James Byrne introduces a new challenger for “most hilarious” protagonist in the thriller genre. Dez Limerick is every bit as cheeky as he is deadly. The Gatekeeper is a witty, action packed, and utterly enjoyable read.
With a past as cloudy as tea from a dirty kettle, Dez is trying to put career as a “gatekeeper” behind him. Fancying himself a guitarist, he heads to find the sun and fun in southern California. While playing a gig, the skills and instincts he spent a lifetime cultivating come in handy when a team of operators infiltrate his hotel, attempting to abduct the woman he’d just been flirting with.
When he thwarts the attack with a brutal rescue, Dez cannot possibly know how deep his decision will force him down the rabbit hole of an insane white supremacist conspiracy within the US Military and the large scale plans they have.
A British Isle man by birth, Dez’s time globetrotting has produced a vocabulary and vernacular as unique as his professional skill set. His quick wit and charming personality are as persuasive and endearing to the characters in the story as it is to the readers fortunate enough to be reading the story.
What makes this book so great is besides a fun, intelligent, and well rounded cast of characters, the action and storylines are every bit as engaging. While you may think the Neo-Nazi plot in the military is enough to carry the book, Byrne adds in additional layers of intrigue and misdirection that make this book fly by. It really is everything you’d want in a lighter, entertaining read.
The Gatekeeper will definitely be on one of my “Best of” lists for 2022.
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