Hand Over Fist
by Michael Ross
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GENRE: Thriller
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BLURB:
When
an old friend disappears, Martin learns nothing is what it seems…
Martin Russell can barely face the future. With dismal life prospects and an estranged family, he is at the end of his rope. When an old friend, Hannah, elbows her way back into his life, Martin’s luck begins to turn around.
Hidden within the shadows of evil, there must be some good…
Ex-policeman Bobby Tanner lost everything one rage-filled night. Now he runs a reading group for alcoholics where he meets a young drug dealer, Zack, who disturbs him in a way that’s hard to define. Bobby soon discovers the teenager is in over his head and has been dealing with a despicable individual known as The Chemist.
The roots of evil run deeper than we imagine…
Martin’s lucky streak begins to unravel when Hannah suddenly goes missing, and he turns to a friend of a friend, Bobby, for help. Thrust into an underworld empire of corruption and half-truths, he learns his friend may not be who he thought she was.
In a shadowed world of deception, stalkers, and despicable drug dealers, Bobby and Martin must uncover the truth, and fast…
Several lives depend on it.
Martin Russell can barely face the future. With dismal life prospects and an estranged family, he is at the end of his rope. When an old friend, Hannah, elbows her way back into his life, Martin’s luck begins to turn around.
Hidden within the shadows of evil, there must be some good…
Ex-policeman Bobby Tanner lost everything one rage-filled night. Now he runs a reading group for alcoholics where he meets a young drug dealer, Zack, who disturbs him in a way that’s hard to define. Bobby soon discovers the teenager is in over his head and has been dealing with a despicable individual known as The Chemist.
The roots of evil run deeper than we imagine…
Martin’s lucky streak begins to unravel when Hannah suddenly goes missing, and he turns to a friend of a friend, Bobby, for help. Thrust into an underworld empire of corruption and half-truths, he learns his friend may not be who he thought she was.
In a shadowed world of deception, stalkers, and despicable drug dealers, Bobby and Martin must uncover the truth, and fast…
Several lives depend on it.
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Excerpt
Eight:
She did not recognise the number coming up on her mobile and
hesitated slightly before answering, “Hannah speaking.”
“Why just the person, and how are you today, Hannah?”
A cold shiver ran from the back of her neck down to her
ankles. She tried to keep her voice neutral. “Hi. I thought you were abroad
just now.”
“Who says I’m not?”
A tremor of relief briefly visited her. “Oh, I see.”
“Actually, I’ve come back. I missed the old haunts. I can’t
seem to get the place out of my blood.”
Was it her imagination or did those two words, “haunts” and
“blood,” seem to resonate in her head? She needed to sound in control, and so
her reply was firmly delivered, “And you rang me because?”
“Just to say hello, Hannah, just to say hello.”
With that, the phone went dead. Hannah’s immediate reaction
was anger at the caller’s obvious attempt to unsettle her. She hit the recall
button and redialled the incoming number but the other phone was already
switched off. She was well aware that anger is sometimes a protective shield
behind which lurks blinding terror, but sitting alone in her car, Hannah
recognised that she had lost that shield and a fearsome terror instantly slewed
through her entire body.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
It was a
strange and twisting road that led to the publication of my first novel. From
my humble beginnings, as an office clerk, to ownership of a multi-million
dollar business I always maintained my love for literature.
Born and raised
in Bristol, England. I spent most of my life in business, my companies turning
over in the region of $500 million. The majority of that time marketing cars,
eventually owning the largest Saab specialist in the world, before a bitter
divorce forced me rethink my priorities. Particularly between 2003 and 2005
when I had to accept that I was no longer a millionaire but literally
penniless. I avoided bankruptcy by the skin of my teeth and slowly rebuilt my
life.
This led me to
the life changing decision to leave the bustling city and move to live halfway
up a mountain in the Welsh valleys. At the same time I started a part time six
year English Literature course at Bristol University, and attended creative
writing classes at Cardiff University. I left school at sixteen and this was my
first taste of further education and an immense challenge.
I eventually
adjusted my thinking to the academic life, and on 30 June 2015 had confirmation
of my 2.1(Hons) degree from Bristol University. At the same time I also won the
prestigious Hopkins Prize for my essay on Virginia Woolf and the unsaid within
her text. Now the university courses are finished it will, with any luck, gives
me plenty of extra time that I can devote to my fiction writing.
Thanks to the
university experiences, my interest in English literature has flourished over
recent years. Hopefully I have evolved as a writer from my earlier work in
short stories (over ninety of them.) Although interestingly my first three
novels have all been developed from a long forgotten short story.
Life is, once
again, very good, and I live very happily halfway up a mountain, in the Welsh
Valleys, with my wonderful partner Mari, and our rescue dog Wolfie.
Facebook www.facebook.com/michaelross.writer
Twitter @mikerosswriter
Website www.michaelrosswriter.com
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Michael will be awarding a $10 Amazon or
B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
I enjoyed reading the excerpt. This book sounds like an interesting and intriguing read. Looking forward to checking out this book.
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