“Fun Read with some great characters and interesting plot developments. The story flows well and the characters are complex and yet easy to relate to. There are a number of fun scenes and character quirks that sounded a lot like my own family, but the Wade family, with their military background are a much more dangerous group than your average clan. Fun read with some great emotionally powerful content. Full disclosure: I am the narrator of the audiobook version, but I did really enjoy reading it and genuinely would not have accepted the project if I didn’t love the text & the characters. Found myself rooting for the Wades throughout.” – Amazon Review
SKELMIR (Mason Wade Thriller Book 1)
The bomb meant for CIA operative Mason Wade was just the opening salvo. The real target is his entire bloodline.
Up in Idaho, Mason’s family of military veterans is fighting a sudden, violent turf war over their sprawling ranch. Thousands of miles south in Argentina, the wealthy Acosta branch of his family is being systematically dismantled by manufactured criminal charges and vicious blackmail.
It isn’t a coincidence. It’s a coordinated attack.
While his brother and cousin hold the line in Idaho, Mason hunts down the architects of the attacks in Argentina. But surviving a two-continent war requires leveraging every resource at Mason’s disposal. As Mason digs deep to find the source, he is about to drag long-buried sins into the light that could destroy the Wades and the Acostas from the inside out.
About the Author
Chris C. Gaskins
Chris Gaskins is an executive technology leader whose career is anchored by foundational work at IBM and Tivoli. But long before managing global engineering operations and deploying enterprise software for data centers, his leadership and technical instincts were forged on a family farm. Today, he merges this business and technical experience with a deep, hands-on understanding of rural life to craft the Mason Wade thriller series. Chris and his wife, Allison, reside in rural North Texas. He enjoys spending time with family and at church as well as RVing, hiking, and exploring new places.
Background
– Raised on a multi-generational farm in Willacoochee, Georgia
– Spent his teenage years working on the farm and being a veterinary assistant to his father, learning the realities of rural life
– Developed an interest at an early age in history and technology
– An avid reader of non-fiction and fiction
Technology Leadership
– Holds a degree in Computer Science from Berry College
– Worked his way through college as an IBM co-operative education student
– Spent the first ten years of his career with IBM, developing enterprise software solutions
– Served in executive engineering and product development roles at IBM, Tivoli, NetBotz, American Power Conversion, Schneider Electric, RF Code, and Cray
Research & Writing
The authenticity of the Mason Wade series is rooted in a lifelong study of history, military operations, and espionage. Leveraging an eidetic memory and the detail-oriented approach developed over a career of leading engineering teams, Chris conducts extensive research into geopolitical history, military tactics, and intelligence operations. This attention to detail brings a grounded sense of realism to the fictional world of Mason Wade.
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