The Redemption of Lonnie Tate

by Loren Marsters, Gus Koernig

Overview

"Things are going to get ugly with these people, Lonnie."

Lonnie Tate has talents he hasn't used since he was in the black ops world of the CIA more than 40 years ago.

In 1966, a smart-ass kid named Lonnie Tate finds himself in the Marine Corps in Vietnam. Sixteen months later, he and two of his Marine buddies are recruited to become agents for the CIA.

The story jumps to the Middle East, then really takes off when Lonnie surfaces in California in 2010. Soon a not-so-chance reunion with one of his old buddies from Vietnam pulls him back into a life where he was at his best when he was at his worst. But he's older now, and there is more at stake. His buddy's team has undertaken a lose-lose op: if it succeeds, it hands the world over to jihadists. If it fails...failure is not an option. There's a missing piece to the puzzle, and only Lonnie can find it.

An international mystery full of twists and turns you'll never see coming.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780998442983
Publisher:	Golden Alley Press
Publication date:	06/11/2018
Series:	Lonnie Tate Novel , #1
Pages:	308
Sales rank:	1,129,668
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

From Simi Valley, California, Loren Marsters joined the Marine Corps in 1966 and did a tour in Vietnam before going back to college and parlaying his degree in communications into a career in advertising. Other than that, he leaves it up to the reader to figure out which aspects of Lonnie Tate, his protagonist, are autobiographical.

Loren and his wife, Kristina, live in Mesa, Arizona. Between them they have six children.

Gus Koernig, an award-winning journalist from San Francisco, reported from Russia during the first months after the collapse of the Soviet Union. In his 30-year career in TV news, he has been a reporter and anchor for a number of network-affiliated stations. Gus has ghost-written five books on five different topics.

The father of nine children, he and his wife, Glenda, live in Mesa, Arizona, where they enjoy traveling and hiking.

Editorial Reviews

“Marsters and Koernig chronicle a time and a place that seems to have disappeared from public view, but at the same time, tell a story that’s been ripped from today's headlines. I salute them for their ability to tell a compelling story that matters." –Charles Evered, award winning playwright, screenwriter, film director

“Picks up steam really fast. The characters are well-rounded, the dialogue is realistic, and the ending scene took my breath away.” –Kathy Cline, broadcast journalist, Phoenix

“A taut, well-written thriller that channels the best of Robert Ludlum and John LeCarre.” –Steven Cook, author, New Brunswick Landing

“…a wonderful story that reads well, a plot line that is dead solid perfect…” –Doc Ephraim Bates, author of the Boom!!...Killers trilogy

“Strap yourself in! It’s a different take on the spy genre, as a high-mileage hero joins a diverse team for an op none of them want.” –Scott Beadle, news anchor, Little Rock, AR

Like Mr. Marsters, I am a Marine veteran of the Vietnam war. The transition from what we Marines call “sea stories” to the guts of the theme was surprisingly smooth and quick. I found it difficult to put down, even when I completed the read.” –Jack Graham

“Marsters and Koernig weave an excellent tapestry that takes the reader from the jungles of Vietnam to the heart of what life is all about.” –Jack Noldon, broadcast journalist

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