Black Bird
A Nik Byron Investigation
by Mark Pawlosky
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Pub Date Jun 04 2024 | Archive Date Jun 03 2024
Girl Friday Productions | Ramblin' House Press
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Description
The pandemic has receded and life in the United States has returned to normal—or that’s what the government insists. So what is causing residents in a remote religious compound in Idaho to drop dead in a grisly fashion? And why are prominent virologists meeting with untimely ends?
Something—or someone—is killing the religious followers and scientists,and Newshound reporter Nik Byron is determined to find out what’s behind the deaths. Could Xion Labs’ top-secret vaccine program be connected? Nik suspects so, but he’s being stonewalled at every turn. As he inches closer to the truth, Nik’s professional enemies move to quash his investigation, threaten his career, and destroy his personal life. With his world crumbling, Nik finds one last lead: Puck Hall, a resolute, free-spirited young woman and Xion Labs researcher, who is soloing the Appalachian Trail. It’s only when Puck, barely clinging to life after eluding trained killers, crawls out of the wilderness that Nik and a rookie reporter cobble together the nightmarish facts that bring the story into focus.
Populated with old-school journalists, double-crossing politicians, black-ops assassins, and government secrets, Black Bird follows Nik Byron on a thrilling investigative journey along the Appalachian Trail, deep into the northern Rocky Mountains, over the Pacific Ocean, and eventually right to the doorstep of the White House.
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Advance Praise
Book three in the Feathered Quill Book Award-winning series
"Part Jim Crumley, part Don Winslow, Pawlosky’s prose is delivered with the confidence of an old pro. A killer thriller, to be sure.” ―Vincent Zandri, New York Times bestselling Thriller and Shamus Award–winning author of the Dick Moonlight PI series and The Girl Who Wasn’t There
"It’s a compelling storytelling with hairpin twists. Not for the fainthearted.”―Jon Bassoff, author of Beneath Cruel Waters
“Nik Byron is flawed, charming, and always flirting with being down on his luck. But tell him he can’t get a story and his smarts and ambition take over. Mark Pawlosky’s clever plotting and affection for the craft of journalism and its rituals barrel through every page. Don’t let this book’s title fool you―Nik and his creator are first-rate storytellers.”―Joe Drape, New York Times bestselling author of The Saint Makers, American Pharoah and Our Boys
"A propulsive conspiracy tale with a credible and capable hero. Pawlosky has a deft touch in conveying character." ―Kirkus Reviews
“Pawlosky infuses action elements and high stakes into this already energetically paced plot. The villains are engagingly villainous, and their histories imagined in detail. The protagonist, Nik Byron, is winning—and flawed. This a solidly enjoyable work.”—BookLife
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798218330033 |
| PRICE | $7.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 314 |
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Featured Reviews
Maureen C, Reviewer
This is the third book in an absolutely fabulous series and it's just as good as the first two. Nik Byron is a multi-faceted character who is empathetic and intriguing. I love the investigative journalism and the setting of DC. That it deals with vaccine=related crimes is timely and thought-provoking. I already can't wait for number four!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.
Darren B, Reviewer
I received this book from the author, his publisher, and the fine folks at NetGalley in return for an honest review.
The story is about what could happen if, during the era of the COVID epidemic, the American government were to use the paranoia that was so rampant during this time as an excuse to develop a zoonotic bio-weapons program.
This continues as Newshound reporter, Nik Byron, begins to investigate why a group of religious fanatics in a remote compound located in Idaho and then progresses as a connection is made to the deaths of a group of prominent virologists who meet their ends in an untimely fashion. Something—or someone—is killing the religious followers and scientists, and Newshound reporter Nik Byron is determined to find out what’s behind the deaths. Could Xion Labs’ top-secret vaccine program be connected? Nik suspects so, but he’s being stonewalled at every turn.
As his investigation continues, Nik finds one last Puck Hall, a resolute, free-spirited young woman and Xion Labs researcher, who is soloing the Appalachian Trail. It’s only when Puck, barely clinging to life after eluding trained killers, crawls out of the wilderness that Nik and a rookie reporter cobble together the nightmarish facts that bring the story into focus.
This is a story that is populated with old-school journalism, double-crossing politicians, black-ops assassins, and government secrets, Black Bird follows Nik Byron on a thrilling investigative journey along the Appalachian Trail, deep into the northern Rocky Mountains, over the Pacific Ocean, and eventually right to the doorstep of the White House.
As a novel, I would easily give this story a solid three and a quarter stars out of five and would be enjoyed by readers who enjoy novels with political intrique.
As with most of my literary ramblings, this are just a few of my five cents worth.
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