by W. J. Lundy
Tommy called the bartender over and ordered the woman another drink. She took it, smiled, and stood from her stool to make her way around the bar toward him. That was strike two. And the final confirmation that he needed to know she was on the job. If he’d made the same offer to any other woman, on any other day, she’d have waited until he came to her. She walked around the bar and sat beside him and smiled.
“Are you a local here?” she asked.
Tommy laughed. “What a silly question.”
“Excuse me?”
“Why would you ask if I’m a local? Do you need a place to stay?” Tommy asked.
The woman turned away from him. He knew that her impulse was to walk away. If she’d been a real tourist looking for fun, that’s exactly what she would have done. But that’s not what she was. Strike three. She turned back to face him. “I’m sorry if you took that the wrong way. I was just thinking this is a beautiful spot off the regular tourist paths. I was surprised to find it.”
Tommy grinned and nodded. “Well done,” he said.
She looked at him, confused, and he laughed at her. She shook her head, knowing she’d been made. Tommy raised a hand, ordering himself another drink then looked at her. “What are you here for?”
“Fine then, let’s just get to it,” she said, frustrated that her cover had been blown. She looked across the bar to see the bartender wiping down the far side with a cloth. She reached into her bag and placed a yellow envelope on the bar in front of Tommy.
“What’s this?”
“It’s your offer, and to be honest with you, it’s the best deal you’re going to get.”
“What do you mean ‘deal’?” Tommy said, taking the envelope. He looked inside and found a thick stack of bound cash.
“Look, I wanted to come at you slowly. I had a whole thing planned on how to break this to you, but we can do it your way. People know what you did in Syria, and you’ve made some fans at the Executive Branch. He calls you the Jackal Hunter.”
“He was a Hyena,” Tommy corrected. “Executive Branch? You mean the President?”
She shrugged, not answering the question. “Let’s just say someone appreciates your ability to make things happen while staying off the radar.”
“Things?”
She nodded her head and sipped from her glass. “We’re tired of waiting to be attacked before we respond. We want a person like you that can go out and get things done.”
“But mostly you want a person you can deny and hang out to dry if things go sideways.”
“Take it or leave it, Mr. Donovan.”
Tommy lifted the envelope again. “And this—what’s it for? What’s the job?”
“Consider it a retainer. We’ll be in touch.”
“And if I refuse?”
She smiled at him and leaned in, kissing him hard on the lips. When he leaned into it, she pulled away. He looked at her, not able to hide his surprise. “Don’t do that, Tommy,” she said. “They have enough on you to put you away for a lot of years.” She stood and began to walk away before turning to look at him one last time. “You know, I had planned to seduce you… it’s too bad,” she said, leaving.
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W. J. Lundy is a still serving Veteran of the U.S. Military with service in Afghanistan. He has over 16 years of combined service with the Army and Navy in Europe, the Balkans and Southwest Asia. W.J. is an avid athlete, writer, backpacker and shooting enthusiast. He currently resides with his wife and daughter in Central Michigan.
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Series.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is an introduction into the apocalyptic world of Staff Sergeant Brad Thompson. A series with over 1,500 five-star reviews on Amazon.
Alone in a foreign land. The radio goes quiet while on convoy in Afghanistan, a lost patrol alone in the desert. With his unit and his home base destroyed, Staff Sergeant Brad Thompson suddenly finds himself isolated and in command of a small group of men trying to survive in the Afghan wasteland.
Every turn leads to danger. The local population has been afflicted with an illness that turns them into rabid animals. They pursue him and his men at every corner and stop. Struggling to hold his team together and unite survivors, he must fight and evade his way to safety.
A fast paced zombie war story like no other.
Escaping The Dead
Tales of The Forgotten
Only The Dead Live Forever
Walking In The Shadow Of Death
Something To Fight For
Divided We Fall
Bound By Honor
Praise for Whiskey Tango Foxtrot:
"The beginning of a fantastic story. Action packed and full of likeable characters. If you want military authenticity, look no further. You won't be sorry."
-Owen Baillie, Author of Best-selling series, Invasion of the Dead.
"A brilliantly entertaining post-apocalyptic thriller. You'll find it hard to putdown"
-Darren Wearmouth, Best-selling author of First Activation, Critical Dawn, Sixth Cycle
"W.J. Lundy captured two things I love in one novel--military and zombies!"
-Terri King, Editor Death Throes Webzine
"War is horror and having a horror set during wartime works well in this story. Highly recommended!"
-Allen Gamboa, Author of Dead Island: Operation Zulu
"There are good books in this genre, and then there are the ones that stand out from the rest-- the ones that make me want to purchase all the books in the series in one shot and keep reading. W.J. Lundy's Whiskey Tango Foxtrot falls into the latter category."
-Under the Oaks reviews
"The author's unique skills set this one apart from the masses of other zombie novels making it one of the most exciting that I have read so far."
-HJ Harry, of Author Splinter
The Invasion Trilogy
The Darkness is a fast-paced story of survival that brings the apocalypse to Main Street USA.
While the world falls apart, Jacob Anderson barricades his family behind locked doors. News reports tell of civil unrest in the streets, murders, and disappearances; citizens are warned to remain behind locked doors. When Jacob becomes witness to horrible events and the alarming actions of his neighbors, he and his family realize everything is far worse than being reported.
Every father's nightmare comes true as Jacob's normal life--and a promise to protect his family--is torn apart.
From the Best-Selling Author of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot comes a new telling of Armageddon.
The Darkness
The Shadows
The Light
Praise for the Invasion Trilogy:
"The Darkness is like an air raid siren that won't shut off; thrilling and downright horrifying!" Nicholas Sansbury Smith, Best Selling Author of Orbs and The Extinction Cycle.
