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Gerry Mackey is a retired police officer from the Miami
Beach Police Department. Gerry Mackey is the author of A Necessary End and Seed of Thetis.
According to the book description of A
Necessary End, “When 23 year old Katie Maguire graduated from the Miami police academy, she was ready
to begin her new career with the South Beach Police Department. That's when Sergeant Steve Callaghan approached her for
a special undercover assignment . . . as an underage prostitute. An easy detail, with very little danger. That is, until Murphy's
Law took over. Suddenly, the FBI and CIA were involved, as was the mysterious Mr. Smith and his team of mercenaries. The previously
routine South Beach vice investigation had now become an international incident involving hostile governments and weapons
of mass destruction. Unaware of what was going on, Katie got caught in the middle of the whole mess, finding herself being
held captive aboard a luxury yacht, heading halfway around the globe. Her captor was dashing and handsome, and despite her
predicament, Katie found herself falling for him. Unfortunately Death had finally caught up to Katie and, with a tenacious
grip, was preparing to drag her into oblivion.”
Gary Jones (author of Shots Fired)
said of A Necessary End, “Gerry Mackey, the author of "A Necessary
End" is a retired south Florida police officer. I am also a retired cop from south Florida and I found Gerry's writing
style to be fresh and very entertaining. He definitely kept my interest throughout the entire book. There are a lot of different
twists and turns that take place and Gerry skillfully manages to bring everything together nicely. His characters are believable
and anyone who knows how police officers think and act will not be disappointed by Gerry's writing. There was only once
during the entire book that I became disappointed, and that was when I reached the end. It was one of those books that I just
couldn't put down. At the end of the book Gerry leaves the reader hanging just a little, and I know this was by design
and not by accident. I'm sure there will be a sequel and I look forward to reading it too.”
According to one reader of A Necessary End, “Any
book that starts with, "Where's my hooker?" as a first line has promise. A Necessary End is the debut novel
of Gerry Mackay, a former Miami Beach police officer, introducing a blonde bombshell of a character named Katie Maguire. Katie
is a twenty-three year old rookie police officer, with a black belt and a cutting sense of humor, recruited for a simple undercover
assignment as a teenaged prostitute, hence that interesting opening line. Of course, the assignment goes awry when the CIA
gets involved and Katie finds herself halfway around the world making some new friends, and some new enemies along the way.
It's hard to tell the good guys
from the bad guys. Mackay gives a few interesting plot twists, and turns making the reader wonder what's going to happen
next. Through the engaging story, Katie's past is revealed in an interesting parallel story line and the reader comes
to not only root for the heroine, but also want more of her. Fortunately, the author leaves a nice little lead-in for the
next novel. A Necessary End is a good debut novel and I recommend it. Be careful, you may find Katie Maguire addicting.”
According to one reader of Seed of Thetis, “Let's
see, what happens when you take a tall beautiful blonde police officer, her friends, pirates, Greek mythology, Jamaica, PT
boats, horses, and some topless women and mix them all up? You get Gerry Mackey's new novel, Seed of Thesis.
Oh, did I mention a tall beautiful
blonde woman? That would be Katie Maguire; South Beach Florida's new police recruit whom Mackay damn near killed of in
her first outing, A Necessary End. I'm not giving plot away as this is a series. Katie and her buddy Marty are on a cruise
to recover from their last adventure when they take a horseback tour up the mountains. On that journey, there is an accident
and Katie and company run into a group of pirates whose leader claims to be a descendent of the Greek hero Achilles. Things
get tight, but Katie is a master of martial arts, and a quick thinking, level headed woman. Plus, her captors think she's
a sorceress. Katie risks her life to save those of her friends, and some of her friends become heroes in their own right.
Mackey sets up a nice story that has a fast-paced ending that will keep you on the edge of your seat. I recommend this book
to anyone who likes a good action thriller with a strong female lead. Be careful though, Katie Maguire will grow on you.”
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