An Ayrshire writer has revealed a brand new crime thriller set in numerous areas of his regional residence.
New Cumnock’s Ian McMurdo, who has beforehand written the profitable books Knockshinnoch and Arran: Travels, Treasures and Tales, has turned his hand to fiction for the primary time.
And ‘Lifeless Man Strolling’ tells the story of younger scholar, Ricky Anderson, who seems to have the world at his toes.
He's a budding nuclear physicist par excellence, has rugged beauty, a beautiful girlfriend, job gives aplenty. In actual fact, he has all of it.
Nevertheless, his beloved mom has misplaced her approach in life ever because the heartbreaking day when her husband died in an horrific street visitors accident.
Now the blended fortunes of mother-and-son are about to satisfy head-on in one other devastating ‘automobile crash’, as Ricky goes on the run for against the law he didn’t commit and with an entire forged of cops, corrupt politicians, seedy businessmen and ruthless underworld enforcers on his path.
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The query is: Can Ricky outwit his pursuers and show his personal innocence? Or is he actually a lifeless man strolling?
The e book is ready within the Nineteen Seventies and readers will benefit from the reminiscence of place and occasions of the time.
Beginning within the fictional village of Glenside, loosely based mostly on New Cumnock, the story sees Ricky in Ayr, Cumnock, Glasgow, Girvan and on the run within the Galloway Forest.
Printed by Carn Publishing of Ayrshire, the e book might be bought at www.carnpublishing.com/dmw and likewise Waterstones in Ayr, Amazon or from any good e book store.
A spokesperson for the writer mentioned: “Ian McMurdo was born the son of a coal miner and raised in New Cumnock.
“As a glassy-eyed, would-be footballer who readily concedes that his ambitions far outweighed his skills, he ultimately discovered his area of interest in younger grownup life as an aspiring chemistry instructor, earlier than climbing all the way in which up the greasy pole of administration to the heady heights of director of training.
“Now retired, Ian lives together with his spouse Nan and their two canine within the village of Kildonan on the southernmost tip of the island of Arran. It's their favorite place on earth.
“He stays a well known academic commentator and occasional journalist. That is his sixth e book.”
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