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Deadly Touch
Nadia Levon, half-Russian, half-Chechen, is a specialist private contractor. Her expertise is making people disappear, permanently. She can adapt to any environment, from Arctic to desert, from forest woodland to urban sprawl.
Her next assignment was supposed to be a simple intercept, on a night train from Zurich to Innsbruck. An Austrian mathematician has invented a digital currency krypto-key, a key that, in the wrong hands could destroy every financial transaction on the planet, replacing all money with a single currency controlled by one person.
But as the train races through the snowy night towards its destination, Nadia discovers there are other people on board who will kill to get their hands on the key.
Deadly Touch is a fast-paced “fast-read” that introduces a new, elegant but uncompromising female lead who is blazing a trail through the world of spies, assassins, secret organizations and murderous criminals.
If you enjoy well-written mystery, thrillers and suspense, then you will love Deadly Touch.
Sometimes it takes a woman’s touch to kill…
Her next assignment was supposed to be a simple intercept, on a night train from Zurich to Innsbruck. An Austrian mathematician has invented a digital currency krypto-key, a key that, in the wrong hands could destroy every financial transaction on the planet, replacing all money with a single currency controlled by one person.
But as the train races through the snowy night towards its destination, Nadia discovers there are other people on board who will kill to get their hands on the key.
Deadly Touch is a fast-paced “fast-read” that introduces a new, elegant but uncompromising female lead who is blazing a trail through the world of spies, assassins, secret organizations and murderous criminals.
If you enjoy well-written mystery, thrillers and suspense, then you will love Deadly Touch.
Sometimes it takes a woman’s touch to kill…
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First published February 1, 2018
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J.K. Ellem
35 books222 followersJK Ellem was born in London and spent his formative years preferring to read books and comics rather than doing his homework.
He is the innovative author of short chapter, Hitchcock-style adult thrillers in the genres of crime, mystery, and psychological thrillers which have multiple plot lines that culminate in explosive, unpredictable endings that will leave you shocked.
In 2022 he was accepted into the Curtis Brown Creative, Writing Your Novel in Six Months course which he undertook in London while working on his manuscript for future submission.
He splits his time between the US, the UK and Australia.
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Ravenwood Series:
Mill Point Road
Ravenwood
The Sisterhood
An Unkindness of Sinners
The Killing Seasons:
A Winter’s Kill
A Spring Kill
A Summer's Kill
A Fall Kill
A Wintry Kill
A Dark Kill
A Forgotten Kill
Thrillers:
All Other Sins
Murder School
Audrey Kills Again!
Taxi Man
No Justice Series:
Deadly Touch
No Justice
Cold Justice
American Justice
Fast Justice
Sinful Justice
Dark Justice
Hidden Justice
Raw Justice
Final Justice
Octagon Trilogy:
Soldiers Field
Octagon
Infernum
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He is the innovative author of short chapter, Hitchcock-style adult thrillers in the genres of crime, mystery, and psychological thrillers which have multiple plot lines that culminate in explosive, unpredictable endings that will leave you shocked.
In 2022 he was accepted into the Curtis Brown Creative, Writing Your Novel in Six Months course which he undertook in London while working on his manuscript for future submission.
He splits his time between the US, the UK and Australia.
Are you following JKE on Amazon? Great way to keep up-to-date with all my new releases, prime and kindle deals. Just click on the Follow Button found at the top of his author page. By following me you will receive notifications about all deals on all his books.
Just click here and "Follow"→ https://amzn.to/3qK8YI2
Why not curl up and read one of his can't put down thrillers:
Ravenwood Series:
Mill Point Road
Ravenwood
The Sisterhood
An Unkindness of Sinners
The Killing Seasons:
A Winter’s Kill
A Spring Kill
A Summer's Kill
A Fall Kill
A Wintry Kill
A Dark Kill
A Forgotten Kill
Thrillers:
All Other Sins
Murder School
Audrey Kills Again!
Taxi Man
No Justice Series:
Deadly Touch
No Justice
Cold Justice
American Justice
Fast Justice
Sinful Justice
Dark Justice
Hidden Justice
Raw Justice
Final Justice
Octagon Trilogy:
Soldiers Field
Octagon
Infernum
Visit my Author Page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/jkellem
Follow me on Facebook: https://goo.gl/pQZ9Du
Follow me on Instagram: https://goo.gl/jLKruA
Visit my YouTube Channel : https://bit.ly/3pMqV5X
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February 3, 2018
Deadly Touch is a very quick read, but it's packed with action in such a short story. Nadia is an intriguing character, and I'm excited to learn more about her if she gets her own novel. She's been sent by "them", we get to meet Giles, but we don't really know who he is or who he works for, to recover a vital cryptokey that could bring down the entire financial world and end life as we know it. That much power in one person's hands is untenable, so Nadia goes on the hunt. The story is well wrought with tension, and great attention was put into building the plot considering we really only have three scenes, the before/the train/and the after. Considering that, it's impressive that I'm so invested in discovering what's next for her, and how she got where she is. This is a prequel to No Justice.
