Absence of Rules

by Joe McCoubrey

To some people Mike Devon is a highly trained counter-terrorism operative. To others, he’s little more than a Government-sanctioned assassin. Either way, Devon always takes the line of least resistance to get the job done - particularly when he’s faced with two al-Qaeda leaders preparing to unleash a new terror campaign against America and its European allies. But he also has to deal with a sinister Russian oil billionaire, pulling the strings in a determined bid to return to the days of East-West conflict. Somehow, Devon must foil a plot to blow up the Eiffel Tower, and stop the assassination of some of the world's leading businessmen in a roller-coaster that becomes highly personal, and threatens the lives of the people he loves most. The stakes couldn’t be higher.

381 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 15, 2013

About the author

Joe McCoubrey is a former Irish newspaper editor who is now a full-time action thriller writer. His first full-time job after leaving college was as a showroom salesman for a car-parts company. At coffee break on the first morning he walked to the nearest cafeteria, and kept on walking - he never went back! At the turn of the seventies he joined the Civil Service based at Stormont, the seat of the Northern Ireland Government, and watched behind the scenes as some of the country's most momentous events unfolded. These were the early dark days of the 'troubles' - events that reverberated around the world, and somehow served to push him towards his real passion of writing. He became a journalist, later a Newspaper Editor, and then a partner in an agency supplying copy to national newspapers and broadcasters. He switched careers to help start a Local Enterprise Agency, providing advice and support to budding entrepreneurs in his native town, and became its full-time CEO. He retired to concentrate on his long-time ambition to be a full-time writer. His previous novels have all been published to critical acclaim.

These include:

'SPENT FORCE'
'ABSENCE OF MERCY'
'ABSENCE OF RULES.'
'SOMEONE HAS TO PAY'
'DEATH BY LICENCE'

When he's not writing Joe is always available to help new authors. Over the past year he has edited and formatted more than a dozen titles for first-time writers.

You can visit Joe at: www.joemccoubrey.com

Joe McCoubrey has lived all his life in the beautiful Irish town of Downpatrick, made famous by its association with the national Patron Saint, St. Patrick.

You can visit Joe McCoubrey at: http://joemccoubrey.com

Reviews

[Gail Jenner · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Good Read!

Wow! A tight thriller that had great characters, plot and story line.
Not a series either, just a complete novel.

[Sam Stephenson · Rating 5 out of 5]

To close to real life.

This book is almost to real about what is going on in our world events, being a conspiracy theory us I found it enjoyable to say the least.

[Richard C. Holt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Story

I found myself just sitting in my man cave reading this suspenseful story. It covered many different countries and gave the hope that real bad people won,t WIN the game of terror.