.”
As a novel editor David will consider books of just about any genre or type (he hands off romance, young adult, legal, and military titles to those better equipped on the team). His current areas of strongest interest include science fiction, fantasy, thriller/suspense, hard-boiled detective and crime, horror, westerns, historical, alternate history, speculative, cultural satire, literary, and religious fiction. He also reviews nonfiction submissions on politics, arts, media, faith, and counterculture.
His first novel he both edited and published is Tom Cosentino's
The Art of Looking for Trouble.
Liberty Island titles which David edited include
Justice, Inc by J.P. Medved,
Mad Jones, Heretic: The Accidental Prophet, Book 1 by Quin Hillyer,
Silver & Lead: A Novella of the West by David Churchill Barrow and MaryLu Barrow,
Snowflake’s Chance: The 2016 Campaign Diary of Justin T. Fairchild, Social Justice Warrior by Curtis Edmonds,
Mad Jones, Hero: The Accidental Prophet, Book 2 by Quin Hillyer,
Mad Jones, Agonistes: The Accidental Prophet, Book 3 by Quin Hillyer,
Pulse of the Goddess: The American Blackout, Book 1 by Fred Tribuzzo,
Slaves Beneath the Stars: American Blackout, Book 2 by Fred Tribuzzo,
Gangster Town: The American Blackout, Book 3 by Fred Tribuzzo, and
First Shot: Jin & Tonick, Book 1 by Bokerah Brumley.
David's articles have been published at such publications as The Daily Wire,
The Washington Examiner, The Investigative Project on Terrorism,
The Algemeiner,
The American Spectator, The Daily Caller,
The California Courier, Campus Watch, Rebel Media, Big Hollywood, and
The Indianapolis Star. He currently lives in Burbank, California. Follow him on Twitter
@DaveSwindle.
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