That time you stumbled onto a mass grave and mercenaries bolted from the jungle to hunt you down.Veteran bodyguard Jacob Stearne aims to spend quality time with his heiress-boss during a charitable mission to Borneo. Building a school seems simple enough until the locals give chase. She won’t say what she did to provoke them, but providing her protection just flipped from being a mini-vacation to … protection just flipped from being a mini-vacation to a death sentence.
Jacob Stearne is Jack Reacher … without the sanity — Paul Westmoreland
Athlete Pia Sabel intended to put her fortune to use helping educate isolated children. When corrupt officials force her to flee, she remains haunted by the sight of dead and dying villagers. Without evidence of murder, international authorities dismiss her as simply rich and spoiled. Her obsession even grates on the Sabel Security team. Then one of their own contracts a highly contagious disease.
A fine thriller with intriguing locations, intricate plot twists and a complex heroine — Kirkus Reviews
Her friend is near death. A mole in her ranks tries to destroy her. Pia turns to Jacob and his questionable sanity to help bring the guilty to justice. When their primary suspects turn up dead, she must recalculate the evidence. Can Jacob and Pia expose the conspiracy before a tyrant unleashes an apocalyptic virus?
Praise for Seeley James’ Sabel Security series
Pia Sabel reminds me of a young Eve Dallas, or a tragic Daenerys, always driven to succeed — Ingrid Anderson
The twists in Seeley James stories are better than Steve Berry, Tom Clancy, or John Sandford — David Gormer
Jacob and his sidekick god, Mercury are two of the best characters ever created — Secret World Book Club
The intricate plotting in Sabel Security novels creates a world you’ll love to get lost in — Pat Chapman
Plenty of edge of the seat suspense, a splash of well-timed humor, and adventures that leave you wanting more — Susan Gainoutdinov
You can feel them facing evil, staring it in the face and saying, “Bring it on!” — Ann Graham
I loved the character of Pia Sabel – there’s a girl Charlie Fox would team up with any day! — Zoe Sharp, author of the Charlie Fox novels
An excellent fast-moving action thriller — Eric Crown, Founder of F500 company, Insight Enterprises
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I received this book from a Book Funnel giveaway and this is my honest opinion. I have had this book for quite a while and had put off reading it because all the references to the god Mercury had me thinking it was more of a fantasy novel than my normal genre (which is mystery, suspense or thriller). I finally decided to give it a try and I really wish I had done so sooner. I have been missing out. Yes, the god Mercury plays a major (major/minor?) role in the story, but not in the way I had anticipated. This is my basic favorite story (a tight-knit group of men and women, shoot ’em up, traveling all over the world to get the bad guys) with a little extra ingredient thrown in. A previous reviewer said they didn’t like the character of Pia because nobody could be that good and so she wasn’t realistic. Well, I don’t read for realism; I have enough of that in my day to day life. I need escapism and that’s exactly what this book provides. The only thing I wish I had done differently was read the two Origins books first; not that it hampered my enjoyment of Element 42 by not having read them. There were just comments about previous events that I would have been familiar with if I had read the others. Needless to say, I will be going back and reading Origins as soon as possible. I definitely recommend this series.
Great Thriller Series!!!
I read the Pre Sable Security books one & two and enjoyed them both. I finished “Element 42” and was quite impressed at the tightening up of this book. The characters are more filled out as is the world that Pia plays in. A world far removed from a normal person’s. I wish Mr. James had explained how Pia got to be such a good security guard with just high level sports as her teacher. She seems extremely qualified in her new line of work. This story has all the tricks and turns of most thrillers but there are a few that you don’t think she will get out of the particular predicament she is in. But her partners, other Sable Security agents, manage to save her, just in the knick of time. Of course that could be because her main security guard has a God in his head talking to him all the time and advising him of what is going to happen. What to know how that can be? Grab a copy, believe me it’s worth the read. I’m well into book two ‘Death and Dark Money’. Tells you how much I loved “Element 42’. I highly recommend this series so far it has more spills and chills than anything I’ve read in a quite awhile. You really need to start it.
First of all I have to apologize to the author as this book has been in my “ to be read” pile for TOO LONG.
It’s one that I kept saying “ I’ll read that soon
Well now I finally have and I have to say what a great book it is. The main character is a bit quirky, but aren’t we all.
An action packed adventure that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
No spoilers from me but it is well worth a read.
An exciting book that can’t easily be set aside.
Wow. Non stop action and adventure in this book. So many twists and turns, intrigue and danger. Highly recommended. Oh, and Mercury is a bit of genius. What a character to have in your head.
I just finished Element 42 and this is an insane non-stop action packed book. Loved it. Love the characters so I’m glad I’ll be seeing them again (this is my intro.) The ending was completely unexpected!
Can’t wait to read more!
Dang, what a good book! I was hooked within the first few paragraphs. Maybe it was because our “hero” hears voices or maybe it was the kick butt women but I really enjoyed this story. The last few chapters had me on the edge of my seat and holding my breath. That’s total immersion and that’s good writing! This is far from my usual cozy mystery genre and I was surprised that i enjoyed it so much. I will say that there was some gritty scenes that I didn’t like reading but it was all pertinent to the story. The author offered the book for free and I’m glad I took the opportunity to read it.
Mercury Is Awesome. This is the story that really brings Mercury in as an actual character, and he pretty much steals the show. Still not enough Pia, as I still consider The Geneva Decision the best in this series due to its focus on Pia herself, but there was enough development with her that it still felt worthwhile. Great read with an interesting concept that it has been a while since I’ve seen done, and I haven’t seen it done this good in even longer. Very much recommended.
What if god talked to you — and you listened? What if that god was a used god who’s been trying to round up a few believers for fifteen hundred years? This is the problem veteran Jacob faces when he goes off his meds in the first chapter. From there, the story is a fast-paced race to the finish line with great characters and solid twists. And funny at the best and worst times. Definitely unique and definitely worth reading the next one.