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The Trafficker: A Michael Thomas Thriller

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by Gavin Reese


  I relied most heavily on the following reference materials: my personal Bible, Summa Theologica by Thomas Aquinas, and Catechism of the Catholic Church (Second Edition), as well as dozens of articles from open-source websites that included National Catholic Register, Worldbank.org, The Independent (UK), Gates of Vienna, World Port Source, IWM.at, and the intelligent analysis from Gatestone Institute.

  Cast of Characters

  The Absolvers

  Michael Thomas: Priest, AKA “Andrew”

  Sergio Guzman: Priest, AKA “Jude”

  John: Supervisor and Trainer

  Chasseur Antlé: Priest, AKA “Alpha”

  Church Officials

  His Holiness Cornelius II: Current, Sitting Pope

  Cardinal Paul Dylan: Under-Secretariat of the Economy, Vatican City

  Harold Hoffaburr: Assistant to Cardinal Dylan

  Eduardo Hernandez: Monsignor, San Miguel Chapel, Santa Fe

  Dietrich Burg: Priest, Saint Francis Seraphicus, Vienna

  The Rest of God’s Children

  Shawn Moore: Fallen Priest, AKA “Thomas”

  Frank Thomas: Michael’s Father

  Mary Thomas: Michael’s Mother

  Stefanie Schatz-König: Austrian Fashion Designer

  Alfred König: International Business Mogul

  Rogelio Salvador: Santa Lena cartel leadership

  Tramo: Santa Lena cartel leadership

  Dedos: Low-level MS13 gang member

  Retaco: Low-level MS13 gang member

  Fuerza: MS13 enforcer

  Negro: MS13 enforcer

  El Trece: MS13 shot caller in Lower Austria

  Gerhardt Nowak: Commander, Austrian National Police

  Brandon Berry: Patrol Sergeant, Silver City (NM) Police Department

  Berhardt Brünner: Captain, König der Meere cargo ship

  Tomas Steiner: Executive Officer, König der Meere cargo ship

  Gavin Reese

  Gavin answered his call to service by working as a professional cop, spent many weekends and holidays in a cop car of one kind or another, and is honored to have protected and served the public in this manner. His training and experience in areas such as Patrol, Narcotics, Undercover Operations, Counterterrorism, Sex and Human Trafficking, S.W.A.T., and Dark Web Investigations provide an ever-growing queue of ideas and stories for his fact-based fiction. Gavin currently works on advanced academic degrees that he hopes improve the public good.

  Gavin’s rare free time is devoted to family, travel, martial arts, SCUBA diving, mountaineering, and pursuing the perfect ice cream. Never all in the same day.

  A portion of all Gavin’s sales is donated to crime victims, as well as charities that serve law enforcement professionals and veterans, their families and heirs, and honor the memory of our Fallen Heroes.

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