The Mountain Paperback – July 14, 2020

This author is one of my favorites and he never disappoints me. This novel is full of action, twists and turns and starts out with a search for a missing person in Northern California.Soon, Ryan Decker and his partner, Harlow Mackenzie, are in the midst of discovering a connection to a DC think tank and a business for drugs that is mind boggling.Murder Mountain does not give up its secrets easily but with Decker and his partner on the search, they soon are involved in more than they thought possible.Well developed characters, a plot which is filled with action, adventure and sinister deals all meld together to form an excellent novel.Lots of moving parts in this one so settle in for the read!Most highly recommended.

Steve Konkoly delivers a thrilling, Thor/Clancy type, action packed, current event relevant story to keep every reader fully engaged from beginning to end. Decker and Harlow are knee deep trying to decipher the mystery of the Murder Mountain. The mountain is known for its small illegal marijuana farms but something more sinister and deadly brings Decker and crew snooping at its core. I can’t say enough how great this book is - Konkoly’s best yet! Well done, Steve, loved it!

This top notch 5-star series continues to astound and get more powerful with each successive story. The author’s attention to detail and superb storytelling knock this book out of the ballpark. The main characters are well-developed and the action scenes are riveting. We drove through Eureka, California this summer (where most of the book’s action takes place) and I couldn’t keep from smiling.

Things to know before downloading/purchasing: The story contains violence and adult language as well as mentions of drug use and human trafficking. This is the third book in an ongoing series where each book builds upon the previous one.When Senator Steele's good friend calls saying that her son is in trouble, she, in turn, calls on the private investigators that include Harlow Mackenzie and Ryan Decker. As it happens, Decker is in between assignments and available to help out. The simple potential missing person case turns into something more complex than any one of them expected.If the past few months have taught the world anything, it's that things can get complicated quickly. Ryan Decker's experience in the military taught him to be wary. In this situation, it served him well. If I get in serious trouble, I'd like to have him and the whole team helping me out. I know they are fictional characters but the series is so well written it feels as though they are real people facing real situations.Disclaimer: I was provided an advanced copy of this book. I voluntarily read it. The review above reflects my honest opinion. I enjoyed it so much that I purchased a copy for my collection.

Steven Konkoly's always managed to produce some hard edged thrillers, and the Ryan Decker series is no exception. Before starting The Mountan, I went back and re-read the first two Decker novels to refresh my memory of his cast of characters . I'm glad I did, just simply because I spent two days in the world he created.After the military and the CIA, Decker put his skills to use forming a private World Rescue Group of mostly former operatives. Hunting for the missing daughter of a Senator, everything Ford's wrong at once. The FBI interrupts the op, everyone attempting to rescue the hostages is blown up, and Decker winds up in jail. He survived 8 attempts on his life over two years while at the same time his wife and son are killed, surviving !embers of his team (and their families) are killed, and he's about to testify about when 1) the case is dropped and 2) he's suddenly agree man.After surviving assassination attempts immediately after release, he partners with Harlow McKenzie and her team of people committed to stopping human trafficking. (She's already in love with him - 10 years prior she was a teenager rescued by his tesm). And that was the first few chapters of The Rescue, book 1!The relationships deepen in The Rescue and the action continues not and heavy. This is combat-based fiction, after all. The uber villain of book one was never caught and he's plotted revenge on all. Decker is shot up again, risky ops are undertaken, and Harlow and Decker move towards some sort of romance. One thing to be said for Konkoly 's writing - there 's a lot of battlefield humor. Lovevit !In The Mountain, a good friend of that Senato (now a high level supporter of the team) asks for help - her son is missing. He'd gone to Humboldt County to make money on the word of illegal marijuana growing and disappeared. Turns out that there's a huge pot farm ruled by paramilitary employing skin heads as enforcers, backed by enormous corporate resources. And that's for starters. Out thinking and maneuvering them is the fun of the rest of it.At the very end, the shadowy group behind it all comes out of hiding to threaten the senator, and what was about to become a romantic recuperation for Decker and Harlow is going to be put on hold on the next book.I've pre-order it.

