The Taipan

Deke Rivers, a retired Architect, and Artist have lived throughout the world and now calls Elliot Lake, in Canada his home. Most of his novels are based on research, his travels, and his vivid imagination. As an Estonian Refugee from World War II, Deke River has circumnavigated the world, worked and lived in a variety of Countries, experienced the variety of cultures, struggled with the languages and the variety of environments from the Heat of the Topics to the Icy terrain of the Arctic. After forty years as an Architect working all over the world, working on almost every conceivable type of Project one could imagine. He then traveled to Alaska on a six-year Major Project, an Army Hospital in Fort Wainwright as their Chief Architect. Then he retired and moved to Elliot Lake, in Canada to live. Most of his stories are based on everyday characters that the average person can relate to, no Superman Type Heroes! He utilizes his own experiences and travels to emphasize to locations, and then creates the story his own vivid imagination.

A hit man is a rare species in the human race. How and why does someone become a hit man?
The Taipan: The Professional is the story of one hit man from birth to retirement. Learn of his early life in Rotterdam, Germany, his introduction and reasons why he chose this profession, as well as why he was successful.

Why was this man so special in this unique trade and why did law enforcement fear him so much? What set him apart from all the others?

The Taipan was born into extreme poverty. His birth was not acknowledged and he was a lost soul in the slums. Deserted by his parents, his only option was to become a survivor. Despite all the negatives, he did survive to become the notorious Taipan, the invisible hit man. His training with the German underworld, his term in Africa as a mercenary soldier, his self-taught education, his ingenuity and his meticulous methods made him a force feared by law enforcement organizations around the world, because they knew he existed, but could never catch him.

Despite his profession, he did have a heart and three women played a major influence in his life.

Finally, why did the hit man retire?

About the Author: A retired architect, Deke Rivers has lived throughout the world. He now calls Bellingham, Washington home, and bases his novels on research and his travels.

Publisher's website: sbpra.com/DekeRivers