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Merciless Charity: A Charity Styles Novel (Caribbean Thriller Series) Paperback – September 29, 2015

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What can be done to stop madness from sweeping the world when political indecision is the norm? When the nation's leaders lack the backbone to stand up to them, what can stop an enemy that knows no rules? Charity.Charity Styles is a former Olympian and U.S. Army helicopter pilot. Captured and tortured by terrorists in Afghanistan after the opening blows of the War on Terror, Charity has a score to settle. Now working for the Department of Homeland Security, she is offered the opportunity to make a real difference.Critical memories of her ordeal are buried deep in Charity’s subconscious. When the director of Homeland Security’s vaunted Caribbean Counterterrorism Command, discovers the key to unlocking Charity’s past, he unleashes a tempest, the fury of which no enemy can prepare for. Director Stockwell guides Charity, already a martial arts instructor and pilot, through training in marksmanship and spycraft, making her the most dangerous asset in America’s covert arsenal. Charity then sets her sails, crossing the sea in an antique sloop. A single-minded, all-encompassing determination stays her course.To confront the enemy and play by their rules.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Down Island Press; 1st edition (September 29, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 222 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0692548807
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0692548806
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
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Wayne Stinnett is a USA Today Bestselling author of more than thirty novels and one non-fiction book on writing. He’s also a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps, as is his main character, Jesse McDermitt. Between those careers, Stinnett has worked as a deckhand, commercial fisherman, dive master, taxi driver, construction manager, and truck driver, among many other things. He lives with his wife and youngest daughter in the South Carolina Lowcountry, just a few miles from Parris Island, where he went to boot camp. They also have three grown children, four grandchildren, a crazy Carolina dog, and a large cage full of parakeets. He grew up in Melbourne, Florida, and has also lived in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and Cozumel, Mexico.

Stinnett still gets down to Florida regularly, but more often than not, it's via his imagination and writing. All his books are set primarily in the Keys and around the Caribbean. His stories revolve around a retired Marine by the name of Jesse McDermitt, a charter boat Captain who lives on an island in the Middle Keys, where he explores, dives, and fishes the back country of Florida Bay, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Florida Straits. That is until trouble comes looking for him.

You can also follow Stinnett's and Jesse's explorations and adventures on Facebook at "Wayne Stinnett, Author."

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William E. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars A very enjoyable Novel
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2015
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What I see in an author like Wayne Stinnett is that he is a story teller. I would think to hear him tell a story in person would be very similar to the way he writes the story. And as a story teller he needs to bring his audience to his world, keep them there and provide a rich textured "reality" for his characters to tell their story. He does that and does it very well. Yes, there are a few blips, in particular the ending (seemed to be too short for the big build-up that preceded it), but this is new ground here and I do believe that he is still finding his telling rhythm.

I have read all of the Jesse McDermitt series to date and thoroughly enjoyed them all, as I did this novel. I had seven other books in front of this novel to read, and yet, once I started reading "Merciless Charity", it became my first read. Now I have got to catch up with the other books! But to me, that is a excellent indication of the quality of the read.

We, and not just Americans, live in a pretty scary place. There are many American haters in the world and to see one group reap the consequences of their actions seems right to me. Mr. Stinnett does not use a broad brush to condemn or make his story a racist statement, but rather deals with the reality of our world. There are bad men and women in our world today that as individuals mean the USA and other countries harm. And there are other men and women working at keeping them from harming anyone.

Not being a women, I am not sure exactly how well Mr. Stinnett hit the mark. In my opinion however, he did very well. And since, according to the intro to his book, his wife played a very important part. I do not think that he would be able to get away with not being on the mark! :-) And as far as I can tell his female perspective, not quite as smooth as Jesse McDermitt, was pretty realistic and believable. Charity is no "china doll"!

