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Darkest Thoughts
Craig McIntyre’s mere presence can turn people’s darkest thoughts into action.
On an Iraqi street, Craig McIntyre finds himself at the center of an event that leaves several people dead. Ex-military, now a bodyguard, he has no idea how they died.
Others think he is repsonsible - the catalyst. They have no issue with that.
Indeed, they are intent on harnessing Craig's dark talent for creating chaos where once there was order...and will let no-one stand in their way.
Who are McIntyre’s pursuers? What do they see in him that he cannot see in himself? And what will happen to him if he is caught? Worse, what will happen to those closest to him if he escapes?
As he struggles to come to terms with events, and with the possibility that he really is a vehicle for anarchy, can he stop his darkest thoughts turning to revenge.
On an Iraqi street, Craig McIntyre finds himself at the center of an event that leaves several people dead. Ex-military, now a bodyguard, he has no idea how they died.
Others think he is repsonsible - the catalyst. They have no issue with that.
Indeed, they are intent on harnessing Craig's dark talent for creating chaos where once there was order...and will let no-one stand in their way.
Who are McIntyre’s pursuers? What do they see in him that he cannot see in himself? And what will happen to him if he is caught? Worse, what will happen to those closest to him if he escapes?
As he struggles to come to terms with events, and with the possibility that he really is a vehicle for anarchy, can he stop his darkest thoughts turning to revenge.
268 pages, Paperback
Published April 27, 2017
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About the author
Gordon Brown
11 books12 followersGordon Brown has eight crime and thriller books published to date, along with a novella and a number of short stories.
Under his new expat alias, Morgan Cry, (he also writes under the name Gordon Brown) Gordon’s latest crime thriller, ’Thirty-One Bones’, set in Spain, is published by Polygon. Available now in both the UK and the U.S. – the sequel, called ‘Six Wounds’, will be published in in May 2022.
Gordon also helped found Bloody Scotland, Scotland’s International Crime Writing Festival (see www.bloodyscotland.com), is a DJ on local radio (www.pulseonair.co.uk) and runs a strategic planning consultancy. He lives in Scotland and is married with two children.
In a former life Gordon delivered pizzas in Toronto, sold non-alcoholic beer in the Middle East, launched a creativity training business, floated a high tech company on the London Stock Exchange, compered the main stage at a two-day music festival and was once booed by 49,000 people while on the pitch at a major football Cup Final.
Under his new expat alias, Morgan Cry, (he also writes under the name Gordon Brown) Gordon’s latest crime thriller, ’Thirty-One Bones’, set in Spain, is published by Polygon. Available now in both the UK and the U.S. – the sequel, called ‘Six Wounds’, will be published in in May 2022.
Gordon also helped found Bloody Scotland, Scotland’s International Crime Writing Festival (see www.bloodyscotland.com), is a DJ on local radio (www.pulseonair.co.uk) and runs a strategic planning consultancy. He lives in Scotland and is married with two children.
In a former life Gordon delivered pizzas in Toronto, sold non-alcoholic beer in the Middle East, launched a creativity training business, floated a high tech company on the London Stock Exchange, compered the main stage at a two-day music festival and was once booed by 49,000 people while on the pitch at a major football Cup Final.
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August 3, 2017
Darkest Thoughts is Book 1 in the Craig Mcintyre series. I have to admit, like the main character, I was a little overwhelmed at the start (in a good way) having no clue where the story was headed.
Craig McIntrye, ex-military- originally from LA, finds himself in a situation that he just can’t explain. I loved how this character grew from the start of the book – he was likeable, vulnerable – and a little messed up to say the least. Who needs weapons when you have Craig McIntyre around? His mind may well be the most lethal weapon out there- a potential killing machine- is he the perfect assassin?!
This was a fast-paced, edge of your seat read. Action-packed, thrilling and kinda bloody cool – I have to admit, my curiosity is well and truly piqued and I look forward to what Mr Brown has up his sleeve for Book 2 in this series.
A great concept – unique and riveting, I definitely recommend this book to those who like twists, high octane thrills, mixing things up and suspending reality.
