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The Watchman of Ephraim (Cris De Niro, Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Gerard de Marigny (Author), Lisa and Jared de Marigny (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 202
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Cris De Niro worked his way up to the top of the hedge fund world. Yet all of his money couldn't protect him from losing his wife on 9/11. 10 years have passed since the tragedy. Turning to his faith, De Niro now lives for a higher purpose. He acquires a lackluster counter-terrorism agency, in order to transform it into The Watchman for the United States, but there's not a moment to lose.De Niro and his new agency unknowingly become targets when they stumble upon a connection between a rich Iranian businessman and a Mexican drug cartel. First, their agent sent to investigate goes missing and then strange events start to unfold at the border. Making matters worse, they suspect that there’s a leak among them. It’s up to De Niro and his new team to protect America from a possible terrorist attack more catastrophic than 9/11 …and it appears he and his children are targeted too!
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    Cris De Niro
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    January 21, 2011
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(5 Stars) Enjoyable Thriller
I enjoyed this book very much! It was very difficult to put down once I got started. As soon as I finished this book, I dove quickly into book 2 just to continue the story - it is...
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The Watchman of Ephraim is the first book in my CRIS DE NIRO series. It's a bout a man's devotion to his country, his wife, and his faith.

Cris De Niro is a self-made billionaire, a hedge fund manager who was raised on the tough streets of Brooklyn, New York. On September 11, 2001, he loses his wife and unborn son in the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The devastating loss could have led him to destruction but instead leads him to an epiphany of faith, yet rage still burns in his soul. He vows to protect the citizens of the United States from enemies domestic and foreign, and puts all of his vast resources to work for that cause.

Cris De Niro does what I and others who have lost friends and family from terrorist acts want to do but can't. Not vengeance (unless the sun has not set) ... he protects, even when our government cannot.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004KAAXXU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ JarRyJorNo Publishing; 3rd edition (January 21, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 21, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 9062 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 202

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Gerard de Marigny

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Author of the Amazon-Bestselling Action & Adventure CRIS DE NIRO & ARCHANGEL Thriller series.

Books by Gerard de Marigny:

CRIS DE NIRO:

Book 1 - THE WATCHMAN OF EPHRAIM

Book 2 - SIGNS OF WAR

Book 3 - RISE TO THE CALL

Book 4 - PROJECT 111

Book 5 - NOTHING SO GLORIOUS

Book 6 - NEW DETROIT

Book 7 - WHITE WIDOW [coming soon]

ARCHANGEL MISSION LOGS:

#1 - THE EAGLE'S PLUME

#2 - RESCUE FROM SANA'A

OTHER TITLES BY GERARD DE MARIGNY:

JOSHUA'S COUNTRY

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Monika
5.0 out of 5 stars Would make a very good movie!
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2020
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What would you do if u can stop a terror? No one can forget events of 9/11. And our story’s hero Cris de Niro is one among them. He had lost his wife in 9/11 and even after 10 years his heart did not budge to another woman’s love. Living through the pain, he stumbles upon a story of biblical character ‘The Watchman of Ephraim” and decides to uncover secrets. This is just an intro, the real story begins after this when he uncovers a link between terrorist group and drug cartel! Then after its our hero vs villain. You would feel you can guess where the story is headed, but its the turns that this story has that makes it a worthy read. Its a one man army kinda story, but the author Gerard de Marigny, manages to keep that interest all throughout the story. Being an avid fiction lover, i really loved the character build and there was no disappointment with the character’s gel and the story. Reading this story made me feel like i was in a political thriller movie. Loved it!
Thank you Voracious Readers and Gerard de Marigny for sending me a reader’s copy.
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Byron
4.0 out of 5 stars Counter-terrorism after 9/11
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2014
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This is the first is a series of action adventure books about a group called The Watchman Of Ephraim based on a Bible verse that describes those who watch over the land. Cris De Niro was a high powered head of a major hedge fund until he lost his wife and unborn son in the attack on the Twin Towers on 9/11. It was after this event that he bought a group of experts together to create a super counter-terrorism agency.

Their first encounter involves a planned nuke attack over Las Vegas. Iranians, Mexicans and Russians are all involved. Strange gatherings of many people on the Mexican boarder alert the team to possible trouble, but they had to act fast to protect the country and De Niro's remaining family.

I really liked the theme and action of this story. The idea of legal justice and/or moral justice was interesting. Reminds me of some other TV shows and books that follow along this same theme which always conflicts me, but never looses my interest. I listened to the audio which added a lot to the emotions evoked with this story.
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Sunnybrook
5.0 out of 5 stars We are fast becoming what we soon shall be.
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2016
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As a reader of and avid fan of geopolitical thrillers, I found this author's plot imaginative and just plan good. (I liked his motivational blogs as well.) The world we live in is increasingly violent and ugly. This is a timeout from that setting. I simply cannot believe that there is nothing we an do about heinous hatred and violence. The most disturbing thing to me is that changing these acts is not something that can be done by politicians and laws. The change has to originate in each human heart and be a result of a code of morality learned by Judeo-Christian study. As we know that is not something that is valued globally. In fact it is very hard to find anywhere. Our churches are empty. Our families are broken. Many times we are amoral. We are fast becoming what we soon shall be. As a daily reader of the Bible, I believe. In closing, the mindset of the author, represents an acorn. And we all know the result that planting such an acorn can have, if we give it the nurturing it needs. Loved the book and look forward to reading more of them this summer in our reclusive summer home in the Outer Hebrides. Keep up your wonderful work Gerard!
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Mom of 2
5.0 out of 5 stars The Watchman of Ephraim
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2011
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This book enveloped me in from the beginning. The first chapter in this book really gets the reader emotionally involved with the main character Cris. Cris is a billionaire that lost his wife on 9/11. Flash forward 10 years. This book chronicles Cris's life, personally and professionally. Cris deals with issues of the heart as well as the desire to avenge his wife's death. I do hope that Gerard includes Cris in future stories. Cris is the "hero" that one looks for in a main character.

