So, it’s twitching time again – my fourth Danny Lancaster crime thriller – ROCK HARD – is published. Here is the cover blurb:
When Danny Lancaster gets a call from an old friend it looks like a chance to swap work and women worries in Brighton for a sunshine reunion.
Danny hasn’t seen Pogo since they fought together in Afghanistan. They have war stories to retell, beers to drink.
But Pogo is broke, sick and in serious trouble. It started in Gibraltar smuggling cigarettes to pay his debts. Now his Russian boss has taken on a dangerous job for a mysterious businessman. A priceless package must be smuggled into Europe across the narrow straits from Africa.
But unseen eyes are watching. Lives are in danger. A game of Russian roulette is just the start of a deadly clash where two continents meet.
The two friends are way out of their depth. And Danny must make a decision. How far do you go to help the man who saved your life?
Rock Hard is fiction but I’ve tried to make it as real and accurate as possible and I could not have done it without the help of many people who gave generously of their time, knowledge and enthusiasm.
They include Albert Poggio OBE, Captain Roy Stanbrook, Chief Inspector Cathal Yeats RGP, Robin James of HMS Pickle, Albert Parody, Melissa and Tito of Parody Travel, Maureen Davies of the Gibraltar Garrison Library, the Gibraltar Tourist Board and Shelley Hobbs.
Also, Keith Ring QFSM, Kaimes Beasley of HMRC, Andy Merricks of Skerritts, Fran, Zoe, Antony, Andrew and Alex, Małgorzata Kosidowska, Paul Thorogood and Steve and Charlotte Hampshire.
And not forgetting Gibraltar and the city of Brighton and Hove for being such varied and exciting backdrops for Danny’s investigations.
I also offer my gratitude and respect to John David, Frederick and Neville. They shall not grow old.
ROCK HARD is my fourth crime thriller featuring Danny Lancaster, a wounded former paratrooper and Afghanistan veteran turned private investigator. ROCK HARD follows on from:
THE WRECK OF THE MARGHERITA
DEATH SQUAD
ROUGH DIAMOND
All are available as ebooks and paperbacks. You can find the ROCK HARD Kindle ebook at www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GXDU5DA. For more details, see my updated website – www.billtodd.co.uk or www.facebook.com/DannyLancasterInvestigates