How does Konkoly do it? The guy never disappoints. THE MOUNTAIN is no exception. When Decker gets assigned to track down Brett Hale, he has no idea what he will find on Murder Mountain. There’s pot growing and violence and all sorts of mayhem. And like most Konkoly novels, everything points back to crooked Washington. What a tale. This novel is nonstop action and fun as hell. I couldn’t put it down. Oh, and I love the Ryan Decker character. Fantastic hero the reader can’t help but root for.

I don't post spoilers. No synopsis here. Just read the book! I gaurantee you will become enthralled and want to explore Mr. Konkoly's writings. While I have followed the series, you can certainly read this as a 'stand alone'. It is compelling, action packed, one you just can't put down until it's done...and then you want more!

Isn't it great when a new book arrived on your kindle, especially when you forgot about it, and here we have Book 3 in the Ryan Decker series....Investigating a missing persons case on Murder Mountain means looking for trouble in a propulsive thriller by the author of The Raid.When someone disappears on Northern California’s lawless Murder Mountain, it isn’t news. The vast terrain for illegal marijuana harvests is also a notorious black hole for outsiders. But when that someone is the family friend of the persuasive and righteous Senator Steele, finding him becomes covert investigator Ryan Decker’s mission.For Decker, the risks of infiltrating a multi-billion-dollar outlaw industry are greater than he could possibly understand. Especially when that industry has flourished into the profitable backbone of a secretive and influential DC-based think tank. And protecting its untraceable revenue in the Emerald Triangle is a band of ruthless white nationalists.What begins as a seemingly straightforward favour soon pulls Decker and his partner, Harlow Mackenzie, into a high-stakes conspiracy linked to the most cold-blooded puppet masters and power brokers in the country. The harder Decker and Harlow work to expose the insidious faction, the harder it’ll be to make it out of Murder Mountain alive.Steven Konkoly delivers a thrilling action thriller, action packed, current event relevant story to keep every reader fully engaged from beginning to end. Decker and Harlow are knee deep trying to decipher the mystery of the Murder Mountain. The mountain is known for its small illegal marijuana farms but something more sinister and deadly brings Decker and crew snooping at its core.Steve Konkoly brings together a fast paced book, great action, good chemistry, great characters, good and bad, full explosive stunts, and continues this series as a great series to follow, you just cannot dislike Ryan Decker and the great Harlow and her teamA great and easy four stars...

If you are going to select one series to follow; one that gives you nigh on non-stop action, sarky dialogue, government conspiracies and, of course, more firepower than you can throw a frag grenade at, then you could do a lot worse than to follow Decker and his crew. This is the third book in the series and, having read all three, this is as good as ever. The plots have some real thought behind them; you will not find that in many similar styled series or one offs. The protagonists are likeable. The conversations don’t make you cringe. There’s a lot to be said for such a series.There are other great books out there of course. All I’d say is that adding this series to your library would be no bad thing.

The Mountain, third in the Ryan Decker series, is a great tale. Very detailed and descriptive with a thundering good plot that digs heavily into the seamier side of life with horrendous criminals and an assortment of often confused government agencies. The whole series is packed with violence, both gratuitous and necessary.It took a while to get into the detailed and descriptive prose, but it is very much worthwhile.The Mountain is a terrific read.

Excellent book, a real page turner as usual with Steven. It is good to read books 1 and 2, but if you haven’t, you will still enjoy this book. The characters are all vivid, strong women too. There is a lot of action. The story begins with the death of the son of Senator Steele’s friend. She rings the Senator who offers to help and so the story starts.. Luckily for us its end is obviously another story. Looking forward to it.

Another thrilling ride for Ryan Decker and his motley crew. this time he is asked to look into a missing person on behalf of Senator Steele. What starts off as a simple investigation turns into something nobody could expect and rapidly escalates into something only Decker could find himself involved in.Great story and will keep you hooked to the end