I have been an avid Nelson DeMille fan for the past 4 years. I enjoy his fast paced, political thrillers with engaging characters. This book not only provides the reader with thrills and adventure. But it also provides the reader with the emotional connection with the characters. If you are a Nelson DeMille fan, you will like Gerard De Marigny and the way that he writes.

The Watchman of Ephraim is written with fluidity and balance. The reader is taken from chapter to chapter in just the right sequence that you are able to continue your thoughts and feelings for the storyline and characters. Actually, it causes you not to put the book down.

Another thing that I appreciate is that the finale provided me with closure. I am a reader that gets so emotionally attached to the characters that an abrupt ending causes me to feel less loyal to the author. Especially when researching what future books to read.
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VS Grenier
3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, but not on my favorite list
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2016
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This wasn't a bad novel at all, but it isn't one of my favorites. There were somethings that just didn't sit well with me and maybe because I felt there was personal agenda by the author hidden within the story. When I think of how to describe this book, I would have to say it has an Avengers (without the powers of course) type of feel. Maybe even a bit of an Alex Cross or Bond feel, too. Another thing I found interesting is how the main character just always seemed to have at his fingers a way to solve his problem no matter what was thrown in his way. He just got our of trouble a bit to easily in my mind. Granted the man has millions of dollars, but still it just seemed the right people or opportunity was just around the corner. I mean how much luck can someone really have?

This novel is enjoyable and entertaining. Just not on my list of top novel series to read. I may read the rest of the series one day, but I'm not dying to pick up the next book like I do with other series out there.
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Kindle Suszi
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 star could not put it down
Reviewed in Canada on October 31, 2019
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I just finished The Watchman of Ephraim, from the first chapter l was hooked, with tears in my eyes remembering the tragic events of 9/11. I found the stpryline and historical contxt to be true to life, anyone who enjoys true adventure this book is a must read, looking forward to reading book 2.
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Marie Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating from the very start
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2019
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My thanks go to Gerard de Marigny for the lengths he went to, so I was able to receive a free copy of this amazing book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks also to Voracious Readers Only for putting me in touch with Gerard.

This book is captivating from the very start and that doesn’t let-up all the way through. Gerard has a natural style of writing that makes the book easy to read, yet don’t’ take that to mean the story is lacking in any details, far from it. The characters, the scenes, the plot, described in perfect detail, you can feel the love Chris feels for his wife and not just what he experienced as the Towers fell, but what he felt; you experience what Les feels as he realises his potential mistake; the initial dislike from Richard when Moriah is introduced. It i those subtle touches that Gerard adds that do make all the difference.

9/11 changed not just the face of American but the lives of many, it also brought many others closer together, bonded forever by loss and sacrifice and this too is reflected, with respect, by Gerard. The journey Chris and the other characters have taken since that fateful day is well written and entwined throughout the story. He accurately has shown it’s just not that simple to forget and move on, trauma such as this live with you forever. For many, there is little we can do to change what has happened, but Chris has money and he utilises that for the greater good in his creation of the Watchman.

There is a consistency to this book, a consistency and great character development that make the Watchman of Ephraim believable and I feel because it is so plausible, it does make it that much more enjoyable. Helped, as I’ve said, by the style of writing that makes you feel like you’re in the book, alongside the characters.

I’m very much looking forward to reading further books in this series, alongside anything else Gerard de Marigny writes. He truly has a natural gift.
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Josie - The Bubbly Book Reviewer
5.0 out of 5 stars Family, friendship, loyalty, terrorism, convincing characters and a fast-moving plot.
Reviewed in Australia on January 26, 2020
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If you like a good guys versus bad guys action story, this book is for you. de Marigny swept me up with the characters and the plot from the start and at each stage, I knew something was going to happen, but I didn't know what. With lots of money to splash around and cool toys to use the main character spoke to the computer nerd in me.
A satisfying ending (no spoilers from me) that concludes this storyline, but leaves me wanting to read the next book in this series so I can to get to know the characters better.
I could see this book as a movie while I was reading it.

I would like to thank "Voracious Readers Only" and author Gerard de Marigny for my complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
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Stargazerlily
4.0 out of 5 stars A real page turner!!
Reviewed in Canada on March 18, 2020
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Captivating from the start

Cris De Nero is the main characther, who faces a tragedy on one of history's heartbreaking moments.

The story is then set ten years in the future, every action scene is played out in my mind like a movie (the best stories always are). I specifically enjoyed the lavishness of Cris’ life, being a very wealthy man learning about his himself.
He is also very likeable and kind. You instantly find the hero of the book.

Excellently written and captivating. I look forward to reading the next in the series.

I was gifted this book via Voracious Readers/by the author, and I am very grateful for this! Thank you VR and Gerard DeMarigny!!
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tasha
4.0 out of 5 stars Captivating from the start
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2019
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This book is captivating from the start, Cris De Nero is the main guy who’s wife died during 9/11 the story is then set ten years on and every action scene is played out in my mind like a movie. I specifically enjoyed the lavishness of Cris’ life, being a very wealthy man learning about his life and the things he owns, however he is also very likeable and kind and you instantly find the hero of the book.
Excellently written and captivating. I look forward to reading the next in the series.

For complete fairness I was gifted this book by Voracious Readers Only.
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