An unexplained mid-air explosion takes the lives of Reggie Nutsbaghs parents, causing him to forsake a promising career as a police pathologist in Las Vegas to search for an answer to their untimely deaths. Teaming with a new friend, Toby Preston, who leaves his position as a Lieutenant on the police force in the Northwest city Bremerton, Washington they travel to Israel to search for clues as to what happened to the his parents. In doing so, they uncover information concerning a subversive organization called DONE. Attempts on their lives, as well as their loved ones and friends cause the team to dig deeper and they discover a plot to undermine the government of the United States led by an elusive criminal they now only as Mr. Big. Their continued investigation reveals corruption in the FBI, the State Department and local governments. The book ends with a battle at an abandoned Air Force Base in northern Montana and a confrontation with Mr. Big.
Fighting a war against a known enemy is difficult enough, but it is made even more arduous when you dont know the face of your enemy. In the novel Dawn over Europe, private detectives Reggie Nutsbagh and Toby Preston, are chased by a faceless foe across Europe, where they not only are forced to confront unknown opponents but an unfamiliar culture and language. The tale begins when a plain brown envelope arrives at the Las Vegas office of Broken Dreams Detective Agency and is accidentally sealed in a packing box, as the agency is in the process of moving to larger quarters. While the envelope sits in a packing box Nutsbagh receives a phone call, purportedly from Luxembourg, asking for the agencys help. The caller, a man with a Spanish accent, mentions an envelope sent to the agency and addressed to Toby Preston, but before he is able to continue, the conversation is interrupted by what sounds like gunfire. Moments later a different voice with an indistinguishable accent comes on the line enquiring as to who is on the other end of the phone. Assuming the call is a prank Reggie answers with a terse rejoinder, and then ends the conversation. Later that night Reggie and Toby surprise and kill three burglars who forcibly break into their office. Two other men are seen speeding out of the parking lot and are assumed to be in league with the dead intruders. As the dead men were of Saudi Arabian descent and in possession of Pakistani passports, the FBI becomes involved and puts the two detectives under surveillance. Days pass and the missing envelope is forgotten until Toby receives a letter from his Israeli brother-in-law, Joel Garza, in which is enclosed a newspaper article from a Luxembourg newspaper describing a massacre. Three of the dead in the massacre are identified as scientists formerly attending school in the United States. Police at the scene mentioned the name of Broken Dreams, which is the reason Joel sent the newspaper article to Toby, as being the last number called from the room where the bodies were discovered. But the police assume, because of the name Broken Dreams, that it is a company dealing with affairs of the heart and disregard the phone call. This creates a renewed search for the envelope and the secretary finds it, as she empties one of the packing boxes. Once opened its contents reveal a complicated chemistry formula, a crude, coded map and two first-class airline tickets to Munich, Germany, along with hotel reservations, and a hand-written note. The note detailed some of what the unknown caller was trying to tell Toby before he was silenced listing also a contact number should something happen to the men who sent the envelope. Disposing of the formula, which Reggie from his rudimentary chemistry knowledge determines to be some kind of anthrax, the two men agree they need to go to Europe and locate the formula for the antidote Convincing their two wives in the final trimester of pregnancy that they must leave the country for a mission in Europe proves to be a battle in itself. But with the assurance it is merely a short search and find task, the ladies reluctantly relent. Meanwhile from within a cave deep in the mountains of Pakistan, a terrorist whose name is known to the world summons a world-renowned assassin, Abdullah Taqir, to his mountain hideaway. When the huge professional killer leaves the secluded cave he carries with him instructions to steal the formula and kill Nutsbagh and Preston. Upon arrival in Munich Nutsbagh and Preston take time out for a meal in their hotels restaurant, but it is interrupted by a phone message. Toby accepts the call to find its a woman seeking to meet with them in regards to locating the hidden formula. After a few contentious words with the caller, who refused to give her name, a small farming community named Dorfen was settled on for the meeting. As detectives Reggie and Toby
It is not money but the love of money that is the root of all evil, and the bastard son of one of the wealthiest men in the world had such a love of money that he was willing to have his two half sisters murdered to get what he believed was his. Unaware of the division in the sheiks household, Secure Dreams, a security company and friends of the White House chief of staff, agreed to provide security for the twin daughters of the oil-rich magnate in a celebration of their birthdays at a venue on US soil. An otherwise piece of cake assignment turned into one of the most harrowing missions for Reggie Nutsbagh and Toby Preston, the security firms founders. Lies and deception from the sheik and demands from his privileged daughters give the two seasoned former police officers one of their most troublesome assignments. Dealing with paid gunmen hired by a mysterious Ali, Reggie and Toby fight seen and unseen enemies to provide a festive occasion for the young princesses. And with the trained team they keep around them, a birthday bash long to be remembered is pulled off.
