A vietnam veteran riding a motorcycle for a national news. Courier by terry irving overdrive rakuten overdrive. I would describe it as a historical political thriller being set in 1972. The year is 1972 in washington, dc, a hotbed of government secrets and fractured souls, with the.
I now write books for a living and manage ronin robot press, an independent publisher, as the. The conspiratorial undertones build as the tension is cranked up expertly by terry irving. If the phrase been there done that ever applies to anyone, it applies to terry. Now hes turned to the fantasy genre with the day of the dragonking, the first book of the last american wizard series. A vietnam veteran riding a motorcycle for a national news network, hes picked up something too hot to handle. We can relate to the military skills forced upon him from vietnam and his posttraumatic stress disorder because of it. Rick putnam is a vietnam vet and motorcycle courier for one of.
You can view and manage by clicking to manage smashwords. Terry irving, author of courier everyone, please welcome author terry irving to the blog today. Rick is trying to get his life together after serving in vietnam and. Its the 70s, dc and rick putnam is the vietnamvet who is a motorcycle courier for a tv network. I was attracted to it on net galley because of the striking cover and the premise of a vietnam veteran, not long back from his war and hes landed slap. View terry irvings profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional.
Book 1 in freelancer series book online at best prices in india on. Rick putnam, the protagonist in the story, is a vietnam vet with some heavy baggage. In addition to 4 emmys, terry has also won 3 peabody awards and 3 dupont awards. This book is the first of his intended series freelancer. He released his debut novel, courier, under his own publishing company, ronin robot press. Hes here to chat about his book courier, hurricane david, lee child, tolkien, the great escape, saint. Ive covered the capital for 40 years and quite a bit of courier is my first novel but hardly my first time around the track in washington dc. The year is 1972 in washington, dc, a hotbed of government secrets and fractured souls, with the watergate scandal heating up and the vietnam war slowing down. Courier by terry irving courier is a classic thriller ride. For any reader who wants to know how it feels to work. Buy courier book online at low prices in india courier. Ive covered the capital for 40 years and quite a bit of courier. Rick putnam is a vietnam vet and motorcycle courier for one of washington d.
Terry irving kicks ass in the 1970s with his first book courier and long may he live to write. Terry irvings books are inspired by his life as a newsman on the road. Terry irving author terry irving is an american fourtime emmy awardwinning writer and producer. If you like, you can change the digest interval below. Rick is trying to get his life together after serving in vietnam and being injured. He has been a producer, editor or writer with abc, cnn, fox and msnbc. Browse terry irving s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste resi e ordini iscriviti a prime carrello. Hello select your address best sellers deals store help new releases coupons gift ideas deals store help new releases coupons gift ideas. Terry irving took his own experiences as a motorcycle courier during nixonera washington, dc and.
Volume 1 freelancer book online at best prices in india on. If the phrase a crackling good yarn evokes an era before twitter, facebook, cell phones, videotape, dvds or cable television, welcome to terry irving s fastpaced thriller. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Courier is one of those fun books you just thoroughly enjoy.
Courier freelancer is a spy thriller with an ordinary man as the hero. Buy courier freelancer book online at low prices in. For any reader who wants to know how it feels to work in the wacky world of journalism, particularly in other parts of the world, his work is a mustread. Buy courier freelancer book online at best prices in india on. Book giveaway for courier by terry irving mar 10apr 10, 2014. Ask terry irving 46 members last activity oct 22, 2015 01. Terry irving audio books, best sellers, author bio. Publisher ronin robot press, author, media consultant, tv producer first novel, courier, published in 20. The beginnings of the open distrust and disappointment directed toward our government today can be traced to this period, and irving brings a slice of that right to us in courier. Courier is terry irvings debut novel and it is fantastic. Irvings story is relentlessly paced, punctuated by bursts of action and violence, and driven by artfully unfolding suspense an exciting and gritty, if uneven, thriller. Irving portrays courier rick putnam as a classic pulpfiction hero.
Courier freelancer volume 1 terry irving on amazon. The watergate scandal has washington on edge and rick putnam, a vietnam. In those months, i wrote the sequel to courier and the first book in a paranormal thriller series, put two rants and a partial memoir up on kindle. I ended up riding a classic bmw r502 for abc news during.
Irvings story is relentlessly paced, punctuated by bursts of. You will receive an email alert if one or more of the authors youre following has a new release. Over the past years, i have written several novelsthe first of which courier was. Awards for courier first place, indie excellence award, political thrillers 2015 runner up, wild card category, new england book festival 2014 honorable mention, fiction category, hollywood book festival 2014 honorable mention, general fiction, san francisco book. In addition to 4 emmys, terry has also won 3 peabody awards and 3 dupont. He has also won three peabody awards, three dupont awards and has been a producer, editor or writer. A riveting read from first page to last, courier documents author terry irving as a master of the suspense novel genre. Irving has manged to capture the style and culture of this period in our history and exploit it to its fullest. I moved to washington dc in 1973 to kick around for a few weeks until i decided on a real career. Terry irving author and editor rock creek consulting llc. Terry irving took his own experiences as a motorcycle courier during nixonera washington, dc and wove them into an exciting, nailbiting, fictional thriller.