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Outfoxed: An Inspector William Fox Adventure Hardcover – January 31, 2023

by Peter Thomas Pontsa (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
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Sometimes Inspector William Fox likes to go off script, like when chasing gangsters in his cigarette boat on the St. Lawrence River. For one case, the RCMP officer with a penchant for luxury fashion finds himself teamed up with FBI Special Agent Patrick Reilly, an Irish lad who prefers absinthe to Guinness. The pair travel overseas to track down members of a gang who have kidnapped Tracy Jordan, an American academic and archeologist with teenage ties to William. In China, Tracy has been stealthily searching for evidence of Admiral Zheng He's 15th-century connections to the area that would later be known as Nova Scotia. It's here that Tracy and her team discover what might be Ming dynasty artifacts transported by Zheng He's "massive treasure ships" left behind on Mi'kmaq peoples' ancestral land.

Outfoxed - a William Fox Adventure is a slick, globe-trotting adventure that involves the RCMP and FBI chasing the Foo Dog Triad operating in Hong Kong, mainland China, and New York City. Like Tracy and Kevin Steptoe, a Mi'kmaq lawyer, the gangsters are after the ancient Chinese treasures. Outfoxed is also a political thriller, diving deeply into the power struggles of the Communist Party of China and its shadowy operatives. It wades into the Fox family's political past in South Korea, where a tragedy took place that still haunts William years later.
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    402 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    FriesenPress
  4. Publication date
    January 31, 2023
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 1.06 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1039161944
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1039161948
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Now retired from his dental supply business, Peter Pontsa enjoyed sharing his knowledge through writing techno-clinical articles. He was also president of the College of Dental Technologists of Ontario, where he helped develop the quality assurance program. Now he combines his passions-British cars and writing. During his tenure as president of the Headwaters British Car Club, Pontsa wrote numerous stories about cars in its newsletter, "British Driven." He's currently a member of the Wordsmiths, a writing group based in Alliston, Ontario, and is also a member of the Crime Writers of Canada.

Peter Pontsa lives in Loretto, Ontario, with his wife, Angela, and their orange tabby, Mr. Tee.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ FriesenPress (January 31, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 402 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1039161944
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1039161948
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.67 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.06 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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As part of my career in the dental industry, I authored many techno-clinical articles which appeared in various dental journals and I was an associate publisher for a denturist magazine.

After my retirement, I decided to develop my creative writing side and took a course at the University of Waterloo on Advanced Fiction Writing.

Writing fiction has become one of my greatest pleasures and in January 2023 I released my first book - Outfoxed - An Inspector William Fox Adventure.

I am currently writing the next book in the series with plans to have it released later in 2024.

I am a member of the Wordsmiths, a writers’ group based in Alliston, Ontario, and I am a member of the Crime Writers of Canada where I have benefited from the mentorship program.

I am an avid British sports car enthusiast who spent two seasons racing with Jagged Edge Motorsports, former president of the Headwaters British Car Club and a student of taekwondo with a second-degree blackbelt.

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Grady Harp
5.0 out of 5 stars That was an ambush. A distraction. And we fell for it’ - A sizzling new series opens!
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2023
Canadian author Peter Thomas Pontsa has retired from his successful career in the dental industry having published articles in dental journals, and now he makes his debut as a novelist, having studied creative writing at the University of Waterloo. He is a member of Wordsmiths and an associate member of Crime Writers of Canada. Racing British sports cars and being a student of taekwondo enhance his rich life.

