The Race: A HELL Ranger Thriller by Gina Fava

Ah, Rome, The Eternal City in all its majesty: St. Peter’s Square, the Spanish Steps, the Pantheon, and the Coliseum. Devlin “Lucky” Lucchesi has made a home here with his pregnant wife, Ella, and his five-year-old son, Marcello. As a Formula One race car driver who has won the hearts of fans across Europe, Devlin has settled into a happy-go-lucky existence. His alter ego as a covert special operative HELL Ranger feels far away.

That is, until a terror attack decimates Rome’s train station, and rips Lucky’s life apart. To blame is Ishmael Zaid, an elusive international terrorist, and a villain from Devlin’s past.

Devlin vows revenge and he teams with his blood-brother Lupo, the sexy BBC reporter Ana Malia, and his HELL Ranger crew to battle Ishmael’s “Race” of Muslim extremist followers. But, as they rush to diffuse a dozen more bombs set to wipe Rome off the map by midnight, it becomes unclear who is with Lucky, who is against him, and who might be up for sale along the way.

The stakes skyrocket when Ishmael kidnaps young Marcello as retribution for a transgression in Devlin’s past. What’s more, in the aftermath of a recent papal election, Ishmael violates the sanctity of the Vatican, robbing one of its ancient relics to employ as an audacious symbol of war on mankind.

Devlin and Ishmael finally collide in a showdown that will ultimately determine the fate of the world. Can Lucky and his band of HELL Rangers beat Ishmael at his own game, or will they be blasted into Eternity along with the City of Seven Hills?

THE RACE is available from Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords.

 *****

“Multi-layered…compelling, hard to put down, and bound to thrill the heck out of the reader.”
-J.H. Bográn, ITW author of TREASURE HUNT and THE ASSASSIN’S MISTRESS

“Gina Fava’s THE RACE is a high-octane thriller, rich with action, imagination and intriguing suspense.”
-August McLaughlin, ITW author of IN HER SHADOW, an Indies Excellence Awards finalist

“Thrilling action and intrigue at its best!”
-Steven M. Moore, author of THE MIDAS BOMB

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A University of Buffalo graduate, Gina Fava holds a WNEC law degree and has studied at the American University of Rome. But, it’s her first-hand experience with bomb scares, car chases, over-eager carabinieri, and dodging gunfire while living in Rome during the Persian Gulf War that spurred her extensive research in counter-terrorism. She’s an avid auto racing fan, and she frequently travels Italy to hunt down her characters’ favorite wines. She is the author of award-winning short stories, and is a member of International Thriller Writers. A Buffalo, New York native, Gina Fava resides with her family in New England. The Race, her debut novel, is available in eBook and in Trade Paperback. Her second novel, The Sculptor, is due for release in 2014.