The Whistling Sands (The Whistling Sands Trilogy)

The planning of his life was always less dangerous than its living. An intense dark thriller in the tradition of classic noir from the author of Hidden Grace and Welcome to HolyHell. 'a book that drips with a sense of nostalgia for the days when books flexed their muscles through economy of words, potentially double-crossing dames, and plots that were launched with nitro slapped on their backs . . .' - Out of the Gutter Online ***** ‘has a very classical feel to it … in the tradition of vintage film noir and seminal detective fiction, with the moody ambiance of classic '70s crime thrillers like "Get Carter" and "The Friends of Eddie Coyle,"’ – Amazon reviewer ***** ‘a great portrait of trust, and the femme fatale.’ – Amazon reviewer ***** ‘Reading it, you can smell the smells, hear the sounds, and feel the chill in your bones from this bleak Welsh seaside.’ – Amazon reviewer ***** ‘beautifully written and well-paced novella …’ –Amazon reviewer -------------------------- Ex-con Ned Flynn is handy with his fists, but to see his mother looking so frail breaks the big man’s heart. He needs money, and he needs it fast. So when a local businessman hires him to find his missing wife, Flynn accepts the job without question. He tracks her down to a remote village on the Welsh coast. But what starts out as a simple errand quickly spirals into deceit and violence. The Whistling Sands is an unforgiving landscape. A landscape of fear, suspicion, and guilt, where ghostly visions take shape. Real encounters or a haunting conjured by a troubled imagination?