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CHRIS STARR

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Full Name: Chris Starr
Series Name: Codename: Starman
Nationality: American
Organization: NILE
Occupation Agent

Creator: Mack Maloney
Time Span: 2019 - 2022

ABOUT THE SERIES

Chris Starr is an agent with NILE.

We are told that NILE is "probably the least recognized acronym in the U.S. Navy. It stands for Naval Intelligence Law Enforcement and the department "got cases NCIS couldn't take for what the Navy called 'derivative environment', military-speak for unusual circumstances". Starr works in the West Coast office in San Diego where the headquarters there is listed on the building directory as the Naval Information Section though "everyone called them the X-Files guys".

Starr fits just fine with this section because he is also paranormally exceptional.

As is explained to us in the opening portion of the first recorded adventure:

"Starr was in the Navy.

"Five foot nine, blond and handsome, he'd graduated from Annapolis two years before, hoping to fly jets off aircraft carriers. But then a routine psych test showed he possessed about thirty percent more ESP than the average person. It wasn't a surprise. He'd known all his life that something was up. But now it'd been quantified by the Navy.

"Three months and many more tests later, he was jump-commissioned a first lieutenant and assigned to the Naval Intelligence Law Enforcement division in San Diego, also known as NILE/West.

"He'd been here ever since."

The description goes on to explain something very important to remember: "He was not a superhero. His type of ESP was called STPA2 - short-term partially advanced precognitive ability. He rarely saw events in the far future. Instead he sometimes foresaw what was going to happen just a couple seconds before it happened. In Navy vernacular: 'pre-cog shrinkage'. It was a blessing/curse. He knew when a bad guy was going to throw a punch; he knew when a high-speed car chase was about to go wrong. In the first instance, there was never enough time to do anything but duck. But in the second, going 80 mph on the streets of downtown or 120 up on the freeway, guns blazing, being two heartbeats ahead of everyone else could make a big difference."

Playing an important part in Starr's life is the lovely lady known as Angel. That is not her real name, which is Star Kleinpeter-Morosi. She goes by the nickname because she is not happy with the hyphenated last name and is determined that should their relationship go up a rung and they end up married, she is determined to not be Star Starr.

BOOKS

Number of Books:2
First Appearance:2019
Last Appearance:2022

1 The Kalashnikov Kiss The Kalashnikov Kiss
Written by Mack Maloney
Copyright: 2019

Collection of three novellas:
There's Something About Mary
Abrams Island
Bombardment, Inc.
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2 The Sea Of Moons The Sea Of Moons
Written by Mack Maloney
Copyright: 2020

Collection of three novellas:
Angels Aren't Cheap
The Sea Of Moons
The Haunted Saddle
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3 The God Satellite The God Satellite
Written by Mack Maloney
Copyright: 2022

Collection of three novellas:
One Of Our Tomato Cans Is Missing
The Skeleton Coast
The God Satellite
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NOVELLAS AND SHORT STORIES

Number of Stories:9
First Appearance:2019
Last Appearance:2022

1 There's Something About Mary There's Something About Mary
novella
Written by Mack Maloney
Copyright: 2019

1st of 3 adventures collected in The Kalashnikov Kiss - "When the 'most beautiful girl' in San Diego is found murdered in a seedy motel, Lt. Chris Starr utilizes his ESP abilities to apprehend the suspect—a highly decorated U.S. Marine officer—and then keep him alive."
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2 Abrams Island Abrams Island
novella
Written by Mack Maloney
Copyright: 2019

2nd of 3 adventures collected in The Kalashnikov Kiss - "A major snowstorm is hitting quaint New Seabury, Massachusetts. Suddenly someone starts firing heavy artillery at the town and blowing up its stately mansions. Starr is called on to investigate."
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3 Bombardment, Inc. Bombardment, Inc.
novella
Written by Mack Maloney
Copyright: 2019

3rd of 3 adventures collected in The Kalashnikov Kiss - "Starr is diverted from his model girlfriend’s biggest fashion show with orders to find out who’s decimating African terrorists with weapons of mass destruction."
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4 Angels Aren't Cheap Angels Aren't Cheap
novella
Written by Mack Maloney
Copyright: 2020

1st of 3 adventures collected in The Sea Of Moons - "When Chris Starr is dispatched to Ireland to find a rogue Navy SEAL, he meets a beautiful Irish detective who's ESP talents seem to rival his own."
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5 The Sea Of Moons The Sea Of Moons
novella
Written by Mack Maloney
Copyright: 2020

2nd of 3 adventures collected in The Sea Of Moons - "Starr goes undercover as a powerboat racer to stop the Chinese from stealing a top-secret experimental engine intended for the SEALs. But when he gets shipwrecked on a deserted Tahitian island, Chris discovers the Chinese are the least of his problems."
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6 The Haunted Saddle The Haunted Saddle
novella
Written by Mack Maloney
Copyright: 2020

3rd of 3 adventures collected in The Sea Of Moons - "The first reality show sanctioned by the Pentagon goes awry when one of the participants disappears during filming. With help from his model girlfriend, Angel, and a 1930s cowboy movie called 'The Haunted Saddle', Starr discovers the only ghosts haunting the TV set look suspiciously like intelligence operatives."
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7 One Of Our Tomato Cans Is Missing One Of Our Tomato Cans Is Missing
novella
Written by Mack Maloney
Copyright: 2022

1st of 3 adventures collected in The God Satellite
Part of the mystery that Chris Starr and Maura McCann want to solve is how did former Navy SEAL Chaplain walk into a casino in Boston and win over $10 million in roulette and poker. The other part is why was he killed giving that money to disadvantaged war victims in Northern Ireland.
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8 The Skeleton Coast The Skeleton Coast
novella
Written by Mack Maloney
Copyright: 2022

2nd of 3 adventures collected in The God Satellite
The Skeleton Coast was well known as the watery graveyard for many aircraft. Chris Starr becomes certain there is something to be learned there about the God Satelitte.
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9 The God Satellite The God Satellite
novella
Written by Mack Maloney
Copyright: 2022

3rd of 3 adventures collected in The God Satellite
The clues had taken Chris Starr all around the world from Rome to the States to Africa. Now they were taking him back to where it all began in looking for a super-secret satellite that can read minds.
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MY COMMENTS

The man is busy writing a ton of other books in a wide number of different series so asking for more adventures in this series seems unlikely to get a positive answer but I do ask.

The missions/cases that Steele goes on are a combination of spy-fi and detective fare, maybe more of the latter than the former, but enough of the first to warrant membership here. Plus they are fun.

I really enjoyed the heck out of these tales, especially since I adore the shorter length for most adventures (if it ain't an epic, don't write like it is). The size of these cases are short enough to be read in one or two sittings and that makes them so much more enjoyable.

Plus I am a fan of both Chris Starr and Angel. Especially Angel.

GRADE

My Grade: B+

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