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THE GALAPAGOS AGENDA - A Paradigm Shift Thriller (Book 1)Max Villalobos is the gifted son of a corporate tycoon. His dream is to make it on his own, even if that means going against his powerful father who has far different plans when it comes to Max's future.In order to prove who's "boss" the infamous billionaire, Roy Villalobos, stages Max's own kidnapping using their personal Chief of Security. The plan backfires with a near escape, and an explosion that kills Max's girlfriend, turning the tables on Max's original plans.With the cloud of murder hanging over his head, Roy Villalobos offers to sort things out for Max, suggesting his son disappear until the air clears. But when Max arrives aboard the Galapagos Treasure on his way to the Cook Islands, he discovers that not only has he become Suspect #1, but his murdered beloved just happened to be an undercover MI-5 agent on a mission to infiltrate the family and investigate Max's father for multiple crimes.Yet the biggest crime of all is about to occur....Three Latin American political powerhouses have arranged a secret meeting to take place aboard the Galapagos Treasure. Working on a potential transfer of the Galapagos Islands into the hands of the U.S., their intention is to reset the military balance in case of a future confrontation with China. However, Roy Villalobos's 'World War' is good for business, and provoking a conflict between two dominant nations is just what Roy has in mind to increase his wealth and reach the epitome of power.Max needs to figure out how to clear his name of a crime he didn't commit, while uncovering what part he actually has been set up to play in this game of corrupt economic interests. As the fly is to the spider, Max must extricate himself from this web of international intrigue, where murder isn't personal and only the fittest--most ruthless--will survive.
The Galapagos Agenda (A Paradigm Shift Thriller Book 1), by Leonardo Wild - Amazon Sales Rank: #308290 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-11-17
- Released on: 2015-11-17
- Format: Kindle eBook
The Galapagos Agenda (A Paradigm Shift Thriller Book 1), by Leonardo Wild Review "The Galapagos Agenda is my kind of thriller--a brilliant and original premise spun out into a globe-spanning cat-and-mouse game that moves with a break-neck pace through a world of international intrigue, extreme wealth, political assassination, and ancient rivalries--and populated with some of the most wickedly drawn villains in recent memory. Leonardo Wild writes with the self-assured style of a veteran. This is a tremendously good novel."--Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times Bestselling Co-creator of the Famed Pendergast Series"A cross between Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Ian Fleming, Leonardo Wild hurls us down a rabbit hole of philosophy, psychosis, and murder in his debut thriller The Galapagos Agenda. From board rooms to mansions and sleek yachts, you'll enjoy this roller-coaster ride of suspense and thrills." --Gayle Lynds, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Assassins"A sweeping international thriller. Leonardo Wild vividly captures the dangerous worlds of political intrigue and corporate greed in a high stakes showdown in the Galapagos Islands, while also reminding us that true predators live closer than we think."--Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times Author"Yachts exploding, luxury cruise ships, sunken treasure, hammerhead sharks and a plethora of bad guys. The Galapagos Agenda was pure enjoyment from the opening page to the final word. Leonardo Wild's prose is crisp and graceful, his characters well-formed and his plot excruciatingly tense. Put this on your to read list!"--Robert Dugoni, New York Times Bestselling Author of Murder One
From the Author The Birth of Paradigm Shift Thrillers THE GALAPAGOS AGENDA By Leonardo Wild Ten years of writing commercially went by and one day I felt that I needed to make a shift in my career. It took me another ten years to figure out how to do it, and then five more before the result--THE GALAPAGOS AGENDA--saw the light of publication. The details of how and why I felt the need to change are not part of this story. Maybe another time. This is the story of what I decided to do when I decided to shift. In short, I decided to create a new sub-genre within the thriller genre. Or rather, I discovered that, what I had to do, was find a vehicle for the topics that I wanted to write about--to share my discoveries--a format that would allow me to follow the rules of publication without, well, actually being stuck in a jail of my own making! One of the first rules is that if you wish to be successful in a writing career--besides writing well and telling a damn good story--you must choose a genre to write in. A genre that your name will be attached to. "Oh yes, he writes 'medical thrillers'" or "She writes 'vampire stories'." As a quick side note, the "jail of my own making" thing was something I'd seen happen to others over the years: they became successful in a given genre, but because of the genre's canons, they were more or less forced to write a similar book every time, and that led to something they probably hadn't bargained for. Many of them I admired, but stopped reading them. And many of them even stopped writing their books themselves. What did I come up with to avoid this pitfall? In short: Paradigm Shift Thrillers. Stories where not only the protagonist goes through a character arc, but readers as well. Stories where readers will (I hope) experience a shift in their understanding of something--of an aspect of our world--which they most likely didn't know or weren't aware of. Something potentially monumental. Something to make them "shift" their paradigm about an aspect of society and the world we live in. In The Galapagos Agenda--the first book in the series--the topic is politics. Or rather, the profile of people in positions of power--political or otherwise ... though they have always been very closely linked (behind the scenes). The science is called "Political Ponerology," as coined by Andrew Lobaczewski, a Polish psychologist who wrote a book with that name. Basically, Lobaczewski recognized that the percentage of people in positions of power that are psychopaths is larger than we might think. First of all, about one percent of the population are "true" psychopaths--clinical psychopaths and criminal psychopaths. Another three percent--mostly known as sociopaths--are also psychopaths, yet social and personal experiences have been the reason why their ability to feel empathy and have a conscience has been destroyed, why they are compulsive liars and disregard laws, social mores, the rights of others and fail to feel guilt or remorse. In other words, four percent for the world's population are psychopaths, yet they seem to be called to positions of power like moths to light. For example, about ten percent of employees working in Wall Street are considered to have psychopathic traits, and about twenty percent of top CEOs, according to Robert Hare (Without Conscience), are clinical psychopaths. Basically, the people who have found their way to top tiers of management and basically call the shots in the world--in one way or another--are not necessarily criminal, but there is definitely something wrong with them. Because they can do anything at all. Stuff, we normal mortals, couldn't. Or will