The federal law enforcement agency of Canada is called the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or RCMP, one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the world, and one which is famous for several notable things:
Their motto, "We always get our man".
Their famously red riding jackets, black yellow-striped pants and blackjack boots and western style hats, mounted on big horses, which they still use to this day.
And lastly, if you are stupid enough as a terrorist, domestic or otherwise, to cross their paths, they probably won't hesitate to put a bullet in you - essentially, a no-tolerance policy when it comes to such threat levels.
The Keeno Crime Thriller Novels follow in this tradition, minus the riding outfits and horses of course, and are based on a special unit of the RCMP called the ATU or Anti-Terrorism-Unit, headed by Keeno McCole. This small team is called into play as point-man when it comes to taking on domestic terrorism or large-scale criminal rings.
Keeno McCole is a maverick crime-fighter, rarely listening to authority, but certainly no less passionate about getting his man as the saying goes.
He's deadly with a throwing knife, which never leaves his side.
He wears blue jeans and cowboy boots to work.
He drinks copious amounts of coffee along with bear claws.
He loves one woman, and none other.
When it comes to crime fighting, he is fearless to a fault, testimony to that fact are the large number of scars covering his body.
Along with his crime-fighting partner, Jake Williams, and two brilliant forensic and think-tank team members, Janene and Kelly, the ATU is relentless in searching down and removing the criminals on their radar - where ever that takes them in the world.
In Intrusion, the first book in this series, a viral pathogen is released in Toronto, one that starts killing off thousands of people in just days. Keeno and his team are called into play and the road they follow, a twisted and convoluted one, takes them deep into the Canadian tundra, to America and China, and back, eventually leading them to the ultimate weapon which has been developed, and would, if released, threaten the free world. As the clock ticks down, they not only have to find a way to stop the viral attacks, but more importantly, find and stop the people behind another, more potent and dangerous attack against our very freedom.
The other books that follow in this series are:
Quantum Assault: Book II
The One: Book III
The 9th Divinity: Book IV
"Intrusion is a novel in the mold of James Bond...it's an alternative to Cussler..." "Author, Réal Laplaine, without being apologetic tells a suspenseful tale with dialog as raw and true as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police characters, who attempt to thwart a plot of international proportion." Nancy Lee Canfield, Author of A Rose for My Mother "Well written, exciting & very hard to put down..."
About the Author: I write thrillers in geopolitical, crime and sci-fi genres. I invite the reader to step outside the box of mediocrity, to entertain different perspectives, and possibly, even, to challenge the paradigms that have become accepted "norms" in our world.
