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The fifth in the "Asher & Asher" series
An ex United Nations Biological Weapons Inspector comes out of forced retirement to pursue a suspicion of a secret project that would enable genetically modified flies to carry deadly viruses. But can he prove his suspicions before becoming a target for state and private security forces? And is there more to it than flying insects?
Of course, politicians and government-led security forces are not unknown to have dealt with UN weapons inspectors if they step out of line against their wishes!
The fifth in the "Asher & Asher" series
An ex United Nations Biological Weapons Inspector comes out of forced retirement to pursue a suspicion of a secret project that would enable genetically modified flies to carry deadly viruses. But can he prove his suspicions before becoming a target for state and private security forces? And is there more to it than flying insects?
Of course, politicians and government-led security forces are not unknown to have dealt with UN weapons inspectors if they step out of line against their wishes!
https://books2read.com/u/3L8070
The Malthus Pandemic was first published as a novel in 2018 to highlight the risk of exploitation of gain of function research on viruses for political, commercial and military purposes. Then, in early 2020, along came the Covid pandemic and ongoing controversy about genetic engineering, especially Coronaviruses. Since the Covid pandemic, the book has been recognised by many as an example of foresight and prescience.
This 2023 post-Covid edition includes some minor editorial changes but keeps the story in pre-Covid times. The fraudulent commercial and political exploitation of genetic engineering is also covered in “The Mosquito Conspiracy”.
The Malthus Pandemic was first published as a novel in 2018 to highlight the risk of exploitation of gain of function research on viruses for political, commercial and military purposes. Then, in early 2020, along came the Covid pandemic and ongoing controversy about genetic engineering, especially Coronaviruses. Since the Covid pandemic, the book has been recognised by many as an example of foresight and prescience.
This 2023 post-Covid edition includes some minor editorial changes but keeps the story in pre-Covid times. The fraudulent commercial and political exploitation of genetic engineering is also covered in “The Mosquito Conspiracy”.
https://books2read.com/u/bzqP5D
An international thriller. Here's a review from an Amazon Kindle reader:
"The plot centres around the timely topic of international aid money and the criminals who feed on it. The hero, the story's whistleblower, is British ex-politician Jim Smith, and the story follows him around the globe as he seeks to put a stop to the corruption. Morgan, a world traveller who now resides in Thailand, knows his locations well. Cities in Italy and Africa come alive, and Jim Smith's home in off-the-beaten-path Thailand is wonderfully described, allowing readers to feel like they're there--this is no easy thing to do, and the authenticity of the various settings is a real strength of the book. Another strength includes the protagonist. Smith is not a typical hero. He's older and lacks the suaveness and action-hero credentials of a James Bond or Jason Bourne, but he more than makes up for it with his intelligence and depth--a big pleasure in the book is being invited into this man's life as he tries to pick up the pieces after an underhanded campaign aimed at ruining him. The plot moves along briskly, and the technology, players (politicians, intelligence agencies, criminals), and small details about the finance industry all add up to a novel rich in credibility and intrigue. Anyone interested in seeing the world from the comfort of a good armchair should read Morgan's book."
An international thriller. Here's a review from an Amazon Kindle reader:
"The plot centres around the timely topic of international aid money and the criminals who feed on it. The hero, the story's whistleblower, is British ex-politician Jim Smith, and the story follows him around the globe as he seeks to put a stop to the corruption. Morgan, a world traveller who now resides in Thailand, knows his locations well. Cities in Italy and Africa come alive, and Jim Smith's home in off-the-beaten-path Thailand is wonderfully described, allowing readers to feel like they're there--this is no easy thing to do, and the authenticity of the various settings is a real strength of the book. Another strength includes the protagonist. Smith is not a typical hero. He's older and lacks the suaveness and action-hero credentials of a James Bond or Jason Bourne, but he more than makes up for it with his intelligence and depth--a big pleasure in the book is being invited into this man's life as he tries to pick up the pieces after an underhanded campaign aimed at ruining him. The plot moves along briskly, and the technology, players (politicians, intelligence agencies, criminals), and small details about the finance industry all add up to a novel rich in credibility and intrigue. Anyone interested in seeing the world from the comfort of a good armchair should read Morgan's book."
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At age fourteen Femi Akindele, an orphaned street-boy from the Makoko slum in Lagos decided to call himself Pastor Gabriel Joshua. Unqualified and self-taught and now in his mid-forties Gabriel has become a highly acclaimed international speaker on African affairs, economics, terrorism, corruption, fraud and the widespread poverty and economic migration that results. He wants to change things but is up against a highly-organised group of wealthy and corrupt individuals already financing a terrorist operation (the COK) with one purpose in mind – the overthrow of the democratically elected Nigerian President and the establishment of a vast, new West African state. What stands in their way is the widespread popularity of Gabriel Joshua, the recently elected Nigerian President Hamed Massoud Azazi. and the newly appointed head of the Nigerian State Security Service, Colonel Martin Abisola.
