A WINCHESTER author and former parish council chair has published his third novel.
Les Haswell, from Kings Worthy, has published his latest thriller Malik’s Revenge. Based in the Almeria province of Spain the story follows trained killer Alan Brodie who first appeared in Haswell’s second book The Good Samaritan.
Mr Haswell previously worked as an independent consultant helping small and medium sized companies before taking up community roles as the chairman of Kings Worthy Parish Council and president of Winchester Rotary.
Now, the Glasgow-born author claims to be “a self-confessed petrol-head with a lifelong passion for fast cars who plays golf badly and enjoys cooking, travelling and Bruce Springsteen."
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His latest novel follows The Prodigal Son and The Good Samaritan which both told the story of the fictional ex-special forces operative Rob MacLaine.
Speaking on what people can expect from his latest thriller, Mr Haswell said: “Alan Brodie, a highly decorated former Special Forces operative in the British army, is a trained killer with extensive experience of undercover black ops in the deadly battlefields of Iraq, Afghanistan and other deniable war zones.
“Retired from the military and now working in the private security sector, Brodie has just agreed to buy a beach front bar/restaurant in the Almeria region of Spain.
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“Unknown to Brodie, the previous owner was being coerced by a ruthless drug cartel into allowing his premises to be used as an undercover distribution point for their illegal trade and it seems they will not take ‘no’ for an answer. Then they come head to head with the professional killer that is Alan Brodie.
“While taking possession of the bar, Brodie is persuaded by local police chief Comisario Moreno into helping him bring down these drug dealers, Moreno insisting that he works with the beautiful, enigmatic Sergeant Anita Malik, but no one is prepared for the explosion of violence that Brodie unleashes on the ruthless cartel.”
Malik’s Revenge is available in paperback and kindle formats with an audiobook version to follow shortly.
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