Bøker av Norm Olson

Revenge continues the adventures of Marc Ryder, an agent for a secretive government agency, along with other loved-and hate-loved-characters from earlier books in the series. In this novel, Ryder tries to capture the assassin known as The Bolivian. Unfortunately, she doesn't kill only those who get in her way-but also some of those who don't.A farm boy turned US Army officer and FBI special agent, author Norm Olson understands being an ordinary man in extraordinary situations, as Ryder also knows all too well. But unlike real life, Revenge is all entertainment-no moralistic lessons or lofty ideas, just characters you can't look away from, humor to lighten the thrills, and armchair travel to some of the most exciting places on earth.

In the thrilling continuation of the adventure started in the book Long Beach, The Bolivian Enigma once again pits Marc Ryder, who works for a little-known agency within the Department of Defense, against the international assassin called The Bolivian. This time their deadly cat-and-mouse game will find a crescendo-but which one will survive?Like Ryder, author Norm Olson has been an ordinary man thrust into extraordinary situations. He spent twenty-six years as an FBI special agent working in foreign counterintelligence, seven of those years undercover. With this experience, he is able to create a vulnerable, very relatable character in Ryder, all while putting him in action-packed, intriguing, and sometimes even humorous situations all around the world.

There's nothing extraordinary about Marc Ryder…unless you count his work for an obscure government agency that sends him traveling around the world where he meets lots of interesting people, some of whom want him dead.In Midnight, the latest novel in the Marc Ryder Novel of Thrills and Suspense series, Ryder is trying to find an assassin. In the process, he is thrust into the world of drug smuggling and international terrorism and finds himself going one-on-one with a stolen nuclear bomb.Oh yeah-and what about that assassin?Norm Olson, who worked for twenty-five years in law enforcement and counterintelligence, brings not only his expertise but his humor to Midnight, making it the perfect read for the beach, while curled up on a winter's night, or on a plane ride to your own adventure.

Long Beach: A Novel of Intrigue and SuspenseMarc Ryder's life is nothing but extraordinary. He thought his days were exciting enough, since he traveled the world working for an obscure government agency. Then his wife becomes involved with an international drug smuggling ring, and Ryder is recruited by the FBI. Kidnappings and assassination attempts, contacts from Russia, Afghanistan, and Mexico-the whirlwind increases for Ryder, but all roads lead back to Long Beach.Norm Olson's Long Beach is as much a novel of humor and escapism as it is intrigue and suspense. From the first page to the last and beyond, readers won't be able to get enough of, or forget, the memorable characters of Long Beach.