Some comments from readers:
"...a rare sort of political thriller - a black African hero!"
"...accomplished and knowledgeable."
"...I lent it to a friend, who has now read all your books ..great story line."
"…I just wish this guy, Gabriel, was for real. Africa needs someone like that.
At age fourteen Femi Akindele, an orphaned street-boy from the Makoko slum in Lagos decided to call himself Pastor Gabriel Joshua. Unqualified and self-taught and now in his mid-forties Gabriel has become a highly acclaimed international speaker on African affairs, economics, terrorism, corruption, fraud and the widespread poverty and economic migration that results. He wants to change things but is up against a highly-organised group of wealthy and corrupt individuals already financing a terrorist operation (the COK) with one purpose in mind – the overthrow of the democratically elected Nigerian President and the establishment of a vast, new West African state. What stands in their way is the widespread popularity of Gabriel Joshua, the recently elected Nigerian President Hamed Massoud Azazi. and the newly appointed head of the Nigerian State Security Service, Colonel Martin Abisola.
Some comments from readers:
"...a rare sort of political thriller - a black African hero!"
"...accomplished and knowledgeable."
"...I lent it to a friend, who has now read all your books ..great story line."
"…I just wish this guy, Gabriel, was for real. Africa needs someone like that.
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The old spy in “An Old Spy Story” is eighty-six years old Oliver (“Ollie”) Thomas.
Still wracked by guilt and anger over his past, Ollie makes one last attempt to settle unfinished business. During a long career struggling to make an honest living with his own export company, Ollie carried out parallel assignments in Africa and the Middle East connected to British Intelligence. Through the use of threats and blackmail from his controller, Major Alex Donaldson, Ollie became embroiled in Donaldson's private money making schemes including assassination, money laundering in Africa and arms shipments to the IRA through Libya. Now, recently widowed and alone, Ollie goes on one, last assignment - to deal with Donaldson.
'An Old Spy Story', my first full length novel was drafted mostly whilst I was travelling on business.
The story came direct from my heart & I challenge anyone to write a book like this without having travelled alone, worldwide, on business, and done the sort of things that the fictitious Ollie Thomas did. Dear old Ollie became a real close friend to me during the six years or so it took to write the book and develop his character. Ollie made me laugh and he made me cry. He was eighty six years old in the story and I like to think he's still going strong though I hope he's given up on the whisky.
The old spy in “An Old Spy Story” is eighty-six years old Oliver (“Ollie”) Thomas.
Still wracked by guilt and anger over his past, Ollie makes one last attempt to settle unfinished business. During a long career struggling to make an honest living with his own export company, Ollie carried out parallel assignments in Africa and the Middle East connected to British Intelligence. Through the use of threats and blackmail from his controller, Major Alex Donaldson, Ollie became embroiled in Donaldson's private money making schemes including assassination, money laundering in Africa and arms shipments to the IRA through Libya. Now, recently widowed and alone, Ollie goes on one, last assignment - to deal with Donaldson.
'An Old Spy Story', my first full length novel was drafted mostly whilst I was travelling on business.
The story came direct from my heart & I challenge anyone to write a book like this without having travelled alone, worldwide, on business, and done the sort of things that the fictitious Ollie Thomas did. Dear old Ollie became a real close friend to me during the six years or so it took to write the book and develop his character. Ollie made me laugh and he made me cry. He was eighty six years old in the story and I like to think he's still going strong though I hope he's given up on the whisky.
https://books2read.com/u/3L80z1
This story started as an experiment in writing style and a venture into sensitive ethnic, cultural and social problems. The result was a 100,000 word novel that I completed in 6 months.
Park Road lies at the heart of a poor, run-down inner-city area with long standing social, ethnic and religious issues that have, for years, been studiously ignored by law enforcement and social services in order to avoid community tensions. Park Road is a sensitive, thought-provoking and possibly controversial story that started out as a study of two, fatherless young men: Qasim from Pakistani parents and Kevin, mixed race Pakistani-English. But two boys became four and then five. We then had Walid, a parentless refugee from Syria and nineteen year olds, Kurt and Winston from Nigeria.
The backstreets have always been a good recruiting ground for terrorist groups like ISIL and the story moves from Turkey to northern Syria and, with ISIL planning to move from the Middle East to focus on South East Asia, they are looking for more. It’s Qassim (Cass) who is their target.
I made Kurt the narrator because:
“You’re the genius. Kurt. You’re the only one who got an A in English at school.” Cass suggested.
