The Picture Kills
The Quintana Adventures
by Ian Bull
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Pub Date 5 Aug 2014 | Archive Date 4 Feb 2018
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Description
When you’re covered in mud, running from men with guns, and stuck in small spaces with very little clothing on, it’s amazing what you can learn about a person.
Steven Quintana was once a top Army Ranger reconnaissance photographer until he made a fatal mistake on a mission. A boy was killed, and Steven’s military career was cut short—all because of a photo he took.
Now he works as a paparazzo in Hollywood where his photos can’t hurt anybody, the money is easy, and he can forget the past.
But when mega movie star Julia Travers is kidnapped, Steven discovers the kidnappers used photos he took to cover up the crime. Realizing that he’s still harming people with his camera, he swears to fix his mistake, Rambo-style.
But—life or death situation or not—the last person Julia wants coming to her rescue is the paparazzo whose photos got her into trouble in the first place.
THE PICTURE KILLS is a fun, fresh, sexy, snappy, fast-paced thriller that starts in celebrity-obsessed Hollywood and climaxes in the exotic and remote cays of the Bahamas.
Advance Praise
Every once in a while a book takes you by surprise with its masterful handling of plot, detail, characterization and suspense. Ian Bull's The Picture Kills is such a book. A thrilling page-turner with real literary value, The Picture Kills combines the international intrigue of Lee Child, the procedural know-how of Michael Connelly, and yes, the Hollywood insider's expertise of Jackie Collins, with a plot that takes the reader on a Bondian adventure across the globe. Daringly constructed in alternating points-of-view between the hero Steve Quintana and his female counterpart in distress, the book comes together in a shockingly hair-raising climax that only later will the reader realize had been set up and laid out by the author chapters in advance. In his protagonist Steve Quintana, Ian Bull has created a new thriller hero who's very human, prone to mistakes, frailty and self-doubt, yet with Scot Harvath power, Angus MacGyver ingenuity and Ethan Hunt resiliance that makes him ripe for a continuing literary series and makes this series perfect for cinematic adaptation. Ian Bull is a powerful author for the masses! I look forward to the Quintanta series, and am thankful the final pages leave that possibility very open - 5 Stars Amazon
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780990421665 |
| PRICE | US$14.95 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Nancy K, Reviewer
I am a sucker for Caribbean adventures. This one took a little time pulling me in with back story, but there was never a shortage of drama, angst or need for both lead characters ace photographer Steven Quintana and huge movie star Julia Travers to prove themselves. Much more than that, to redeem themselves. They not only need to outgrow their pasts, their unhappiness with their present stations in life . . they reach to point where they must survive!
This fast paced novel will satisfy action/adventure lovers as well as those looking for a deeper meaning. These characters are well-defined and definitely evolve throughout the plot. The author deftly makes you care about their outcome.
It has all the hallmarks of the successful box office hit, a great potential for beautiful photography and classy heroic actors, a movie I would rush out to see!
Tiffany M, Reviewer
It's amazing what you can learn about a person when you're covered in mud, running from men with guns, and stuck in small spaces with minimal clothing. Once, Steven Quintana was a top Army Ranger reconnaissance photographer. But, he made a fatal mistake on a mission that resulted in the death of a young boy, and his military career was cut short. And, all because of a photo he took! He now works as a paparazzi photographer, where he reasons his photos can't actually hurt anyone. The money is easy and he's trying to forget his past. Then, mega celebrity, Julia Travers, is kidnapped and the kidnappers use the pictures Steven took to cover up the crime. He comes to the horrifying realization that his pictures are still hurting people and swears to fix his mistake...Rambo style.
This was a fun, fast paced, suspenseful read that takes places in multiple locales. There's lots of action, witty dialog and dynamic characters. Bull manages to portray the love/hate relationship celebrities have with the paparazzi very well. The story is written from both Steven's and Julia's points of view and he manages to handle the transitions really well. Not all authors can transition between more than one point of view without it being confusing. Bull also manages to make the story come to life with the power of his descriptions. This was the first book I've read by this author but it will definitely not be the last!
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