#BloodyScotlandRead #MiniReview
Craig McIntrye, ex-military- originally from LA, finds himself in a situation that he just can’t explain. I loved how this character grew from the start of the book – he was likeable, vulnerable – and a little messed up to say the least. Who needs weapons when you have Craig McIntyre around? His mind may well be the most lethal weapon out there- a potential killing machine- is he the perfect assassin?!
This was a fast-paced, edge of your seat read. Action-packed, thrilling and kinda bloody cool – I have to admit, my curiosity is well and truly piqued and I look forward to what Mr Brown has up his sleeve for Book 2 in this series.
A great concept – unique and riveting, I definitely recommend this book to those who like twists, high octane thrills, mixing things up and suspending reality.
#BloodyScotlandRead #MiniReview
November 11, 2019
After recently being invited onto a blog tour for the 4th book in the Craig McIntyre series by Gordon Brown, I thought this would be a good time to start the series!
So I went ahead and picked myself up a copy of ' Darkest Thoughts'.... and im pleased to say im very glad I did.
Craig McIntyre is a very unique protagonist, he appears to have an unharnessed 'Power' that sets people against each other in the most violent of ways. He literally causes chaos without knowing it.
Being ex - Military, Craig finds himself working in Iraq, trying to make ends meet at home, when his power raises its head and his employer is killed, Craig is captured by a government black op agency who see the potential in this possibly very powerful weapon.
What ensues is a little bit crazy, fiercely violent and massively entertaining read. Bedlam at times, it's frantically paced, its action packed and its all quite fresh and cool!
Craig is screwed up, likes a jack Daniels and just seems a bit of an unlucky guy but he is a good guy and a very different hero. The Bad Guys are great, just proper sinister devious villians!
Graphic, Dynamic and a very individual writing style, this is top-notch adrenaline filled powder keg storytelling.
Highly Recommended and looking forward to reading more of 'Highest Lives' on my stop on the tour on November 16.
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So I went ahead and picked myself up a copy of ' Darkest Thoughts'.... and im pleased to say im very glad I did.
Craig McIntyre is a very unique protagonist, he appears to have an unharnessed 'Power' that sets people against each other in the most violent of ways. He literally causes chaos without knowing it.
Being ex - Military, Craig finds himself working in Iraq, trying to make ends meet at home, when his power raises its head and his employer is killed, Craig is captured by a government black op agency who see the potential in this possibly very powerful weapon.
What ensues is a little bit crazy, fiercely violent and massively entertaining read. Bedlam at times, it's frantically paced, its action packed and its all quite fresh and cool!
Craig is screwed up, likes a jack Daniels and just seems a bit of an unlucky guy but he is a good guy and a very different hero. The Bad Guys are great, just proper sinister devious villians!
Graphic, Dynamic and a very individual writing style, this is top-notch adrenaline filled powder keg storytelling.
Highly Recommended and looking forward to reading more of 'Highest Lives' on my stop on the tour on November 16.
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April 7, 2019
Darkest Thoughts is a vivid and visceral ride of a thriller with one of the more unusual characters I’ve read in recent years in crime fiction. Take Jason Bourne’s psychological disorientation, Jack Reacher’s tenacity in a fight, Jack Bauer’s run of bad luck and combine all three of them in a shaker and you’ll only scratch the surface of Gordon Brown’s Craig McIntyre—former military, a man with lethal skills. I read this novel as standalone from the series. Craig is in a race to piece together WHAT and WHY certain things are happening to him. There is a long list of encounters to shade in the question around WHO. In one encounter after another, McIntyre understands his ‘gift and curse’ that I leave readers to discover for themselves. Gordon Brown has created a dangerous world, full of sights, smells, and sounds, and a character with adrenaline in his veins.
January 29, 2022
Fast paced. Action-packed. If maybe a little bit too fast and a little bit unbelievable?
I liked the main character and how his ‘skills’ came to be and I found myself reading into the night to find out what happens. The ending is quick and almost a little unfeeling; although that mirrors the personality of the characters in the novel.
Thriller novel for those who like a quick read.
I liked the main character and how his ‘skills’ came to be and I found myself reading into the night to find out what happens. The ending is quick and almost a little unfeeling; although that mirrors the personality of the characters in the novel.
Thriller novel for those who like a quick read.
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