Download or read book The Callaghan Septology VII The Final Facedown written by Kim Ekemar and published by Bradley & Brougham Publishing House. This book was released on 2022-10-23 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To his great relief, Callaghan is declared innocent of the murder he has been charged with. After assisting the Metropolitan Police to expose the Russian Mafia’s operation in the UK, he returns to Australia. Meanwhile, the head of the Russian Mafia, in an attempt to get his former life back, decides on a clever, unconventional solution to hide from Interpol. When Dr Sternmacher calls Callaghan to warn him about an issue that can’t be discussed over the phone, he reluctantly accepts to go back to Europe. Callaghan eventually discovers that Mafia boss Vasily Ivanovich has adopted a new, foolproof identity. Next he learns that Vasily has abducted his wife Samantha in Australia. In exchange for her release, Vasily demands his immediate presence in Paris, leaving Callaghan with no choice but to accept. Then a shared, unexpected and terrifying event changes life for both of them, leading Vasily and Callaghan to face each other during a long, tense night. At dawn, they go separate ways, determined to find a way to bring each other one down – for good. KIRKUS REVIEWS A gangster seeks vengeance on Matthias Callaghan in the grand finale of Ekemar’s psychological-thriller series. After wriggling out of a murder rap and exposing the Russian mob in the United Kingdom, Callaghan heads back to Australia, where he feels safe building a new home for his family. However, his vengeful machinations, which involved taking on multiple identities over the course of the series, have had consequences that won’t allow him to rest quite yet. Ekemar’s solid character construction renders even the wildest plot twists wholly plausible. In addition to the main narrative, there are various side plots and personalities that add spice or complications as well as a number of inept crooks that lend the narrative some comic relief. It all leads up to a final confrontation between Callaghan and Ivanovich that’s exciting, poignant, and up-close and personal. Ekemar explores themes of identity as skillfully as a maestro, sounding notes of existential angst and potboiler-y excitement throughout. This final episode also nicely ties up the series’ loose ends in a satisfying climax. A thrilling ending to a multilayered seven-book saga that’s sure to be a hit with fans.
Download or read book The Callaghan Septology V Callaghan in the Crosshairs written by Kim Ekemar and published by Bradley & Brougham Publishing House. This book was released on 2022-10-23 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under the astute leadership of Vasily Ivanovich, the Russian Mafia in London is rapidly expanding its business in the UK and on the European continent, while strategically embarking on a new, ingenious way to launder the proceeds. The heir to the London gangster boss Jeremiah Flint’s fortune decides to send incriminating evidence about Matthias Callaghan to Scotland Yard in retaliation for Callaghan’s past dealings with his uncle. When Callaghan travels with his young family from Australia to Italy, he’s arrested on arrival. After being extradited to the UK, Callaghan is eventually released from jail after putting up the requested bail. However, after walking out of prison, he immediately vanishes despite, by court order, having been equipped with a tracking device. Everyone is looking for Callaghan, but no one knows where, or why, he has disappeared. KIRKUS REVIEWS: Ekemar revisits the adventurous exploits of Matthias Callaghan in this exhilarating opening to a new trilogy. Callaghan’s odyssey began when he was mutilated by Russian mobsters, received a face transplant at a Swiss clinic, and then set out to wreak revenge. Along the way, he switched faces again to assume his father’s identity and continued to juggle the myriad aspects of his convoluted life. Now, his Jekyll-and-Hyde existence seemingly behind him, Callaghan has a new family, a new house, and a new life in Australia. Ekemar spends the lion’s share of this installment laying out the protagonist’s situation while establishing the various characters and what roles they’ll play in the cliffhanger ending. He effectively assembles a complex web of mobsters, reporters, cops (clean and dirty, local and international), smugglers, and people who’ve been wronged by one or more of Callaghan’s ever shifting personae. The action bounces around to encompass Russian gangster machinations in the United Kingdom, a smuggling operation by plane and camel caravan in Morocco and Mauritania, other members of the Russian mob tailing a dirty cop as he lives it up in France, a crucial arrest at an Italian airport, and a blissfully ignorant Callaghan awaiting his third child. In between, Ekemar skillfully and unobtrusively recaps pertinent details of Callaghan’s unique history via dialogue, introspection, speculation, and exposition. Readers will find it useful to read Ekemar’s last four Callaghan books before approaching this one. However, it will surely please established fans. A fast-paced, page-turning continuation of a singular and thought-provoking series.
