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Lunar Deception
2025
First Published
4.57
Average Rating
350
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More than shadows and secrets lie on the dark side of the moon. In this pulse-pounding thriller, former CIA operative James Flynn is thrust back into a world of intrigue he thought he'd left behind. What begins as an investigation into a decades-old conspiracy about the moon landing quickly spirals into a high-stakes game of international espionage and betrayal. As Flynn races to uncover the truth, he finds himself caught in a web of deception involving rogue military commanders, ruthless politicians, and a seductive former astronaut with a deadly secret. With the help of a skeptical NASA scientist, Flynn must navigate a treacherous landscape of fake terrorist attacks, cutting-edge satellite weapons, and a looming new Cold War. From the serene banks of Florida's Silver River to the high-tech corridors of NASA, Flynn's journey will challenge everything he thought he knew about history, loyalty, and his own moral compass. Can he expose the lies that threaten to reshape the world order before it's too late?

Avg Rating
4.57
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Authors

R.J. Patterson
R.J. Patterson
Author · 55 books

*** Signup for my newsletter and receive a free copy of The Warren Omissions, the first book in my James Flynn thriller series, by visiting http://eepurl.com/bZwpdf *** THE FIRST SIGNS that I might like writing—and that I might be slightly competitive—appeared when my year two (or first grade) teacher, Mrs. Holland, asked my class to write and illustrate our day. Mine read like this: “The Red team beat the Blue team, 1 to nil. And I won.” The next 47 entries covered my exploits on the soccer pitch while growing up in Ipswich, England. In South Carolina as a teenager, my dad told me that I could get paid to watch sports provided I could write about it. Sounded easy enough and by the time I was 16, I landed a job at my town’s daily newspaper and had a column on Major League Baseball players from our area. I also covered my first riot there at a sporting event—and it’s safe to say I was smitten with journalism. After graduating from one of the best journalism schools in the country, I took a job as a sports editor in South Georgia and learned firsthand about the passion of high school sports in rural America. I thought I knew before, but I didn’t. This was another world. I also had the opportunity to cover major sporting events like the Olympic Games, the World Series, the Super Bowl, and the Final Four. It was a thrill! But nothing was as thrilling to me as uncovering the truth in investigative assignments. I once broke a story about a prominent southern football team’s NCAA violation—and found out the violating coach had committed suicide only a few months earlier. The story won a national writing award and stoked my desire to write about these issues. It made me realize that the sports world was just another fantastic backdrop for drama. After writing non-fiction books with athletes, for athletes, and ghost writing for many others, I decided to enter the world of fiction writing. It had been something I wanted to do but never found the time. So, I made the time—and had a blast in the process. I’m not out to become the next Faulkner or Hemingway—I’m just out to tell a good story. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them!

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