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Ian Coates graduated with honours in electronics and often uses his experience of working in high-tech industries to give his thrillers an authentic backdrop. Although he followed a career in technology, his first love has always been books, particularly exciting page-turners about spies and assassins.

He won his first writing competition at the age of 14 with a crime novella. His debut thriller, Eavesdrop, was short listed in a Tibor Jones Page Tuner competition and was one of the winners in the centenary Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook novel writing competition. Eavesdrop was published in paperback in 2014 by Bad Day Books, Assent Publishing’s thriller imprint, and Audible Studios subsequently released it as an audio book. Backlash is his s
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A Plea: Why We Should Read For Pleasure

The start of this year saw loads of stats about reading being tossed around, so I thought I’d try to pull together some of their conclusions into a short blog. Many of the figures shocked and upset me; I’d be interested to know what you think.

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" I enjoyed reading Stillhouse Lake and didn't find it unrealistic as some others have suggested.

It felt a bit look two styles of thriller - the first 8
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An absolute page turner that I couldn’t put down! A musician, Kai, is dating an art student in London but doesn't realise she's the daughter of a Russian oligarch, something she has successfully been hiding from everyone. Then, her mother demands she ...more
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I've not read Ava Glass before, but was blown away by the excitement, tension, and action of this thriller. The protagonist, MI6 agent Eva Makepiece, is sent undercover to join the staff on a Russian billionaire's superyacht. Her aim is to find evide ...more
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"Fast-paced, gripping read. I didn't know where things were going or how they would be tied up which is the sign of a great plot - had me hooked all the way through and it was difficult to put down!"
Ian Coates added a status update: You’re coerced into distributing blackmail demands, but when one victim retaliates, you’re running for your life. Only one person can help you: your blackmailer. But finding an experienced criminal who doesn’t intend to be found is going to need all your cunning and ingenuity.

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