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Thursday, November 20, 2025

#ReadThis #WhiteWolf by #EricVanLustbader @EVanLustbader


We have simple taste.
We only like the best, so we read Eric Van Lustbader.
In 2023, we asked when number five was going to be alive, and our question has been answered!  A Mover and Shaker since 2016 on this website, Eric has shown us once again that he is not a one-hit wonder like many that come and go have proven to be: he is always in it to win it!  And with the gift-giving season immediately upon us, he has made your shopping this year easier.

Everyone knows Evan Ryder by now, and Eric and his wife who might be even more awesome than him - we have not worked with her so we don't know yet - know that the future is female!  The next installation of a masterful series penned by The One and only Mover and Shaker Eric complete with a reindeer in the opening pages is perfect for holiday gift giving. Ilona Starkova is the white wolf or perhaps we shall say le loup blanc en francais, and this is for the reader that seeks intense action-packed sequences in rapid-fire!  If you are tired of the nonsense spewed out by the marketing departments of any of the publishers that compromise excellence, you can be assured that this is a quality story that is signature of the Eric Van Lustbader brand.

We shall not give anything away, but you ought to know that the sequential plot-driven work has a well-developed storyline by an author with decades of proven success.  The setting is truly a worldwide odyssey.  International escapes vividly await your rapt attention in a glorious tale of surreptitious nuances. Eric's gifted command of the English language is used with sword-like precision page after page.  In fact, it can keep you up all night reading it our studies show and if anyone sees anyone affiliated with this website today with bags under their eyes, you know why.

Note that there is an entirely different kind of Gru in White Wolf!  Nothing  is despicable here.   

Not only is Eric a genuine New Yorker but also his characters are local residents. Tribe has a place on billionaires row!

Eric has a rare ability to write top-notch action-packed sequences that make you feel like you're watching a thriller movie; this is as rare of a talent you'll find among authors today that bore us to death.  Of course, we do not publish on them, and we close those books after the first 20, 30 or 50 pages and say next please.

Artificial intelligence plays a role evidencing how of-the-moment this great page-turner is, and his longevity in the business should speak volumes to you.  And P.S. Never confuse strategy with tactics! (p.90)



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In this cutting-edge installment of the acclaimed thriller series, New York Times bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader thrusts readers into a world where power is being redefined by a revolutionary communication program that renders modern encryption obsolete, one that will topple global power structures and give rise to technology-driven totalitarian states.

Evan Ryder races against time in a landscape where secrets can no longer hide behind digital walls. Ilona Shokova, the elusive, deadly assassin White Wolf, holds the key to mastering this unhackable method.

Two powerful, deadly women, one quest. Will either one of them survive?

In this pulse-pounding thriller, the future isn't just written in code - it's locked behind it.

Strap in for Lustbader's next explosive novel in the Evan Ryder series; an action-packed rollercoaster that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.

About the Author:

ERIC VAN LUSTBADER is the author of many New York Times bestselling thrillers, including The Testament, First Daughter, Last Snow, and Blood Trust. Lustbader was chosen by Robert Ludlum's estate to continue the Jason Bourne series. He and his wife live on the South Fork of Long Island.

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