Don't Die Wondering: A Tale of Betrayal - Softcover

Newman, Mr Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0648249441 ISBN 13: 9780648249443

Publisher: Michael Newman, 2018

Synopsis

A week in Cannes can be murder. The action plunges through the famous hotels and bars of the French Riviera during the summer festival season as Andy Carrick – an ex-soldier still doing battle with himself – hunts for the cut-throat razor killer of a decadent advertising guru murdered during a long lunch. Is it really the crime of passion it’s been made to look, he wonders? Or is it actually big business related? Or maybe, just maybe, it’s a brazen art forgery scam? At first the murder seems a real life-saver to Carrick, he aches to get back to the centre of things. But suddenly he's not so sure. The investigation is leading him straight back to his own messy past, a dark and lonely place he’s in no hurry to revisit. Memories of Afghanistan, the failure of his marriage, the death of his mentor, all his insecurities and lack of certainty threaten to engulf the investigation. When his own alibi crumbles, he starts wondering one more thing: can he survive seven days and nights in a town full of liars for hire? Want vivid characters and tight plotting shot through with dry wit? An intense psychological struggle against time, the French police, Marseille gangsters, traitorous friends and Carrick's own demons? Strap yourself in. It's John Buchan meets Ian Rankin. PRAISE FOR MICHAEL NEWMAN FROM AMAZON READERS: “Newman engages the reader from the first page . . . a smart and compelling book” – Sarah A. Schaffer “Absolutely wonderful, well written and very unique . . . I totally love it. It will stay in my personal library. (No, I won't be selling it on Amazon like I do most of my books.) It will get read again and again” – Susanna Hutcheson “He knows how to get attention . . . Read it for the asides, the tangents . . . the rambles. We recommend you read it for pleasure” – Rolf Dobelli “It is these captivating interludes that make the book really valuable . . . an engaging repast . . . anybody reading this book is sure to find in it a delightful book worth possessing” – Mind Mapper PRAISE FOR MICHAEL NEWMAN FROM REVIEWERS: “Aims straight at the core ... confronting and provocative, stimulating and engaging ... Michael Newman shows us what it’s all about” – Neil Stagoll “An absolutely compelling read for anyone ...” – Jim Aitchison “A rich soup of insight and inspiration” – Jack Vaughan “This is certainly an easy and readable book – a must ... ” – Florence Oh “In all this is a wonderful book, enjoyable, revealing and ultimately educational ...” – Mark Gabbott “His interesting and well written book will go a long way ...” – Al Ries

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Newman has published two acclaimed non-fiction books (John Wiley & Sons) and has been translated into Chinese, Korean, Hungarian, Russian, Turkish, Kazakh, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. He’s written for magazines in the UK, France, Turkey, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Australia. He's worked as a copywriter, scriptwriter, radio writer, essayist, columnist, feature writer, restaurant reviewer, speechwriter, songwriter, creative director and creative consultant. In other words, the businesses of words. (So you'd really expect him to be a much faster typist.) His creative work has won major awards in Europe, UK, US, Asia and Australia. He lives on the east coast, in a forest, near a lake. He has never been comfortable referring to himself in the third person. DON’T DIE WONDERING is his first novel. www.dontdiewondering.info info@dontdiewondering.info

About this edition

• Publisher: Michael Newman
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0648249441
• ISBN 13: 9780648249443
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 330
• Illustrator: Eborall Ms Jennifer