Darkish Visitors by R.A. Van Vleet
What’s It About?
Darkish Visitors is a fast-moving motion thriller novel loosely based mostly on true occasions a few intercourse trafficking group working within the Los Angeles, California space.
Retired DEA agent and ex-Marine Ian Martin runs a personal safety and investigation company in California. When his present task and a fateful encounter lead him to uncover a conspiracy of secrets and techniques, he’s in for a collection of surprising surprises. Darkish Visitors, the second crime thriller within the collection by R.A. Van Vleet, supplies a harrowing glimpse into the human and drug trafficking business, loosely impressed by true occasions.
Homicide Makes an attempt and Firm Secrets and techniques
The story begins with a automobile accident that pulls Ian Martin into an interconnected chain of occasions and life-threatening crimes. When Ashley Davis drives away with Ian’s bumper hooked up to her automobile, it looks like the right meet-cute. However one thing is upsetting her, and Ian’s sharp thoughts warns him of a buried reality — Ashley just isn’t solely in the course of a divorce from her dishonest, billionaire husband Jon, however she is being blackmailed and her life is in imminent hazard.
Fortunately, Ian is simply the man for the job. Employed as Ashley’s safety element after an try on her life, Ian sticks shut by his new shopper. Underneath Ian’s cautious safety and secure from exterior threats, Ashley’s greatest secret involves mild when she reveals the horrific factor that occurred to her years in the past. It’s one thing that may come again to chunk, nearer to residence than she realized.
Whereas Ian fights threats and homicide makes an attempt, in addition to his rising emotions for Ashley, a conspiracy is being uncovered. Two worldwide transport import corporations — together with Nice Nations Imports, for which Ian works — are being investigated after a lethal assault as fronts for human and drug trafficking from Russia and China.
Dangerous Guys and Worse Guys
Ian, after all, is among the good guys. However there are unhealthy guys. After which, there are the worse guys.
Gorgi Alexseev turned concerned within the Russian Mob and climbed the ranks for many years earlier than he was moved to LA to run the drug and intercourse commerce with Nationwide Imports. Gorgi makes for an ideal antagonist — although antagonist feels too mild a phrase for this type of villainy that may make the reader’s abdomen flip. He’s a despicable man, who objectifies, rapes and abuses the ladies and kids he traffics, and leads a cohort of males who comply with his orders and perform their very own wills.
On the climax of Darkish Visitors, we’re taken into Gorgi’s mansion to witness the worst of his transgressions. “He turned to the open doorways and…[led] twelve younger ladies, who have been below the affect of medicine, into the room and had them stand in a line throughout the tip of the room for the friends to examine; their ages ranged from 13 to 16.” What ends in graphic, violent element, is the twisted actions of Gorgi’s confidantes and the rich males who pay massive sums to partake on this worldwide scheme.
Thriller Novel Written in Calculated Element
Regardless of the horrors they’ve confronted, the ladies within the story know their price — notably the courageous and decided Megan Mikhalovna, who was trafficked over a decade in the past and fights to be reunited together with her sister.
Regardless of the horrendous circumstances they’re trapped in, these girls are able to combat again, defend their harmless family members and discover their method out. Ashley Davis, too, by no means wavers for greater than a second. With Ian and his formidable workforce at her facet, she discovers that the makes an attempt on her life and the smuggling operation share a darkish connection, however nonetheless she carries on within the identify of justice and humanity.
The novel is written in calculated element, the best way an ex-Marine and personal safety agent like Ian would possibly inform the story — from timestamps of every occasion, to descriptions of character appearances, to vivid particulars about automobiles, weapons, organizations and buildings. Writer R.A. Van Vleet, an ex-Marine and former non-public safety guard, lends an air of experience to his crafting of Ian Martin.
Darkish Visitors supplies an unsettling, terrifying glimpse into the truth of the human trafficking business and the way it can occur proper below our noses. From the emergency touchdown of a crashing aircraft, to thrilling automobile chases, to harmful rescue missions, R.A. Van Vleet doesn’t maintain again from immersive motion sequences. The ending comes like a one-two punch as Ashley, Ian and his workforce combat to uncover the reality and rescue Gorgi’s victims earlier than it’s too late.
About R.A. Van Vleet:
R.A. Van Vleet has been an actor for over 50 years and has appeared in over 75 movement photos and tv collection. He spent 13 years on All My Youngsters and acquired two Emmy Nominations for the function of Chuck Tyler. He’s a Marine Corps veteran, has taught appearing, and directed over 24 performs at Central Arizona School. He wrote, directed, and performed one of many lead roles in Choose Me Not, a film for ABC’s Monday Evening on the Motion pictures, which was not aired as a result of ABC dropped the collection. The movie gained a finest image award, and Amazon Prime picked it up and it was provided for hire. He has at the moment completed two different novels, Honeycomb and Payback. Darkish Visitors is the second novel within the collection which comprises the identical main character. He’s additionally an artist and sculptor, as is his youngest daughter.
Publish Date: 3/10/2023
Style: Crime, Thrillers
Writer: R.A. Van Vleet
Web page Depend: 340 pages
Writer: Environment Press
ISBN: 9781639887699
