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Half a million words? That's a lot of words.
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Octopus-Knigh...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Medusa-Defenc...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-Blue-Ale...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grand-Prix-Va...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Queens-Knight...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fried-English...
Amazon links through the group store if anyone is interestedThe Barcza Gambit - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Barcza-Gambit...
Sicilian Defence - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sicilian-Defe...
White King - http://www.amazon.co.uk/White-King-Al...
Zugzwang - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zugzwang-Alec...
Octopus Knight - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Octopus-Knigh...
Medusa Defence - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Medusa-Defenc...
Deep Blue - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-Blue-Ale...
Grand Prix Variation - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grand-Prix-Va...
Queen's Knight - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Queens-Knight...
Fried Fox and English Rat (short stories) - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fried-English...
Hi JudYep, quite a few!
There the right words too, just not necessarily in the right order! Only kidding of course, I just hope people enjoy them
Wow Jud! That was a lot of work! Thanks for that!
No problem Patti. As you may notice I didn't do a lot of work in work today... Not sure why they are showing twice though. I must have been sleeping for a minute or 2
Indeed. No excuse for people not downloading them now!
Yes indeed, Jud, thanks for the links.Been a little busy myself at work, and now typing at home. Just finished book 10, but have the editing and proofing yet to do.
So little time, so many books!
You're telling me Roger! Have you seen how long the list of authors threads is? I've only managed to read the tip of that iceberg. Roll on retirement, only 40 odd years to go.
I can't even keep up with own books and reading what I have on my Kindle, and there are so many new and talented writers.
Looks like the first review from the promotional day has come through, and it's a good one, if a little brief.I also note this person bought the short stories a while back an left a review their too, bonus.
5.0 out of 5 stars The Barcza Gambit, 30 Mar 2012
By B S ROBINSON
This review is from: The Barcza Gambit (The Alec Fincham Novels #1) (Kindle Edition)
The Barcza Gambit is a very good read with an intriguing storyline allowing you to get to know the main characters but leaving you wanting to know more. Just bought the second book in the series to see where the next adventure takes us.
Great review Roger! Brief is good. When it comes to reviews I prefer brief. I never bother reading long ones.
Cheers Patti, I'm just thrilled that someone has enjoyed the book.
Just received the following review and I'm thrilled with it.5.0 out of 5 stars Wartime reality, that's what my husband called it!, April 12, 2012
By MelanieR795 - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Barcza Gambit
My husband insisted that I pass on his thoughts on this book. Five of five! He, being a veteran, absolutely enjoyed the realism employed. The writing was professional and easy to follow. No spoilers. He told me nothing else. Only that its a five star read.
And don't forget the other nine available stories. Plus the tenth novel is in editing at the momenet and will be released soon.
Looking for a series similar in construct to the James Bond series for the 21st century?Then look no further than the Alec Fincham series. Fincham is seconded to the Special Operation Department of M.I.6. as a man of last resort. Although he is part of the Special Boat Service, he takes his orders from Sir Charles Cunningham at Vauxhall Cross. He and his team are sent all over the world to protect the interests of the Crown and his Government.
There are currently nine books in the series, and a couple of short stories. Each is available for £2.99, and I have included a word count on the description pages, so you know what you’re getting for your money.
The Barcza Gambit
Sicilian Defence
White King
White King
Zugzwang
Octopus Knight
Medusa Defence
Deep Blue
Grand Prix Variation
Queen's Knight
Fried Fox and English Rat
There is another full novel to follow, Snake Variation, which should be out soon, and a novella (45000: words), Mongoose Variation on the way (just finished it and I’m arranging the editing).
Snake Variation take place during the Arab Spring, and fits the timeline of events as the actually happened. Could it be a version of the truth?
Mongoose Variation take Fincham back to chasing down n Kristina von Priller (from Fried Fox), and he has to prevent a future world war.
Are you looking for novels in the style of Andy McNab, Duncan Falconer, Ian Fleming, and Chris Ryan?Then why not give one, or more, of the Alec Fincham novels a try?
Commander Alec Fincham is a member of the elite Special Boat Service and his Government have unique jobs that require his specific talents.
There are currently ten books in the series and a couple of short stories. They are available for £1.00 each:
The Barcza Gambit
Sicilian Defence
White King
Zugzwang
Octopus Knight
Medusa Defence
Deep Blue
Grand Prix Variation
Queen's Knight
Snake Variation
Monticelli Trap
Mongoose Variation
Fried Fox and English Rat
Perhaps I should actually provide some background to the novels?Some have said they are crime novels, or action/adventure, or even war and espionage based. Perhaps a mix of all these is true.