The snow had been falling with fierce intensity for the past several hours and the accompanying strong north wind was creating blizzard conditions. While the four men sat around a small stove discussing the fate of their two captives, the two men in question, one young and the other only slightly older, sat huddled in a corner of the other unfinished cabin without the benefit of a stove or light. They fought off the biting cold and penetrating wind blowing through the cracks in the flimsy walls with only a couple of thread-bare blankets and their jackets. The older man spoke softly to the figure huddle next to him, Hang in there, son, well get out of here I promise. Move closer to me and we can share our body heat. We have to keep our strength up when the time comes we can move. The younger man moved closer and responded weakly, I dont know if I can hang on much longer, Im so cold and hungry. Putting his arm around the shivering figure the other man replied, Just hold on to me, my friends will be looking for us and I know they wont give up until were found. Huddled to together the younger man tried to sleep while the mind of the older man churned over the possibilities of finding a way out of their predicament. He realized he needed to do something and do it quickly before both of them became a useless commodity which would place them at the mercy of not only the freezing weather but also their guards.
The incumbent looking to return to his elected offi ce is often considered the favorite, but President Jerald Mortensen seeking a second term appears to be losing ground to a political newcomer. Across the United States events occur showing the nation that President Mortensen's programs are failing. Not involved in the political scene the Broken Dreams Detective Agency becomes drawn in as it seems that a secretive organization called The Ten desires to force term limits on them also. Permanently! President and private citizens soon become allies in the fi ght to end the possible destruction of the country's political system.
An unexplained mid-air explosion takes the lives of Reggie Nutsbaghs parents, causing him to forsake a promising career as a police pathologist in Las Vegas to search for an answer to their untimely deaths. Teaming with a new friend, Toby Preston, who leaves his position as a Lieutenant on the police force in the Northwest city Bremerton, Washington they travel to Israel to search for clues as to what happened to the his parents. In doing so, they uncover information concerning a subversive organization called DONE. Attempts on their lives, as well as their loved ones and friends cause the team to dig deeper and they discover a plot to undermine the government of the United States led by an elusive criminal they now only as Mr. Big. Their continued investigation reveals corruption in the FBI, the State Department and local governments. The book ends with a battle at an abandoned Air Force Base in northern Montana and a confrontation with Mr. Big.
“How did this happen? What about the detail assigned to watch Elaine and the girls?” These thoughts raced through the President of the United States, Jerald Mortensen’s mind as he anguished over the tape he had just recently received. This tape turns out to be the impetus that brings Reggie Nutsbagh and Toby, Preston, Private Detectives, into this complex problem. They had come to the attention of the President and his Chief of Staff, Garrett Farmer, when their courageous exploits across the European Continent were revealed to them by the German and French governments. These two detectives, one from Las Vegas, Nevada, and the other from Bremerton, Washington became involved in a desperate dash across Europe (Book #3, The Dawn over Europe) to deny a terrorists group access to the dreaded anthrax virus and an antidote to the virus developed by three sons of very rich parents. Although from foreign countries they were attending a prestigious university in the United States and during their studies had developed both the virus and an antidote. They work was discovered by a group of men wanting to use the virus to cripple the United States and its allies. Nothing about this mission or the persons responsible for the favorable results in denying terrorist this deadly virus could be announced or disclosed the public so they were honored in private, with a few of our nation’s high ranking government officials present, including the President and his Chief of Staff. Now the Chief of Staff, Garrett Farmer, without getting a blessing from his boss, the President, called for the two detectives to return to the Washington DC to assist the President this serious matter. When told what Garrett has done the President responds, “How can they do anything when even the Secret Service can’t find a clue? We have less than forty hours before the kidnappers make their demands. It would take hours just to get them here.” “Actually, my old friend, they are on their way here now. They should be landing at Andrews very shortly. I told them only that the President had need of their services.” The two detectives, had not too long ago, returned from a long and dangerous mission in Europe involving the anthrax virus now and were just settling in with their families now they were called back to our nation’s capital and would find themselves embroiled in another mystery involving the kidnapping of the President’s family. This kidnapping would turn into something more serious and along the way personal problems surface when Reggie’s wife, Brandy dies in child birth leaving him with a new born daughter. His partner, Toby Preston, thinking about a single father trying to raise a daughter, invites a young lady, Monika, who became enamored with Reggie during their escapades in Europe, to come to the United States and help Reggie with his new born daughter. But there is a catch to this invitation which will further complicate an already complex situation. These personal problems boil over in both households and could sideline this investigation before it gets started. But duty to country comes first so pushing these personal problems aside the two detectives dive into the Presidents dilemma and using the skills they have developed over the years of operating together in an attempt to solve the kidnapping of his family. This kidnapping becomes even more and our two detectives receive another invitation to talk to the President on a more serious matter, the theft of Nuclear Devises from a Submarine Base in the State of Washington. This situation becomes a race against time as our two detectives are taxed to the maximum, as time and the threat of a Nuclear detonation in a large populated area creates an added dimension of fear. Using the full complement of personnel from their Broken Dreams Detective Agency they dive into the dangerous situation, one that takes the
The incumbent looking to return to his elected offi ce is often considered the favorite, but President Jerald Mortensen seeking a second term appears to be losing ground to a political newcomer. Across the United States events occur showing the nation that President Mortensens programs are failing. Not involved in the political scene the Broken Dreams Detective Agency becomes drawn in as it seems that a secretive organization called The Ten desires to force term limits on them also. Permanently! President and private citizens soon become allies in the fi ght to end the possible destruction of the countrys political system.
