A trilogy…or more?
Many of my books are part of a series, but a lot of the series end as a trilogy. The latter will probably be the fate of “The Last Humans” series (I’m working on the third novel, Moscow Menace), but it could also be the fate of the “Inspector Steve Morgan” series (three books already published).
In any case, it gives me great pleasure to announce the publication of the third “Inspector Steve Morgan” novel, Fear the Asian Evil. Here’s the summary:
Former Scotland Yard Inspector Steve Morgan’s next case at Bristol PD involves the attempted murder of a journalist who happens to be the sister-in-law of one of his sergeants. Its prelude, though, involves a fishing trip made during a vacation when Steve and his girlfriend’ father find a dead Chinese spy afloat in the North Sea. That leads to frictions with MI5 that distract from solving what should be the routine case of the woman’s attempted murder. The hunt for spies and ordinary policework clash until they come together.
When I introduced Morgan in The Klimt Connection, Book Eight in the “Esther Brookstone Art Detective” series, I sensed that the complex British copper was a character who promised to provide many suspenseful adventures as he solves complex crimes. Although all British-style mysteries owe something to great trailblazers like Agatha Christie, today’s world is a lot more complex than theirs was, and crime-fighting has taken on a new meaning. If only for its massive bureaucracy (the UK reorganized that for policing in general in the first decade of this century, creating the NCA, for example), a bureaucracy Morgan often battles (particularly MI5’s), crime investigations have to be carefully managed now. I believe Morgan has shown he’s up to the task while he strives to put order in his personal life (in particular, with a new romantic partner). I hope my readers will agree.
All three novels, Legacy of Evil, Cult of Evil, and Fear the Asian Evil, are distributed by Draft2Digital and available wherever quality ebooks are sold (just not on Amazon, which I now boycott for my book publishing). Because everyone is already talking about holiday gifts, allow me to suggest that the entire set would be a great gift to yourself or to anyone among your family or friends who are avid readers of the mystery, thriller, suspense, and crime genres. Here a reader can read about complex twenty-first century crime that goes from murder at the local level to nationwide syndicates and international spy rings. Christie and other mystery and thriller pioneering authors could never have imagined how crime stories have evolved! Modern readers reap the benefits.
