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Sotello, Private Investigator (Action Thrillers and Blood Lust Series Book 5) Kindle Edition

by Bernard Lee DeLeo (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Jim Sotello, runs a detective agency out of Oakland, California with the help of his college age daughter and son. In the space of a few weeks time, the world he took for granted turns upside down. From an unexpectedly dangerous caseload, threatening his own family's very existence, Sotello weaves his way into a run for the Governor's Office of California on the Republican Party ticket. As he honestly professes his ultra-conservative views, Sotello shockingly enthralls the hearts and minds of the California voting public, making him into an overnight sensation.In Sotello's campaign, he vows to form a steel wall against terrorist infiltration, and out of control illegal immigration across California's porous borders and ports.

His soaring ascent, in the polls, brings his foes scurrying from their holes in an attempt to defeat Sotello, or remove him entirely. Between special interest groups, and foreign sponsored terrorists, Jim Sotello's twelfth hour campaign becomes a roller coaster ride into danger.

Tremendous plot line where a conservative businessman runs for governor of uber liberal California when the front runner steps down at the last minute. The threats and attacks against a strong conservative running for public office are very believable and frightening at the same time. This book could be a prediction of things to come as the "Golden State" becomes increasingly liberal and less tolerant to anything conservative. - Wild Bill53

I am a professional writer with numerous best-sellers, and read quite a lot, but Bernard Lee DeLeo is one of the purest writing talents I have ever had the pleasure of reading - a brilliant writing talent that I can only envy. - James Byron Huggins
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    Action Thrillers and Blood Lust Series
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    6 July 2014
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00KUKVBU8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ RJ Parker Publishing (6 July 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1419 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 618 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 345

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Bernard Lee DeLeo

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Born and raised in Warren, Ohio, Mr. DeLeo writes Pulp Fiction in many genres. He served aboard the USS Ranger (CVA61) from 1969 until November of 1972. After the Navy, he earned an AA degree in Auto Technology from Chabot College in Hayward, CA, and a BA degree in English from Cal State Hayward.

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Neil Bishop
5.0 out of 5 stars If only fiction was fact.
Reviewed in Australia on 17 August 2015
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If only characters like this were really out there. Bernard exposes the weak, gutless officials we have governing us.
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The Good Read
5.0 out of 5 stars The Good Read
Reviewed in Spain on 19 October 2021
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This book was was what I expected having read this author before funny plenty of action right of centre politics for me with or without the politics enjoyable
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Kenneth M. Senecal
5.0 out of 5 stars Bernard Lee Deleo's American Thriller
Reviewed in the United States on 12 October 2018
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I loved everything about this book. A great character in Sotello and very interesting and exciting to read. This is the first book in Mr. Deleo's American Thriller series and it was great. I can't wait to read the next book in this series.
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Kippereast
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!! I found a story that was impossible to put aside.
Reviewed in the United States on 24 August 2014
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Hi folks, I am not an American, I actually live north of the border and arrived here almost 40 years ago from the UK. When I started reading this book I thought I had the makings of an excellent story, and as I continued reading I pictured every halfway liberal like myself being so down on this book. However, so many of the ideas generated in this story are things that need to happen not only in California, but in every western country, I realized I am not as liberal as I thought I was. The author has a seemingly old fashioned outlook on responsibility, but something that we all need to take heed of and return to. His ideas on education, security and other areas are so spot on, why can nobody else see them without reading this book, including myself. If you hate the country you now live in, or blame everybody else for things that go wrong, you really don't want to read this book. BUT if you are at all open minded and like a really good story wrapped around some important ideas you will want to read this book along with his other titles. I loved the comedy of the characters, which made the story real to me maybe not to others.
One thing I will point out though, I don't agree with all the main character's ideas, but I did agree with a lot of them. Some people might claim liking some of the ideas make me a racist, if that's the case you had better argue that out with my brothers and sisters as I come from a family of many heritages, but all proud of the countries we have made our homes.
I am looking forward to reading the other titles I haven't as yet read.
Sorry for getting a bit long winded, but this story hit a lot of buttons I didn't realize existed, and made it impossible to put down.
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fast roy
4.0 out of 5 stars What this country needs is a few real Sotellos
Reviewed in the United States on 17 July 2014
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Aside from the rambling political rhetoric. This is a good read. The characters are somewhat believable and the adventure unwinds in a decent order. This author does some really good work with most of his characters and makes them people the reader can visualize. What he does miss is the tendency to re-relate the positions and timeline. I think most reader can remember what occurred in the previous chapter.
If only we had some politicians of that caliber on the real life scene.
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claudette valliere
5.0 out of 5 stars Sotello, one helluva guy
Reviewed in the United States on 16 June 2014
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Just one solid well written book. Awesome

This one starts with a lady named Lynn. She wants to hire Jim Sotello because she's being stalked. Of course she's going by another name. Debra Gillingham.

Sotello is 6'5", has facial scars and looks like a gangster. Well anyone's view of what a ganster should look like anyway.

Sotello is a lawyer. He's also ex-FBI and ex-Secret Service. He's currently working as a PI and runs a protection agency with his two children, Ellen and Craig. He's one happy camper.

His kids and he have a good relationship and he's training them in the running of a security business. Loads to learn and his two kids have the brains to do so.

Doesn't take Jim long to figure out there is more to Lynn than meets the eye. She's up to something and its got nothing to do with a stalker.

So begins one damned fine read.

This one has Jim, Ellen, Craig, Lynn, theft, murder, a scheme to get money from a gangster, his daughter, revenge, a run for the governorship of California and Jim Sotello and his kids getting it right in every way.

Just one super read and Kudo's to the author. I couldn't agree more with his take on things in this country. Five Stars and then some.
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