The Constantine Legacy The First Jake Dillon Crime Thriller Tác giả: Andrew Towning Nhà xuất bản: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Năm xuất bản: 2013 Số trang: 292 Ngôn ngữ: tiếng Anh ISBN-10: 1482730200 ISBN-13: 978-1482730203 Định dạng file: epub; mobi Jake Dillon, in his inaugural adventure thriller, is brought into the headquarters of Ferran & Cardini under the pretense of investigating a Cabinet Minister's sunken cruiser and its compromising cargo. At the bottom of the English Channel, not far from Sandbanks, Jake and his team find more than they bargained for! Entwined within the brief of keeping the Cabinet Minster’s reputation intact is a dangerous operation to pass off a deal with the Sicilian Mafia. Jake puts his life on the line once again to go beyond the call of duty to protect more than just a minister’s public image! While based in Sandbanks Jake’s investigations bring him face to face with a generation of hate-fuelled revenge, greed and international drug deals that operate under a covert cloak of respectability. Calling in favours and using the best of his well-established contacts Jake starts to see beyond the brief. Partnered with his highly able colleague Vince Sharp and also seemingly ‘landed’ with agent Fiona Price, who has her own agenda that unfolds with every turn of this action-packed novel, Jake makes progress that unnerves even his stony-faced employers. The action bounds by land and sea, the length of the UK to the Balearics and Africa… Can the drug barons in Dorset force Jake's hand and how long will it take before the stench of blackmail and murder cloud every lead, leaving the ex-army intelligence officer wondering who he can trust within his undercover lair - if in fact anyone? This epic thriller sees the true colours the KGB, greed, the Sicilian Mafia, international drug cartels, the Bosnian conflict, duplicitous forgery and ultimately blackmail at the highest level! About the Author Author Andrew Towning's writing talents bear more than an uncanny resemblance to the characteristics of the area in which he lives! Thrilling, gripping and exciting assets that include; the treacherous coastline, the unpredictable weather conditions, the dramatic tides and stunning beaches! His style can also be compared to Dorset's infamous Sandbanks peninsula where so much of the action in his Jake Dillon series of thrillers is set: rich, intriguing and inspirational. Andrew has written four Jake Dillon novels. After over 200 rejections Andrew sealed a New York publisher in 2006. His novels now are widely available through Amazon and Waterstones on line and fans of the Dillon series eagerly await a publish date for the next Jake Dillon thriller! Andrew says of writing: “I had aspired to write just one novel for many years but as I’m a business owner, husband and a father of two, time was limited to say the least! I spent two years researching and writing my first novel The Constantine Legacy and another 18 months sourcing a publisher! “I have had four novels published (Dead Men Don't Bite, Shroud of Concealment and the Chimera Code complete the series to date) – I now have met my original contractual agreement – and now I have exciting plans for the next phase of my hero character, former Army Intelligence Officer, Jake Dillon’s thrilling and unpredictable career!” Andrew says of the successes his novels: “The books see Jake travel internationally, with a constant theme through his links to Dorset, and to a lesser extent the Channel Islands. Those visiting and living in the area will recognise some of the more remarkable landmarks and countryside which I know bring my books even more to life!” The mere existence of Jake Dillon is thrilling, his lack of respect for the ‘establishment’, bare fisted determination and underlying integrity in the face of adversity make for a gripping series of novels – if you’ve enjoyed Le Carré, Brown or MacNab – put Towning on your read list, his work is a cunning concoction of all three! Asked if he has subconsciously morphed any of his own characteristics through his pen to Dillon, Andrew modestly suggests that one asks his wife – however if his looks are to go by we bet they have more in common that he dares to let on! The Constantine Legacy, Dead Men Don't Bite, Shroud of Concealment and The Chimera Code are published by Andrew.
Dead Men Don't Bite The Second Jake Dillon Crime Thriller Tác giả: Andrew Towning Nhà xuất bản: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Năm xuất bản: 2013 Số trang: 422 Ngôn ngữ: tiếng Anh ISBN-10: 1482754665 ISBN-13: 978-1482754667 Định dạng file: epub; mobi From the Author of, 'The Constantine Legacy ', Shroud of Concealment and The Chimera Code. Andrew Towning once again brings together an action packed cliffhanger that moves at a relentless pace! This second edition (re-proofed and edited) of Dead Men Don't Bite is composed with intrigue, suspense and larger-than-life characters. Dead Men Don't Bite, sees Jake Dillon recalled back to London after a covert operation in Cuba by his stalwart boss, Edward Levenson-Jones. The order has come from former Prime Minister, Sir Lucius Stagg because an international crisis is looming. The wreck of a World War Two Nazi U-boat has been discovered in a subterranean cavern on the treacherous northern coast of the Channel Island of Jersey. It's exact location remains a mystery, as the man who made the discovery is deliberately mowed down on a crossing by a hit and run driver, leaving him in a deep coma. In the U-boat is Nazi gold bullion and the Spear of Destiny along with other long forgotten secrets. The Spear - a mystical spearhead, that has been chronicled throughout history, which Hitler believed bestowed upon him the power to be undefeated in battle. Dillon works tirelessly against the clock to find the U-boat, but French billionaire Hugo Malakoff wants to stop Dillon recovering the spear for H.M. Government, he wants to claim it and its untold powers for himself. Malakoff is a fanatical fascist, obsessed by power and the deluded vision of a New World Order. Sweeping from London to Jersey and back with ever-growing momentum, Dead Men Don't Bite brings together a remarkable set of heroes and villains in the most desperate struggle of their lives. It is a complex, brilliantly executed story of highly-explosive secrets, wartime betrayal and extreme danger above and below water.