Fincham is a professional soldier in the Special Boat Service, but is seconded to M.I.6. at Vauxhall Cross to investigate and in some instances assassinate person, or persons, who are deemed a threat to national security.
This sees him and his team travel the world at behest of the British Government.
Of course, there are guns, girls, and cars, but not in the Bond way. Nevertheless, a reviewer did compare the novels to Flemings famous creation, in that the books will leave you shaken and stirred.
I've decided, writing thrillers can make you a little twisted.So in the books, I've killed characters in the following ways.
Shot
Stabbed
Eaten
Thrown from the NatWest Tower
Poisoned
Blown them up
Strangled
Drowned
And skewered.
And to believe I'm such a quiet person, you'd never believe I'd come up with these things!
Alec Fincham is his Governments man of last resort, and these days he seems to be always busy. As professional soldier in the Special Boat Service (similar to a US Navy SEAL), he’s a highly trained killer. At heart he is a soldier, honourable and proud, but in modern times, his skills are needed by M.I.6. when there is no one else to turn to.Fincham and his small team have to fight many a battle through the entire series of the books, which see him travel the globe. The adventures are set in the US, Sicily, Rome, Egypt, Australia, Singapore, Bahrain, Afghanistan and Iraq amongst many others.
The Barcza Gambit
Sicilian Defence
White King
Zugzwang
Octopus Knight
Medusa Defence
Deep Blue
Grand Prix Variation
Queen's Knight
Snake Variation
Monticelli Trap
Torre Attack
Mongoose Variation
Fried Fox and English Rat
For £\$1.00 they are full-length novels and may be your cup of tea. Why not try and sample and see if you like what you read.
And don’t forget to some and see me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Roger-...
Each of the books are available for £1.16 each and should keep you entertained for some time.Alec Fincham is part of the SBS, he’s based out of Poole in Dorset. His missions have taken him to America (Florida), Egypt, Australia, Singapore, Afghanistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Sicily and Italy, Crete, Ukraine, Libya, Oman, Abu Dhabi, Venezuela and Germany.
For some of these locations, I have relied upon personal experience, others an awful lot of research.
I’m currently working on the next story in the series, which takes Fincham Georgia (the one next to Russia) and beyond.
The Barcza Gambit
Sicilian Defence
White King
Zugzwang
Octopus Knight
Medusa Defence
Deep Blue
Grand Prix Variation
Queen's Knight
Snake Variation
Torre Attack
Monticelli Trap
Mongoose Variation
Lion's Jaw
Fried Fox and English Rat
Before the release of book 14, Accelerated Dragon, why don't you take the chance to take in some of Alec Fincham's earlier adventures.The Barcza Gambit - Someone wants to keep the Americans in Iraq, and they have a plan of how they are going to do it.
Sicilian Defence - The Sicilian Mafia are smuggling people out of North Africa, and they non too bothered about the threat these people could pose.
White King - Fincham has to Venezuelan drug king, who has targeted the Royal Navy after some drug seizures. This is going to be far more complex than Fincham ever thought possible.
Zugzwang - In an attempt to strike back at the people who killed his boy, a man hatches a plot to kill 500,000 Iraqis.
Octopus Knight - Drugs and arms are being smuggled out of the Ukraine, and Fincham has to tackle the problem in the wastelands of Chernobyl.
Medusa Defence - Fincham is sent to babysit a glamour mode,l who had a close relationship with an MP. Fincham has to travel half way round the world to protect her.
Deep Blue - A giant, blue diamond sets off a chain of events. Death and destruction follow this stone, wherever it goes.
Grand Prix Variation - An IT specialist who develops kit for the military, and owns a GP Team, is targeted by terrorists. Does Fincham protect the man, the team, or go after the threat directly?
Queen's Knight - Fincham has to travel to Egypt in an attempt to rescue a woman. However, little does he know, but the chain of events started much closer to home.
Snake Variation - During the Arab Spring, Fincham is sent to Libya to intercept a rogue SAS Team. In a country so fractured, Fincham has threats coming at him from all sides.
Torre Attack - Quinto Angelito Torre is a man not to be meddled with. He's a crime boss, drug lord, and a collector of antiquities. Fincham has a simple task, watch him! But as he gets closer to the target, things suddenly spiral out of control.
Monticelli Trap - Fincham returns to Italy, but his reputation proceeds him. Suddenly his short vacation becomes a living nightmare.
