Gina Rae Mitchell

Review – The Good Kill by Kurt Brindley is not for the faint of heart. It’s graphic, intense, and so terrific. Is Killion Lebron a killer or a savior? You’ll have to read it to decide for yourself.

Title: The Good Kill

Author: Kurt Brindley

Series: The Killian Lebon Novels (Book 1)

Publisher: Independent

Print Length:  404 pages

Genres: Psychological Fiction – Vigilante Justice Thriller – Action/Adventure

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Review – The Good Kill by Kurt Brindley

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Synopsis:

A former Navy SEAL turned vigilante hitman already in the crosshairs of corrupt Russian agents finds himself in even deeper trouble after rescuing a sex trafficking victim against her will just as she is about to be delivered into the hands of an unscrupulous corporate mogul, an impetuous and dangerous man who will not be denied his purchase. . .

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During the battle to liberate Mosul from the brutal grip of the Islamic State, Killian Lebon, a war-weary Navy SEAL Senior Chief, sustains life-threatening injuries from an explosion during a rescue operation that goes horribly wrong.

Forced into early retirement from a vocation that for almost twenty years had been his sole purpose for being – that of a fearless warrior in defense of his country – Killian’s life quickly spirals downward to the deepest depths of hopelessness and despair due to the traumatic after-effects of his injuries and the overwhelming guilt he feels from the tragic consequences of his failed final mission.

Left without the will to continue on within such a dark and indifferent world, Killian attempts what he expects will be his last and ultimate mission. But RJ, a woman he had loved once long ago, saves him from his void of despair and, in her effort to console him, reveals two long-held, painful secrets, secrets that inspire within him a dark new purpose for living.

However, it isn’t long before this new lethal life mission of his places him and those he cares for straight within the deadly crosshairs of corrupt Russian agents and unscrupulous corporate moguls and forces him on a desperate and harrowing journey of rescue and revenge, one that takes him from the lush rolling hills of his Southern Pennsylvania farm, down to the mean streets of Baltimore and the steamy bayous of New Orleans, and then back once again to the windswept desert of Iraq where all his troubles first began…and where his most anticipated act of vigilante justice is destined to be executed.

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My review – The Good Kill by Kurt Brindley

The Good Kill, A Killion Lebron Novel, Book 1 is an incredible graphic thriller 

Killion’s story will grab you on page one and not let go!

He is a hero and a cold-blooded killer. He’s tough as nails but carries a deeply hidden kernel of love in his heart. After devastating physical & mental injuries during the war, he finds his calling in retaliating against the scum of society. Those who perpetrate heinous crimes against women & children are his targets.

Killian takes them all on. Pimps, drug dealers, human traffickers, dirty Russian agents, corporate tycoons, are all fair game to him.

The novel is not for the squeamish. You can’t tell this type of story without violence and blood. However, the action is so intense you must keep reading. Mr. Brindley excels at diving deep into the psyche of each character, setting up plotlines that intricately weave a cohesive story.

Fans of Navy Seals, vigilante justice, and hard-core action will fall in love with Killian Lebon. I foresee any more stories in this series.

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Review – The Good Kill by Kurt Brindley

Kurt is a retired Navy Senior Chief Cryptologist and former Defense Contractor who supported the U.S. Intelligence Community mission for nearly thirty years. He traveled much of the world in service to his country, met many interesting characters, and bore witness to many spectacular events, much of which he will never be able to discuss publicly. Nevertheless, he will always hold fond memories of those times long past and, aye, he still has many o’ unclassified stories yet to tell…

Nowadays, he and his family are moored happily in a house on top of a windy and rolling hill in Southern Pennsylvania, where he slogs mightily in an effort to record these hard-earned stories of his.

In the summer of 2015, Kurt adapted his short story Leave into a screenplay. In October 2016, Leave was filmed and produced in Los Angeles with an amazing cast and crew. The short film premiered at the LA Femme Film Festival in October 2018 and is now available for all to stream at Amazon Prime.

Kurt blogs – or, as he likes to say: “Surmises with aplomb and nary remorse” – regularly at kurtbrindley.com. There, he likes to wax poetic, overshare poorly lit photographs of his rather large yet loveable Plott Hounds Aurelius and Zeno, and every now and again, if he can muster up the courage, venture hesitantly into commentary on all our pretty yet petulant planet’s perplexing problems, political and/or otherwise.

An irreverent, fun interview with Kurt!

How long have you been writing?
Far too long and I’m still looking for a recovery program which will allow me to free myself from the painful, self-flagellating addiction once and for all.

What inspired you to write in this genre?
Money. Simple as that. I know we’re told that to be a successful writer – and this may explain why I’m presently in the authorial state that I’m in – one must write for the pure passion and joy of writing and not for any gross materialistic purposes. And we’re also told that one must write in the genre that one feels most passionately about. Unfortunately, my favorite reads and what I would prefer to write are in what’s come to be known as the literary fiction genre, a genre which is mostly left unread, ergo unpurchased, by the rare few in our society who still choose to read anything longer than a tweet. Consequently, since I’m medically retired and on a disability pension – the reasons why of which I shan’t bore you.

I figured if I’m going to waste spend my time writing, I might as well write something that at least has a remote chance of being read.

In which genre does your life story belong?
Literary fiction. Yeah, zzz…

Do you have a set writing schedule?
Only in the fantasy of my mind is one firmly set. Although, once I am fortunate to finally get myself into a writing groove, I do try to write towards the latest manuscript first thing in the morning once the coffee has had a chance to work its magic. Although again, some of my most flowing writing comes spontaneously, mostly in the wee hours past the witching hour. I like it a lot when that happens, and I usually sleep peacefully and with a satiated smile on my face afterwards.

Do you need silence to write, or can you work in any environment?
I can’t work in just any environment that’s for sure, but do I like to keep the Spotify tracks rollin’ freely and loudly when I’m in the rare writing groove.

If you could set up your perfect writing scenario, what would it involve?
A remote, internet-free, cozy little snowed-in cottage heated warm and snugly by a well-fed and crackling fire, and which is located dangerously near a bluff’s jagged and rocky edge, and which has a small but revealing window that looks out upon a cold and gray and angry ocean.

What is your most unusual writing quirk?
The writing itself. Writing long passages to me is such a peculiar and unnatural act that calling it a quirk is probably the best term for it. Probably the second quirkiest thing about my novel writing is that I will actually pen (preferably with a Pilot G2 fine tip) the first draft out in an unreadable longhand.

Were you an avid reader growing up?
Not really. My first reading passion came in the form of comic books. Stereotypically boring but true. It wasn’t until my tween years when I discovered the steamy little Harold Robbins and Sydney Sheldon books that my mom had failed at hiding from her inquisitive and naughty children did I realize that novels could actually provide some inspiring entertainment, if you (wink) know what I mean (wink, wink).

What has influenced your writing the most?
A strong desire for money so I can purchase that remote, cozy little snowed-in cottage on the bluff where I can quirkily pen the days away until happily ever after.

Is there anything you would like my readers to know about you and your book?
I’m very tall, and my book is very long. It’s unclear yet whether there is any relationship between the two.

Author’s contact info:

• Website: https://kurtbrindley.com/
• Amazon: https://amzn.to/2OcWMdr
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/KurtBrindley
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kurtjbrindley/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKurtBrindley/

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