Hell's Fury (RB and The Committee) [Kindle Edition]

P. D. Martin (Author)

Book Description

Hell's Fury is the first book in a new series from PD Martin, whose first five crime novels have been published to international acclaim in 13 countries.

She lies in an Afghani prison cell, disowned by the CIA and regularly tortured. Seven months into her prison term, a lone operator stages a daring extraction. But who is Decker, the mysterious man behind her rescue?

He claims to represent The Committee, an international group made up of ex-professionals from the CIA, FBI, Interpol, MI5, Scotland Yard, Mossad and ASIS; a private organization that serves and protects where the current intelligence or justice agencies fall short.

Decker also claims to know her long-dead father, and brings to the table an offer she can't refuse; "Go on one mission, and I'll tell you about your father's secret life."

Her assignment: John Hope. Her orders: kill him.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

PD Martin - Phillipa Deanne Martin - is the author of five novels featuring Australian FBI profiler Sophie Anderson. To date, these novels have been published in 13 countries. The first in the Sophie Anderson series, Body Count, was inspired by a nightmare that haunted Phillipa for years. The other books in the series are The Murderers' Club, Fan Mail, The Killing Hands and Kiss of Death.
Phillipa has also moved into the ebook world, releasing an ebook novella, Coming Home (book 6 in the Sophie series at $2.99), two Sophie short stories (The Missing, $0.99) and two true-crime pieces (When Justice Fails, $0.99). Her most recent release is Hell's Fury, book 1 in a new spy thriller series ($3.99). 
She also writes children's/young adult fantasy under the pen name Pippa Dee. The Wanderer and Grounded Spirits are available on Amazon for $2.99. For more information visit pippadee.net.  
Phillipa lives in Melbourne, Australia and developed a passion for crime fiction and story telling at an early age. This interest was reinforced with formal education through a Bachelor of Behavioural Sciences (with majors in psychology and criminology) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Writing (creative writing).
Prior to becoming a full-time author, Phillipa worked as a professional writer for nearly ten years, writing award-winning copy for brochures, newsletters, websites, training CD-ROMs, flyers, ads, media releases and magazines.
For more information visit pdmartin.com.au.

Product Details

• File Size: 633 KB
• Print Length: 275 pages
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0083UX3B2
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #197,042 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Suspense and Justice May 19, 2012

By Lucy

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I truly enjoyed this book and I read it in one day. A CIA operative was held captive and tortured in an Afghanistan prison for seven months. She is rescued by the COMMITEE. An organization made up of law enforcement and judges from several countries. The COMMITTEE plies their own justice to criminals who have beaten the justice system. It has action, mystery, suspense and held my interest to the end. This book could very well be the start of a series and I hope it is. I am looking forward to reading more by PD Martin.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Action, thrills and great heroine August 10, 2012

By Louisa

Format:Kindle Edition

P.D. Martin has launched this ebook as the first in a series of new spy (assassin) thrillers. I admire the author not only because she has really credible female central characters but because she sets her stories in the U.S.A., which is no mean feat when you live in Australia. The gamble has clearly paid off (as it did for Matthew Reilly with his American heroes). Her Sophie Anderson series is sold in many countries overseas, including North America. In Hell's Fury the heroine is American (whereas Sophie Anderson is an Australian working overseas) so P.D. Martin has taken great care with the heroine's dialogue to ensure she sounds authentically American.
The heroine is a spy who goes by many names and has many disguises, but is called Ally for most of the book. We first meet her imprisoned and tortured in Afghanistan. The horror of her life there comes across so well, and we learn more about her torment through the many flashbacks she experiences later in the story. Ally is broken free from her hell-hole by another assassin who works for an organisation called The Committee, whose high-profile members clean up the messes that the top U.S. security agencies have failed to do. Recently there has been a resurgence of assassin/spy thrillers coming from the U.S.(Vince Flynn, David Baldacci etc) and P.D. Martin has expertly tapped into this popular style of fiction.
Because The Committee is unsure how Ally will cope with her first mission since her imprisonment, they give her an easy hit: a smuggler of young women and underage girls who are forced into prostitution. The author conveys the brutality and drug-haze of their sad lives most poingnantly and I found myself willing Ally to save the girls. Ally is a very damaged character after the years of torture but her empathy for the captive girls illustrates that her humanity hasn't been taken from her. I really enjoyed this action-packed thriller with a complex heroine, and look forward to the next in the series.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great read! June 2, 2012

By Wozzie29

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As the other reviewers already said, it's a heck of a page-turner while we follow the main character through her struggles and achievements. What a great new series from Australia's award winning author, PD Martin. I can't wait for the next novel in this series. I know it'll be as unputdownable as this one. Thank you for the gift of your writing, PD.

More About the Author

PD Martin - Phillipa Deanne Martin - is the author of five novels featuring Australian FBI profiler Sophie Anderson. To date, these novels have been published in 13 countries. The first in the Sophie Anderson series, Body Count, was inspired by a nightmare that haunted Phillipa for years. The other books in the series (in order) are The Murderers' Club, Fan Mail, The Killing Hands and Kiss of Death.

Phillipa has also moved into the ebook world, releasing an ebook novella, Coming Home (book 6 in the Sophie series at $2.99), two Sophie short stories (The Missing, $0.99) and two true-crime pieces (When Justice Fails, $0.99). Her most recent release is Hell's Fury, book 1 in a new spy thriller series ($3.99).

She also writes children's/young adult fantasy under the pen name Pippa Dee. The Wanderer and Grounded Spirits are available on Amazon for $2.99. For more information visit www.pippadee.net.

Phillipa lives in Melbourne, Australia and developed a passion for crime fiction and story telling at an early age. This interest was reinforced with formal education through a Bachelor of Behavioural Sciences (with majors in psychology and criminology) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Writing (creative writing).

Prior to becoming a full-time author, Phillipa worked as a professional writer for nearly ten years, writing award-winning copy for brochures, newsletters, websites, training CD-ROMs, flyers, ads, media releases and magazines.

For more information visit www.pdmartin.com.au.