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Inside the Book

Dark Spiral Down

Title: DARK SPIRAL DOWN
Author: Michael Houtz
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Pages: 377
Genre: Thriller/International/Action

BOOK BLURB:

COLE HAUFNER is a reluctant superstar in the professional mixed martial arts world. After his latest fight, his wife and child perish in a car crash. His grief deepens when his brother, BUTCH, a Delta Force operator, is absent from the funeral and reported missing by two furtive strangers who show up unannounced at the burial. Despairing, and acting on a tip, Cole travels to his childhood home in southeast China, looking for his brother.

Butch and his teammate, HAMMER, are the sole American survivors of a gun battle between their unit and North Korean commandos, both sides fighting over possession of a stolen suitcase containing a miniaturized fusion device that could either provide unlimited clean energy or be converted to an undetectable bomb seven times more powerful than a nuclear explosion. Leading the North Koreans is the sociopath, Commander PARK. Pressed into helping the Koreans is a disgraced former CIA operative, BARRETT JENNINGS.

Cole meets with the uncle who raised him, MASTER LI, and is warned to stop his search for Butch. Barrett discovers Cole’s identity (with the help of a genius computer hacker, LILLY), which opens a twenty-year-old wound when Barrett was blamed for the disappearance of Cole’s father, along with the man’s invention. Barrett enlists the 14K organized crime syndicate to help capture Cole. Hammer, separated from Butch during the fight for the device, thwarts the gang’s attempt to kidnap Cole, and the two then set off to find Butch and the device. All parties converge on the city library where Butch, now disguised as a monk, is attempting to communicate with the Pentagon. Barrett and Park capture Butch, while the 14K gang nabs Cole.

Danger mounts as Chinese authorities begin investigating foul play within their borders. Cole fights his way free of the gang and reunites with Hammer.  Both men find Barrett’s apartment and discover Lilly (the man’s stepdaughter), who divulges Barrett’s identity and plan. Cole clashes with Hammer, who is willing to sacrifice Butch in order to recover the fusion device. Lilly offers her help in exchange for her and Barrett’s rescue from Park’s grip. Meanwhile, Barrett discovers the true nature of the case the North Koreans are pursuing and, sensing he and Lilly are to be assassinated by Park once he has the device, frees Butch. Butch, trusting Barrett was sent to rescue him, leads the turncoat to the site where he hid the device. Barrett, hoping to make a quick fortune selling it, shoots Butch before escaping with the case.

Cole, along with Hammer and Lilly, arrives at the location of Butch and finds him gravely wounded. Butch fingers Barrett for shooting him and for stealing the case. Cole wants only to save his brother but Butch makes him promise to kill Barrett and recover their dad’s invention. The revelation that the device is his father’s scientific discovery propels Cole forward to fulfill his brother’s mission. Cole is forced to abandon Butch at a hospital. Cole pursues Barrett to a remote dock where the ex-CIA man is planning to escape China by boat. With the Chinese military now actively looking for Cole, Cole confronts Barrett and Park sparking a gunfight. Barrett kills Park. As Barrett turns the gun on Cole, Hammer kills Barrett. Cole, Hammer and Lilly escape via the boat, and the fusion device is safely returned.

Praise:

“If you’re in the market for a fast paced, action filled, page-turning thriller, Mike Houtz delivers a must-read novel. I highly recommend this emotional rollercoaster of a book for every die-hard thriller reader…Get it ASAP!”

~Lima Charlie Review

“…this work proves that author Houtz is undoubtedly a rising star in the publishing world.”

~Andrea Brunais, Author

“Mike Houtz takes us on fast-pace adventure in Dark Spiral Down, a thrilling ride along the border between China and North Korea, where Cole Haufner is in pursuit of his Delta Force brother and a device that has the potential to change the world forever or destroy it.”

