Breakaway

by Bryan Murphy

2032. An independent, racist state, carved out of northern Italy. Economic meltdown. A slide into bloody chaos. A man with a mission: to save the two children of his closest friends. At what risk? At what price? Will it be enough? And who is the mysterious female go-between with the sensuous lips and steely eyes? Introducing Daria Rigoletti, the the contract killer desperate to renounce violence in "Goodbye, Padania", to which "Breakaway" is the prequel. Dark Future, good reading.

20 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 17, 2013

About the author

Bryan Murphy is a writer, actor and voice artist.
Previous jobs: international civil servant, translator, language editor, teacher of English as a foreign language.
Anarchist, turning wishy-washy liberal. Pro-science.
Author of the novella Goodbye, Padania. His short e-books include the Linehan series, SuperOldie and Murder by Suicide. You can find them at Amazon, Smashwords, Apple, Barnes & Noble and other major retailers.
Other stories have recently appeared in Eunoia Review, The Camel Saloon, The Pygmy Giant, The View from Here and The Write Room.
Poems have recently appeared in Mad Swirl, Aberration Labyrinth, Pyrokinection, Snakeskin, UFO Gigolo, protestpoems, HQ Poetry Journal, Dead Snakes, Descant, Rose & Thorn Journal, The Rainbow Rose, Indigo Rising and Football Poets.
Bryan Murphy has lived and worked in England, Italy, Portugal, Angola, China, Hong Kong, Thailand and Bulgaria.