The King Maker
by Susan Frances
When American pilot, Steve McKenna is murdered, he takes with him secrets about an international crime ring. Secrets that he only reveals to his friend, Cullen Danes.
An investigator for the British Aviation Ministry, Cullen is determined to find his friend’s killer, but his life is in danger when the crime ring’s operatives learn he knows secrets that can expose them. Cullen’s rescuer is a woman whom he meets at the International Aviation Convention, Nina Holt. She proves to save his life in more ways than one and together, they uncover a labyrinth of illicit activities that involves government officials, bank executives and global industrialists.
Nina and Cullen’s true test comes when he asks her to take a leap of faith. Torn between jumping into the unknown or remaining with her family, Nina has to decide whether to take the biggest risk of her life. That is if the King Maker does not have them killed.
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The King Maker, Susan Frances, contemporary romance, crime thriller, international intriguePlaces
London, New York City, NorthamptonTimes
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The King Maker is a crime thriller with elements of intrigue and romance. It begins with the reader being introduced to an American pilot named Steve McKenna. Steve realizes that he is being used as a courier for a credit card fraud ring. The packages he has been transporting for Argyle Industries from Northampton, Massachusetts to Faversham, England do not contain what he believes they do. He discovers he has been smuggling stolen credit cards to Faversham Airport for Argyle Industries and tries to contact the one person in England who can help him, Cullen Danes, an investigator for the British Aviation Ministry. When Steve is found dead at Faversham Airport, Cullen is compelled to find out who killed his friend and clear Steve of the charges of being a member of the crime ring. Cullen’s investigation takes him to America where the crime ring catches up to him. He is about to suffer the same fate as his friend when a woman whom he just met, Nina Holt, interrupts the crime ring’s plans and rescues Cullen. Together, Nina and Cullen not only uncover Steve’s killer but also vulnerabilities they’ve kept guarded allowing their romance to blossom. It’s a story that will keep readers guessing who is the King Maker, the one person who puts somebody in a position of power namely the leader of the crime ring.
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