What are Readers Saying about Apogee?
“Apogee is a winner! I really chewed through it at the expense of other things I should have been doing.”
- Fred B.
“I really enjoyed reading Apogee…great story!!”
- Dean R.
"And how about that....I'm a huge Clancy fan, and this effort by Lou kept me right there from start to finish. I'm impatiently marking time in anticipation of book 2. Thanks Lou, a truly good read!"
- Dave S.
"Apogee is a book for readers who are enthralled by the intrigue of spies and special operators as well as those who seek power to manipulate the world's economy. It is a book that is hard to put down once you start reading it.Well done by a new author."
- Andy T.
"Looking for a new novel to keep you gripped through a few cold days? Apogee is the first of a trilogy written by Lou Earle. It's thrilling and thought provoking, combining current events, world-wide conspiracies, and a touch of local culture. Get your blanket and curl up with this one!"
- Stephanie Silver, President, Vine Collective
What Reviewers are Saying about Apogee
Apogee: Book One of the Mac Sisco Trilogy
Lou Earle
PHiR Publishing
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Apogee is a Mac Sisco novel opening a trilogy about a worldwide conspiracy. It sets the stage for a social and political inspection by introducing the efforts of Ex-Navy Seal and NSA intelligence agent Mac Sisco, who finds himself in over his head when Team Apogee is called upon to thwart an evil government-busting conspiracy.
The story opens with an acknowledgement that will feel familiar to modern Americans: "Something was wrong in America. Very wrong. As the ISIS/ISIL rampage was becoming a distant memory, tensions across the globe were elevating in other ways."
This leads to the first note that makes Apogee exceptional: its grounding not just in modern-day political and social turmoil, but the kinds of perceptions and atmosphere that feel familiar to Americans no matter their political ilk.
Apogee: Book One of the Mac Sisco Trilogy
Lou Earle
PHiR Publishing
ASIN: B0B92KRRWZ $7.49 Kindle
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"Intricately plotted and packed with action…"
Earle makes his debut with this complex spy thriller, the debut installment in The Mac Sisco Trilogy. An insidious conspiracy is taking shape slowly, threatening to wreak havoc around the world. But the evidence is subtle, and the authorities believe there’s a bigger conspiracy at work. When the Ex-Navy Seal and NSA intelligence agent Mac Sisco is assigned to find the unseen enemy and thwart the dangerous plan, he knows he has an impossible task at hand.
Apogee: Book One of the Mac Sisco Trilogy
Lou Earle
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"'Everything is at stake. Don’t spare the rod. If anyone gets in your way, take them out.'"
This opening volume in a trilogy features Mac Sisco, a seasoned intelligence agent on a covert National Security Agency assignment dubbed Apogee. His talents are put to the ultimate test as Mac and his powerfully capable team take on a cunning enemy named Typhon. While Mac’s Team Apogee gains information on the breadth of their assignment, Typhon’s leader, Peter Gunderson, is putting the final touches on his scheme to change the direction of the entire world. His ultimate goal is to rule the world’s economy and sway the people toward a chaotic social revolution.
What are Readers Saying about The Typhon Affair?
"The Typhon Affair is a level up from your average spy thriller--both it and its prequel, Apogee, are smart and compelling global thrillers that do not let up.”
— John Casey, author of The Devolution Trilogy
“The book is awesome! It’s as good as any suspense novel I have read. I stayed up all night and missed a morning meeting to finish it!”
- Larry E.
"Written clearly and intgelligently with great twists and turns, you have a winner."
- Barry C.
"This is a good book. I’m really enjoying it. It is a natural for a screen play/movie."
- Todd W.
What Reviewers are Saying about The Typhon Affair
The Typhon Affair: Book Two of the Mac Sisco Trilogy
by Lou Earle
PHiR Publishing
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book review by D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
As Typhon's Chaos exhibits the potential for worldwide disruption and mass terrorism on a level never seen before, Mac and his team are tasked with the seeming impossible—to confront an enemy who seems to be everywhere, and yet nowhere.
Earle's ability to dovetail political cat-and-mouse games with social inspection lends a realistic tone and attraction to The Typhon Affair that places this thriller on par with the best of established genre authors.
In tackling a tricky situation from which there may be "no defense or recovery," the fate of not just the world order but humanity itself literally rests on Mac's shoulders. If his mission should fail, the world goes with it.
Thriller tension does not get any better than this. Libraries and readers seeking an exceptional story packed with unexpected twists and turns, strong characterization, and astute social and political inspections will find The Typhon Affair a winning acquisition and read.
The Typhon Affair: Book Two of the Mac Sisco Trilogy
by Lou Earle
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Tense, smart, fast-moving action thriller….
Earle’s storytelling is brisk and efficient: he jampacks the gripping narrative with authentic character and vivid plot details.
Mac is a razor-sharp, ultra-cool, gritty hero who responds to threats with cool precision. The vast cast, which includes ingenious members of team Apogee and a handful of tenacious bad guys, are all entangled in a dynamic narrative, bouncing around city to city and country to country.
