TechnoThriller
Book 9 in The Enigma Series
Date Published:
September 2017 (Paperback and eBook)
Jun 10 2019 (Audio Formats on Audible and iTunes)
Publisher: ICABOD Press
Mike and Marge control ePETRO, an oil shipping business with offices in London and New York, but they don't have the same business goals in mind. Marge intends to sell the North Koreans uranium in addition to oil obtained illegally from the government sanctioned Middle East. But Mike may have other plans, mainly, keeping the profits of these sales for himself.
Then there is the shadowy Steven Christopher, who oversees the information runners who are charged with staying off the grid, is working several angles behind the scenes. Steven is the only one trusted by both Marge and Mike, but why?
Do the vast amounts of information and technology available hold humans’ hostage? Do analog communications sidestep your vulnerability in a digital world?
As Juan and Julie RodrÃguez send their operatives, Ernesto, Tyler, Summit, Mercedes, Brayson, and George out across the globe to track down these foot soldiers also known as Analog Information Mules, they'll discover the horrible potential treats, and learn about each other along the way.
Julie heads to London to fill the gap undercover inside ePetro, when she finds herself in the center of all the trouble. When Julie disappears, Juan drops everything to find her.
Even with all their information gathering sources and machinery, the R-Group fears she is lost.
Award winning authors, Breakfield and Burkey, take readers on a new techno thriller adventure with their 9th book in The Enigma Series. The Enigma Dragon is chilling journey across four continents, and twelve cities that uncovers terrifying possibilities of what is to become of our world if the CATS team cannot defeat our enemies.
What are Readers saying
Kirkus “Astute prose and an unwavering pace energized by first-rate characters and subplots.”
“The action could be considered exciting and visceral, but the antagonists are the selling points for this book, lifting the plot out of multiple perspectives and scene-shifting (the action takes place across four continents).”
“Any lover of thrillers or techno-thrillers will enjoy this book a lot.”
“The clever ingenuity in this book astounds me (the holy man... so quickly creative!)”
Interview with Breakfield and Burkey
As a writer, what would you choose as your
mascot/avatar/spirit animal?
Breakfield and Burkey would
choose a spirit animal. This could take the form of a dragon or a tiger, both
of which happen in our series in different manners.
How many hours a day do you put into your writing?
We put in collectively 4-6
hours per day. As much as we love the idea of full-time writing, we both have
full-time jobs in technology which typically demand more than a standard 40
hour work week.
Do you read your book reviews?
Burkey tends to read nearly
every review, while Breakfield is a bit more selective. Constructively
delivered reviews help us shape changes in our next short story or book within
The Enigma Series. There have been a couple of mean-spirited ones that sting
quite a bit. We realize not every reader or listener will enjoy or delight or
wildly rave about our books to everyone they know (thought it would be
awesome), however constructive feedback on the work is far better than personal
attack. We appreciate the time it takes
to do a review.
Do you leave hidden messages in your books that only a few
people will find?
Throughout The 10, soon to be 11, books in The Enigma
Series, there are subtle hidden messages. Hopefully some of your readers will
find a few and check with us to verify they found one.
Can you tell us a little bit about the characters in The Enigma Dragon?
The Enigma Dragon has a great group
of f good guys that are part of the Cyber Assassin Technology Services Team
(CATS). The team work for Julie and Juan who started the business after their
twins were born.
Julie is a tough-as-nails,
multilingual, decedent of the R-Group family. Juan was one our bad boys, the
kind mom told their daughters to avoid, introduced in The Enigma Rising. Julie
and Juan connected because of their background and no-nonsense approach to
people and situations which is clearly demonstrated in this story.
Their team is made up of military
and special forces individuals who wanted to be part of a private enterprise:
Mercedes, George, Summit, Ernesto, Tyler, Jamie and Brayson bring their
well-honed skillsets to bear as they hunt for criminals that are seemingly off
the grid using a unique communication methodology.
ePetro leadership, Marge and Mike
Patrick are not only coloring outside the lines which the people they are
involved with, but are also trying to outdo one another.
Each of these characters are
individuals developed in ways to make you love or loathe them, but you won’t
forget them or the risks they take to win.
