KITCHENER, Ontario, Dec. 16, 2009 — Danny Quigley realized that he would have to master how to sell life insurance or go back to killing people. This sums up the protagonist in E.J. Russ McDevitt’s novel “The Quigley Alchemy” (published by iUniverse). Under the threat of divorce, Quigley, a trooper in the UK’s elite Special Forces (SAS), takes his discharge and goes to work in financial services. His desire for more leads Quigley on a mission to find business secrets from an insurance executive who has mysteriously disappeared. Quigley embarks on a journey to Ireland to find him.
“The Quigley Alchemy” opens in Kandahar, Afghanistan, then goes to London and then to Sligo, on the West Coast of Ireland. During these travels, Quigley learns how to create a successful business while also ridding himself of a lot of baggage from his past. Author McDevitt could be described as the original Crocodile Dundee due to his adventures, one that included riding in a truck just a few feet away from a live crocodile with only chicken wire separating the two. The author brings his knowledge of dangerous situations to the page and adventurous Danny Quigley must eventually ask himself how much of his old Special Forces skills will he be willing to implement when everything he holds dear is balanced on his decision to honor his new path.
It’s a novel of intrigue, but readers may also wonder why McDevitt dedicated his novel to someone named Neda. While walking with her father on the streets of Tehran, Neda, a beautiful young woman, was killed by a sniper. The author was shocked to see the footage and wanted to make sure Neda was not forgotten – hence the dedication. Without a doubt, there will be more to come from this fascinating man.
About the Author
As a young man, E.J. Russ McDevitt toured Australia with a boxing troupe and later joined the Canadian military, serving with the NATO brigade in Europe. McDevitt won the Irish and British Toastmasters title for Ireland and the United Kingdom, and has appeared on both Irish and Canadian television. He is a qualified NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) master practitioner, trained by Richard Bandler, the originator, and has worked as a life coach/NLP therapist in the UK and Canada. He’s had a short story published in “From the Heart of Ireland” (Brandon Books) and self-published “How to Transform Your Life.” E.J. Russ McDevitt was born in Ireland and now lives in Canada with his wife, Marie. They have six adult children who live all over the world. The author is available for interview.
“The Quigley Alchemy”
Available from: http://www.iUniverse.com, http://www.bn.com, and http://www.amazon.com
ISBN: 978-1440164767 – 6 x 9 – Paperback – 432 pages – $23.95
iUniverse offers a variety of publishing services to help individuals publish, market and sell fiction, poetry and nonfiction books. The company utilizes print-on-demand technology, and is one of the largest self-publishing companies in the U.S. iUniverse is based in Bloomington, Indiana.
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