The Unintended Consequences of Accidentally Stealing from a Dead Man
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  • Reads 149
  • Votes 27
  • Parts 24
  • Time 2h 30m
Ongoing, First published Aug 26
3 new parts
What would you do if you came across a dead man and accidentally stole his watch? For Luc it was to be a game changer. The problem?  The dead man was a murdered spy with a dark secret. Consequent events throw Amy, the dead spy's daughter, and Luc together in a search to find the truth about her father. It takes them on a breathless chase across the world as they become unlikely heroes catapulted into the dark and dangerous world of state secrets, international espionage, Russian assassins and Iranian double agents in this compelling, surprising and often dark story.

Many years ago I came across a dead man at a waterfall and although I didn't accidentally steal anything it provided the start point for this story. I worked for some years with British Intelligence which helped with some of the parts of the story.

This is my first novel, although I've had two non fiction books published and have contributed to many articles in international newspapers.

Word count: about 85,000 words, 70 chapters, all written, currently editing and releasing on a regular basis.
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