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"Donovan Creed, a former CIA assassin, is a very tough man with a weakness for very easy women. Meet him in LETHAL PEOPLE a relentlessly entertaining crime novel that's often LOL funny! The action is fast and furious, the dialogue smart, savvy and sexy, and the story is filled with quirky... read more

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Donovan Creed, former CIA assassin and a smart-aleck tough guy with a heart of bronze, faces his biggest challenge ever. While pursuing a budding romance with the beautiful Kathleen Gray, Creed stumbles upon a plucky, but horribly burned, little girl named Addie Dawes. Creed's suspicion about... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Donovan Creed, former CIA assassin and a smart-aleck tough guy with a heart of bronze, faces his biggest challenge ever. While pursuing a budding romance with the beautiful Kathleen Gray, Creed stumbles upon a plucky, but horribly burned, little girl named Addie Dawes. Creed's suspicion about the fire that killed Addie's family puts him on a collision course with crime boss Joe DeMeo, in what soon becomes an issue of kill or be killed.DeMeo, a relentless killer who will stop at nothing to protect his empire, targets Creed and his loved ones for death. But Creed has plans of his own. Employing a bizarre cast of characters including a giant, a rival crime lord, an angry midget bent on world conquest, and a team of circus clowns, Creed goes on the attack, with hilarious results.Lethal People is a bizarre, breezy and exciting thriller with excellent pacing, snappy dialogue and quirky characters who will keep you chuckling late into the night.

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  • Donovan Creed: Former CIA assassin
  • Janet Creed: Donovan Creed's ex-wife
  • Kathleen Gray: Creed's girlfriend
  • Joe Demeo: Powerful mobster based in California.
  • Augustus Quinn: Donovan’s friend, business partner and heavy. He is a monster of a man with a severely deformed facial features.
  • Hugo: He is Victor’s spiritual advisor and the Supreme Commander of their army. He is a little person. Victor is planning on taking over the world and has asked Hugo to help.
  • Victor: An angry, vile, quadriplegic little person with dreadlocks.
  • Jenine: Advertised as an aspiring actress on the internet. Donovan matched her to be Callie’s bodydouble.
  • Maddie Dawes: Addie's sister who died in the hospital from burns.
  • Lou Kelly: Donovan’s lieutenant, his ultimate go-to guy. They had been together fifteen years, including their time in Europe with the CIA.
  • Charlie Whiteside: Flew UAV's from Edwards Air Force Base in Afghanistan war. His shrink got him reassigned to a civilian job with the California Coastline Weather Service.
  • Salvatore (Sal) Bonadello: Crime boss on the east coast.
  • Ken Chapman: An accomplished wife-beater. He’s bipolar and is engaged to marry Donovan’s ex-wife. He is forty-two
  • Lauren Jeter: A favorite escort of Donovan Creed. A madam who worked her business out of Cincinnati.
  • Chris Unger: An attorney. Works for Joe DeMoe.
  • Kimberly Creed: Donovan Creed's daughter
  • Hazel Hughes: Addie's aunt who was going to adopt Addie until the money was not there to support her.
  • Greg Dawes: Husband/father of the family who burned in the house fire.
  • Garrett Unger: Chris’ brother. He was an attorney, a legal heavyweight.
  • Darwin: Donovan’s government facilitator.
  • Eddie Ray: Has a past history with Monica Childers.
  • Monica Childers: Dr. Childers' wife.
  • Brad Ellison: Brad Ellison's wife
  • Wendy: A golden retriever dog.
  • Melanie Dawes: Died in a house fire with her husband and daughter.
  • Grasso: One of Joe’s guards
  • Chief Blaunert: Fire marshal who looked into the Dawes house fire.
  • Erica Vargas: Having an affair with Brad Ellison.
  • Addie Dawes: Only survivor of a house fire. She is six years old.
  • Abdaullah Fathi: Had business with Victor.
  • Alison David: Dated Ken Chapman
  • Allen English: Duval County Sheriff
  • Amy: Janet Creed’s best friend who introduced her to Ken Chapman.
  • Arthur Patelli: The person who burned the Dawes house while they were home.
  • Baxter Childers: Monica’s husband.
  • Big Bad: Sal Bonadello's body guard
  • Callie Carpenter: One of Donovan’s team. Beautiful, too short to be a model.
  • Dr. Carol Doering: Charlie’s shrink
  • Carol Teagess: News reporter.
  • Constance: A potential body-double for Callie until she displayed a crotch tat that said, “Is it hot in here or is it just me?”
  • Cooper Stewart: Limo driver in LA and was previously a light-heavyweight contender.
  • Courtney Armbrister: FBI spokesperson
  • Double X: Worked for Chris Unger as a body guard.
  • Eddie: Donovan’s best friend when they were children. Eddie blew himself into a mess with a dozen cherry bombs.
  • Edward Culbertson: Head of Research Operations for Skywatch Industries. The company has a contract with the government to provide artificial intelligence applications to enhance radar imaging. This had been hacked into and no one knew why.
  • George Purvis: Quinn's alias sometimes.
  • Jared: The waiter in the diner where Donovan and Kathleen where eating when Joe’s killer’s showed up.
  • Kathy Ellison: Monica’s step mother
  • Paige: One of the girls that was an aspiring actress that worked for Lou DeMoe
  • Robert Hughes: Hazel Hughes husband
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First Sentence edit see section history

The fire started in Greg and Melanie's basement just after midnight and crept upward through the stairwell silently, like a predator tracking food.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 10 in Donovan Creed. (standard series)

Followed by Lethal Experiment.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. John Locke (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: iUniverse
Country: USA
Publication Date: July-2009
ISBN: 978-1440151712
Page Count: 256

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