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The Fabled Falcon: A fast paced, lost art, mystery thriller
A Myth, a Legend, a Deadly Threat - The Fabled Falcon.
Darrius Spencer Fletcher, Ph.D. Professor of Byzantine and Medieval Art. Fletch to his friends and enemies alike. One time soldier, occasionally successful gambler, teacher and sometimes dabbler in the murkier side of art, former guest of Her Majesty – Maidstone Prison.
Fletch had bored many of his students, but this was the first time he had bored one to death. Why was the young man there, dead in his classroom, when he wasn’t even one of Fletch’s students? But Fletch did know him and to his knowledge he should have been a thousand miles away.
Fletch is thrust into solving a mystery, a secret discovered at a medieval archeological dig site on the Mediterranean Island of Malta, a search for a mysterious object, an object that wasn’t supposed to exist. Fletch finds himself up against some very dangerous people, some desperate for its riches, some for its mystical power, all in pursuit of a myth, a legendary bird — a fabled Falcon.
Fletch : A new character in a new series from thriller author Neil Howarth.
Darrius Spencer Fletcher, Ph.D. Professor of Byzantine and Medieval Art. Fletch to his friends and enemies alike. One time soldier, occasionally successful gambler, teacher and sometimes dabbler in the murkier side of art, former guest of Her Majesty – Maidstone Prison.
Fletch had bored many of his students, but this was the first time he had bored one to death. Why was the young man there, dead in his classroom, when he wasn’t even one of Fletch’s students? But Fletch did know him and to his knowledge he should have been a thousand miles away.
Fletch is thrust into solving a mystery, a secret discovered at a medieval archeological dig site on the Mediterranean Island of Malta, a search for a mysterious object, an object that wasn’t supposed to exist. Fletch finds himself up against some very dangerous people, some desperate for its riches, some for its mystical power, all in pursuit of a myth, a legendary bird — a fabled Falcon.
Fletch : A new character in a new series from thriller author Neil Howarth.
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503 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 3, 2024
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About the author
Neil Howarth
14 books3 followersI'm constantly, looking for stories, looking for strange, shady, tales that are true, and more important from the story perspective, that could have been true. I'm always treading that fine line between what happened and what could have happened, between people who actually existed and who might have been. I believe it's somewhere in the shadows, in the nooks and crannies between these elements that the great stories are found.
I've always been a scribbler as far back as I can remember. The Doomsday Legacy was my first published novel but not the first I have written. In fact I have a number of half written attempts that have been pushed aside over the years as my 'proper job' demanded more and more of my time.
I remember my first completed novel, 'The Song of the Nightingale'. It was my attempt at the great spy novel, a sort of homage to the 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' (still one of my all-time favourite books). It was a gritty spy story set in Berlin, amidst the chill of the cold war. Unfortunately, as I was typing the last pages, they were bulldozing down the Berlin wall, so that one melted pretty quickly and never saw the light of day. Still, writing is what you are, not what you do. It's never going to go away, so you just keep on trying.
As a young, Naval Radio Officer, then as a computer specialist for a multi-national company, I travelled the world and serviced many military, secret research and laboratory installations. When I started out as a computer engineer, all the military and secret installations in the south of England were on my patch: Porton Down (the Government bio-warfare laboratories), AWRE (Atomic Weapons Research Establishment), and Marconi Space and Research Laboratories, just to name a few. Whilst living in Eastern Europe, I came in contact with the real life Russian Mafiya and shady characters dealing in dodgy 'semi-precious metals' - a euphemism for anything coming out the back door of former Soviet military installations.
With the increase of public surveillance from organizations like the NSA and GCHQ, I often wonder what would happen if they looked at my browsing and download history!!!
I'm still out there looking - secrets, people in the shadows, story gems. I'm constantly searching. If you're interested why not join me on that journey ( www.neilhowarth.com ).
I've always been a scribbler as far back as I can remember. The Doomsday Legacy was my first published novel but not the first I have written. In fact I have a number of half written attempts that have been pushed aside over the years as my 'proper job' demanded more and more of my time.
I remember my first completed novel, 'The Song of the Nightingale'. It was my attempt at the great spy novel, a sort of homage to the 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' (still one of my all-time favourite books). It was a gritty spy story set in Berlin, amidst the chill of the cold war. Unfortunately, as I was typing the last pages, they were bulldozing down the Berlin wall, so that one melted pretty quickly and never saw the light of day. Still, writing is what you are, not what you do. It's never going to go away, so you just keep on trying.
As a young, Naval Radio Officer, then as a computer specialist for a multi-national company, I travelled the world and serviced many military, secret research and laboratory installations. When I started out as a computer engineer, all the military and secret installations in the south of England were on my patch: Porton Down (the Government bio-warfare laboratories), AWRE (Atomic Weapons Research Establishment), and Marconi Space and Research Laboratories, just to name a few. Whilst living in Eastern Europe, I came in contact with the real life Russian Mafiya and shady characters dealing in dodgy 'semi-precious metals' - a euphemism for anything coming out the back door of former Soviet military installations.
With the increase of public surveillance from organizations like the NSA and GCHQ, I often wonder what would happen if they looked at my browsing and download history!!!
I'm still out there looking - secrets, people in the shadows, story gems. I'm constantly searching. If you're interested why not join me on that journey ( www.neilhowarth.com ).
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January 18, 2024
What a wonderful ride. This book grabbed my attention quickly and it held it.
The characters are interesting, complicated, and conflicted.
The actions start quickly and keep building. The location is an excelent choice for the story.
I want more of Fletch, Dina, and Archie
The characters are interesting, complicated, and conflicted.
The actions start quickly and keep building. The location is an excelent choice for the story.
I want more of Fletch, Dina, and Archie
February 6, 2025
This book is like a wild ride on a roller coaster. Terrific plot with twists and turns.
Exotic location. Best of all, characters of all ages and backgrounds.
A wonderful and marvelous story!
Exotic location. Best of all, characters of all ages and backgrounds.
A wonderful and marvelous story!
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