#1 Amazon bestseller in "Mysteries and Thrillers" John Milton has been off the grid for six months. He surfaces in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and immediately finds himself drawn into a vicious battle with the narco-gangs that control the borderlands. He saves the life of an idealistic young journalist who has been targeted for execution. The only way to keep her safe is to smuggle her into Texas. Working with the only untouchable cops in the city, and a bounty hunter whose motives are unclear, Milton must keep her safe until the crossing can be made. But when the man looking for her is the legendary assassin Santa Muerta - Saint Death - that's a lot easier said than done. Q & A with Mark Dawson Q: How would you describe the Milton series? Mark: The elevator pitch would be this: what would James Bond do with himself if he was sick of his career as a jet-setting assassin? I've tried to imagine what someone like Bond or Jason Bourne would be like if they were wracked with guilt and were looking to make amends for all the blood on their hands. That's Milton. Q: What's most fun about writing the series? M: Lots of stuff. It's fun to take a character the audience knows is completely lethal and drop him into a situation that would give most normal people plenty of reasons to run for the hills, and to watch him wreak havoc. And it's fun to write some unpleasant villains and have them look at Milton as a fish-out-of-water Englishman. If they knew the truth about him, they would think twice about crossing him. And yet they don't, and so they do, and so that equals fun for writer and (I hope) reader, too. Q: Why did you choose Mexico as the setting for this book? M: I want to put Milton into difficult and dangerous situations and once I started to research South America it was obvious that Juarez was where it was going to have to be set. The violence might be toning down a little right now, but some of the things that have happened over the last decade or so are totally off the chart. It's been encouraging that some of my American readers - some of them along the border - have commented upon how authentically the locations have been rendered. And if the book can draw a little attention to a troubled part of the world, I'll be pleased. Q: What next for Milton? M: Assuming he gets away from the mess he finds himself in at the end of this book, you mean? I'd like him to have an adventure in the States and then I have a couple of ideas that will up the ante again. I've got a great idea for a real epic set all around the world, and then something a little more confined and focused. Bottom line: Milton isn't going anywhere for a while yet.ReviewPraise for Mark Dawson 'A brilliant debut novel from a very promising writer.' Subject 'Ultra-addictive, super-stylish - a viciously good novel.' Toby Litt. 'A talent to be watched.' Birmingham Post Praise for The Black Mile 'This is far and above the best small/independently published novel I have ever had the pleasure of reading.' The Kindle Book Review 'Dawson has shown himself to be a true master of suspense'. Siobian Minish 'A first class historical mystery.' Luke Walker 'This book is worth it for the arcane London slang alone. Fascinating. If want to get a feel for what it was like during the early part of WWII this will knock you out. If you like character development you'll love it. If you like peeking in on the lives of people in a long gone world -- you really love it.' David E Johnson From the AuthorThis has been one of the most rewarding Milton books to write and I've had fun doing it. If you'd like to discuss it with me, I'm always pleased to speak to readers; check out my website (details on my author page) for contact details. Views: 12
The war for Edaline is over, but Rick Sullivan is still a wanted fugitive. His future is uncertain, and with the mysterious hyperspace entities pulling strings behind the scenes, Frank Allen, Sullivan's best friend, finds his loyalties being pulled in two opposite directions.
This action-packed sequel to SULLIVAN'S WAR sees Sullivan and Allen return to Edaline as well as the lawless desert planet Abilene before launching them on an adventure neither of them could have foreseen. Just as he thought his fighting days were over, Sullivan will find himself thrust into the middle of one of the greatest conflicts in history.
This summer, be sure to look for SULLIVAN'S WATCH, the conclusion to the trilogy.
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When Jim Maddern—well-respected police sergeant and pillar of the local community—begins to act completely out of character, ex-Met officer John Cannon is concerned. As Cannon tries to find out what has got Maddern so spooked, he discovers that death threats have been sent to Maddern and his family via the local paper after Maddern stumbled on the paperboy's criminal lineage. Troublemakers for decades, each generation of this family has climbed the ladder of serious crime. Their intervention after a massive gold bullion raid by another gang has resulted in years of retribution on the streets of London. But it is on Lincolnshire's waterways, in the woods, the villages and above all in Cannon's own public-house, that the gangland rivalries, revenge and retribution will reach their bitter end. Views: 12
In book five of the Casey Family series, Cain and Emma are planning a wedding before the birth of their third child. Cain has done everything possible to protect her family and get their lives back to normal. Cain is strengthening her partnership with the Jatibons and Carlotti families, as well as trying to help her cousin Muriel heal from FBI agent Shelby Phillips’s betrayal.But nothing can distract her from hunting Juan Luis down to make him pay for trying to take Emma from her. That is the most pressing problem to be dealt with before she can truly enjoy the life and family she and Emma have together. Those plans are derailed with the arrival of someone who not only challenges her place as her father, Dalton's heir, but also her belief and loyalty to the man who raised her.About the AuthorOriginally from Cuba, Ali Vali has retained much of her family’s traditions and language and uses them frequently in her stories. Having her father read her stories and poetry before bed every night as a child infused her with a love of reading, which carries till today. She has discovered that living in Louisiana and running a non-profit provides plenty of material to draw from in creating her novels and short stories. Ali currently lives in Louisiana. Views: 12
December, AD39. While enjoying the Winter Festival holiday at his adopted daughter’s home in the Alban Hills, Marcus Corvinus discovers that an outwardly respectable pillar of the community, local politician Quintus Caesius has been discovered beaten to death at the rear entrance of the town brothel.Questioning those who knew the victim, Corvinus is dismayed to find Bovillae a place of small town secrets, bitter feuds, malicious gossip and deadly rivalry: a world away from the sophistication of Rome. As he is to discover, there are several suspects with reason to bear Caesius a grudge. But who would hate him enough to kill him? And what would a supposedly solid citizen be doing visiting the local brothel? Views: 12
What if your genes alone determined your value in society?After
a devastating global war, the Foreign Powers split North America,
leaving two countries with no weapons, no resources, and no hope. One
side, called Prosperon, devised a solution: allocating resources only to
the ones with the highest genetic potential. The Stars and the
Fivers—the smartest and the most able—get the most resources. The
Squares and the Equis get the leftovers. The Zeroes get nothing.
Prosperon keeps Zeroes alive for only one reason: to serve as subjects
for inhuman scientific experiments. Meke Lichota is a
Zero, all because she was born without the ability to hear. When she
wakes up one day with unexplainable side effects, Meke finds herself
entangled in a war between mysterious revolutionaries and the
government. The revolutionaries offer her a chance at a new life, but it
is up to Meke to fight for a future that she believes in. Views: 12
Katherine of Valois, rasied amidst the madness and lechery of the French court, wed to a conquering English king, Henry V, and now alone and afraid in a world of treachery and violence. Owen Tudor, incredibly handsome and gifted, a poet and singer by nature, a warrior by necessity, and now a man ready to risk life for love. Theirs was a passion too perilous to reveal - and too fiery to be long restrained or concealed... Views: 12
