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The Retirement

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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The Retirement - Coming the summer of 2023.
Jon Summers is missing! Retired and doing animal research in the Canadian north woods, he is attacked by hired killers. At the same time back home, family members and some old friends are kidnapped, being held hostage at the family cabin. Included are several high-ranking politicians. The goal, break of an old enemy out of prison. Shock waves course through the law enforcement and intelligence communities as information sources and communications are compromised. Rescue attempts fail. Spies and conspirators seem to lurk everywhere. Traditional tactics and methods for freeing the hostages are rendered useless, frustrating authorities.
Unbeknownst to the kidnappers a shadowy figure shrouded by fog lurks in the forest, stalking them. Spirits of the forest are angered and ghosts from the past resurrected. Joined by the Summers family and an interesting assortment of mysterious characters, they unite to face this clever and ruthless enemy. With hostages in jeopardy and time running out they must act. How will they foil the kidnappers plan? Will they be able to free the hostages before they are sacrificed?

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Author Biography

Jeff Thrall was born in a farming community in central Wisconsin and his family moved to Western New York when he was young. He grew up in a suburb of Rochester and spent his summers in Canada canoeing and camping. This is where he learned to enjoy reading and storytelling because there was no television or even electricity. Mr. Thrall currently lives in Rochester, New York with his wife and has three grown children and three grandchildren. He worked for a local police department for twenty-three years where he supervised reserve officers and has recently retired as transportation administrator for a local school district. He is a graduate of SUNY Brockport with a BS in Biology, master’s in education, and CAS in School Business Administration. He previously published 'The Reunion' in 2005 and ‘The Superintendent’ in 2021. He has been working on several other projects including a second edition of “the Reunion’ scheduled for 2022 and the ‘The Retirement’ scheduled for 2023. See http://www.jeffreythrallbooks.com.

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In this day of instant news, it seems at times that we are watching performances and not current events. Everyone seems to be looking for their fifteen minutes of fame and we all fall into the trap of letting them. It seems to be human nature to perform for the camera. It also seems at times that there is a serious lack of responsible journalism. I have friends in both the worlds of first responders and journalism, and they are consummate professionals. It seems that the network news shows have discovered how they can influence us by putting on a show or sensationalize what they show us. Then there are those who have become expert at manipulating the media. I miss the good old days.

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The Retirement

Grey watched the first of the ambulances start to pull away from the docks, and as he watched the red flashing lights, he began looking at the people crowding the area. Among them, he noticed an FBI agent hand a manila folder to the RCMP investigator. He guessed the file with the background information he’d requested for Preston finally caught up with them. The siren on the first ambulance kicked in when it made it to the street in front of Upton’s Marina. Grey frowned, narrowing his eyes at the ambulance’s display. There was no need for the siren. The use of such felt performative, more for the gathered media and their cameras than to expedite their trip to the hospital. A quick look in the direction of the crowd confirmed his suspicions, as there was a flurry of activity among the gathered reporters and cameramen.

There was also a government SUV parked next to one of the media vans. Grey didn’t recall any of his people radioing that they were going to be out with any of the media, and yet he saw a familiar face and stopped where he was. The man he was watching made eye contact with him, nodding in acknowledgement.
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Jeffrey Thrall

The Retirement

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