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Missing Link
When Simon Letwin rediscovers an old photograph of Graham Binns, a relative he has had no contact with for forty years, he feels compelled to get in touch, something he puts down to a case of a mid-life crisis.
Before long, this seemingly innocent quest turns into a nightmare as Simon discovers that the decades-old murder of a distant relative might not have been committed by the person serving a life sentence for it.
As he tries to focus on his day job as CEO of the family business and on being a good husband and father, Simon is pulled deeper into his turbulent family history. A second murder suggests that the person responsible for the earlier killing will do anything to ensure that a long-buried secret stays hidden from view.
As the stakes increase and Simon battles to save his marriage and to manage the company through a critical phase, he must also be aware of the danger that this saga could soon claim one more victim – Simon himself.
About Me
About the author
Nick Pearson was born in Yorkshire and now lives in West Berkshire.
Nick spent forty years working in various Sales and Leadership roles in private and non-profit businesses, including twenty-five years as an expat living and working in Africa, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Like Simon Letwin, the protagonist in “Missing Link”, Nick was the CEO of several companies including global multinationals and two start-ups.
Nick is addicted to creative writing and crime thrillers and cites Robert Goddard, Lisa Jewell and Peter James as three authors that have inspired him.
Missing Link is Nick’s first published novel.
Sneak Peak
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PROLOGUE
July 1976
The summer of ’76; endless sweltering hot days, overcrowded beaches, a drought and a crazy hit record by Ray Stevens telling the story of Ethel the streaker! In so many ways it was a summer to remember.
Simon Letwin and his family spent the whole six weeks of the school holidays by the sea in their caravan near Scarborough. Simon’s grandparents, William and Margaret Steele, managed to spend a few days with them but since William ran the family brewing business and with the summer months being busy ones for the industry, he found it difficult to get away for more than the odd weekend. Simon, unlike his younger siblings Mark a
CHAPTER 3
9 August 2016
The previous week at Steele’s Ales there was a knock on Simon’s door but before he could open his mouth to say anything, the imposing figure of his uncle was already heading towards his desk.
“I can’t support this plan and nor will the other members of the Board. We have discussed this over and over recently and nothing changes anything. I didn’t build this business up to where I did it to see it snaffled from under our very noses by people who would not know decent beer if someone tipped a keg of the bloody stuff over their heads!”
Keith Steele was neither a man for small talk nor one who waited to be invited into someone…
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“I want to tell you how much I have enjoyed your book, it has been my holiday read. I finished it this afternoon, it had me gripped all the way!”
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Some family trees are rooted in blood.
Two women. One email. A lifetime of lies.
When a DNA test on a genealogy site reveals that Lisa and Heather are first cousins, it shatters everything they thought they knew about their families. They are strangers who have never met, but the biological link is undeniable
The evidence suggests that one of their parents isn’t who they say they are. Worse, the logical explanation points to the unknown birth parent being one of the other woman’s relatives.
Seeking at all costs to avoid a family war, Lisa and Heather form an uneasy alliance to search for the truth. But as they dig into the past, their search collides with a twenty-five-year-old murder investigation that has been reopened. Now, the two women must navigate a maze of long-buried secrets that threaten to undo the very fabric of their lives.
What would you do if your entire identity was built on a lie?
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An Evening with Anthony Horowitz
I recently had the pleasure of attending the launch of Anthony Horowitz’s new novel “A Deadly Episode” and having the chance to speak with him afterwards.
Widely regarded as one of our greatest crime writers, Anthony was engaging, extremely funny and refreshingly honest and humble during the interview.
As a writer myself, I was keen to ask him how he spots a great story idea from a run-of-the-mill one that will not make it into print. His answer was typically insightful; the ideas that progress are those that invade his mind again and again until the only way to banish them is to write them into a book!
If you have never read an Anthony Horowitz crime novel do yourself a favour and dive in! If you have, the new book is every bit as brilliant as all the rest!
Thanks, Anthony!
