The CIA sent John Moore to gather intelligence about China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Kenya. Instead, he stumbles into a deadly conspiracy by Somalian pirates and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to eliminate Moore’s Vietnamese friend, Colonel Tin. Assisted by Maasai warriors, he attempts to rescue the kidnapped Tin, a former NVA officer and enemy in the Vietnam War. His pursuit leads from Kenya to Zanzibar, but he soon becomes entangled with South African neo-Nazis, who plan to disrupt the Kenya presidential elections by arming various tribal factions and placing in power an extreme right-wing dictator to control the rich mineral wealth of Africa. As if this was not enough, German neo-Nazis attempted to take over the German government with support from the South African neo-Nazis. Moore rushes to stop these white supremacists while fighting his personal war demons.
Legacy of Lies is the thrid novel in the John Moore Mystery series, Puhblished by Hellgate Press, February, 2024.
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ISBN 9781954163843
The book is available on eBook and Print from Amazon; in Print from Barnes and Noble and Hellgate Press and many Independent book stores.
EBook is free for Amazon Kindle Unlimited Members.
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Reviews:
"When you play baseball, if you are three for three, you usually have singles and perhaps an extra base hit sprinkled in. Marohn is three for three but all are home runs--he hit it out of the park, again." Reviewer St. Claire
"When you play baseball, if you are three for three, you usually have singles and perhaps an extra base hit sprinkled in. Marohn is three for three but all are home runs--he hit it out of the park, again." Reviewer St. Claire
Legacy of Lies: A John Moore Mystery (Hellgate Press, 375 pp. $14.95, paper; $2.99, Kindle) is the third novel in Ed Marohn’s exciting CIA-thriller series. These are not stories of a CIA analyst sitting in his office in Langley, Virginia. John Moore is a field agent who is consistently in danger as he plies his trade around the world.
Moore likes to stay busy to keep his mind off of his experiences in Vietnam during the war where he served as an Army infantry Captain and the loss of his wife to cancer. Ed Marohn, a life member of Vietnam Veterans of America, served in Vietnam with the 25th Infantry Division and the 101st Airborne Division, and has taught military history at the University of Nevada. His previous titles in the series are Legacy of War and Legacy of Evil.
John Moore says his CIA boss had “a knack for placing me in difficult and dangerous situations because of my military combat experience.” His boss, for his part, tells him, “I have no other agent that I trust more. You have something that outshines me and everyone I have ever worked with—your honesty and ethics.”
Moore is sent to Nairobi, Kenya, in 2003 to meet a delegation from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. A business deal may be in the works between China and Kenya that could be of interest to the U.S and to Vietnam. Before long, a kidnapping takes place and all hell breaks loose.
While in Kenya Moore experiences more than one reminder of his time in the Vietnam War. He takes daily anti-malaria pills, for one thing, remembering how important they were when he was in Vietnam. When he eats a Kenyan meal it reminds him of the times that he had shared meals with Montagnards. He thinks of the Viet Cong when he sees Africans wearing sandals made from old tire treads. At one point, walking in darkness, he recalls the sounds and smells during a similar situation in Vietnam. For Moore, “the mental stress from the Vietnam War never seemed to go away.”
When he learns that he may need to be wary of fellow agents, he sleeps with his Sig Sauer P229 pistol strapped to a holster on his waist. He will shoot people. He will get shot. He will jump into a rolling Cessna Caravan as it’s about to take off.
This action-packed thriller takes place over a two-week period. Once you begin, it won’t take you anywhere near that long to read it. Legacy of Lies is another winner from Ed Marohn.
Marohn’s website is https://www.writingsfromed.com/
–Bill McCloud. Review for VVA Magazine
Posted in CIA, Electronic Book, Fiction, Novel, Paperback, Thriller, Vietnam veterans, Vietnam War, Vietnam War themed novel | Tagged Ed Marohn, Ed Marohn novel, Legacy of Lies Marohn, Ed Marohn trhiller, John Moore Mystery
Moore likes to stay busy to keep his mind off of his experiences in Vietnam during the war where he served as an Army infantry Captain and the loss of his wife to cancer. Ed Marohn, a life member of Vietnam Veterans of America, served in Vietnam with the 25th Infantry Division and the 101st Airborne Division, and has taught military history at the University of Nevada. His previous titles in the series are Legacy of War and Legacy of Evil.
John Moore says his CIA boss had “a knack for placing me in difficult and dangerous situations because of my military combat experience.” His boss, for his part, tells him, “I have no other agent that I trust more. You have something that outshines me and everyone I have ever worked with—your honesty and ethics.”
Moore is sent to Nairobi, Kenya, in 2003 to meet a delegation from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. A business deal may be in the works between China and Kenya that could be of interest to the U.S and to Vietnam. Before long, a kidnapping takes place and all hell breaks loose.
While in Kenya Moore experiences more than one reminder of his time in the Vietnam War. He takes daily anti-malaria pills, for one thing, remembering how important they were when he was in Vietnam. When he eats a Kenyan meal it reminds him of the times that he had shared meals with Montagnards. He thinks of the Viet Cong when he sees Africans wearing sandals made from old tire treads. At one point, walking in darkness, he recalls the sounds and smells during a similar situation in Vietnam. For Moore, “the mental stress from the Vietnam War never seemed to go away.”
When he learns that he may need to be wary of fellow agents, he sleeps with his Sig Sauer P229 pistol strapped to a holster on his waist. He will shoot people. He will get shot. He will jump into a rolling Cessna Caravan as it’s about to take off.
This action-packed thriller takes place over a two-week period. Once you begin, it won’t take you anywhere near that long to read it. Legacy of Lies is another winner from Ed Marohn.
Marohn’s website is https://www.writingsfromed.com/
–Bill McCloud. Review for VVA Magazine
Posted in CIA, Electronic Book, Fiction, Novel, Paperback, Thriller, Vietnam veterans, Vietnam War, Vietnam War themed novel | Tagged Ed Marohn, Ed Marohn novel, Legacy of Lies Marohn, Ed Marohn trhiller, John Moore Mystery
This series of John Moore mysteries (three so far) are masterfully crafted and suspense-fueled to keep you reading late into the night. Moore, like the author, is a Vietnam veteran, and the stories and resolutions are tied to unresolved issues that time itself helps to reveal. Kudos to this author who writes of what he knows. Review by The Limberlost Review
"Legacy of Lies by Ed Marohn is a fascinating mystery that takes you on a wild ride around Africa. The main character, John encounters friends, foes and strangers from around the world and includes romantic interludes. If you are interested in Vietnam War Veterans and how killing affects their psyche, you will find ample psychological intrigue in the flashbacks and the new developments and dangers that John encounters. While the past experiences return in a haunting fashion that reshape into the present predicaments: There’s never a dull moment. The faithful dog is a heart-warming element, which reminds us of our common human need for companionship."
Janette K. hopper
Janette K. hopper
The third installment of the series is just as good as the first two. No drop off in the action, the characters, or the intrigue. The characters are believable and it is realistic in a way that most in the genre are not. John Moore is a sensitive, moral person who has a refreshing self understanding that seems missing from the leads in most thrillers like this. The three books would make terrific series. I look forward to further adventures. Recommended. Reviewer Fife
Great trilogy - you can sense the author's real experience thru out . He knows his stuff. I have read all three Legacy books and loved them. I look forward to reading his next book - so hurry up. Reviewer hmg99