Shroud of Concealment A Jake Dillon Crime Thriller Tác giả: Andrew Towning Nhà xuất bản: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Năm xuất bản: 2013 Số trang: 388 Ngôn ngữ: tiếng Anh ISBN-10: 1492112232 ISBN-13: 978-1492112235 Định dạng file: epub; mobi The Partners at Ferran & Cardini employ Dillon to tackle a simple problem in the big picture of international field operations. An innocent student has had the opportunity of adoring, in a private collection, what she considers to be ‘The Concert’, a classic painting by Vermeer dating back to 1665-66. This masterpiece was stolen in 1990 from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, and has never been seen since and is classed as priceless! Dillon is set the task of determining whether the piece is the original or a superb forgery and embarks on an investigation into the Sandbanks-based owner and millionaire, the enigma that is Charlie Hart. Simple is far from reality – on closer examination the owner of the painting seems to have more to hide than just the provenance of the classic work of art and takes disproportionate and deadly action to keep Dillon off his case. No one close to Dillon is safe, his partner is targeted in what seems a purely innocent manner through her law firm but Dillon sees through this and sends her into hiding after he is tailed, stalked and explosive attempts on his life are foiled. Dillon starts to put together a picture of a group of individuals who come from all walks of life – and who have several things in common – greed, international networks and no way back! Their wealth is rooted in Asian drug cartels, gold bullion, arms trading, global hospitality chains, political espionage and underworld criminal activity. As Dillon follows leads across London and the South West of England he leaves a trail of destruction and death – those involved that do not heed his warnings pay the ultimate price. The chain of deceit stretches into the Houses of Parliament and deep within the corridors of power cowardly bravado breaks into the first chink in the armour – giving Dillon what he needs to prize deeper into his investigation. Although powers from above are keen for the enquiry to end. Why? To add to the confusion is the discovery of gold bullion – could this be the haul from the 1983 Brinks Mat robbery that shocked the UK? This amongst more priceless Middle Eastern art and cocaine! Now undercover Dillon puts to work all the experience he has gained in the field and uses many guises to outwit the security services and those that consider themselves beyond the law and want him dead! Could there be a price on his head? If so who wants him out of the picture that badly? With his Glock by his side and Vince Sharp at the cutting edge of today’s technology can Dillon get through this one? Racing from Dorset to Delhi – has Dillon really learned any more and who is the mystery lady that is the focus of Hart’s attentions? Shroud of Concealment is Dillon at his most raw – fists, street fights, breaking and entering and a multitude of disguises punctuated with breath taking shoot outs and death – he did warn them! Conscience is not something Dillon will entertain. From M15 to MI6 and the back streets of Delhi Dillon fights to find the answers – and they are not necessarily the ones he wanted to hear!
Chimera Code The Latest Jake Dillon Crime Thriller Tác giả: Andrew Towning Nhà xuất bản: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Năm xuất bản: 2013 Số trang: 440 Ngôn ngữ: tiếng Anh ISBN-10: 1481200860 ISBN-13: 978-1481200868 Định dạng file: epub; mobi From Scotland to Sandbanks and Santorini Jake Dillon is lured into another thrilling assignment opposing an inimitable yet unseen adversary – the ultimate destructive technology – The Chimera Code! Escaping death and cheating Assassins Dillon seeks out those that demand the destruction of ‘Scorpion’ – the British Government’s secret organisation that exists to fight a covert war against fanatics of every faith and political persuasion. Dillon’s extraordinary skills wreak havoc amongst his adversaries, traitors and terrorists alike, against all the odds in a bid to stop the unleashing of the ultimate viral weapon, and the global institutional and personal meltdown that will surely follow… This, some would say, is the closest we have come to the ‘real’ Jake Dillon. This journey sees him chasing an invisible enemy and along the way Jake reveals some of the inner demons that make him the urban warrior that he is. Accompanied by Vince Sharpe, and some familiar accomplices from his past, Jake leaves the sanctuary of his Scottish home to halt the power of a double turncoat ex-KGB spy and an international terrorist of middle-eastern origin. This toxic team has developed the inimitable Chimera Code under the guise of a British Government initiative! The Chimera Code is incredibly powerful – it is a programme that is able to gain access and interact with any computer programme or database - encrypted or not - in the blink of an eye. It can isolate any computer by accessing every available on-line resource. It then up-loads a tiny piece of mal-ware that eventually destroys the hard drive. But not before taking control of the system and downloading every single piece of data on it – it also is self-perpetuating and can morph and develop itself so that there is no anti virus software in the land that can combat its power or ‘virtual intellect’. With a deadly army of Assassins behind the complex international threat Jake finds himself, and those close to him, in mortal danger. His cunning and experience is pushed beyond limits that previously didn’t exist in this action-packed novel that fights its battles on the waves, in the air and on terra firma across the globe! Rules were made to be broken in this Dillon thriller!
