Touched

by Malcolm Havard

Dan's has had a year of losing things. His job, his wife, his home...now is he losing his mind too? He's met someone. Tess, She's beautiful, intelligent, funny – but is possibly also a stalker and a liar because she can't be who she says she is as the real Tess Williams is dead. Yet he can't forget her. So who is she? What does she really want? And what connects Dan and Tess with the evil killer who haunts the city by night? Touched is haunting novel of loneliness, love, deception and sacrifice set against a backdrop of modern urban life. This is a new novel by the author of The Last Mountain. Although it is very different in subject it shares a similar concentration on character and storytelling that made The Last Mountain so popular.

188 pages, Paperback

First published March 28, 2013

About the author

Malcolm started writing fiction around 10 years ago, self-publishing three novels through Amazon including a mountaineering thriller, The Last Mountain, which has had more than 10,000 downloads. He also has two books published by a small publisher, including a collection of WW1 stories which topped the Amazon anthology best-sellers list at Christmas 2014.
His short stories have done well in a number of competitions, including runner-up placings for those run by Henshaw Press and the Mere Literary Festival.
Having written in several genres early in his career, Malcolm has now settled into writing historical fiction.
This includes LMF, a WW2 novel set during the RAFs controversial night bombing campaign, Leviathan, a novella about a young, frightened pilot hunting Zeppelins in the night during WW1, The Neutral Zone, a collection of short stories, and Eleven Days, a novel set around the events of 'Bloody April'. 1917.
LATEST NEWS!
The long-awaited sequel to LMF, The Way Back, is published 15 March 2021.

Reviews

[Lhenry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet story