The Story Behind The Courier
By Gordon J. Campbell
A few of my associates felt a book based on my business
experiences would be a more natural path for a first foray into the writer's
world. The result would have been a study on Japanese market entry solutions.
This project might be realized in the future.
I agree that a thriller novel is considered a leap from my
everyday experiences, but I argue that a fictional story is also a powerful
vehicle to showcase real-life experiences. It is more fun to read about a
businessman’s daily interactions, when they are enhanced by action and artistic
embellishment.
Some of The Courier’s pages are influenced by people
met, and times enjoyed or suffered through in Japan.
I have met a Yakuza with tattoos inked from ankle to neck
who claimed to have sold futures on his skin.
My work selling medical products to US Government hospitals
at military installations in Asia and Europe put me in contact with
professional soldiers who generously shared stories worth emulating in thriller
novels.
An evening stroll through any of Bangkok's red-light
districts will allow enough research by observation to create an account worth
sharing.
I asked myself what would happen if a salesman without
military training entered into a dangerous situation unfamiliar to anything in
his world. Could he stand up, perceiver, and protect his people?
How would he do under fire or when facing extreme challenges
from evil and dangerous antagonists?
Would he man-up to survive and be capable of protecting his
family?
Who would help him when everything was on the line, and what
would it cost him when the smoke cleared? Would his life be unalterably changed?
I hope these questions are answered when you read The
Courier. May you have as much fun reading the novel as I had in its
creation and development.
About the Author
He’s presently working on the second novel of a series initiated with The Courier, and its protagonist, Gregg Westwood.
Gordon leans on his experiences built around decades working and traveling in Asia. He’s trained at several karate dojos, run full marathons, and skied black diamond hills in the Japanese Alps.
He played American football at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and started in the Canadian championship game known as the Vanier Cup. Gordon is a member of Psi Upsilon Fraternity, Sinim Masonic Lodge, and the Tokyo Valley of the AASR.
When he’s not writing, working, attending one of his daughter’s vocal concerts, pumping iron, or at a lodge meeting, you’ll find him dining with his wife Mako at their favorite local bistro.
website & Social links
Website → https://www.gordonjcampbell.com/
Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/gordonjcampbellauthor/
Twitter → https://twitter.com/GcampbellGordon
About the Book
An expatriate businessman, Gregg Westwood, leaves the Officers’ Club
at an American Air Base in Japan unaware about the impression he’s made
on two intelligence agents. They sized him up as
someone with potential
for strategic deployment, and more importantly, he’s under the radar.
Gregg’s exploits start with what he thinks is a one-off assignment as a courier, and the straightforward task spirals out of control. He’s forced to rise to the occasion and use every resource available to survive. Even his family is jeopardized which forces him to return to Japan to settle scores.
The Courier is one man’s struggle to fight for survival in a world that he’s not been trained for and where violence and retribution are the names of the game.
Praise:
“The Bottom Line: One of the year’s best thrillers.”
–BestThrillers.com
“With such fine attention to detail in creating some amazing scenes, I give The Courier 4 out of 4 stars. Campbell creates an amazing and well-edited adventure that could even someday work on the big screen. Readers that enjoy action adventures or thrillers will likely enjoy this one as well.”
–Official review by Kendra M Parker, OnlineBookClub.org
“The Courier is an exciting ride from start to finish. I couldn’t put it down and wanted more when it finished.”
–Gyle Graham, entrepreneur and longtime Tokyo expatriate
“The Courier would transform well from a thriller novel to an action movie.”
–Michael Harrison, marketing expert and martial artist
Gregg’s exploits start with what he thinks is a one-off assignment as a courier, and the straightforward task spirals out of control. He’s forced to rise to the occasion and use every resource available to survive. Even his family is jeopardized which forces him to return to Japan to settle scores.
The Courier is one man’s struggle to fight for survival in a world that he’s not been trained for and where violence and retribution are the names of the game.
Praise:
“The Bottom Line: One of the year’s best thrillers.”
–BestThrillers.com
“With such fine attention to detail in creating some amazing scenes, I give The Courier 4 out of 4 stars. Campbell creates an amazing and well-edited adventure that could even someday work on the big screen. Readers that enjoy action adventures or thrillers will likely enjoy this one as well.”
–Official review by Kendra M Parker, OnlineBookClub.org
“The Courier is an exciting ride from start to finish. I couldn’t put it down and wanted more when it finished.”
–Gyle Graham, entrepreneur and longtime Tokyo expatriate
“The Courier would transform well from a thriller novel to an action movie.”
–Michael Harrison, marketing expert and martial artist
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