Red Queen - The British Government is given the chance to bid on a rare selection of diamonds. However, that's not what everyone is actually buying. Fincham must obtain the diamonds, but the Russians, Chinese, and Israelis will quite happily kill him to get to the diamonds first.
There's plenty of action, with both Fincham, and his team, running around the globe protecting British interests, and protecting his Government.
Alec Fincham is seconded to MI6 to investigate, and terminate, any actions which may not be in the best interests of his country.He travels the world, often getting himself, and his small team from the Special Boat Service, in hot water.
Ultimately, he has to place himself in harm's way to get the job done, and once he starts a mission, he has to see it through, no matter what.
The Barcza Gambit
Sicilian Defence
White King
Zugzwang
Octopus Knight
Medusa Defence
Deep Blue
Grand Prix Variation
Queen's Knight
Snake Variation
The first book in the Alec Fincham Series.The Americans want out of Iraq; to withdraw all their troops and return home. However, for some of the neighboring countries, this leaves an unstable and unchecked regime in close proximity - How do you get the American War Machine to stay put, and possibly deal with your other enemies in the process?
And here's the new cover for The Barcza Gambit.
Keep an eye out for all the new covers in the coming days!
The names behind the Alec Fincham novels are all related to chess. They will be in relation to plays, moves, pieces, etc.
The pieces/plays form part of the story, and as a re-launch, all the books will have new covers, which more accurately represent the stories told within.
All the books follow the operations of Commander Alec Fincham. He works for MI6, sometimes alone, sometimes as part of a team from the Special Boat Service - All of the books are action filled military, or espionage, based thrillers.
HiI am currently updating a few of my books, and especially in regard to the covers, here are the first two.
The Barcza Gambit
The first book in the Alec Fincham Series.
The Americans want out of Iraq; to withdraw all their troops and return home. However, for some of the neighbouring countries, this leaves an unstable and unchecked regime in close proximity - How do you get the American War Machine to stay put, and possibly deal with your other enemies in the process?
Sicilian Defence
Book 2 in the series.
The Italian Mafia in Sicily will smuggle anyone into Europe for a price. What happens if the people smuggled in are terrorists, and what would their target be?
Keep an eye out for all the new covers in the coming days!
Now to books 3 nd 4 - both have new covers.White King: The Alec Fincham Novels #3
Fincham and the team are sent to South America to deal with a drug smuggling operation run by a man known as the White King, but nothing is ever as easy as it seems.
Zugzwang: The Alec Fincham Novels #4
A player is said to be "in zugzwang" when any possible move will worsen their position.
The most unstable dam in the word is in Mosul, Norther Iraq. Built on soluble gypsum, it's constantly being undermined by the water it holds back.
What if, for an act of revenge, a British national targets the dam, and the 500,000 down stream?
Fincham and the team have to find a way to stop them, but it's going to be a perilous journey all along the way.
Book 5 and another new cover.Octopus Knight
Chernobyl was once one of the world’s most toxic environments, leaking its lethal radiation across Europe. Now a new poison emanates from the region in the form of one man, Phoenix Dante. Octopus Knight sees Commander Alec Fincham of the British Special Boat Service take on one of the world’s biggest illegal arms and drug dealers. If he fails, a batch of lethal surface to air missiles will fall into the hands of terrorists. His life, and those of his family, are on the line. Failure is not an option.
Update to Book 6s cover.
Medusa Defence
Alec Fincham becomes involved in a dangerous game of cat and mouse as he tries to recover data stolen from the Ministry of Defence. The mission takes him across the world to the rain forests of Northern Australia, where he has to protect the world famous model, Medusa. Facing overwhelming odds, will his training be enough?
Down to books 7 and 8, and more new cover designs:Deep Blue
Max Jensen, a South African diamond miner, makes an incredible find, but his find will only lead him into trouble. Alec Fincham and his elite team from the Special Boat Service are tasked with the unenviable task of taking on the pirates of Somalia and their moneymen. They must rely on stealth, tactics, technology, and most of all their wits, to overcome the odds.
Grand Prix Variation
Mark Chambers, a wealthy industrialist and owner of the Tiger Tech Formula 1 Grand Prix Team, has become the target of a terrorist group based in the Hindu Kush. Chambers must withdraw new technologies he is supplying to the British Armed Forces in Afghanistan, or face the consequences. M.I.6. call on the services of Alec Fincham to neutralise the threat. Can he stop the terrorist cell from striking? Can he protect the race team as they prepare for the final race of the season? Follow Fincham as he places his life on the line, once more, at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Morning allI've finished with all 14 book covers now and all the books are live.
