The Breacher's Playbook: A Deklan Novak Novel - Softcover

Hruby, Tom; Pomerantz, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1966413009 ISBN 13: 9781966413004

Publisher: Tactical 16 Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

“The Breacher’s Playbook: A Deklan Novak Novel”
Deklan fought his demons in the combat zones of Iraq and Afghanistan as a Navy SEAL breacher and now in Chicago as a special agent for the FBI’s Violent Crimes Against Children squad.

That grit will be what he leans on in his new role as a tough FBI agent tasked with unraveling the disappearance of two children from a daycare center owned by his mother in this first installment.

This debut narrative, the first in a planned three-book series, is a fictional account based on Hruby’s real-life story.

The mystery thriller lays the groundwork for what the authors describe as a recurring character who is hard, fast, and mean as a razor wire. Deklan’s life path is one of determination and sacrifice in the face of defeat. That grit will be what he leans on in his new role as a tough FBI agent tasked with unraveling the disappearance of two children from a daycare center owned by his mother in this first installment.

“The Breacher’s Playbook showcases a modern warrior’s real-life experiences,” said Chris Schafer, CEO at Tactical 16 Publishing. “Tom and James’ story shows that not all battles are in war zones, and not all war zones are sanctioned by governments.”

“After serving more than a decade as a Navy SEAL and retired with a decorated combat career, Deklan Novak realized his days of making life and death decisions were not behind him. The Breacher’s Playbook is a book I simply could not put down!”
-Jim Morrissey, a former Chicago Bears linebacker, 1985 Super Bowl Champion

About this title

About the Authors

Tom graduated from Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana in 2000. Tom played Varsity football as linebacker, fullback, and D-End in high school. Tom was MVP on the wrestling team during HS Senior year. After foregoing college, Tom became a professional MMA fighter in Chicago going undefeated at 7-0. After 9/11, Tom worked construction while he trained for the Navy and the grueling Navy SEAL program. Tom entered Navy bootcamp and BUD/s training in 2006. Tom graduated from BUD/s, Airborne School and SQT, receiving his SEAL Trident in 2008. Tom joined SEAL Team One as a Breacher in 2008 and served until 2016 with four deployments including Iraq and Afghanistan. While still an active-duty Navy SEAL Pre-BUD/s Instructor (Lead Petty Officer LPO) stationed at Great Lakes Naval Recruit Training Command (RTC Great Lakes) in North Chicago, Illinois, Tom enrolled at Northwestern University as a full-time student and walked onto the football team as a linebacker after not playing football for 15 years. Tom played in the Big Ten for Pat Fitzgerald and the NU Wildcats from 2014-2016 at 32, 33, and 34 years old. Divorced and the father of four boys, Tom currently lives at Hruby Ranch in Crown Point, Indiana.

James studied Journalism at the University of Missouri. James wrote his first novel in 1999 and cut his writing teeth in Chicago while owning 10 nightclubs and sports bars over many years. James owned a restaurant early in his career sponsored by the Mario and Michael Andretti IndyCar racing team owned by actor Paul Newman and Carl Haas. Andretti's 1987 Indy car was in the main dining room. Also, James survived a restaurant partnership with martial arts action-star Steven Seagal during Seagal's glory days following the breakout hit movie, Above the Law. James described the business relationship with Seagal as interesting. "It was before Seagal went to the other side." James Pomerantz novels before The Breacher's Playbook include Ghost Bandit, Undisclosed Sibling and The Spitting Image of My Father. James wrote a 2004 biography entitled They Call Me Sid Rock...Rodeo's Extreme Cowboy. (Triumph Books, Chicago) The book was a colorful expose of Sid Steiner, 2002 PRCA World Champion Steer Wrestler. The Steiner family is Texas rodeo royalty. Sid's father Bobby Steiner was a PRCA World Champion Bull Rider in 1973. James lost his wife, Mary, in 2019. They raised four kids in Winnetka, Illinois. James now resides in the Chicago area near his family.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tactical 16 Publishing
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1966413009
• ISBN 13: 9781966413004
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 358