not unless utterly forced to. Maybe not even then. But four percent of humanity ... no problem at all! In fact, they are the main single cause for deliberate mass human extermination, paling the social effects provoked by serial killers. My question was, though, How can they not only survive but thrive in our society, throughout millennia, to the point where they are the ones basically calling the shots in our society? You see, if something isn't right in Nature, it doesn't last. If certain limits are surpassed, destructive behavior as well as self-destructive behavior will turn itself against the species that is causing the harm. Yet these folks have somehow managed to appear again and again in our history, and we don't seem to learn the lesson. We actually vote for the Hitlers of the world to rule over us. We actually admire those who have made their millions--if not billions--by sheer ruthless behavior. They are with us all the time, but just haven't realized it. How can that be? The answer to my question came from biology, from something called "stigmergy," where an action leaves a trail or mark in the environment--such as the chemical trails left by insects--giving rise to apparently intelligent, coordinated and complex behavior. These agents--psychopaths--have been leaving a trail in an environment--bureaucracy--and now we are stuck with a system that not only supports their kind, but nurtures them. This, I thought, would be a great subject to kick off my new sub-genre. In The Galapagos Agenda, the son of a clinical psychopath--a corporate tycoon--ends up having to face not only the truth about what his father is, but how such people have managed to rise to top positions throughout history being the main cause for the recurrent man-made sufferings of humanity. Because they can remain invisible ... until it's too late. The Galapagos Agenda's launch date is November 17, 2015 (amzn.com/B016Z3EYV6) and it is the first book in a series of Paradigm Shift Thrillers that will touch upon subjects of similar social impact. The victims, in all of them, can be many. And you probably didn't even know it. Hell, you might even be one of them!
About the Author Leonardo Wild, a professional author with 11 books and 200 articles published as well as 42 produced scripts, wears many hats. CEO and co-owner of a company dedicated to environmental solutions, he has travelled extensively: sailed across the Atlantic and the Pacific (including 8 days through a Category 4 hurricane in 1989)--been skipper of a million-dollar yacht at the age of 24 in New Zealand--walked three times over the Andes on foot into the Amazon jungle with Native Indians, taken part in gold survey expeditions in Ecuador's rain forests, cycled across South America, built wooden houses, advised Ecuador's Central Bank on currency design, directed three documentaries; these, and many other experiences, are invariably being weaved into his writing. He resides in Ecuador's Andes Mountains with his Scottish wife and three children in a house of his own design.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Nothing is predictable, layers and layers of mind engaging mystery and intrigue. By Sandra Atherton There are layers and layers of mind engaging mystery and intrigue, against backdrops of international scale. The characters are revealed in their fullness and depth, as the story progresses. Nothing is predictable, as the reader is rivited by the author's attention to the details and clues masterfully woven into an International Intrigue in the mysterious waters and islands of the Galapagos. The author's first hand experience of the Galapagos, is evident and we transported to front row seats as the adventure: political, personal, and of earth shaking proportions unfolds masterfully. The realistic parallels to the world we live in: with the deep roots of sociopathic/psychopathic behavior in the powers that rule is a deeper theme that is worthy of our attention . I also could not put this book down and eagerly await the series that is so relevent to the world we live in. It is a Paradigm Shift Thriller in the most complete sense.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very interesting and eye opening!!! By Jose I loved this book! The story starts fast. Right in the beginning, the main character gets in a trouble where he is accused of a murder that he didn't commit. While he is trying to find the truth, he gets into several catch 22 situations. As the story unfolds, when you think you know who is behind it all, the plot changes direction and it gets even more complex. It is hard to stop reading because you want to really know who the perpetuator is. I love when I find a book with this level of suspense.This is a great book because it talks about a lot of things that we find in our current reality, unseen to most, but once you notice what is happening, you begin to see it everywhere. Our world is ruled by psychopaths that are running corporations and governments, and corporations themselves act like psychopaths, but nobody is talking about this. When you hear the "news", the typical psychopath is a criminal that is uneducated and kills several people or commits several crimes. You never hear in the news about the psychopaths that are intelligent, manipulative, who wear suits and manage corporations that sell products that end up killing millions of people. You never hear about how corporations threaten people that have new ideas that could change the world because that is a treat to their economic success. I learned that there are some corporations in the world that are even more powerful than a many countries. This book talks about all this, making you really understand what is happening around us.The author creates a great story that involves the struggle between the interests of corporations that are more powerful than countries, and how the most powerful countries manipulate things to stay in power.I love books that illustrate about interesting things going on in the world by means of a great story that motivates you to continue reading.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I enjoy reading adventure thrillers the most By maria cristina lussio This book will get you hooked!I enjoy reading adventure thrillers the most, and this story was all I can think about until I was done. The first half of the story develops at a fast pace, the way Leonardo describes the action and chain of events is beautifully detailed and allows your brain to paint the picture and the scenes in your mind, pulling you in to the story. I like the subtle pieces of information he sneaks in there about different eras and real characters and historical events. The way he describes the settings of the Galapagos Islands gives you a glance of what makes these place as unique as it is without over selling it, you can't help it but to wish you can be there.I felt that towards the climax of the book the events developed a little too quickly, avoiding a tremendous amount of complications that the type of people he is dealing with will inevitably have, as if he made it out too easily, however the path for a second book is wide open and can't wait to see if a sequel will follow.I absolutely loved the book and consider it a great read, I particularly liked the fact that the story dives into the action from the very beginning, you don't have to wait a few chapters to get intrigued and it will get you from the start!
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