I've also reduced some of the books in price for a few days, so take a look while they are on offer.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roger-Cave/e...
A bit of an update to the blurb for The Barcza Gambit: The Alec Fincham Novels #1After several years of Mission Accomplished, the Americans are looking to draw down troop numbers in Iraq.
A foreign power is not only opposed to this, they want to escalate the war for their own ends.
Commander Alec Fincham, of the Special Boat Service, has to risk his own life to save countless others.
Join Alec Fincham in his first adventure. A story of espionage, combat, and danger.
Queen's Knight: The Alec Fincham Novels #9REDUCED TO £/$0.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME FROM 7/10/2020
Alec Fincham is called in to look into a case of kidnapping, but nothing is as it first appears. Can he fight his way in and out of Egypt as well as uncover who is behind the kidnap. He, and his colleagues, will have to dodge many a bullet if they are to survive to the end.
The latest Alec Fincham novel is available for a couple of days at $1.99Hi and take a look at Accelerated Dragon: The Alec Fincham Novels #14 - There is a new poison on the streets, and an old enemy of Fincham's needs his help.
https://www.amazon.com/Accelerated-Dr...
This was posted in the paper yesterday, and is actually a plotline in the Alec Fincham novel - White King: The Alec Fincham Novels #3Drug cartels launches fleet of narco subs.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...
Check the book out now!
https://www.amazon.com/White-King-Ale...
This was posted in the paper yesterday, and is actually a plotline in the Alec Fincham novel - White King: The Alec Fincham Novels #3Drug cartels launches fleet of narco subs.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...
Check the book out now!
https://www.amazon.com/White-King-Ale...
The books are now all linked together in order, thanks to a new accessory from Amazonhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Alec-Fincham...
I've also reduced a couple of the books in price.
Take a look at the Alec Fincham series of action thrillers.
All the books in the series have been reduced to £/$1.99 for the Christmas period.So if you're looking for some action or adventure, there's plenty to look at.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alec-Fincham...
All the books in the series have been reduced to £/$1.99 for the Christmas period.There are 14 books in the series, and are around Special ops missions, espionage, and investigations.
So if you're looking for some action or adventure, there's plenty to look at.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alec-Fincham...
Hi allI was fortunate enough to get a slot on Chat and Spin Radio last night to talk about my books. It's only a short segment, so why not have a listen. My slot is just after 1 hour, 31 minutes and 36 seconds.
https://soundcloud.com/ian-johnson-75...
Then take a look at the books:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alec-Fincham...
There' a new drug on the market, and it's as lethal as it is addictive.
Who would create such a monstrous poison, and more importantly, why?
Fincham teams up with the enemies of his Government to investigate Accelerated Dragon.
Join the excitement as Fincham has to fight his way through Georgia and Russia to try to find the answers he so desperately needs.
Accelerated Dragon: The Alec Fincham Novels #14
Currently available for £1.99 / $1.99
Torre Attack - Fincham is instructed to watch a target and not engage. Things change when matters take a turn for the worse. He knows once he steps through the door, there will be no stepping back.https://www.amazon.co.uk/Torre-Attack...
Torre Attack: The Alec Fincham Novels #12
Accelerated Dragon
Alec Fincham is asked to team up with the enemies of his Government to investigate the spread of a new poison – Accelerated Dragon. Could this be the most poisonous drug known to mankind. Why would someone manufacture something so horribly lethal and then sell it?
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Hi all
Hopefully a number of you will have seen the free offer yesterday and managed to pick up the first book in the series for free. Yesterday the first in the series reached the number one spot in the action and adventure series, and number fourteen in thrillers.
But it doesn’t stop there. There are another eight full novels in the series, with another one on the way. In addition, there is a compendium of short stories.
To keep the ball rolling, I’m keeping the books cheap, and I mean really cheap. You can have over half a million words for less than a tenner if you took on the whole series.
The Barcza Gambit
Sicilian Defence
White King
White King
Zugzwang
Octopus Knight
Medusa Defence
Deep Blue
Grand Prix Variation
Queen's Knight
Fried Fox and English Rat
I’m open to questions about the books, and would enjoy someone coming on the thread to join in.
Keep in mind the Alec Fincham series will continue, with more full novels and short stories to be released this year,
I’ll look forward to hearing from you
Best wishes
Rog