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Black Nothing – Sequel to Subject To Status.

10 Jun

E-Format – https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007Q92ESY

Paperback –https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1790741319

Synopsis – Black Nothing.(Sequel to ‘Subject to Status’ Kindle ref B004JHYMOU) A murder at sea. A witness no one believes. A man trapped in a conspiracy that could destroy him. 1966, South China Sea. A Royal Navy sailor vanishes during the night watch. Officially, it’s ruled an accident. But one man swears he saw the truth — and it was murder. Decades later, that buried secret resurfaces when Thomas “Taffy” Underhill, a homeless drunk and former sailor, blurts out his story to the police. His testimony drags Leonard Joel, a quiet Welsh farmer with a hidden past in the Navy, into a nightmare of wrongful imprisonment, government cover-ups, and MI5 manipulation. Behind the prison walls, Joel struggles to survive while shadowy forces pull him deeper into a web of espionage, Cold War secrets, and covert missions stretching from Britain to Vietnam and Nepal. Caught between his love for Janey, the only woman who believes in him, and the ruthless demands of intelligence handlers, Joel must face the question: how far will a man go when his freedom, his family, and his very identity are on the line? Black Nothing 3 is a gritty British crime thriller that blends murder mystery, police procedural detail, and Cold War espionage into a tense, unflinching story of loyalty, betrayal, and survival. Fans of John le Carré, Ian Rankin, and Mick Herron will feel right at home.