The Service: Warlock

by Angus McLean

144 civilians were slaughtered 20 years ago, when a Serb unit wiped out their village.


Overshadowed by the genocide at Srebrenica, it was just another tragedy in a dirty little war where brutality was the norm. Major Josef Durakovic, commander of the Red Wolves, escaped from The Hague and has been on the run ever since. Now a single slip of the tongue indicates he could be in Auckland. Could one of the most wanted mass murderers on the globe really be hiding in sleepy God's Own? The Security Intelligence Service launch an operation to find out.


Charlie Nickals is handed the reins for his first big op, and with promotion on the cards, the pressure is on to pull off a major coup. One wrong step and more innocent blood will be spilled. Charlie knows he has to be fast, accurate and ruthless. With the unwanted assistance of Special Forces, and utilising all their skills at covert surveillance, Charlie and his team of spies have one mission-identify and neutralise wanted war criminal Josef Durakovic.


Code name, Warlock.

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Published March 25, 2016

About the author

I'm a private investigator, former Police officer, a writer, a family guy and a fan of crime and adventure fiction.

I grew up watching the TV private eye and cop shows of the 80's, rocking to the music of the 80's and reading classic crime and action stories-some of these were written in the 80's. Did I mention the 80's rocked?

I write as much as I can, but not nearly enough to get all my ideas down on the page. The problem is, time is never a friend for part-time authors.

If you're looking for a literary genius, you've come to the wrong place buddy. But if you're looking for an entertaining time, then hell, come on in...

Reviews

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fast read, lots of believable action, a contemporary story set in NZ (which was new to me) about an intelligence operation that attempts to locate and capture an escaped convicted Serbian war criminal. The relationships between the people seem well developed, and the scenario is very believable, and while this is my first book in this series that didn't impact negatively on my ability to follow the story. A pleasant change of pace to my usual reading fare.(S/F, fantasy, cosy's)

[Roger · Rating 4 out of 5]

My first read from author Angus McLean was well-written & enjoyable. Looks to be the beginning of an enjoyable series. In fact, I just put Smoke and Mirrors The Division #1 on my TBR list.