Refugee: The Prelude to The Migrant

by Mason N. Forbes

Two young women.
On the run.
On their own.
Easy pickings for criminals and deviants.

In the dying throes of the Yugoslav conflict Cara and Anouska flee their home as the pillaging militias tighten their noose. There is no going back for them. There is no one they can trust. Their fraught journey to a new life begins.

Exposure as fugitives threatens at every turn. Deceit and deception lurk in their path and trip them up as they come up against the underbelly of Austria, Germany and Belgium. Lacking street savvy, they encounter the quicksand of people smuggling as even slavery looms. Only courage and ruthlessness can avert disaster.

Tension mounts as nemesis reaches across the continent, and Cara and Anouska must plumb their innate strengths to thwart a grim fate.

Scared and insecure as to their future the sisters’ true grit is revealed. Necessity dictates they break rules and cross perilous lines in their bid for freedom and safety.

87 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 12, 2016

About the author

Mason Forbes is a Crime Fiction writer. A life-long passion to understand human psychology is evident in his writing and he draws heavily on the moral dilemmas present in the individual and society.
He was born and grew up in the United Kingdom and is of Anglo-German-Irish heritage. After university he worked in industry for a number of years before moving to live in Germany where he successfully ran his own business.
Forbes now lives UK and is married with two children. When not involved in family life and tending to three dogs, he dedicates his time to writing. He has written three stand-alone thrillers; The Strontian Factor, Bitter Sweet, The Migrant and a novella; Refugee