The Grifter
Ali Gunn & Sean Campbell
Publication date: August 15th 2021
Genres: Adult, Thriller
One will rise. The other will fall.
Kent Bancroft’s rise to fame and fortune was nothing short of meteoric. Once a simple teacher in London’s East End, he’s now on course to become Britain’s youngest billionaire.
But his success has come on the back of those he’s trodden upon to get there. Among them is a man whose fall was as swift as Kent’s rise. He used to be a sparky, honest and hard-working. Now, he’s homeless, drunk, and down one leg.
And he blames Kent for everything.
Forget forgiveness. Forget turning the other cheek. And forget waiting for karma.
This is a victim who won’t stand idly by.
He wants revenge.
And he’s going to get it.
Kent Bancroft will never see him coming.
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EXCERPT:
I’ve never held a man hostage at knifepoint before. Haven’t killed a man, either.
First time for everything, though, right?
At least he doesn’t know that. As far as he knows, I’m Ronnie Kray reincarnate.
The blade against his neck is small enough to hide, big enough to kill. It’s from the kitchen upstairs.
A man has got to protect himself, doesn’t he? Especially one who’s been through what I’ve been through.
‘Please, just let me go.’
‘I’ll let you go. But answer one question. What’s my name?’
These past months have been sheer hell. I’m exhausted. I can’t cope with it all anymore. Just when I think it’s over, something else happens.
‘I… I don’t know. We’ve never met.’
‘Disappointing. After all we’ve been through.’
People used to respect me. They used to want to be me. Now, I’m the guy who gets chased down the street. The guy running from his own shadow.
But not now. This is where it ends.
‘Whoever you are, I’ll do anything you want.’
‘Anything? Time to test that.’
Author Bio:
Sean Campbell is the author of DCI Morton series (Dead on Demand, Cleaver Square, Ten Guilty Men, The Patient Killer, Missing Persons, The Evolution of a Serial Killer, and My Hands Are Tied).
He spends his days working out how to kill people without being caught, and then flipping the switch to play detective. His non-writing interests vary from photography and cinema to rugby and hiking. You can usually find him somewhere in one of London’s coffee shops – look for the big bearded guy taking up way too much room and hogging the Wi-Fi.
—Ali Gunn kills people for a living*.
The characters in Ali’s books are the kind of strong, fearless women that every girl dreams of growing up to be.
The first DCI Elsie Mabey novel, The Career Killer, is out now.
Book two in the series, The Psychopath Within, is coming soon.
To find out more, visit GunnCrime.com
*fictional people, honest officer!
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The cover looks cool
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Looks like an interesting book.
Thanks for the contest.
The Grifter sounds like an exciting book that would be almost impossible to put down once you start reading it.
How long was the writing process?
Sounds like a good book.
Adult, Thriller – yes this will be an exciting read.
Thank you for sharing it with us.
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What a thrilling book! Interesting cover and great excerpt. I’d love to read more.
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The book sounds interesting.
A London coffee shop sounds like a cool place to write novels! If it was me, I’d probably get mixed up and say something about a knife at your neck to the barista! Wooops!
Great excerpt and giveaway.
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This sounds very intense!
thanks for the contest
Thanks for the excerpt. Sounds like a great thriller.
Not quite certain if either of the characters are supposed to be the ‘hero’.
Every bitter person has a reason for being who they are, this is as real as a story can get.