Niki Finley

ABOUT THE SERIES

First Look:
       Niki Finley is an agent with the Zealots.
       That organization really goes by two names, at least from what we are shown. When we first encounter it, in the second underwater adventure of diving expert Gage Finley and his gifted daughter, Niki, one of the main characters in the drama is told, "right now, we'll just call our organization Rescue ZULU" and that "we are part of an organization that is funded by our government for special operations". The wording there tells us the group is a private sector company whose main, likely only, customer is the U.S. government.
       However, it turns out that ZULU is an acronym. In reverse, actually. It stands for "Unfazed, Logical, Unique Zealots". The members are described by one individual as "They're fanatics. Much like me, willing to die for their cause, but funded by your government."
       We first meet agents from Rescue ZULU in the second adventure of Finley's father, Gage as he tries to rescue his daughter from kidnappers and is really in over his head. What we learn like he does is that they have been watching the Finley's for some time, evaluating whether either or both would be of use to their organization. This is important because according to one of the agents, that is a routine way of recruitment.
       As is shown below, Niki Finley got her 'start' as an important supporting role in the action adventures of her scuba-diving expert father, Gage Finley. She stays an integral part of those tales for all of them but does branch out into her own adventures part way through as she becomes a full-time operative with the Zealots.

BOOKS

Number of Books:	8
First Appearance:	2017
Last Appearance:	2019

As is shown below, Niki Finley got her 'start' as an important supporting role in the action adventures of her scuba-diving expert father, Gage Finley. She stays an integral part of those tales for all of them but does branch out into her own adventures part way through.


1			Scavengers Written by J. D. Dudycha Copyright: 2017 Book 1 in the Gage Finley series of underwater action adventures. While hired to life a submerged airplane for the U.S. government, Gage Finley discovers beneath it a flintlock pistol, one of two linked to the captain of the Scavenger. That was a pirate ship sunk in the Bahamas in 1717 and said to have chests of gold worth millions. Gage and his friend Duke and his daughter Niki go after the treasure but must deal with deception all around them.

2			Dark Descent Written by J. D. Dudycha Copyright: 2017 Book 2 in the Gage Finley series of underwater action adventures. Flush with the success of his finding the treasure of the Scavenger, Gage Finley is stunned to learn that his daughter Niki, known for her exceptional skill as a diver, has been kidnapped and forced to make a series of dives into an underwater cave system looking for a new treasure. Note: this is the first introduction to Rescue ZULU.

3			Buried Secrets Written by J. D. Dudycha Copyright: 2017 Book 3 in the Gage Finley series of underwater action adventures. The job for Gage Finley is to explore a German U-boat but when work leaked out of a WWII fortune buried there, Finley and team becomes the target of a terrorist organization. Making things worse is the fact that some of those in his own government are less than honorable. And then word of secret documents concerning that War are said to be buried there as well.

4			Deep Blue Written by J. D. Dudycha Copyright: 2018 Book 4 in the Gage Finley series of underwater action adventures. Planning on a very pleasant vacation in Belize, Gage Finley did not expect that on a scuba dive for fun, he would come across a wrecked plane with a shipment of cocaine. This, of course, opens up a whole new set of problems because the cartel owning it knows that he knows where it is.

5			First Shot Written by J. D. Dudycha Copyright: 2018 Book 1 in the Niki Finley series Niki is sent on her first mission for the secret government agency called the Zealots and it is a wild one. She must find and stop a determined and somewhat crazed man who is determined to kill one person - the President of the United States.

6			Hurricane Written by J. D. Dudycha Copyright: 2019 Book 5 in the Gage Finley series of underwater action adventures. One of the worst hurricanes on record is hitting the Florida Keys and everyone still around remains in grave danger. Unfortunately, it is not just from the weather. A gang of thieves are striking homes all over the coast. Gage Finley and Duke Yates are determined to get involved.

7			Second Best Written by J. D. Dudycha Copyright: 2019 Book 2 in the Niki Finley series For her second mission for the Zealots, Niki Finley is told to get close to one of her college professors to learn if he is connected with West African terrorists who are bringing in conflict diamonds to fund their operations. This will involve her heading to the jungles of Sierra Leone and pit her against a man enslaving men, women, and children to dig for those gems.

7			Third Degree Written by J. D. Dudycha Copyright: 2019 Book 3 in the Niki Finley series Niki Finley is out of a job and for the most part not too upset. She becomes confused, then, when she is suddenly asked by her former employer to looking into a case of missing women. Oddly, each of these vanished ladies bear a similar look to her, making her a perfect lure.