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Once A Killer

Written by murrayadmin on January 21, 2025.

An ex-investigator and serial killer plays cat-and-mouse with the police. Can he find the missing boy before the detectives work out who he is?Hong Kong 1953. Charles Balcombe, sophisticated, risk-taking lothario was a special investigator. He thinks that taking a PI job to find a missing boy will distract him from his killer instinct.He changed his identity. He moved to Hong Kong. He changed his life. But can he change who he really is?A mystery-thriller with a twist. Perfect for fans of David Baldacci, Vince Flynn and Tom Wood who like the twists of a Harlen Coben...

The Prisoner of Acre

Written by murrayadmin on January 21, 2025.

WINNER of the 2024 Page Turner Award for Best Action & Adventure‘A Cracking thriller full of nerve-jangling tension’ – Brown Flopsy’s Book Burrow‘Edgy and adrenaline filled’ – Rosie Amber‘Fast-paced, insightful and gripping’ – Barnsey’s Books‘One of the best series I’ve read’ – Whispering StoriesAsh Carter returns to Israel on what should be a straightforward mission except for one small detail. Why did Alfred Duffygo AWOL from the British Army, go to Israel and then hand himself in...

The Troodos Secret

Written by murrayadmin on January 21, 2025.

“One of the best series I have read”– Whispering Stories blogAsh Carter is called in to investigate the mysteriousdeath of a commando. Working with Detective SofiaMackenzie he finds that nothing is quite whatit seems and no one is willing to tell the truth.When another man dies, it appears that the truth lies inthe mountains and the mines to be found there.Threatened and working against the clock, Carterand Mackenzie must solve the case or riskbecoming the mountain’s next victims.Based in Cyprus in 1949, this is the third book of the Near-East series which can be read in...

The Killing Crew

Written by murrayadmin on January 21, 2025.

“Took me totally by surprise“⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jonathan Dunsky (author of the Adam Lapid Mysteries)Ash Carter and Bill Wolfe are in Israel hunting a group of British Army deserters known as the Killing Crew. Some people think they were a myth, others believe they were the most hated of British soldiers.In the newly formed state that’s at war with the Arab nations, hated by Jews and despised by Arabs, the two SIB officers think they face an uncomfortable task.But when they become targets, they realise this is more than just a job. It’s life or death.“As soon as I started...

Cyprus Kiss

Written by murrayadmin on January 21, 2025.

Help Me!Those were the words on the back of a woman’s photograph. And yet she vanished six months ago. It’s 1948 and military investigator Ash Carter has arrived in Cyprus. A gang has been operating for two years, leaving a mark known to police as the kiss of death. Is this something to do with them? And why ask him for help? After a murder, Carter begins to realize this is personal.In a race against time, Carter must work out the connection between the gang, the missing woman and the murder, before it’s too late.Set in 1948, this is the first Ash Carter mystery-thriller although the books...

Singapore Fire

Written by murrayadmin on January 21, 2025.

“Guaranteed to thrill, excite and shock in equal measures “⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Roger A Price, author of Badge and Pen thriller series She wants to escapeHe wants to save herBut nothing is what it seemsSingapore 1954 and once again, private investigator, Ash Carter is caught between the government and the criminal gangs. It’s time for Carter to choose.Escape now or stand and fight? “A cracker of a thriller. Rich, powerful and really quite brilliant“⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ AlexJBooks blog“Twisty… engaging plot. I was not prepared for the hair raising ending“⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brow...

Singapore Killer

Written by murrayadmin on January 21, 2025.

Who is BlackJack?A helicopter crashes in the jungle. The pilot and a military policeman are burned to death. It’s unclear what they were doing, but this was no accident. Ex-special investigator Ash Carter is asked to help and the hunt for a killer begins.Ideal for fans of Lee Child and Baldacci with a twist of Harlen CobenSet in September 1953, Singapore Killer is book 5 of the series. However it can be read as a stand-alone. Readers are loving Singapore Killer:“Blackjack is a brilliant character and the twists had me thinking about the story for days afterwards. That ending!”...

Singapore Ghost

Written by murrayadmin on January 21, 2025.

“Love Jack Reacher? Discover Ash Carter” — Black Dagger ReviewsBad SpiritAsh Carter is in Penang on a job that seems beneath him: babysit a newspaper reporter. She’s investigating ghost stories at the barracks but it’s Carter’s past that is back to haunt him. Returning to Singapore he finds himself caught up with a Chinese Secret Society. It’s not Andrew Yipp’s and Carter finds himself beholden to the leader, Chen Guan Xi. Chen wants to remove his big rival without a turf war and he wants Carter to do it for him. However Yipp and Carter have so far had a good...

Singapore Boxer

Written by murrayadmin on January 21, 2025.

British ex-military cop is sent to find a missing person in Malaya. But his job isn’t what he thinks and along with mysterious poisonings, there’s trouble between the tin mines and rubber plantations.Ash Carter goes undercover in central Malaya with a private militia providing protection against the Chinese terrorists. Some business owners appear happy with this protection while others are not. Villagers are getting sick and the local doctor says the tin mining business is to blame. They’re poisoning the water. But no one will listen and everyone says she’s trouble. She tries...

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