Ghost in the Machine

by David P. Smith

Private Investigator Darryl Hughes has had a painful He was just a side-kick for his recently deceased boss, Ben Falconer.
It's only when he opens up Ben's case-notes that he finds a deeper Ben may have only been the most recent victim of an ongoing conflict over top-secret software.
He's going to have to dig deep to find the killer, and the only people who can help him are his less-than-sympathetic co-worker, and his three best Jim Beam, Jack Daniels and Johnnie Walker.

324 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 14, 2016

About the author

Dave is lucky enough to live in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the South Hams of Devon, but he never sees any of it as he's too busy watching Star Trek. (Only joking, it's Red Dwarf really!)
He works in the nearby naval base which severely limits the amount of free-time he has available to write. On the positive side, the naturally . . . er . . . robust humour for which such institutes are renowned gives him plenty of inspiration when he does get off his lazy backside and write something.
Now that he's completed the third "Tiger Tales" novel, he's taking a break from writing about Hollins and Co and is currently writing something darker and bit more subversive. The fourth "Tiger Tale" will be next on the list, although the recent demise of the Great Terry Pratchett has inspired a tribute: Colin the Barbarian will be written immediately after that. - Amazon bio