Lyle Christie

ALLi Author Member

Location: United States of America (the)

Genres: Commercial Fiction, Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Humour

Skills: Self-publishing Workshop/Training, Press/Media Interview

Lyle Christie was born in San Francisco, raised in Marin County, and attended the University of Kentfield, San Francisco State University, the Academy of Art College, and Dominican University, where he majored in film and social psychology, and minored in Philosophy, Anthropology, and Human Sexuality—all of which gave him the diverse educational background to become a writer and director. In addition, he holds a fifth degree black belt and teaches Kenpo Karate, Jujitsu, Arnis, and Wing Chun. During his lifetime in the martial arts, he has taught civilians as well as police and military personnel and continues to train with elite members of the intelligence community, both in the United States and abroad.
He also teaches firearms, swords, sticks, and knives, though he is equally deadly with the pen, nunchaku, machete, goat, tether ball, and skin flute—the last perhaps being his greatest skill set. He started his professional writing career with screenplays and was fortunate to have two optioned for feature films. After a rare and unexpected cancer diagnosis, he transitioned into traditional fiction while lying in a hospital bed, and, during a revolutionary new treatment at Stanford University, began what he calls his Mantasy series. Today, he is cancer free, and there are eight books available and three more on the way.

Above all else, he maintains excellent, if not grey, hair and lives aboard a yacht in Sausalito with his wife, French Bulldog, and Miniature Dachshund. When he’s not writing, directing, teaching martial arts, or training with the real life James Bonds of the world, you’ll find him fighting injustice, cherishing a number two, working out, skiing, playing some sweet-ass guitar licks, or riding his mountain bike through the scenic hills of Marin County.

Lyle Christie's books

Soft Taco Island

A beautiful female CIA deep cover operative has been arrested and imprisoned on the oddly named Soft Taco Island, and the only person in the world who can rescue her is privatr investigator Tag Finn—a former Special Forces soldier and member of the CIA’s Elite Activities Division. The problem, however, is that Finn walked away from the CIA five years ago and vowed never to return. Having left behind his exciting life as a spy, he spends his days working sordid divorce cases and finding the occasional lost pet—all the while watching in slow agony as his finances and spirit crumble in despair.

All that changes, however, when a beautiful stranger arrives on Finn’s doorstep to convince him to rescue the imprisoned agent. Dragged kicking, screaming, and, in some cases, fornicating back into the game, he sets off on a Caribbean adventure that will put him up against a ruthless French arms dealer intent on supplying the weapons for the largest terrorist attack since September Eleven.

Move over James Bond, because Tag Finn is here, and, in spite of his very real fear of public restrooms, he will save the girl and the day—or at least die trying.

Topless Agenda

Tag Finn, an elite CIA operative turned private investigator, just managed to save the former love of his life and thwart an arms deal that would have facilitated the largest terrorist attack since September Eleven. But, the man behind the arms deal, Adrien Babineux, escaped and is on the run in Europe, and the CIA needs Finn to bring him in. What begins as a routine snatch and grab, gets complicated quickly when the arms dealer’s terrorist clients and an unknown black ops team come looking to exact some revenge.

Finn, Babineux, and their small band of compatriots are now on their own as they race across Europe and try to stay one step ahead of their ruthless enemies. They’re out-gunned and out-manned and only have their wits and their will to help them survive, so, buckle up, because this shit is about to get real!

Move over James Bond, because Tag Finn is here, and, in spite of his very real fear of public restrooms, he will save the girl and the day—or at least die trying.

Gordita Conspiracy

Five years ago, Tag Finn went on his final mission for the CIA’s elite Special Activities Division. It had entailed smuggling a brilliant nuclear scientist named Farid Ardeshir out of Iran, but things got complicated when Iranian agents intercepted them in Istanbul, and Finn was ordered to terminate the scientist rather than let him fall back into enemy hands. After finishing up the assignment, he returned home and, feeling disenchanted with the Agency, walked away from a brilliant career in espionage to become a lowly private investigator. Unfortunately for Finn, a powerful secret society called the Topless Agenda knows the truth of what happened on that mission—that Finn didn’t terminate the scientist, and the man in question has been living in the United Arab Emirates, where he recently made a discovery that will solve the world’s energy needs. Now, the Topless Agenda, knowing that Finn is the only man the scientist will trust, need him to bring the man to the west, and Finn sets off on a perilous journey across the Middle East, where he must keep his mind sharp and wits about him as he faces a bevy of dangerous foes and more than a few femme fatales.