So, I eagerly wait for his next book in this series and his next in the Jesse McDermitt series. I would rate this book about 4.7 but since Amazon system of rating does not allow partial stars, I have not problem giving it 5.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Charity
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2023
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Loved the continuation of the story from the Jesse McDermitt series. Good to know what Charity was doing during her disappearance.😉
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Steve Doherty
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Charity story
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
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Superbly written. Great characters.
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Chuck Wittke
5.0 out of 5 stars Wayne Stinnette Novels
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2024
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I like his storyline on the Charity series. The reading has kept my interest.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2021
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This is a good one....fast paced, black ops and Charity is a real female warrior. She takes no prisoners especially when terrorists are involved.
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Nash Black
3.0 out of 5 stars Story Deserves a Reality Check.
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2016
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My first Wayne Stinnett was a bad selection on my part. I may have expected too much, but as an introduction to a new character it was wooden with a single brief shot (picking up Cuban refugees) for humanization. Real story didn't begin until three quarters of the way into the book creating a slow pace.
Carl Brookins' Devil's Island intertwines sailing, boat operations, and living on the water with the story line in a stronger fashion.
Mr. Stinnett knows sailing & navigation, but "What he doesn't know about woman..." shows. For the life of me I can't remember what character said that in what show. Can someone help me out?
Nash Black, author of Legacy of Death
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2023
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Good book. Can't wait to get started on the next. I'm really enjoying these. Hope there are many more. Try one. I think you will really like them.
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John
5.0 out of 5 stars Will not disappoint
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2018
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I have read all the Jesse McDermitt books in the series and enjoyed every single one. Wayne's stories usually take place in the Florida Keys or Caribbean and are educational as well as exciting. Merciless Charity is a spin-off of the series and follows Charity, the pilot of Jesse's team helicopter, on a clandestine mission to Mexico to locate a group of terrorists who are training and plan to infiltrate into the US within the next week. Most of her trip is on the water in an old sailboat that had been upgraded with many modern conveniences that will allow the boat to sail itself. En route, Charity encounters a family of Cuban refugees and compromises the mission to save them. She also develops a love interest on one of her stops that might continue in the next book.

This story, like the authors' others, are exciting and captivating. Charity is a professional sniper, trained in martial arts, and a skilled "sailor" since her youth. The clock is ticking and Charity can't afford to miss her timeline to stop the terrorists - any delays could compromise the mission. Readers will see her in action and see why she is "merciless."

Good job, in taking on the role of a female protagonist in your spin-off, Wayne. I'm looking forward to continuing this series.
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G. Toane
5.0 out of 5 stars A great sailing tale
Reviewed in Canada on December 29, 2017
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If you know sailing terms you will love this book. It is a fast moving action packed novel. Loved it. You will like the ending.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Caribbean thriller series, Volume 1
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2018
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Martial arts instructor and former Olympic swimmer and U.S. Army helicopter pilot, Charity Styles, now works for the (DHS) Department of Homeland Security. Having been held captive in Afghanistan, where she was raped and tortured repeatedly by the Taliban, she had been declared mentally unfit to return to flight duty status. After time in rehab’, Charity was invited to join the new Caribbean Counterterrorism Command (CCC), as part of a protection force. Still suffering regular nightmares & with scores to settle, she has to learn to keep her blood-lust under control during dangerous clandestine missions.

‘Going rogue’ and sailing a forty-five-foot cutter-rigged sloop, Charity goes on the hunt for her target. He is known to have committed numerous atrocities against his own people in Afghanistan and is currently encamped, with more than a dozen other terrorists, in the crater of a supposedly extinct volcano, near the Gulf Coast of Mexico. Her journey begins with a solo voyage of a thousand nautical miles, her mission known to just two other people.... and The President! Can she possibly achieve her goal, against these odds?!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Union of friends
Reviewed in Australia on January 8, 2022
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It was nice to meet the characters in Wayne Stinnett,s books. The more I read his books the more amazed I become as how each persons character is developed and the strength of their friendships. I would recommend anyone wanting to read a good book to read this authors books.
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MsMerylB
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2021
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Such a great read. Charity is a broken hero, everything about her is human until she turns into a killing machine.
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Ronald N D
4.0 out of 5 stars ONE SUPER FEMALE CHARGED WITH CLANDESTINE JOBS ONLY THE MOST HIGHLY TRAINED COULD ATTEMPT. AND SHE DOES. YOU'LL LOVE IT.
Reviewed in Canada on January 3, 2018
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Wow! Now here is a chic for all seasons. From an unbelievable background as a former Olympian, a helicopter pilot, grav maga expert - plus other martial arts, a female killing machine is born, and into the employ of the US Gov't. The book is written in such a way as to give you an extremely detailed and interesting background for Charity Styles our femme fatale, and really sets the tone for future series books. A very well done epic story indeed. Nice, too, that this is a completely stand alone novel, but finishes in such a way that you're really tempted to keep going with the series. A genuinely good book of a genre many thoroughly enjoy - so go ahead, you have absolutely nothing to lose.
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