This stunning release will break you apart and remind you that we can all be put back together again, stronger and wiser than before. - Laurie Buchanan, author of the Sean McPherson crime thriller series.
"Two seasoned firefighters and a police captain try to save young girls from a dangerous gang. Behind the hard-boiled, tough-talking cop and firefighter stereotypes, there are numerous layers of complexities that touch on real psychological and social issues. Complex fast-talking characters add intensity to this action-laced thriller ... readers will be glad to be along for the ride." - Kirkus Reviews
The eagerly awaited sequel to Renz's award-winning novel, Beneath the Flames!
Beyond the Flames delivers a gritty and intense battle for justice in which the disillusioned Fire Captain Lee Garrison and retired Police Captain Brigid O'Brien, his demanding love interest, join forces to take down a ruthless outlaw motorcycle gang terrorizing an African-American family in Milwaukee. Haunted by his demons of PTSD from traumatic experiences during the Vietnam War and years of responding to unimaginable tragedies on the fire department, Lee is driven by a newfound sense of purpose when he rescues a young girl from a school fire and discovers her sister is being held captive by the notorious Hells Disciples gang. With his explosive temper and cunning combat skills, Lee must navigate the treacherous underworld of the Iron Horse Mafia to free the sister and protect her family. However, as Lee and Brigid get closer to their goal, they uncover a diabolical scheme that will have a catastrophic effect on the entire inner-city community and threaten both of their lives.
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Great characters and one heck of a thrill ride. The author, a veteran first responder, brings the heat!
-Lesley Kagen, NYT bestselling author of Whistling in the Dark and Every Now and Then
Greg writes with such intimacy and immediacy, all while painting a vivid and exciting story that leaps off the page. A real page-turner with heart.
- Michael Graf, Emmy Award winning filmmaker, screenwriter
Greg Renz knows how to tell a story. From the first paragraph of BEYOND THE FLAMES to the last, I kept wondering what was going to happen next. Here are strong characters, emotion, suspense, humor and an interesting love story. These pages include lots of information of what it was like to work as a firefighter captain in inner-city Milwaukee, and how the work is physically as well as mentally and emotionally challenging. -Jerry Apps, author of SETTERS VALLEY and several other novels and nonfiction books.
In this crackling follow-up to Beneath the Flames, his award-winning debut, Greg Renz delivers a novel that succeeds on multiple levels: as a thriller, a character study, and slice of life on mean big city streets. Whether Garrison, Renz's flawed firefighter, and Brigid, his cop turned volunteer, tough-minded therapist, will succeed in bringing down a brutal gang is another matter. Lives hang in the balance. Readers will be riveted to the final page. -Doug Moe, journalist and author of Moments of Happiness: A Wisconsin Band Story (with Mike Leckrone)
Beneath the Flames was an undisputed homerun. Well, hold onto your seats-author Renz did it again. Beyond the Flames is a grand slam. After ten years of workshops, conferences, and creative writing courses, Milwaukee Fire Captain Gregory Lee Renz wrote the multi-award-winning novel Beneath the Flames. Like the multitude of his fans, I waited eagerly for the sequel to find out what was next for Mitch Garner and the people in his life. The wait is over, and it was worth it. Beyond the Flames is here, and author Renz did it again. - Dr. Nicholas L.Chiarkas, Ed.D., J.D., Author of the award-winning novels Weepers and Nunzio's Way
