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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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Flashback!!!

Flashbacks can be fun to write, especially in a series where you can go into detail in one book and hint back in another. This scene in book three refers back to book two, 'The Superintendent', published by Lulu. All three of my published works fall into the 'military thriller category. Book two could also be considered a murder mystery. As I wrote each book, I could feel myself becoming more confident in my story telling ability. Each story was better than the one before and all are connected, although each can stand alone. Book four is currently in editing hopefully to be released by the end of 2025 and books five and six are in the creation process. All three published works can be found at: https://www.jeffreythrallbooks.com/, Amazon, or the online book retailor of your choice.

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The Retirement

“Who’s dead, dear?”

The expression on O’Leary’s face scared Nancy. Her eyes got big and round with anger. If the light were better, she guessed the senator would be flushed with color. O’Leary wiped the tears away again and whispered, “Jon’s dead! Your husband is dead. Don’t you feel anything?”

Nancy guessed the look on her face must have been one of shock. She had forgotten O’Leary once tried to seduce her husband and guessed the woman didn’t know he told her about it. O’Leary obviously wasn’t over the relationship from the summer Jon was at the Naval Academy as acting superintendent. O’Leary went along on several adventures with Jon while hunting a vicious serial killer stalking the Chesapeake Bay area. Jon was a guest on her sailing yacht when O’Leary tried to seduce him in the shower. Nancy knew her husband could resist most anything, but she was truly amazed he managed to resist O’Leary’s advances. She was a beautiful and determined woman who was used to getting what she wanted. That was probably why she still felt the way she did. Jon was the one that got away.

Nancy glanced at Ericson, who gave her a look indicating she shouldn’t answer the question. She flashed him her best go to hell look, focusing on O’Leary.

“Look, Amy, I know about you trying to seduce Jon back in Annapolis . . .”

“Oh my God!” blurted out O’Leary in a raised whisper. Behind Nancy, Sarah chuckled out loud. O’Leary’s look of anger was replaced by one of fear.
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Jeffrey Thrall

The Retirement

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The Retirement

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