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The Devil Orders Takeout Paperback – April 22, 2017

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A tax attorney with integrity...a powerful mobster determined to bend his will...

Grayson Bolt isn't about to compromise his integrity to help a notorious crime boss escape the cross-hairs of the IRS. But there's a steep price to pay for defying The Man--Grayson's beloved wife and older son.

There's only one way for Grayson to prevent his younger son, Jim, an innocent golf prodigy, from also being taken out: play a dangerous game of cat and mouse. And what will Jim be forced to do when the woman he loves gets ensnarled in a web of betrayal and deceit?

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Black Opal Books
Publication date

April 22, 2017
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5.25 x 0.77 x 8 inches
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1626946078
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978-1626946071
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..".an intense and intriguing tale...set in a world of gangsters, sports enthusiasts, gamblers, and a father who's willing to sell his soul to save his only son, it will keep you riveted from the very first page." Pepper O'Neal, author of the award-winning Black Ops Chronicles series.

"Brier likes to mess with your head and, bless his twisted little heart, he's darn good at it. Anybody who says they know where this book is going even twenty pages from the end is either lying or deserves his own psychic hot line." Dr. Bruce Kautz

The Devil Orders Takeout will have readers on the edge of their seats as they race towards the surprising yet satisfying end… great character development. First-rate plotting keeps Brier’s tale full of suspense…
—RT Book Reviews 4.5 Top Pick

In The Devil Orders Takeout by Bill A. Brier, Grayson Bolt’s wife and son are killed in a mysterious automobile accident, which Grayson is sure was not an accident at all, but murder.

To protect his only remaining son, Grayson makes a deal with a mob kingpin and turns the boy into a golf prodigy, hoping to make him too valuable to kill. Becoming obsessed, Grayson runs the risk of ruining not only his own life but his son’s as well.

Filled with well-developed, realistic, and engaging characters, the story will catch and hold your interest from beginning to end.
—Taylor Jones

The Devil Orders Takeout is the story of a good man who makes a number of bad choices, resulting in tragic consequences. Grayson Bolt is a well-known tax attorney, a devoted husband and father, and an avid golfer.

When his wife and oldest son are killed in an automobile collision, Grayson goes to extreme measures to protect his youngest and only remaining son from a similar fate.

Convinced that his wife and child were murdered, Grayson works tirelessly to turn his younger son into a golf pro, hopefully making him too important, well-known, and valuable to kill. This goal becomes an obsession that has tragic consequences on both Grayson’s life and his son’s.

The Devil Orders Takeout is a tale of greed, corruption, and revenge—a chilling, thought-provoking story that will have you turning pages as fast as you can.
—Regan Murphy

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Opal Books (April 22, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 370 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1626946078
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1626946071
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.77 x 8 inches

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BILL A. BRIER BIO

Bill grew up in California and went to Hollywood High School. After serving in the Air Force as a combat cameraman, he hired on at Disney Studios as a film loader, and advanced from there.

He earned a master’s degree in psychology. A big help when working with Trumpish Hollywood producers—you’re fired! During his more than twenty-five years in the movie business as a cameraman, film editor, and general manager, Bill worked on everything from the hilarious, The Love Bug, to the creepy, The Exorcist, to the far out, Star Trek and Battle Star Galactica.

Eight years ago, Bill switched from reading scripts to writing mysteries and driving racecars. After completing three award-winning novels, he signed with Black Opal Books. His first novel, The Devil Orders Takeout, to release April 22, is a standalone mystery/thriller about a devoted father and husband who makes a deal with a real-life devil to protect his golf-prodigy son after his wife and older son are killed in a mysterious accident—and pays hell for it.

Bill’s second mystery, The Killer Who Hated Soup, launches in July. The Internet? Never heard of it. Smart phones? Who you kiddin’? It’s the 1950s. Energetic and eager to make his mark on what Time magazine called the next great boom town, Bucky Ontario leaves his daddy and little sister in Louisiana and rides a bus to Defiance, Oklahoma, a town not particularly adverse to murders, just the embarrassment of them when committed by high officials.

Bill lives in Southern California with his wife, dogs and chickens. He writes everyday and golfs infrequently (that damn right knee!). His five children and eight grandchildren keep him busy going to birthday parties, and he never misses a one!

The Brier Patch, Bill’s humorous and engaging blog about his wild and woolly early days in Hollywood, is on his website, billbrier.com, along with a contest linked to The Devil Orders Takeout, which will award the grand prizewinner $1,000.