"Absolutely amazing. This story hooked me from the first page and didn't let up. I read the story in one sitting and now I am desperate for more. ...Mr. Lundy has definitely broken new ground with this tale of humanity, sacrifice and love of family ... In short, read this book." William Allen, Author of Walking in the Rain.
"First book I've pre-ordered before it was published. Well done story of survival with a relentless pace, great action, and characters I cared about! Some scenes are still in my head!" Stephen A. North, Author of Dead Tide and The Drifter.
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FAST FORWARD
Darren Wearmouth
After recovering from near-fatal injuries sustained on a mission, Luke Porterfield is offered a second opportunity to fight terrorism by a pDrivate venture. He is stored in bleeding-edge technology before agreeing to the deal, and wakes
to an uncertain fate. In the vastly changed and advanced city of London, Luke is tasked to defeat a deadly and elusive terrorist group. When his mission unearths a five-decade-long conspiracy, the explosive consequences force him into a fight against the full technological power of a demented dictator. Fast Forward is a thrilling adventure packed with action, and technologies destined to be part of our future.
GRUDGE
Brian Parker
The United States Navy led an expedition to Antarctica in December 1946, called Operation Highjump. Officially, the men were tasked with evaluating the effect of cold weather on US equipment; secretly their mission was to investigate reports of a hidden Nazi base buried beneath the ice. After engaging unknown forces in aerial combat, weather forced the Navy to abandon operations. Undeterred, the US returned every Antarctic summer until finally the government detonated three nuclear missiles over the atmosphere in 1958. Unfortunately, the desperate gamble to rid the world of the Nazi scourge failed. The enemy burrowed deeper into the ice, using alien technologies for cryogenic freezing to amass a genetically superior army, indoctrinated from birth to hate Americans. Now they’ve returned, intent on exacting revenge for the destruction of their homeland and banishment to the icy wastes.
DEAD ISLAND: Operation Zulu
Allen Gamboa
Ten years after the world was nearly brought to its knees by a zombie Armageddon, there is a race for the antidote! On a remote Caribbean island, surrounded by a horde of hungry living dead, a team of American and Australian commandos must rescue the Antidotes' scientist. Filled with zombies, guns, Russian bad guys, shady government types, serial killers and elevator muzak. Dead Island is an action packed blood soaked horror adventure.
INVASION OF THE DEAD SERIES
Owen Ballie
This is the first book in a series of nine, about an ordinary bunch of friends, and their plight to survive an apocalypse in Australia. -- Deep beneath defense headquarters in the Australian Capital Territory, the last ranking Army chief and a brilliant scientist struggle with answers to the collapse of the world, and the aftermath of an unprecedented virus. Is it a natural mutation, or does the infection contain -- more sinister roots? -- One hundred and fifty miles away, five friends returning from a month-long camping trip slowly discover that death has swept through the country. What greets them in a gradual revelation is an enemy beyond compare. -- Armed with dwindling ammunition, the friends must overcome their disagreements, utilize their individual skills, and face unimaginable horrors as they battle to reach their hometown...
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT
W.J LUNDY
Alone in a foreign land. The radio goes quiet while on convoy in Afghanistan, a lost patrol alone in the desert. With his unit and his home base destroyed, Staff Sergeant Brad Thompson suddenly finds himself isolated and in command of a small group of men trying to survive in the Afghan wasteland. Every turn leads to danger.
The local population has been afflicted with an illness that turns them into rabid animals. They pursue him and his men at every corner and stop. Struggling to hold his team together and unite survivors, he must fight and evade his way to safety. A fast-paced zombie war story like no other.
WAYWARD SON
Joseph Hansen
His life in its late autumn years had been good if not somewhat boring, Bob Johnson is offered the chance of making a difference. Using a prototype technology to traverse gateways into alternate realities offers him a chance to change the course of history and possibly the nature of certain people, namely two young men who are becoming bad people. Bob seizes the opportunity to change those whom he had influenced and possibly rescue his own soul in the process… or quite possibly damn it. Changing those who those who are trying ruin everything he cherishes is a double edged sword yet a risk he had to take to right his inadvertent wrongs. His reality can never be the same again…
THE ALPHA PLAGUE
MICHAEL ROBERTSON
Rhys is an average guy who works an average job in Summit City—a purpose built government complex on the outskirts of London. The Alpha Tower stands in the centre of the city. An enigma, nobody knows what happens behind its dark glass. Rhys is about to find out. At ground zero and with chaos spilling out into the street, Rhys has the slightest of head starts. If he can remain ahead of the pandemonium, then maybe he can get to his loved ones before the plague does. The Alpha Plague is a post-apocalyptic survival thriller.
THE GATHERING HORDE
Rich Baker
The most ambitious terrorist plot ever undertaken is about to be put into motion, releasing an unstoppable force against humanity. Ordinary people – A group of students celebrating the end of the semester, suburban and rural families – are about to themselves in the center of something that threatens the survival of the human species. As they battle the dead – and the living – it’s going to take every bit of skill, knowledge and luck for them to survive in Zed’s World.
SIXTH CYCLE
Carl Sinclair & Darren Wearmouth
Nuclear war has destroyed human civilization.
Captain Jake Phillips wakes into a dangerous new world, where he finds the remaining fragments of the population living in a series of strongholds, connected across the country. Uneasy alliances have maintained their safety, but things are about to change. -- Discovery leads to danger. -- Skye Reed, a tracker from the Omega stronghold, uncovers a threat that could spell the end for their fragile society. With friends and enemies revealing truths about the past, she will need to decide who to trust. -- SIXTH CYCLE is a gritty post-apocalyptic story of survival and adventure.