Pontsa quite successfully launches a new adventure hero in what appears to be the launch of an ongoing series. The book’s cover art rings true as does the primary character’s introduction: Inspector William Fox ’was thirty-two years old and handsome in a rugged way with balanced features, brown hair, and eyes that unmasked an inner calm and intelligence…William’s yellow RCMP jacket fell open over his black jeans exposing his standard-issue Smith & Wesson sidearm.’ Smart, savvy, and unique, Fox carries the reader through a mesmerizing tale, distilled as follows: ‘Sometimes Inspector William Fox likes to go off script, like when chasing gangsters in his cigarette boat on the St. Lawrence River. For one case, the RCMP officer with a penchant for luxury fashion finds himself teamed up with FBI Special Agent Patrick Reilly, an Irish lad who prefers absinthe to Guinness. The pair travel overseas to track down members of a gang who have kidnapped Tracy Jordan, an American academic and archeologist with teenage ties to William. In China, Tracy has been stealthily searching for evidence of Admiral Zheng He’s 15th-century connections to the area that would later be known as Nova Scotia. It’s here that Tracy and her team discover what might be Ming dynasty artifacts transported by Zheng He’s “massive treasure ships” left behind on Mi’kmaq peoples’ ancestral land. The tale involves the RCMP and FBI chasing the Foo Dog Triad operating in Hong Kong, mainland China, and New York City. Like Tracy and Kevin Steptoe, a Mi’kmaq lawyer, the gangsters are after the ancient Chinese treasures. The adventure wades into the Fox family’s political past in South Korea, where a tragedy took place that still haunts William years later.’

This debut novel has all the elements required for initiating a political thriller series, placing before the reader apt insights into China’s government, well-defined characters and events, and one superb new primary figure in William Fox! Highly recommended
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Andrea
4.0 out of 5 stars Boat chases, explosions and a treasure hunt
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2023
Outfoxed by Peter William Pontsa is an intriguing treasure-hunting, political intrigue, police procedural novel. The action begins almost immediately with a boat chase, gunshots, and an explosion. The reader can’t help but become invested.
William Fox is an Inspector with the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) in Montreal, who has been tasked with preventing violence along the St. Lawrence River following an unpopular decision by the city. Things don’t go as smoothly as Fox and his partner Philip White would have wished.
Tracy Jordan is an archaeologist attending classes at Nanjing University as a cover for her true project. Tracy is looking for a diary detailing the whereabouts of a vast treasure, and she makes some questionable decisions in her zeal. Then she’s kidnapped by a Chinese Triad. How these two disparate goals intertwine is an interesting story.
The ideas behind the story are fascinating. An overzealous archaeologist in an unwelcoming country. I found the peek into Chinese Triads educational. However, combining treasure-hunting with political intrigue and police procedurals is a difficult balance, and Outfoxed doesn’t quite manage. Storylines must remain interesting throughout the book, and when you begin with the main characters on opposite sides of the world with two unrelated goals, this is difficult.
Peter William Pontsa does a fairly sufficient job of balancing the characters and the story. Where I was disappointed was with the dialog and the descriptions. Conversations did not feel real. Instead, they felt forced and too surface-level. The descriptions also felt too surface-level. I would have enjoyed getting a better feel for the locations, and the characters as well.
Despite a few problems, I still would recommend this book to any reader interested in books about treasure hunting, political intrigue, or police procedurals. If the reader can ignore the surface-level treatment of the characters and locations, Outfoxed: An Inspector William Fox Adventure is worth the read.
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Anthony Avina
5.0 out of 5 stars Heart-Pumping and Action-Packed Thrills...A Must-Read!
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2023
This was such an incredible action thriller. The shifting perspectives between this cast of characters helped highlight the international intrigue that the narrative brought to life, and the fast-paced atmosphere kept the feeling of adrenaline pumping through the reader’s veins as the plot began to reveal itself. The tension was felt heavily early on, as with the protagonist’s encounter on his boat or when Tracy finds herself having to evade locals looking to imprison American travelers, especially those who begin to seek out information regarding ancient treasures.

However, for me, the heart of this thriller came from the balance of high-octane action with nuanced personal character development, especially when William Fox’s past and present began to collide. The way William’s previous life growing up begins to seep into his present and the conflict this brings into his life, as well as the intrigue, and the way the larger plot uses this personal development to add to the stakes at play made this so enjoyable to read as a fan of the genre. The imagery and emotional depth of these characters’ backstories and chemistry together allowed the reader to truly connect to the character and the journey as a whole.
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