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Book Review from Readers’ Favorite


For immediate release:

Author’s new book receives a warm literary welcome.

Readers’ Favorite announces the review of the Fiction – Crime book “The Burden of Darkness” by Barry Finlay, currently available at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0886KNW4C.

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“Reviewed By Steve Leshin for Readers’ Favorite

The Burden of Darkness (A Marcie Kane and Nathan Harris Thriller) by Barry Finlay is the latest in the Marcie Kane and Nathan Harris series and it does not disappoint. As the story begins, Nathan is a shell of his former self, sleeping all day and letting his body go. A veteran of the FBI, he is unable to deal effectively with post-traumatic stress disorder after saving the life of the president of the United States from an explosion in a Tampa, Florida hotel. His wife Marcie, who also had a role in saving the president, is worried Nathan may never recover from the traumatic experience. At the same time, a disgruntled man with a terminal brain tumor has only a short time to live. He decides to use the time left to seek revenge against certain people who have done him wrong over the years. And, he wants the world to know how he does it.

Barry Finlay does an admirable job with keen insight incorporating Nathan’s PTSD, how it affects him, and how his supportive wife Marcie is able to nudge him into seeking help. At the same time, the author takes us into the mind of Owen Strand, the terminally ill protagonist, and the unique way he seeks his revenge on the persons he perceives have done him wrong. As an author who also has used a main character with PTSD in my novels, it gives an added layer to a hero like Nathan who learns to deal with the nightmares and flashbacks that can easily be triggered by loud noises and anything resembling the traumatic event. The Burden of Darkness takes the reader inside the mind of the killer as he plans and schemes while he slowly grows weaker from his illness. The way Marcie and Nathan become involved while dealing with Nathan’s PTSD will keep the reader engaged right up to an exciting conclusion. A must-read.”

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Cover Reveal

We’re getting closer to the launch of my new book, The Burden of Darkness, so I thought it was time to reveal the cover and blurb. Here they are! Watch for the presale of the book to start soon.

Nathan Harris is in the fight of his life. Tormented by flashbacks, it’s all the former FBI Agent can do to get through a day, let alone focus on his marriage to Marcie Kane. Counseling helps but is it enough to help him regain some semblance of normalcy? After already losing so much, he desperately needs a win. What he doesn’t need is a sadistic monster targeting innocent people, including someone close to him.

Owen Strand has nothing to lose. Handed a death sentence by his physician, sued by his partner and fired from his job, he’s spiraling out of control and out for blood. Armed with a list of everyone who has ever wronged him, he travels around North America, picking off his enemies one by one.

Nathan and Owen are on opposite sides of a bridge in the most significant battles of their lives. Only one can emerge successful, but both stand to lose far more than they may have to give.

Official Release Day!

An undercover assignment goes terribly wrong!

In this exciting prequel to the Marcie Kane Thriller Collection, Nathan Harris, an FBI special agent on assignment to uncover the kingpins of a meth lab in Canada, narrowly escapes a violent explosion. The blast was no accident. But why? Did the meth organization discover his identity or did he simply become expendable? Has someone at the highest levels of the FBI exposed him?

He has a lead but who can he trust?

Nathan has never felt more alone. His relationship at home is on the rocks. His superiors may have betrayed him. He discovers a clue that will take him into the darkest recesses of the meth organization in the United States, but who can he trust? He must follow the lead to complete his assignment while trying to determine who his enemies are and from which direction they will come.

Never So Alone will appeal to fans of the Marcie Kane Thriller Collection and to anyone looking for a new author in the genre.

Cover Reveal

The readers have spoken. Some fans of the Marcie Kane Thriller Collection were shown options for the cover of my upcoming novella featuring Nathan Harris. I’m thrilled to reveal the winning cover below.

Never So Alone takes the reader back in time before Nathan meets Marcie. He is an FBI Special Agent on an undercover assignment to find the kingpins of a meth operation. His assignment initially takes him to a small town in Manitoba, Canada where things go horribly wrong.

Stay tuned. Never So Alone will be released very soon.