MARK FROPP

Full Name:	Mark Fropp
Nationality:	American
Organization:	CIA
Occupation	Agent

Creator:	Audrey Walker
Time Span:	2021 - 2021

ABOUT THE SERIES

Mark Fropp is an agent with the CIA.

That fact is important at times to the adventures we follow Fropp doing but not the main emphasis of his activities; that lies with his unalterable desire for revenge against the man who ordered the death of Fropp's mother back when he was 13. Each of the five recorded tales we are given of him are really just segments of that theme, each ending but inexorably pointing to the next.

Fropp is the son of two people whose marriage was one of convenience and enhancement; there was no real love between the two but there was no animosity either. His father, James, was a political animal who was rising quickly in the politics of Washington state. When we meet him he has recently won the office of Lieutenant Governor of that state. We learn immediately that his latest step up was, along with the Governor, through the requested hand of a rich and very powerful man named Zachary Wayne. These two ambitious politicos had conspired to use Wayne's prowess to get elected and then fully intended to betray him. Unfortunately, their perfidy was discovered and Wayne's paid assassin killed the Governor-elect and nearly killed Fropp senior. He did, though, unfortunately kill Fropp's mother in the process, leaving a stunned and grieving teenage son to help bury her.

And that is the crux of this series. Fropp overheard a discussion shortly after the killing in which his father aroused Fropp's suspicions and then performed a deep-dive into his father's papers, finding a diary outlining all that had happened and why. That is when Fropp inveigled his new bodyguard to teach him all the experienced man knew of fighting and survival. Fropp had a long term plan to get revenge on Wayne.

Fropp had joined the CIA even before finishing university and while he worked for them, he also continued his ultimate trajectory. We are taken along for the ride as he goes about getting justice for his late mother.

NOVELLAS AND SHORT STORIES

Number of Stories:	5
First Appearance:	2021
Last Appearance:	2021


1			Act of Vengeance Written by Audrey Walker Copyright: 2021 "Mark Fropp was 14 years old when his mother was killed by a bullet meant for his father. Driven by a thirst for vengeance, Mark joined the CIA and perfected the deadly skills he would need to exact his revenge. But his search is about to lead him to a dark place and when he eventually uncovers the true identity of her killer it is someone much closer than he had ever imagined. Is Mark really prepared to do anything to get to the man who ruined his life? And can he prevent an even greater injustice from happening?"

2			Act of Deception Written by Audrey Walker Copyright: 2021 "Mark Fropp was just a fourteen-year-old kid when a bullet – meant for his father – struck and killed his mother instead. Fueled with rage, Mark worked hard to became a CIA agent, and soon after, he found out who his mother's murderer was. Even though he found out the man's identity who killed his mother, there was one huge problem. The killer was Zachary Wayne, an influential businessman, and politician who couldn't be simply assassinated. Mark now has to devise a new plan, but he is getting impatient. Zachary's possible weakness could be his son Thomas. Could this be his way in? Would Zachary give up his empire for the son he so recently reconnected with?"

3			Act of Deliverance Written by Audrey Walker Copyright: 2021 "Mark rescued Anne from the hands of Zachary and her heartless father. Now the plan is to rescue her mother so that she can be truly free. Will she be able to sneak her mother from beneath Jacob’s nose? While preparing for the mission, she gets closer to Mark Fropp, Is he really just helping her for the information he can get on Zachary or is there something more? Jacob is preparing for the presidential election but the public of Washington now hate Zachary’s guts. Now they know he is Jacob’s supporter, will he really be able to win, even the primaries? Zachary was scheduled for a surgery to get his cancerous kidney removed but something went wrong during the surgery. Would he survive it?"

4			Act of Defiance Written by Audrey Walker Copyright: 2021 "In an unexpected turn of events, Zachary Wayne is suffering from surgical complications and a young lady comes out of nowhere to introduce herself as his daughter. Her only aim is to take over the business. When she finds out that Zachary has a male heir, she feels threatened and planned to make some moves. Mark will no longer sit back and watch, he actively seeks to destroy Zachary’s business. Zachary’s new daughter seeks to eliminate Thomas. Will she succeed? Anne has finally reconnected with her mother’s family and things are going well, but when a relative doesn’t like the newcomers, will it really be okay?"

5			Act of Destruction Written by Audrey Walker Copyright: 2021 "Mark will no longer sit back and watch, he actively seeks to destroy Zachary’s business. In an unexpected turn of events, Zachary Wayne is suffering from the effects of a mistake in his surgery. Meanwhile, a young lady comes out of nowhere to introduce herself as his daughter. Her only aim is to take over the business. When she finds out that Zachary has a male heir, she feels threatened and plans to make some moves. Will she succeed?"

MY COMMENTS

I had real mixed emotions about Mark Fropp and his journey of vengeance. On the one hand, I could definitely understand his motive and did sympathize with his intention to bring down the evil Zachary Wayne. On the other hand, Fropp is really not a very nice person; he has no compunction to use people who did him no harm all while going after someone who did.

While I followed along as Fropp trained and studied and positioned himself to be able to take Wayne down, I found I really did not care all that much.

On the positive side of this series, the author's writing is pretty good and his use of the novella length was spot on.

GRADE

My Grade: B-

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