Can you tell us a little bit about your next books or what you have
planned for the future?
Breakfield and Burkey are always
working on the next…story. The Enigma
Beyond, Book 11 in the series, is scheduled for release in January with a huge
special preorder n the Ebook for $.99 in December on Amazon. We would love all your readers support for
this preorder. This story is focused on
Artificial Intelligence and the next battleground for technology.
We are also working on various
short stories as back stories to the series. If folks sign up for our email
from our website, they can download one of the award-winning shorts for free.
Book 12 is also in it’s formative
phase. More coming on that after The
Enigma Beyond is released.
Do you allow yourself a certain number of hours to write or do you
write as long as the words come?
During the week it is scheduled
time around 4-6 hours. One the weekends
we write or edit until the characters stop whispering in our ears.
Do you have a certain number of words or pages you write per day?
This is an interesting
question. Several authors we know approach
writing in this way. They do this to make certain they keep to a schedule. We typically write for the section or chapter
target we grabbed. As co-authors we also review one another’s’ work to merge
into a single voice.
What inspires you to write?
Breakfield
and Burkey are technologists by profession and we love to explore the
possibilities. Technology is so engrained in our daily lives that we have
wealth of things to explore. Though we write fiction, the technology we
reference and include is real. We also enjoy people and the interactions
between them, bringing the best and worst into our stories. You’ll need to let
us know how we are doing.
Would you rather
Read fiction or non-fiction?
Burkey prefers fiction, Breakfield prefers non-fiction.
Read series or
stand-alone?
No preference for either of us, just a great book.
Read Science fiction
or horror?
Science fiction over horror.
Read Stephen King or
Dean Koontz.
Both are awesome authors, but Dean Koontz.
Read the book or
watch the movie?
Read a book wins most times.
Read an ebook or
paperback?
Paperback or audible.
Be trapped alone for
one month in a library with no computer or a room with a computer and Wi-Fi
only?
Computer and Wi-Fi we can always reach out for books, but
being connected these days is important. Plus, Burkey couldn’t be quiet that
long.
Do a cross-country
book store tour or blog tour online?
Yes. Seriously we like both but cross-country offers a
chance to meet folks face-to-face and have a conversation or tell a story.
About the Authors
Breakfield – A renowned technology solutions architect with 25+ years of experience in security, hybrid data/telecom environments, unified communications, enjoys leveraging his professional skills in creating these contemporary TechnoThriller stories. He likes studying World War II history, travel, and cultural exchanges everywhere he can. Charles’ love of wine tastings, cooking, and Harley riding has found ways into The Enigma Series. He is convinced that being a part of his father’s military career in various outposts, has positively contributed to his many characters and the various character perspectives he brings into the series. He has accepted the challenge to try to teach Burkey humor and has added this to the stories in an unexpected manner.
Burkey – A renowned customer experience, business architect optimizes customer solutions on their technology foundation. She has been a featured speaker, subject matter expert, interviewer, instructor, and author of technology documents, as well as co-author of The Enigma Series. It was revealed a few years ago that writing fiction is a lot more fun than white papers or documentation and Rox took it to heart. As a child she helped to lead the other kids with exciting new adventures built on make believe characters. As a Girl Scout until high school she also contributed to the community in the Head Start program. Rox enjoys family, learning, listening to people, any kind of travel, outdoors, sewing, cooking, and imagining the possibilities.
Breakfield & Burkey – Combine their professional expertise, knowledge of the world from both business and personal travels, many characters whom have crossed their paths are a part of the series character universe. They find it interesting to use the aspects of technology people are actually incorporating into their daily lives and make it one aspect a primary theme for each story. Breakfield & Burkey claim this is a perfect way to create stories that pit the cyber good guys versus the cyber bad guys. The books in this award-winning series can be thoroughly enjoyed alone or in sequence.
You can invite them to talk about their stories in private or public book readings. Burkey also enjoys interviewing authors through the Indie Beacon/iHeart Radio programs with dates of interviews showing inside the calendar page of their website www.EnigmaSeries.com. Followers can see them at various book fairs, book Stores, Comic Book events, libraries and other fun venues.
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