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« Reply #25 on: March 11, 2011, 03:21:11 AM » |
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My nautical thriller is still available for $0.99 in the US and £0.49 in the UK. My stats are 9,800 Kindle copies sold, highest ranks achieved #7 in UK and #815 in US. Currently #23 in Teen Thrillers - but suitable for all the family! Do check it out if you like a fast-paced read in exotic locations.
Toby Robinson, twenty-two and broke, lands a job as deckhand on a Russian billionaire's yacht. On his first night aboard he is framed for the murder of a guest. And that's just the start of his problems. His attractive crewmate Julia seems to be the only one on his side - but can he trust her? With his mobile phone confiscated, armed only with a winning smile and a flair for mixing cocktails, can Toby foil the sinister international conspiracy that threatens to entangle him? It's New Year's Eve and something terrible will happen at midnight. Time is running out, and so are Toby's options ...
"A real page-turner and excellent value for money"
"Fun, tongue-in-cheek fast moving adventure with good humor"
"Couldn't put the book down"
"A rollicking good read"
"A dose of humor that made it fun to read"
"One of the best books I have read in a long time"
"The main character Toby is excellent"
"Totally absorbing from beginning to end"
"A thrillingly entertaining page turner"
"I could see this book as a movie"
"A really fun read"
"Might have enjoyed it 70 years ago"
"Eminently readable and a great bargain"
(From Amazon reviews in USA and UK)
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« Reply #26 on: March 29, 2011, 02:54:40 AM » |
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Toby was awakened by a small but shrill sound like a scream. He jerked his head up with alarm. What time was it?
His eyes settled on the ship’s digital clock.
4.38am.
Bummer!
He’d been asleep the best part of an hour!
He scanned the monitors in a panic. What was that? And why no picture on No. 4 camera? The label underneath said Deck 2. That was the owner’s deck. Where had the scream come from – or was it part of a dream?
There it was again! A scream without a doubt. From one of the monitor speakers linked to microphones. It was obviously one of the Russian girls. He should have taken Irina more seriously. He had to do something now. But what? Call Scott? She had said no. He looked for the volume control for the microphone monitor, found it and turned it up.
Another scream, of pure terror, this time at full volume, echoed around the empty bridge.
The hairs on his neck bristled. No time to think. He stood up and exited the bridge into the atrium area. But wait! He should go down the outside way, shout and raise the alarm to get help from ashore, not descend directly via the owner’s level and risk being apprehended. He backed up to the bridge, keyed the numbers in quickly and hurried out of the wing door. An outside staircase led down to Deck 2, he knew.
He peered down. Nothing. He proceeded cautiously down the stairs. His uniform Nike deckhand trainers made no sound. Thank God he wasn’t wearing the leather steward’s shoes.
He crept around the external walkway and reached Deck 2. This consisted entirely of living accommodation. He was on the level below the stateroom and entertaining area. He realised that the bedrooms were not accessible from the outside, sensibly enough. He reached the end of the exterior deck walkway. He could see where the bedrooms were, with portholes directly on the side of the yacht. Light issued from one of them.
There was no way to go lower on the outside. He began to think he should have stayed at his post and called the First Officer after all, regardless of the consequences. Then he saw something which gave him an idea. The window-cleaning cradle! It was hanging at his level about thirty feet away. If he climbed over the railing here, there was a little ledge, and a line of pipes or conduits running at shoulder height above it that could be used as a handhold.
In a moment he decided. He would jump ship and summon outside assistance. This cradle would be his exit strategy.
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« Reply #27 on: April 14, 2011, 09:59:53 AM » |
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This is a fast-paced read with a vein of humor running through it. 11,500 Kindle copies sold to date.
'Toby Robinson is twenty-two and broke, so when he lands a job as junior deckhand and steward on a Russian oligarch's motor yacht in the Caribbean he feels his luck is about to change. It is, but not in the way Toby hoped. He quickly discovers that the luxury yacht’s passengers and crew are not what they seem when on his first night aboard he is framed for the murder of a guest. With his mobile phone confiscated, armed only with a winning smile and a flair for mixing cocktails, can Toby save his skin - and foil the sinister international conspiracy that threatens catastrophe for the entire western hemisphere?'
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« Reply #28 on: June 16, 2011, 07:06:12 AM » |
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Do check out my nautical thrillers below!
"The Abigail Affair" - 13,000 Kindle copies sold - an adventurous romp with a juvenile lead
"Final Passage" - 3,500 Kindle copies sold - a grown-up mystery thriller centred on a transatlantic yacht race.
Coming soon - "The Film Crew Murders" (male beta readers invited).
Wishing you all great sales, and happy reading!
Tim
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« Reply #29 on: November 16, 2011, 09:14:24 AM » |
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If you enjoy zany, fast-paced thrillers, do check out The Abigail Affair. 14,000 Kindle copies sold to date.
Toby Robinson is twenty-two and broke, so when he lands a job as junior deckhand and steward on a Russian oligarch's motor yacht in the Caribbean he feels his luck is about to change. It is, but not in the way Toby hoped. He quickly discovers that the luxury yacht’s passengers and crew are not what they seem when on his first night aboard he is framed for the murder of a guest. With his mobile phone confiscated, armed only with a winning smile and a flair for mixing cocktails, can Toby save his skin - and foil the sinister international conspiracy that threatens catastrophe for the entire western hemisphere?
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« Reply #30 on: December 07, 2011, 09:54:59 AM » |
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Still at $0.99 in the USA and just reduced by Amazon to £0.72 in the UK.
Young Toby gets more than he bargained for when he signs on to a Russian oligarch's megayacht.
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« Reply #31 on: January 04, 2012, 03:30:36 AM » |
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Thanks to everyone who bought and downloaded The Abigail Affair in December! The title reached #165 overall in the paid US Kindle store at one point and #3 in Teen Fiction.
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« Reply #32 on: January 16, 2012, 10:25:50 AM » |
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The new American English edition of "The Abigail Affair" is now out on Kindle! http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006UJWZCG |
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« Reply #33 on: January 24, 2012, 09:36:09 AM » |
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Thanks to all who downloaded and bought The Abigail Affair this week. If you missed it, here is the link to the brand-new US Edition. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006UJWZCGHappy reading! Tim |
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« Reply #35 on: March 27, 2012, 03:46:09 AM » |
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Toby Robinson is young, British and dumb. So how will he fare when called upon to save the world at fifteen minutes' notice?
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