Fighting a war against a known enemy is difficult enough, but it is made even more arduous when you dont know the face of your enemy. In the novel Dawn over Europe, private detectives Reggie Nutsbagh and Toby Preston, are chased by a faceless foe across Europe, where they not only are forced to confront unknown opponents but an unfamiliar culture and language. The tale begins when a plain brown envelope arrives at the Las Vegas office of Broken Dreams Detective Agency and is accidentally sealed in a packing box, as the agency is in the process of moving to larger quarters. While the envelope sits in a packing box Nutsbagh receives a phone call, purportedly from Luxembourg, asking for the agencys help. The caller, a man with a Spanish accent, mentions an envelope sent to the agency and addressed to Toby Preston, but before he is able to continue, the conversation is interrupted by what sounds like gunfire. Moments later a different voice with an indistinguishable accent comes on the line enquiring as to who is on the other end of the phone. Assuming the call is a prank Reggie answers with a terse rejoinder, and then ends the conversation. Later that night Reggie and Toby surprise and kill three burglars who forcibly break into their office. Two other men are seen speeding out of the parking lot and are assumed to be in league with the dead intruders. As the dead men were of Saudi Arabian descent and in possession of Pakistani passports, the FBI becomes involved and puts the two detectives under surveillance. Days pass and the missing envelope is forgotten until Toby receives a letter from his Israeli brother-in-law, Joel Garza, in which is enclosed a newspaper article from a Luxembourg newspaper describing a massacre. Three of the dead in the massacre are identified as scientists formerly attending school in the United States. Police at the scene mentioned the name of Broken Dreams, which is the reason Joel sent the newspaper article to Toby, as being the last number called from the room where the bodies were discovered. But the police assume, because of the name Broken Dreams, that it is a company dealing with affairs of the heart and disregard the phone call. This creates a renewed search for the envelope and the secretary finds it, as she empties one of the packing boxes. Once opened its contents reveal a complicated chemistry formula, a crude, coded map and two first-class airline tickets to Munich, Germany, along with hotel reservations, and a hand-written note. The note detailed some of what the unknown caller was trying to tell Toby before he was silenced listing also a contact number should something happen to the men who sent the envelope. Disposing of the formula, which Reggie from his rudimentary chemistry knowledge determines to be some kind of anthrax, the two men agree they need to go to Europe and locate the formula for the antidote Convincing their two wives in the final trimester of pregnancy that they must leave the country for a mission in Europe proves to be a battle in itself. But with the assurance it is merely a short search and find task, the ladies reluctantly relent. Meanwhile from within a cave deep in the mountains of Pakistan, a terrorist whose name is known to the world summons a world-renowned assassin, Abdullah Taqir, to his mountain hideaway. When the huge professional killer leaves the secluded cave he carries with him instructions to steal the formula and kill Nutsbagh and Preston. Upon arrival in Munich Nutsbagh and Preston take time out for a meal in their hotels restaurant, but it is interrupted by a phone message. Toby accepts the call to find its a woman seeking to meet with them in regards to locating the hidden formula. After a few contentious words with the caller, who refused to give her name, a small farming community named Dorfen was settled on for the meeting. As detectives Reggie and Toby
On the Mexican-Arizona border two US border agents are murdered as they try to stop drugs from entering the country; in a convenience store parking lot in Las Vegas, Nevada, the wife of a private investigator is seriously wounded while sitting in her car waiting for her husband to buy milk to their baby; again in Nevada a father seeks help in freeing his daughter from the clutches of a drug lord; in Honolulu, Hawaii a family walks on the beach and discovers a vial of heroin washed ashore on the white sands, forever tainting their home in paradise. Seemingly the incidents are unrelated, yet they are enough alike to draw the Broken Dreams Detective Agency into the middle of a bloody, gang-related drug war. From the kidnapping and drugging of a Broken Dreams undercover agent, to the waylaying of a load of drugs intended for distribution in Las Vegas, to a tender love story, Broken Dreams finds their agency fighting four gangs who are waging war against each other to determine who will be the drug king in the greater Las Vegas valley. Watch out druggies, Broken Dreams is your worst nightmare.
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