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February 6, 2018Deadly Touch - a "Fast Read" and stand alone adult thriller that you won’t be able to put down.
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Nadia Levon, half-Russian, half-Chechen, is a specialist private contractor. Her expertise is making people disappear, permanently. She can adapt to any environment, from Arctic to desert, from forest woodland to urban sprawl.
Her next assignment was supposed to be a simple intercept, on a night train from Zurich to Innsbruck. An Austrian mathematician has invented a digital currency krypto-key, a key that, in the wrong hands could destroy every financial transaction on the planet, replacing all money with a single currency controlled by one person.
But as the train races through the snowy night towards its destination, Nadia discovers there are other people onboard who will kill to get their hands on the key.
Deadly Touch is a fast-paced “fast-read” that introduces a new, elegant but uncompromising female lead who is blazing a trail through the world of spies, assassins, secret organizations and murderous criminals.
If you enjoy well-written mystery, thrillers and suspense, then you will love Deadly Touch. Sometimes it takes a woman’s touch to kill…
For Sale now only on Kindle
: http://amzn.to/2E6gC6g (USA)
: http://amzn.to/2EGdVoN (UK)
Nadia Levon, half-Russian, half-Chechen, is a specialist private contractor. Her expertise is making people disappear, permanently. She can adapt to any environment, from Arctic to desert, from forest woodland to urban sprawl.
Her next assignment was supposed to be a simple intercept, on a night train from Zurich to Innsbruck. An Austrian mathematician has invented a digital currency krypto-key, a key that, in the wrong hands could destroy every financial transaction on the planet, replacing all money with a single currency controlled by one person.
But as the train races through the snowy night towards its destination, Nadia discovers there are other people onboard who will kill to get their hands on the key.
Deadly Touch is a fast-paced “fast-read” that introduces a new, elegant but uncompromising female lead who is blazing a trail through the world of spies, assassins, secret organizations and murderous criminals.
If you enjoy well-written mystery, thrillers and suspense, then you will love Deadly Touch. Sometimes it takes a woman’s touch to kill…
January 24, 2019
Sorry but I didn't like this story. I found it to be cliche and tropey. With flat characters and an uneven plot line.
September 21, 2018
Fascinating short story. Assassins are all loners at heart, and they all like to brood. Nadia is no exception.
She definitely is fierce but fair. Cross her and she will play dirty. Anything to survive.
It took me a minute at the end of the book to realize that this is actually a prequel, of sorts, to No Justice. Although, her name never actually appears in that story (that I can remember). Well, let me put it another way, this is her story. How *she* ends up in No Justice.
Anyway, it's any interesting little story. She's a tough woman with no family or friends that we know of at present. It would be interesting to get to know her better. I'd love to see more written about her in the future.
Thank you, J. K. Ellem, for the gift of reading! In return, I offer this completely unbiased review. The opinions expressed are my own.
She definitely is fierce but fair. Cross her and she will play dirty. Anything to survive.
It took me a minute at the end of the book to realize that this is actually a prequel, of sorts, to No Justice. Although, her name never actually appears in that story (that I can remember). Well, let me put it another way, this is her story. How *she* ends up in No Justice.
Anyway, it's any interesting little story. She's a tough woman with no family or friends that we know of at present. It would be interesting to get to know her better. I'd love to see more written about her in the future.
Thank you, J. K. Ellem, for the gift of reading! In return, I offer this completely unbiased review. The opinions expressed are my own.
February 18, 2020
At first I was a little confused about this one because it was really different than the other Justice series books I had read but when I finished I was like ohhh now I got it! Haven’t been disappointed it any of his I have read!!!!
February 22, 2018
Fast paced quick read. I wouldn’t want to run into Nadia in s dark alley. Nice into a new series.
March 21, 2018
Well written
I enjoyed this book and it was well written. I kept turning pages hoping for a continuation of the book.
I enjoyed this book and it was well written. I kept turning pages hoping for a continuation of the book.
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