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Blood Requiem
A brand new stand-alone novel from the author of the Matt Drake, Relic Hunter and Joe Mason series’.
When a man is hanged over the track during the Brazilian Grand Prix, nobody would believe it is the first in a series of events that leads the famous social media influencer, Johnny Angeles, into the worst moments of his life.
Marc Webster is ex-military, now a bodyguard to the rich and famous, and works for Angeles. Overcoming a personal tragedy, his days are dark and noxious, his nights awash with bad dreams. And then one day he meets Naomi, Angeles’ daughter, and her brightness pulls him out of his life-threatening slump.
But Angeles has unknowingly started dealing with a Serbian crime lord who will stop at nothing to become immersed in Hollywood’s celebrity world, using Angeles’ influence to gain him access. When Angeles finally refuses to go any further, the crime lord abducts Naomi and sells her to the slavetrade, threatening worse if Angeles doesn’t cooperate.
It’s up to Webster to trawl the globe in search of Naomi, try to rescue her, and get retribution against the crime lord for all the vile and terrible things he sees during his nightmare journey through the seedy underbelly of the global slavetrade.
When a man is hanged over the track during the Brazilian Grand Prix, nobody would believe it is the first in a series of events that leads the famous social media influencer, Johnny Angeles, into the worst moments of his life.
Marc Webster is ex-military, now a bodyguard to the rich and famous, and works for Angeles. Overcoming a personal tragedy, his days are dark and noxious, his nights awash with bad dreams. And then one day he meets Naomi, Angeles’ daughter, and her brightness pulls him out of his life-threatening slump.
But Angeles has unknowingly started dealing with a Serbian crime lord who will stop at nothing to become immersed in Hollywood’s celebrity world, using Angeles’ influence to gain him access. When Angeles finally refuses to go any further, the crime lord abducts Naomi and sells her to the slavetrade, threatening worse if Angeles doesn’t cooperate.
It’s up to Webster to trawl the globe in search of Naomi, try to rescue her, and get retribution against the crime lord for all the vile and terrible things he sees during his nightmare journey through the seedy underbelly of the global slavetrade.
232 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 12, 2024
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David Leadbeater
90 books1,104 followersInternational bestselling author of twenty one thrillers, thirteen in the Matt Drake Action/Adventure series, also The Disavowed and Alicia Myles series'. All available for the Amazon Kindle.
Website - www.davidleadbeater.com
Reader of multiple genres. Husband. Father of two beautiful girls, aged 5 and 7. Joss Whedon fan.
Website - www.davidleadbeater.com
Reader of multiple genres. Husband. Father of two beautiful girls, aged 5 and 7. Joss Whedon fan.
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
August 18, 2024
Awesome new character by awesome author!
Marc Webster joins the authors' cavalcade of fantastic characters. He is hurting, nothing is going right, but he gets up every day to face the challenges.
When a new opportunity unfolds, he accepts to alleviate some of the past ghosts that still haunt him.
He is drawn into a massive human trafficking conspiracy and then...the "old" Marc Webster comes out and unleashes all his pent up anger in a desperate attempt to rescue the daughter of his client.
Marc Webster joins the authors' cavalcade of fantastic characters. He is hurting, nothing is going right, but he gets up every day to face the challenges.
When a new opportunity unfolds, he accepts to alleviate some of the past ghosts that still haunt him.
He is drawn into a massive human trafficking conspiracy and then...the "old" Marc Webster comes out and unleashes all his pent up anger in a desperate attempt to rescue the daughter of his client.
August 15, 2024
Great new character. Definite 5*****
Completely different from Matt Drake and team, and the Relic Hunters. Thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was great having only or character to follow without having a team around, trying to remember who was who. I DO hope you decide to continue with this character for a few books at least. Great work.
Completely different from Matt Drake and team, and the Relic Hunters. Thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was great having only or character to follow without having a team around, trying to remember who was who. I DO hope you decide to continue with this character for a few books at least. Great work.
March 13, 2025
After the death of his wife, Marc Webster's life has just been aimlessly moving along, taking body guard jobs. His latest one however gives his life a lift and meaning. As his client is targeted by a ruthless criminal, who then kidnaps his daughter, who Marc has befriended. Marc goes to war, putting all his skills to the test.
November 10, 2024
Disappointing. 1
I was expecting much more from this author. It's a fast story with Webster as a super hero getting punched and shot many times and still fights on. It's all a bit unrealistic. 1
I was expecting much more from this author. It's a fast story with Webster as a super hero getting punched and shot many times and still fights on. It's all a bit unrealistic. 1
November 27, 2024
Don't Stop at Standalone
Great character development; read like the first in a series. Mixing different topics, angles and issues into the storyline, really enjoyed this book by one of my favorite authors.
Great character development; read like the first in a series. Mixing different topics, angles and issues into the storyline, really enjoyed this book by one of my favorite authors.
June 6, 2025
The End Comes Slowly
A very gut wrenching story of a dead man coming back to life, to save countless others from a hideous life of torture and abuse! This book is mighty hard to put down. One of the most memorable from this, one of my favorite authors!
A very gut wrenching story of a dead man coming back to life, to save countless others from a hideous life of torture and abuse! This book is mighty hard to put down. One of the most memorable from this, one of my favorite authors!
August 23, 2024
A quick read and not bad overall, but the number of typos is out of control. It’s hard to get past it.
September 27, 2024
bring Webster back
Great characters, great action. Bit of a cliff hanger buried towards the end! Don’t leave us hanging, plenty more to go
Great characters, great action. Bit of a cliff hanger buried towards the end! Don’t leave us hanging, plenty more to go
June 5, 2025
Good Starter?
Fast and exciting with well constructed characters. I think it would be good for this character to continue. Really enjoyed.
Fast and exciting with well constructed characters. I think it would be good for this character to continue. Really enjoyed.
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