The prose is crisp, moving steadily through a well-paced plot, and the premise intriguing. Action scenes come in bursts, and a steady stream of revelations keep the tension high. In addition,
The Typhon Affair: Book Two of the Mac Sisco Trilogy
by Lou Earle
PHiR Publishing
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https://phirpublishing.com/titles
book review by Jennifer Hummer
"Admiral, there was only four words in the text, “WE ARE ALIVE-JASMINE” Sisco groaned."
This is a riveting espionage thriller, particularly terrifying because of its current-day context. Ex-Navy Seal and NSA elite Special Op intelligence agent Mac Sisco is assigned to prevent the evil Typhon cabal from gaining power and taking over the globe.
As the leader of Team Apogee, Sisco must stop these bad actors before it is too late. After receiving a random text, it is clear that Jasmine may still be alive, and time is of the essence. The tracker that was put in her airline bag was discovered by bad guy Gunderson, and he’s decided to use it to his advantage by pretending the plane has crashed, and all on board have perished. What follows is a fast-paced, high-octane thriller that fans of this genre will adore.
What Reviewers are Saying about The Maslow Conspiracy
The Maslow Conspiracy: Book Three of the Mac Sisco Trilogy
by Lou Earle
"High-octane action, twists of plot that test characters and lead to questions about what situations they’re actually tackling and how they are resolving them, and the intersection of personalities who concurrently address their own ideals, successes, and failures makes for heady thriller reading."
Over a year has passed since the Typhon Affair. COVID-19, in 2023, has wreaked havoc on physical and psychological levels; not the least of which are political impacts that draw Mac and his team deeper into situations of intrigue, global unrest, and forces that would exploit these circumstances.
Once again, concepts of good and evil are tested as Mac finds himself in a whirlwind of adversity and enemies that seek even more complex methods of controlling humanity. But this time, there are indicators that resolution is on the horizon … if Mac and his team can draw together to confront internal and external forces working against them.
Fragile relationships, confrontations with the Faction, Mac’s struggles while embedded in impossible situations away from his support group, and cryptic messages from Jasmine Snow that lead him through the streets of Rome to confront a CIA agent who is directed to arrest Mac for murder and treason adds tension and twists to the story as Mac is forced to confront scenarios in which he may prove to be the bad guy in the story.
Snow’s character provides an especially satisfying, proactive female contrast to Mac’s leadership which will delight readers seeking equal prowess in male and female problem-solving efforts.
“The truth will set you free.” But, in this case, freedom comes with a promise and a price tag.
These strengths are why The Maslow Conspiracy is highly recommended for libraries and all readers, particularly those immersed in the previous books, who will especially appreciate both the continuity of characters and the fresh dilemmas which arise here, to lead them into revised directions with startling new conclusions about salvation and redemption which adds value to this book and the series as a whole.
The Maslow Conspiracy: Book Three of the Mac Sisco Trilogy
by Lou Earle
A timely, high-stakes political page-turner.
In this final installment in The Mac Sisco Trilogy, Mac faces his most challenging trials yet as he navigates a world fraught with deceit and danger. Over a year has passed since the Typhon Affair. Humanity has always craved vices, from ancient narcotics to modern social media. And with the rise of Covid-19 and engineered diseases, physical well-being is constantly threatened. The Faction, a group claiming to be “enlightened,” seeks to control humanity’s future and are tightening their grip.
Against a backdrop of societal turmoil and global conspiracy, Earle weaves a tale filled with action, intrigue, and moral ambiguity. The story is gripping and timely. Characters, major and minor – all of them – captivate the reader’s attention. The dialogue flows seamlessly, the plot is chillingly feasible, and the descriptions are vivid. Readers are quickly drawn into the story as Earle unravels the ongoing battle between the powerful forces determined to accelerate the planet’s societal downward spiral and Mac and his team.
With twists and turns aplenty, this gripping conclusion delivers a satisfying resolution to the series’ overarching mysteries while keeping readers guessing until the very end. A must-read for anyone who enjoys a pulse-pounding tale of high action and intrigue.
The Maslow Conspiracy: Book Three of the Mac Sisco Trilogy
by Lou Earle
"What was also intriguing about the agency’s findings were the organizations from which the messages emanated."
This final adventure in the author’s trilogy finds Mac Sisco, an ex-Navy SEAL and a current NSA officer, called into service by the director of the NSA. It is 2023, and one event leads to another (and one US department to another) as Sisco works through a mass of international intrigue—games-playing, hostage-holding, and uncertain loyalties, to name only a few problems—to try to find and diffuse significant crises while there is time.
The situations of pulling a political thread to reveal multiple, potentially disastrous events, not knowing whom or what to trust as the web is revealed and untangled, and a race against time are three components in the story that the author handles with consummate skill.
The plot structure, character development, and how these interact keep the reader engaged and intrigued. Like all good literature, the work is defined by a well-constructed storyline and believable characters whom the reader cares about and can relate to, even in extraordinary situations.
The humanity and vulnerability of the characters are plain as the practicalities of trusting and relating to one another are tested. That the story's verisimilitude is sustained throughout is especially admirable, considering this is the third book to feature the characters having to deal with multiple crises and is the most intense of all the stories.
This book will undoubtedly entertain fans of action, mystery, and international intrigue.