“And you got style,” Kevin said.
“And wit,” Walid added.
“And a nice turn of phrase," Winston said.
"And a real cool haircut," Cass added.
And Kurt agreed: “Yeh, OK, then. I’ll admit to my superior intellect. It’s my ethnicity. Intelligence flows through my veins. It’s in my African genes.”
This story started as an experiment in writing style and a venture into sensitive ethnic, cultural and social problems. The result was a 100,000 word novel that I completed in 6 months.
Park Road lies at the heart of a poor, run-down inner-city area with long standing social, ethnic and religious issues that have, for years, been studiously ignored by law enforcement and social services in order to avoid community tensions. Park Road is a sensitive, thought-provoking and possibly controversial story that started out as a study of two, fatherless young men: Qasim from Pakistani parents and Kevin, mixed race Pakistani-English. But two boys became four and then five. We then had Walid, a parentless refugee from Syria and nineteen year olds, Kurt and Winston from Nigeria.
The backstreets have always been a good recruiting ground for terrorist groups like ISIL and the story moves from Turkey to northern Syria and, with ISIL planning to move from the Middle East to focus on South East Asia, they are looking for more. It’s Qassim (Cass) who is their target.
I made Kurt the narrator because:
“You’re the genius. Kurt. You’re the only one who got an A in English at school.” Cass suggested.
“And you got style,” Kevin said.
“And wit,” Walid added.
“And a nice turn of phrase," Winston said.
"And a real cool haircut," Cass added.
And Kurt agreed: “Yeh, OK, then. I’ll admit to my superior intellect. It’s my ethnicity. Intelligence flows through my veins. It’s in my African genes.”
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"There aren't enough women in your books" said someone. This was the result.
Eccentric, untidy Oxford University Professor “Eddie” Higgins has become the ‘scientific adviser’ to a local cosmetics company run by its new and vivacious chief executive, Isobel Johnson. It doesn’t begin well. “Yours is an industry dogged by exaggerated claims, impossible claims and false claims,” he tells her. Can they work together and so expose the Russian and Chinese gang exploiting cosmetics companies for counterfeiting, money-laundering and drug smuggling? With the investigation moving between the UK, Thailand and Malaysia it is the relationship between the passionately anti-cosmetics and unkempt Professor Higgins and the vivacious professional business woman Isobel Johnson, that forms a backdrop to the story. With “Eddie” strongly believing that vanity is a human weakness and to exploit ii for profit is in itself a crime, can the two ever work together, accept each other’s views and turn the company around?
"A really well written fast-paced action plot. Every woman should read it, although just fiction you might start to think about buying anti-ageing products. I totally enjoyed reading it. Some nice sense of humour also. (SMASHWORDS review)
"There aren't enough women in your books" said someone. This was the result.
Eccentric, untidy Oxford University Professor “Eddie” Higgins has become the ‘scientific adviser’ to a local cosmetics company run by its new and vivacious chief executive, Isobel Johnson. It doesn’t begin well. “Yours is an industry dogged by exaggerated claims, impossible claims and false claims,” he tells her. Can they work together and so expose the Russian and Chinese gang exploiting cosmetics companies for counterfeiting, money-laundering and drug smuggling? With the investigation moving between the UK, Thailand and Malaysia it is the relationship between the passionately anti-cosmetics and unkempt Professor Higgins and the vivacious professional business woman Isobel Johnson, that forms a backdrop to the story. With “Eddie” strongly believing that vanity is a human weakness and to exploit ii for profit is in itself a crime, can the two ever work together, accept each other’s views and turn the company around?
"A really well written fast-paced action plot. Every woman should read it, although just fiction you might start to think about buying anti-ageing products. I totally enjoyed reading it. Some nice sense of humour also. (SMASHWORDS review)
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The fifth and shortest in the Asher & Asher series of international criminal investigations.
Small-time New York private detective Harry Donovan decides to solve his money problems by tracking down a big-time wanted fraudster but he needs help, things get complicated and Harry is way out of his depth.
Harry's only solace in life is Beryl who runs his Harlem office but with two other private detectives already killed at the hands of the criminal gang can Harry survive long enough to claim the $250,000 bounty?
The fifth and shortest in the Asher & Asher series of international criminal investigations.
Small-time New York private detective Harry Donovan decides to solve his money problems by tracking down a big-time wanted fraudster but he needs help, things get complicated and Harry is way out of his depth.
Harry's only solace in life is Beryl who runs his Harlem office but with two other private detectives already killed at the hands of the criminal gang can Harry survive long enough to claim the $250,000 bounty?
INTERNATIONAL CRIME SERIES BOX SETS
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