Terminal Life: A Suited Hero
Richard Torregrossa
Oceanview, Jul 1 2014, $26.95
ISBN 9781608091201
SEAL Luke Stark was in Afghanistan on his second tour when he
learned that his wife Crissy was shot in the face during a robbery and their
young son Jack is missing. He suffered a
breakdown and given a medical discharge while treated as an inpatient at a VA
hospital. As Luke begins to regain his
senses, he leaves the facility with plans to visit Uncle Paulie in Brooklyn to
learn who killed his spouse and find Jack.
However, Luke is running out of time as he also suffers from Hodgkin’s
lymphoma.
Dissed by a receptionist, he slices her throat with a MetroCard
and as he leaves two crippled security guards.
He has begun his quest to avenge his family. Thinking he can get rid of one of this family
punk annoying him, Uncle Paulie promises Luke answers and cash if he takes out
the invincible chemist Mark Fister. Dressed
in sartorial splendor, “:The Suited Hero” enlists his Naval pal Suggs to join
him and they leave behind a path of destruction as even gangbangers learn the
hard way, anyone in Luke’s way, innocent or not, suffers or dies.
Not for everyone, Terminal Life is a gory violent urban thriller
starring a fascinatingly macabre protagonist who refuses to accept sh*t from
anyone in his search for his son. Part
of the fun comes from iconic pop names and references like Uncle Paulie, Luke
and Laura, and Bond trivia, etc. sprinkled throughout the engaging storyline.
Harriet Klausner
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