Download or read book The Callaghan Septology I The Lost Identity Casualties written by Kim Ekemar and published by Bradley & Brougham Publishing House. This book was released on 2022-10-03 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coming out of a coma, Matthias Callaghan finds himself tied to a hospital bed, wrapped in bandages and suffering from amnesia. As he gradually recovers his memories, Callaghan discovers that he – in a case of mistaken identity – has been mutilated and subject to a full face transplant while being comatose. After being released from the hospital, Callaghan spends months in solitary depression plotting his revenge on the five people who have caused him the loss of his identity and former privileged life. What he learns the hard way is that his revenge must encompass the Russian Mafia, a treacherous lawyer, his former business partner, his ex-wife and his estranged father. “Ekemar plays the plot beautifully … A unique, multilayered tale with some fresh twists.” - Kirkus Reviews “A well-conceived tale for those who enjoy smart, complex, global intrigue.” – Clarion Foreword Reviews “It takes a lot of skill to bring so many interesting characters together, explore their histories, build a great main character, plot out some wild revenge plots and watch what happens, all while making some fascinating points about the follies of greed and pride. A fantastic amount of creativity” -Onlinebookclub Reviews “This is a very captivating novel with a very good plot. The beginning immediately draws the reader into the complex web of mystery.” - Amazon Editorial Review
Download or read book The Callaghan Septology VI The Hourglass Running out of Sand written by Kim Ekemar and published by Bradley & Brougham Publishing House. This book was released on 2022-10-23 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Callaghan regains consciousness and discovers that he has been abandoned in the Sahara next to two corpses, he despairs about how to make it back to London without money or a phone. His greatest worry, though, is the loss of the ciclosporin pills that he must take regularly to prevent rejection of the transplants he has been subject to. He eventually makes it to the Mediterranean Sea, where his only alternative to return to Europe is to risk a precarious journey that will take him and several hundreds of hopeful, illegal African emigrants to Italy. After barely surviving the disastrous sea voyage, he continues his eventful journey through Italy to finally reach St Puys – the Swiss clinic where his two face transplants were performed. Knowing that he’s wanted by Interpol, at St Puys Callaghan manages to convince Dr Sternmacher to transfer him clandestinely to London in the hope of being reunited with Samantha. When he’s unable to find her, the penniless Callaghan pays a visit to the flat he was once the owner of. There, a great surprise awaits him. KIRKUS REVIEW Left for dead in the Sahara Desert beside two corpses, Matthias Callaghan—with no money, ID, or meds—finagles his way to his doctor in Switzerland and then to London. In this sixth installment of his series, Ekemar continues to breathe excitement into his face-changing, vengeance-filled, Jekyll and Hyde premise. As soon as the unflappable Callaghan reaches London, where he is wanted for jumping bail on a murder charge, he starts juggling the pieces of his fragmented life in his classic, inimitable style. Expect solid prose, action, plot turns, and conniving among the fully developed protagonists and antagonists alike. Callaghan haggles for an early hearing in his murder case using a picture of the mysterious Ivanovich as a bargaining chip. As in previous installments, the author nicely sets up his readers for the next episode with a grand finale, leaving various threads hanging. This tale’s well-drawn characters move like clockwork through a series of wild, suspenseful plot twists in a danse macabre of greed, murder, and revenge.
Download or read book The Callaghan Septology IV The Tollbooth in the Labyrinth written by Kim Ekemar and published by Bradley & Brougham Publishing House. This book was released on 2022-10-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chased across the world by police and criminals alike, Matthias Callaghan eludes them by hiding in Australia. With his girlfriend Samantha, he starts a new life in the belief that he hasn’t left traces behind allowing Interpol, the Russian Mafia and a London gangster named Flint to find him. Six months later he finds out that he’s wrong. Once again on the run, he and Samantha escapes to Bali where they try to come to grips with Callaghan’s quandary. The pair settles on a daring plan to remove all threats to Callaghan’s existence and allow him to recover his true identity. “Ekemar packs this original, complex tale with action and intrigue from stem to stern … A thrill ride to a series packed with complex characters, motives, and themes that will delight and perhaps trouble, but not disappoint, fans of this series.” - Kirkus Reviews “This book gets four out of four stars from me. It had all the right ingredients for a great read: crime, horror, family problems, international intrigue and even romance.” - Onlinebookclub Reviews “The intricacy with which it is developed, the cohesiveness that weaves the story lines together, and the suspense that is built through the skillfully constructed flashbacks and timely changes of scene combine to form a very intelligently written manuscript in the fiction/suspense genre. ... The plot is wonderfully complex and creative without being overly complicated; it is very absorbing in the sense that good mysteries are intricate and reflect life’s complexity. The reader is constantly kept in suspense as the intrigue builds ... In fact, the plot and the story lines are quite original and inventive!” - Amazon Editorial Review
Download or read book The Callaghan Septology II Where the Bones of a Buried Rat Lie written by Kim Ekemar and published by Bradley & Brougham Publishing House. This book was released on 2022-10-05 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a second face transplant, Matthias Callaghan eases into a different life together with his new girlfriend Samantha. Not until too late does he realise that the Metropolitan police, Rathbone – the Russian Mafia’s legal counsel –, a gangster boss named Flint, and a group of swindled octogenarians all seek to confront the person they believe he is. The sudden reappearance of his ex-wife complicates his life even more. Then, when his former business partner is released from prison, Callaghan gets sued for millions. Hard pressed from all sides, Callaghan decides that his only way out is to adopt one of his former identities and negotiate an assassination. “This is multilayered writing at its best … This well-written thriller’s complex plotting and characterization make for a fine read.” Kirkus Reviews “The main character, Matthias, is brilliantly created. There is no doubt in my mind that this book receives the highest rating.” OnlineBookClub Reviews “The intricacy with which Matthias plans and juggles his life according to what face he is wearing is quite amazing, and the author shows great skill and dexterity in managing and organizing all his relationships so that he never gets caught in one of his impersonations … The number of storylines adds to the depth, intrigue, and originality of the plot.” CreateSpace Reviews
Download or read book Office Based Maxillofacial Surgical Procedures written by Elie M. Ferneini and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to maxillofacial surgical procedures typically performed in an office setting. It comprises three sections, the first of which provides an overview of general and basic perioperative topics such as medical and facial assessment, laboratory indications, local anesthesia, and oral and parenteral sedation. In the second section, a wide range of dentoalveolar procedures are described in detail. The final section is devoted to maxillofacial cosmetic procedures. Here, readers will find stepwise guidance on scar revision, chemical peel, laser resurfacing, dermabrasion, use of neuromodulators and fillers, neck procedures, blepharoplasty, and hair transplant surgery. The book is written by acknowledged experts and is multi-institutional and multispecialty based. It will meet the needs of multiple surgical professionals, including oral and maxillofacial surgeons, plastic surgeons, otolaryngologists, cosmetic surgeons, dentists, and medical and dental students. Health care providers will also be able to use the book as a resource to expand their knowledge on common maxillofacial surgical procedures.
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