Kevin Hurley
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Kevin Hurley

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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You can always reach me for news and events at my website WWW.SILKREEL.COM. Cut and Cover was recently purchased by Skyhorse Publishing. Needless to say I am very happy to be picked up by a Manhattan publishing house. It is available now on Kindle and Amazon, but will also be available (with a new cover) in the Fall 2015 season at all major retailers. Kevin Hurley draws his inspiration from a family history of military service spanning the Korean War to present day Afghanistan, as well his martial arts interests. He lives in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York where he is an avid cyclist and practitioner of Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan. His current novel combines personal knowledge of the warrior's mind, hand to hand combat, and government bureaucracy. You can reach him at WWW.SILKREEL.COM. I would like to thank the Kirkus Review for the following: KIRKUS BOOK REVIEW A resounding character study just as much as it is an action novel, and both are equally triumphant. In Hurley's debut thriller, a CIA assassin finds himself in the cross hairs of both the FBI and a sociopathic killer for hire. To most people, Maj. John Rexford is a retired Marine living in New York on disability. Even John's girlfriend, Maggie, has no idea he's really a CIA spook recruited in Afghanistan and assigned to kill enemies on U.S. soil. A Muslim's recent murder, however, has put John on the FBI's radar: At the same time, CIA contact Pete Chocker warns John of a highly skilled assassin called Yoda (a nickname courtesy of Chocker) who's working for the terrorists. John survives a near-lethal encounter with Yoda, but now he has a slightly unhinged killer searching for him and possibly coming after Maggie as well. Hurley's enthralling novel begins with a terrorist plot--which involves chlorine gas and disrupting New York's water supply--and gradually turns into a clash between two professional killers. Suspense is kept tight, although Hurley doesn't save all the action for the end: An early faceoff between John and Yoda isn't only exhilarating, it's an ample display of Yoda's prowess. Both the hero and villain are peculiar but intriguing characters: Yoda unashamedly dons black spandex and ballet slippers when he's working, while John, who's a blacksmith as a cover, uses his skills to forge knives (for use in his other job) and destroy the evidence. There's no doubt who the bad guy is, but John isn't necessarily a wholesome character--a lengthy scene revolves around him at work, reminding readers of what he's paid to do. International Best Selling Author Reviews: Steve Berry, International and NY Times best seller with 19 Million books in print says. "€œDouble the trouble, twice the action, and quadruple the enjoyment, you gotta read this one. "A highly original story and a true page turner, CUT AND COVER grabs you on page 1 and doesn't let go. I couldn't put it down!" You can always reach me for news and events at my website WWW.SILKREEL.COM.
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