Move over James Bond, because Tag Finn is here, and, in spite of his very real fear of public restrooms, he will save the girl and the day—or at least die trying.

Mr. Pickles

Tag Finn’s obese feline neighbor, Mr. Pickles, has the inexplicably odd habit of attracting trouble, and Finn, having already had to rescue the portly pet three months earlier, is shocked to discover three armed Chinese men attempting a dastardly catnapping. Thwarting their efforts, he and his neighbor Joyce take the troublesome tub of love to the vet to get him microchipped, and they learn that Pickles already has a chip in his neck. But, it’s not the kind found in pets, and instead, is filled with top secret guidance software originating from a Silicone Valley defense contractor. Finn sets out to uncover Pickle’s unlikely role in this web of international espionage and finds himself embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a Chinese spy ring and the very beautiful and potentially deadly Cherry Poppins. Utilizing every ounce of his keen mind and unique skills, he faces danger, intrigue, and wild erotic escapades as he unravels the very dramatic tale of Mr. Pickles.

Move over James Bond, because Tag Finn is here, and, in spite of his very real fear of public restrooms, he will save the girl and the day—or at least die trying.

Stripper Boat

Private investigator Tag Finn, a former Special Forces soldier and member of the CIA’s Special Activities Division, is out doing a ride along on his friend’s vessel assist boat on the San Francisco Bay when an unusual call comes in that a boat full of strippers is sinking off of Alcatraz Island. Coming to the rescue of the beleaguered girls, Finn finds out that one of them is none other than Playboy Playmate Fiona Blake—and she has an unusual problem. Her brother has been unjustly arrested on charges of sedition on the exotic Indonesian island of Malkarta, and Finn, always willing to offer a helpful hand, utilizes his government connections to facilitate the man’s conditional release. He and his beautiful new client head off to Malkarta, but, as usual, things get complicated. The island is on the verge of civil war, and unforeseen events force them to go deep into Malkarta’s underbelly, where they end up caught in the middle of a web of intrigue created by a ruthless government and the deadly rebel factions trying to take it down. The shit hits the fan, and bullets start flying as Finn, his beautiful client, her brother, and their loyal band of compatriots scramble to save Malkarta and its citizens.

Move over James Bond, because Tag Finn is here, and, in spite of his very real fear of public restrooms, he will save the girl and the day—or at least die trying.

Chalupa Conundrum

Private investigator Tag Finn, a former special operations soldier and member of the CIA’s elite Special Activities Division, is having a nice quiet evening at home until his phone rings, and he answers it to hear the voice of his beloved ex-girlfriend Estelle pleading for his help. She abruptly screams, the line goes dead, and the next morning Finn learns that Estelle and her entire group of UCLA archeologists have gone missing from their dig site at the mysterious Chalupa Ruins in Costa Rica. Due to Finn’s current occupation and unusual background, UCLA’s dean of archeology hires him to oversee the search for the missing team, and he heads down to Central America, where he is joined by beautiful local archeologist Dr. Alessandra Hitzig. Together, they will venture into a primeval jungle to the Chalupa ruins and be caught between myth and reality when they unwittingly face off against a thousand year old ghost king and his army of undead warriors as well as a ruthless billionaire businessman who is intent on acquiring the ruins in the hope of supposedly turning them into a cultural heritage site.

Thrills, chills, spills, and indeed some sexual frills await, so come along with Finn and his beautiful new colleague on this incredible adventure where they must use every ounce of their cunning if they hope to solve the ever deepening mystery that is the Chalupa Conundrum.

Move over James Bond, because Tag Finn is here, and, in spite of his very real fear of public restrooms, he will save the girl and the day—or at least die trying.

Prometheus Protocol

Private investigator Tag Finn, a former special operations soldier and member of the CIA’s elite Special Activities Division, is enjoying a beautiful Sausalito morning until one of Japan’s most powerful businessmen shows up on his doorstep with an unusual problem. It turns out that a ruthless and brutal serial killer has ritualistically murdered three of his senior vice presidents, and now his son is the only remaining target. Finn reluctantly takes the job and travels to Japan to become a stranger in a strange land, where he must race against time as he tries to find the killer before she can strike again.

Come along with Finn for adventure, intrigue, and sexual hijinks that will take you from the pinnacle of Japanese society all the way down to a world inhabited by yakuza thugs, ancient secret societies, and a deadly, though beautiful, female assassin intent on revenge.

Move over James Bond, because Tag Finn is here, and, in spite of his very real fear of public restrooms, he will save the girl and the day—or at least die trying.

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