Robert Finlay collection

by Matt Johnson

<All three instalments of the action-packed, emotive Robert Finlay series of thrillersTense, grippingly authentic thrillers featuring Police Inspector Robert Finlay, who must overcome his traumatic past to mete justice and stay alive ... by the number-one bestselling author and ex-police officer Matt JohnsonBOOK ONE Wicked GameLONGLISTED for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger award2001. Age is catching up with Robert Finlay, a police officer on the Royalty Protection team based in London. He's looking forward to returning to uniform policing and a less stressful life with his new family. But fate has other plans. Finlay's deeply traumatic, carefully concealed past is about to return to haunt him.A policeman is killed by a bomb blast, and a second is gunned down in his own driveway. Both of the murdered men were former Army colleagues from Finlay's own SAS regiment, and in a series of explosive events, it becomes clear that he is not the ordinary man that his colleagues, friends and new family think he is. And so begins a game of cat and mouse a wicked game in which Finlay is the target, forced to test his long-buried skills in a fight against a determined and unidentified enemy.Wicked Game is a taut, action-packed, emotive thriller about a man who is willing to do anything to protect the people he loves. But is it too late?BOOK TWO Deadly GameReeling from the attempts on his life and that of his family, Police Inspector Robert Finlay returns to work to discover that any hope of a peaceful existence has been dashed. Assigned to investigate the Eastern European sex-slave industry just as a key witness is murdered.Finlay, along with his new partner Nina Brasov, finds himself facing a ruthless criminal gang, determined to keep control of the traffic of people into the UK. On the home front, Finlay's efforts to protect his wife and child may have been in vain, as an MI5 protection officer uncovers a covert secret service operation that threatens them all... Aided by new allies, he must not only protect his family but save a colleague from an unseen enemy... and a shocking fateDeadly Game is a stunning, terrifying and eye-opening thriller from one of the most exciting new names in crime fiction.BOOK THREE End GameRobert Finlay seems to have finally left his SAS past behind him and is settled into his new career as a detective. But when the author of a book about secret operations goes missing, along with his agent and an explosive new manuscript, it's clear that Finlay's troubles are far from over.With his friend and former colleague, Kevin Jones, in trouble, and police complaints branch gunning for them both, Robert teams up with MI5 agent Toni Fellowes to find out who's behind the growing conspiracy. Their quest soon reveals a plot that goes to the very heart of the UK's security services.End Game, the final part in the critically acclaimed Robert Finlay trilogy, sees our hero in an intricate and terrifyingly fast-paced race to uncover the truth and escape those who'd sooner have him dead than be exposed.'Utterly compelling and dripping with authenticity. This summer's must-read thriller' J S Law'Nothing is clear-cut in a gripping labyrinthine plot, which, despite thrills and spills aplenty, never falls short of belie

1312 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 21, 2019

About the author

Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson served as a soldier from 1975-78 and Metropolitan Police officer from 1978 -1999.

His debut novel Wicked Game – a crime thriller - was published by Orenda Books in March 2016. The sequel Deadly Game, was published March 2017.

Wicked Game was listed for the Crime Writers Association John Creasey Dagger award, has topped the Amazon and WH Smith KOBO charts in several categories and at the end of 2016 was listed by Amazon UK as the highest-rated ‘rising star’ novel of 2016.

Peter James, the international best-selling novelist said of Matt’s first book "Terse, tense and vivid writing. Matt Johnson is a brilliant new name in the world of thrillers."

Matt's first non-fiction was the multi award-winning No Ordinary Day which reveals the startling truth behind the 1984 murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher.

Winner of the Book of the Year and Reader's Choice awards at the 2024 CrimeCon True Crime Awards.

Highly-Commended at the 2024 CrimeCon True Crime awards for Outstanding Investigative Reporting.

Winner of the 2024 Capital Crime Fingerprint Award (True Crime)

Shortlisted for the 2024 Crime Writers Association ALCS Gold Dagger for non-fiction.

Background

In 1999, Matt was discharged from the police with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Whilst undergoing treatment, he was encouraged by his counsellor to write about his career and his experience of murders, shootings and terrorism.

Matt was eventually persuaded to give this a go, and one evening, he sat at his computer and started to weave his notes into a work of fiction that he described as having a tremendously cathartic effect on his own condition. He used his detailed knowledge and recollections to create what has been described by many readers as a fast paced, exciting and authentic tale of modern-day policing and terrorism.

It could be argued that Matt Johnson is living proof PTSD is a condition that can be controlled and overcome with the right help and support. He has been described by many fans as an inspiration to fellow sufferers.

Reviews

[John Hyland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read the second one first, realized it was the second one, then had to buy one and three.

I chose the five stars because, the writing and flow of the narrative transports you to a world you think you know, and feel apart of it without being in danger yourself. One of the best things as a reader is, not shouting at the main characters for missing something that should be obvious to them, for that I thank you.

[robert anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read

Read all three books in one go a great story up to date and very believable would highly recommend this to be read by all.