Lazarus

by Simon Foster

"Terrific page-turner...Wonderful, Chandler-esque turns of phrase through-out. Exciting read, and just plain fun." - Amazon Review "(Luke Bales Book 1) is an action-packed story, dumping you right into it from page one and not letting you out until it's all over...All in all, an excellent debut novel. I will definitely be looking for more from Mr. Foster." - Reader's Favorite Aussie expat Luke Bales finally has everything he’s ever dreamed of — a popular bar on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, another one planned for Brooklyn, and a sheila most blokes would die for. But then Luke’s boyhood hero — Oz rock legend Ajax Farmer — arrives in New York to resurrect his career, bringing with him a cyclone of trouble. Soon Luke finds himself caught in a turf war between Harlem and Mexican drug lords, fighting to save not just Ajax’s reputation but everything he holds dear. Including his life.

231 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 15, 2020

About the author

Originally from Sydney, Australia, I've called New York home for many years.

After completing a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Canberra, I decided to pay the bills by working as an ad man: a job that, while ranking just above car salesman in the credibility stakes, helped me hone my writing skills and saw me lucky enough to walk the red carpet at the Emmys.

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My first foray into fiction writing was the ongoing Crikey Crime series, featuring Luke Bales as an Aussie bar owner in New York constantly beset by problems. Then, after numerous business trips to Dallas, I became intrigued by the JFK assassination and "The Diary of Lee Harvey Oswald" was born.



Married with two daughters, I spend my spare time cycling, reading and discovering new pubs: not necessarily in that order.