AWARDS

The Devil Orders Takeout was a finalist in the 2015 Faulkner Creative Writing Competition. The Killer Who Hated Soup placed third in the Southwest Writers 2013 contest for mysteries and was shortlisted for finalist in the 2015 Faulkner Creative Writing Competition. The Killer Who Wasn’t There placed semi-finalist in the same Faulkner contest.

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pamela markham

COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 20, 2017

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As a woman, I was surprised how much I enjoyed this book. It’s not about criminals, though they do appear, often in funny ways. The story is about sacrifice and love.

This superbly written story starts with a tax lawyer who gets in trouble with a gangster. The author shows us early on just how awful the gangster is, and when he threatens the lawyer’s son and the son’s girlfriend (who’s got brains galore), the story turns into a nail-biting adventure that keeps going until the last page. And with a twist I could never have imagined.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 18, 2017

Mr. Brier certainly keeps his readers guessing in The Devil Orders Takeout! You never know who will win in each chapter...the good fairy or the bad fairy because it's definitely make-believe. There are many entertaining twists and turns throughout the book. The characters are the bad guys chasing the not so good guys. My favorite character was the one revealed at the the end.

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Michael Marino Hale

there are good and bad guys

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 26, 2017

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ONE HELLUVA RIDE!

I give Brier five stars for the same reasons someone else tagged him with two. Yes, the book is similar to riding a roller coaster. Yes, you will not know who will win in each chapter. Yes, the book’s crammed full of twists and turns. And yes, there are good and bad guys, all of which are incredibly entertaining. Anyone starting this book will definitely read on to the surprising—and greatly satisfying—end.

I just pre-ordered Brier's second book, and if it's half as good as the first, I won't be disappointed.

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D. O'Neille

The Devil Orders Takeout will put Bill Brier in the Who's Who of authors!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 4, 2017

I have read that this novel is a wonderful thriller. Great suspense. And for the happily-ever-after fans, there’s a few encouraging reviews out there for you as well. But to call this book a suspense novel, romantic suspense, or a thriller would be selling it short. Yes, romantic suspense lovers are going to grab a quilt and curl up with this one, except for when they are sitting stiffly at the edge of their seats. But this book is more than suspense, more than a thriller, more than “let’s fall in love.” Between death by mobster and run for your life, Brier has woven the intricacies of a family drama into this novel. For the main character Grayson, Brier didn’t stop at giving him the little task of self-discovery. No, this author brought us to our knees in tears when he blends the kind of tragic “discovered too late” realization of mistakes most often found only in literary works.
I enjoyed the thriller aspect of the novel, loved the romance, and pondered the literary realm of Grayson's world. Though I understood some of his rationale, I despised the kind of father he was. And yet he wriggled his way into my heart so that I felt sorrow for him, sorrow that he was so blind for too long, and a worse kind of blindness than that which afflicted his son. It’s a good read, and I’d recommend it to anyone.

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Betty Tanenbaum

If you are a mystery fan like I am

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 4, 2017

KEPT ME UP ALL NIGHT!

I started reading this mystery at 10:00 pm and could not put it down until I had finished it at 9:00 am the next morning. I was totally hooked waiting to read the next chapter as the plot unfolded. I was kept guessing throughout the evening and early morning intrigued by the story and amused by the clever humor laced throughout its chapters. If you are a mystery fan like I am, this will be one of your favorites.

Betty Tanenbaum

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 15, 2017

What a page turner! I do enjoy a good mystery now and then, and this book did not disappoint! It was a wild ride from start to finish with unexpected plot twists. The story is well written and perfectly structured. I definitely rooted for the main character, Grayson Bolt. The other characters are intriguing and well developed. I look forward to reading more from this author.

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paul sinor

A great summer read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 17, 2017

The author take the reader to a place not often seen in mysteries. His knowledge of both that world...read it to find out...and the mystery genre keep you guessing as to what's going to happy and to whom. It's got enough twists and turns to keep you guessing to the completely unpredictable end. An excellent read.

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Jesicah Grossman

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 23, 2017

The book is meticulously plotted, with a great voice, and a different structure. As you get into it, you understand why Brier structured it as he did. Without using any spoilers, I will say that surprises abound, and the final chapter is awesome---even through the last paragraphs to the final line in the book.

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