~Dan Grant, Author

Dark Spiral Down is a phenomenal debut novel by Mike Houtz. This book has everything readers of the genre love: a great plot, memorable characters, and a powerful voice. It’s a must-read!”

~Ammar Habib, Bestselling & Award-Winning Author, Editor-in-Chief of Thriller Magazine

 

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Meet the Author

Mike Houtz

After a career in medicine, Mike Houtz succumbed to the call to hang up his stethoscope and pursue his other passion as a writer of fast-paced thrillers. A rabid fan of authors such as Clancy, Mark Greaney, Vince Flynn, and Brad Thor, Mike loves series writing with strong characters, fast pacing and international locations, all of which explode into action in his debut novel, a 2017 Zebulon Award winner. When not at the keyboard, he can be found on the firing range, traveling for research across the globe, or trying out the latest dry-fly pattern on a Gold Medal trout stream.

He lives at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado.

His latest book is the thriller/international/action novel, Dark Spiral Down.

Website: www.mikehoutz.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/michaelhoutz

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/author.mikehoutz/

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Blog Tour Highlights

Monday, May 6

Book Feature & Tour Kick Off at PUYB Virtual Book Club

Tuesday, May 7

Guest Blogging at The Story Behind the Book

Wednesday, May 8

First Chapter Reveal at The Dark Phantom Reviews

Thursday, May 9

Character Guest Post at Nuttin’ But Books

Friday, May 10

Book Featured at My Book Launch

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Monday, May 13

Featured Interview at Pump Up Your Book

Tuesday, May 14

Book Feature at C.A. Milson’s Author Blog

Wednesday, May 15

Interview at The Writer’s Life e-Magazine

Thursday, May 16

Book Teaser Feature at PUYB Book Teasers

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Monday, May 20

Guest Blogging at I’m Into Books

Wednesday, May 22

Interview at The Pulp and Mystery Shelf

Thursday, May 23

Book Feature at Literarily Speaking

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Monday, May 27

Guest Blogging at Blogging Authors

Tuesday, May 28

Interview at As the Pages Turn

Friday, May 31

Book Featured at The Avid Reader

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Monday, June 3

Playing Book Trivia at As the Page Turns

Tuesday, June 4

Interview at Chapter Break

Thursday, June 6

Book Review at Sefina Hawke’s Books

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Monday, June 10

Book Featured at Momma Says: To Read or Not To Read

Book Featured at T’s Stuff

Tuesday, June 11

Interview at Book Bloggin’ Princess

Wednesday, June 12

Guest Blogging at Genuine Jenn

Thursday, June 13

Book Featured at Jazzy Book Reviews

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Monday, June 17

Interview at A Blue Million Books

Tuesday, June 18

First Chapter Reveal at Read My First Chapter

Thursday, June 20

Interview at The Dark Phantom Reviews

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Monday, June 24

Character Interview at Pimp That Character

Tuesday, June 25

Interview at Literarily Speaking

Friday, June 28

Book Featured at My Bookish Pleasures

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Monday, July 1

Guest Blogging at The Writer’s Life

Tuesday, July 2

Book Featured at Book Cover Junkie

Wednesday, July 3

Interview at Book Publishing Secrets

Friday, July 5

Book Featured at Confessions of an Eccentric Bookaholic

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Monday, July 8

Guest Blogging at Dear Reader, Love Author

Tuesday, July 9

Interview at Hooked From Page One

Wednesday, July 10

Interview at Beyond the Books

Thursday, July 11

Guest Blogging at Lori’s Reading Corner

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Monday, July 15

Interview at Write and Take Flight

Tuesday, July 16

Book Featured at I’m Shelf-ish

Wednesday, July 17

Book Featured at The Literary Nook

Thursday, July 18

Interview at My Book Launch

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Monday, July 22

Interview at Blogger News Net

Friday, July 26

Interview at Nuttin’ But Books

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Monday, July 29

Book Featured at A Title Wave

Wednesday, July 31

Book Review at Books for Books

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