A Deadly Gamble

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ACTION CRIME SUSPENSE/THRILLER

Contemporary

Pat Mullan

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Submision Type

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Logline

Corruption, Collusion, Conspiracy leads to one man's downfall. Fear, Hope, Despair take you from New York to Las Vegas in this fast, tense, tale. Revenge drives you to Asuncion, Paraguay. Jim Sharkey, a failed banker, is both the hunter and the hunted.

Genre

Action, Crime, Suspense/Thriller

Short Summary

Jim Sharkey is both the hunter and the hunted. Left to die in the Mojave desert he survives and seeks revenge. The flow of money through the global banking system was once his life-blood. Now it threatens to be his poison. London, Zurich, Isle of Man set the stage for the adrenalin-fueled climax.

Setting

New York, Las Vegas, Las Angeles, London, Asuncion, Isle of Man, Zurich

Based on a True Story

No

Plot - Premise

Overcoming Monster/Villain,Other

Plot - Other Elements

Other

Mature Audience Themes

Extreme Violence

Main Character Details

Name: Jim Sharkey

Age: 42

Gender: Male

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Adventurous,Charming,Complex,Educated,Masculine

Additional Character Details

Name: Jack Miller aka Roger Coleman aka Tom Gordon-Smith

Age: 46

Gender: Male

Role: Antagonist

Key Traits: Adventurous,Badass,Aggressive,Charming,Complex,Confident,Criminal,Masculine,Narcisstic

Additional Character Details

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About The Author

Pat Mullan is a member of International Thriller Writers. His thriller novels, poetry, and short stories are published in the US, Ireland, and the UK. He was one of fifty Irish writers chosen by Oxygen Books in the UK for inclusion in 'City-Pick DUBLIN', published to mark Dublin being chosen as UNESCO'S City of Culture for 2010. His short story, Galway Girl, was short-listed for Galway’s WOW Awards. He has published five thriller novels : The Circle of Sodom, Blood Red Square, Last Days of the Tiger, Creatures of Habit, and A Deadly Gamble. The Circle of Sodom, his first novel, received two nominations, one for Best First Novel and one for Best Suspense Thriller, at the Love Is Murder conference in Chicago. You can read more about him on his website: www.patmullan.com

Target Audiences

Age: 35-54,55+

Target Gender: Male Leaning,Universal

Group Specific

Information not completed

Publishing Details

Status: Yes: with a Publisher

Publisher: Athry House Books

Year Published: 2015

Hard Copy Available

No

ISBN

0983865248