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The Quinn Chronicle #2
The Fiddler's Dagger: Urban Fantasy Heist novel
Quinn knows when you live outside the law, being betrayed is a part of the gig. Even if it was by his best friend and the woman he fell for. Being a professional thief, Quinn wrote it off as experience and looked for the next job.
But fate hijacked his plans when the FBI kicked in his door. They accused Quinn of stealing the skull of a catholic saint and kick-starting the impending apocalypse.
Quinn insists he’s innocent. The FBI gives him a choice: go back to jail for violating parole or work for the FBI and save the world. Despite the lure of hanging out with old friends in the big house, Quinn takes the job.
He puts together a team of the best thieves to save the world. They have to find the key- a magical dagger. The dagger is the last key to a ritual that would unleash unnamed horrors from outside of the universe. The team has to do it before anyone else can.
There’s just one problem: Quinn thinks its a con-job. He's been in the game a long time. Who would destroy the world they’re living in? It has to be his exes running a game on the FBI.
But what happens when Quinn discovers that it’s not a con? It really is the end of the world. The woman he’d fallen for works for an Archangel. They really are out to destroy the world.
Can a con-man save the world?
If you save the world, is it still getting back at your Ex?
But fate hijacked his plans when the FBI kicked in his door. They accused Quinn of stealing the skull of a catholic saint and kick-starting the impending apocalypse.
Quinn insists he’s innocent. The FBI gives him a choice: go back to jail for violating parole or work for the FBI and save the world. Despite the lure of hanging out with old friends in the big house, Quinn takes the job.
He puts together a team of the best thieves to save the world. They have to find the key- a magical dagger. The dagger is the last key to a ritual that would unleash unnamed horrors from outside of the universe. The team has to do it before anyone else can.
There’s just one problem: Quinn thinks its a con-job. He's been in the game a long time. Who would destroy the world they’re living in? It has to be his exes running a game on the FBI.
But what happens when Quinn discovers that it’s not a con? It really is the end of the world. The woman he’d fallen for works for an Archangel. They really are out to destroy the world.
Can a con-man save the world?
If you save the world, is it still getting back at your Ex?
235 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 4, 2019
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About the author
W.H. Lock
16 books21 followersSamuel Goldwyn thought that no one should write their autobiography until after they were dead. Kajol rather famously said that only self-obsessed people write autobiographies. Mia Farrow said that the only thing she enjoyed writing was her autobiography. JM Coetzee said that all writing is autobiographical. Some unknown writer said that writing an autobiography was akin to using quotes in an essay.
I'm not really sure what they meant by that.
But what about me?
Well, I was born in Chicago. I spent my childhood in rural Illinois, running in the endless cornfields. Just before I made it into puberty, my mother moved my sister and I to Minneapolis. I spent my formative angsty teen years in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
Did you know there's more than 10,000 lakes in Minnesota? Yeah, they've only actually named 10,000 them. There are still lakes out there. Unnamed lakes. Who knows what lurks in them...
From there I joined the Army. I was a driver of an M1-A1 tank. Yeah, it was cool. I ran over trees!! Shortly after leaving the service, I met a nice young woman and we moved to Texas. We've been together ever since. We have two boys with hair like sunshine, eyes that match the sky, and love nothing more than adventure. I've worked in comic book shops, big box retail stores, major telecoms, boutique advertising companies, and as a freelance copy writer.
Oh, and I'm allergic to cats, dogs, birds, molds, grasses, and just about 87% of the planet.
I'm not really sure what they meant by that.
But what about me?
Well, I was born in Chicago. I spent my childhood in rural Illinois, running in the endless cornfields. Just before I made it into puberty, my mother moved my sister and I to Minneapolis. I spent my formative angsty teen years in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
Did you know there's more than 10,000 lakes in Minnesota? Yeah, they've only actually named 10,000 them. There are still lakes out there. Unnamed lakes. Who knows what lurks in them...
From there I joined the Army. I was a driver of an M1-A1 tank. Yeah, it was cool. I ran over trees!! Shortly after leaving the service, I met a nice young woman and we moved to Texas. We've been together ever since. We have two boys with hair like sunshine, eyes that match the sky, and love nothing more than adventure. I've worked in comic book shops, big box retail stores, major telecoms, boutique advertising companies, and as a freelance copy writer.
Oh, and I'm allergic to cats, dogs, birds, molds, grasses, and just about 87% of the planet.
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February 28, 2022
Confusing cons and magic
A strange cast of characters with a semi good con man that likes convoluted capers. With his own cast of misfits, Quinn needs to save the world using his own brand of magic while others try to thwart him. Overall, a strange but enjoyable read.
A strange cast of characters with a semi good con man that likes convoluted capers. With his own cast of misfits, Quinn needs to save the world using his own brand of magic while others try to thwart him. Overall, a strange but enjoyable read.
March 5, 2019
Enjoyable , action filled, a protagonist who is brave, one of the best all mythology true background i haver seen, basically really great. Highly suggested!!! you won't be dissapointed.
March 5, 2019
An inspiring shortest story I ever read. Full of suspense.
September 18, 2019
Mr. Lock, I have a serious issue with the way you think. Who shakes together James Bond, Ocean's Eleven, A Midsummer's Night Dream and the Music Man, then garnishes with Dr. Faust?! It made for a romp of a thriller, which I used to think was a contradiction in terms. Now you have my thinking messed up (or expanded, depending on your point of view). Thanks for the ARC.
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