Robert Finlay collection
Author | : Matt Johnson |
Publisher | : Orenda Books |
Total Pages | : 1335 |
Release | : 2019-06-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781912374922 |
ISBN-13 | : 1912374927 |
Rating | : 4/5 (927 Downloads) |
Download or read book Robert Finlay collection written by Matt Johnson and published by Orenda Books. This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 1335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “P>All three instalments of the action-packed, emotive Robert Finlay series of thrillers Tense, grippingly authentic thrillers featuring Police Inspector Robert Finlay, who must overcome his traumatic past to mete justice and stay alive ... by the number-one bestselling author and ex-police officer Matt Johnson BOOK ONE Wicked Game LONGLISTED for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger award 2001. Age is catching up with Robert Finlay, a police officer on the Royalty Protection team based in London. He's looking forward to returning to uniform policing and a less stressful life with his new family. But fate has other plans. Finlay's deeply traumatic, carefully concealed past is about to return to haunt him. A policeman is killed by a bomb blast, and a second is gunned down in his own driveway. Both of the murdered men were former Army colleagues from Finlay's own SAS regiment, and in a series of explosive events, it becomes clear that he is not the ordinary man that his colleagues, friends and new family think he is. And so begins a game of cat and mouse a wicked game in which Finlay is the target, forced to test his long-buried skills in a fight against a determined and unidentified enemy. Wicked Game is a taut, action-packed, emotive thriller about a man who is willing to do anything to protect the people he loves. But is it too late? BOOK TWO Deadly Game Reeling from the attempts on his life and that of his family, Police Inspector Robert Finlay returns to work to discover that any hope of a peaceful existence has been dashed. Assigned to investigate the Eastern European sex-slave industry just as a key witness is murdered. Finlay, along with his new partner Nina Brasov, finds himself facing a ruthless criminal gang, determined to keep control of the traffic of people into the UK. On the home front, Finlay's efforts to protect his wife and child may have been in vain, as an MI5 protection officer uncovers a covert secret service operation that threatens them all... Aided by new allies, he must not only protect his family but save a colleague from an unseen enemy... and a shocking fate Deadly Game is a stunning, terrifying and eye-opening thriller from one of the most exciting new names in crime fiction. BOOK THREE End Game Robert Finlay seems to have finally left his SAS past behind him and is settled into his new career as a detective. But when the author of a book about secret operations goes missing, along with his agent and an explosive new manuscript, it's clear that Finlay's troubles are far from over. With his friend and former colleague, Kevin Jones, in trouble, and police complaints branch gunning for them both, Robert teams up with MI5 agent Toni Fellowes to find out who's behind the growing conspiracy. Their quest soon reveals a plot that goes to the very heart of the UK's security services. End Game, the final part in the critically acclaimed Robert Finlay trilogy, sees our hero in an intricate and terrifyingly fast-paced race to uncover the truth and escape those who'd sooner have him dead than be exposed. 'Utterly compelling and dripping with authenticity. This summer's must-read thriller' J S Law 'Nothing is clear-cut in a gripping labyrinthine plot, which, despite thrills and spills aplenty, never falls short of believable' David Young 'Terse, tense and vivid writing. Matt Johnson is a brilliant new name in the world of thrillers' Peter James 'From the first page to the last, an authentic, magnetic and completely absorbing read' Sir Ranulph Fiennes 'Johnson, a former solider and Metropolitan Police officer, is at his best in detailing bureaucratic maneuvering’ Publishers Weekly