The Official Site of Bestselling Author James Swallow - COMING SOON!
Earlier this month, I talked to the online writing magazine Writing.ie about my idea of Techno Thriller Heaven…
Follow the link to the article Here, where I discuss my fascination with a certain kind of cover design, jet planes flying out of explosions, the golden age of the techno thriller novel
and some of the inspiration for the latest book in my Marc Dane action thriller series Ghost…
Ghost – book three of my Marc Dane thriller series – is out now in a new paperback edition from all good bookstores, so if you didn’t catch it in hardcover, now is the time to snap it up!
This new edition also features a first look preview chapter from book four in the series – Shadow, which will be on sale later in 2019.
Ghost is available for order right Here – (FYI, I’ve heard that Amazon UK have been slow this month with their shipping, so there may be some delays over the Xmas period…)
You can also check out a preview via Readers First or read a blog about the unofficial Ghost soundtrack right Here…
I can now officially reveal the fourth novel in my Marc Dane action thriller series…
Things are about to go viral in Dane’s most dangerous adventure yet . . .
Ex-MI6 field technician Marc Dane and his partner – former US Delta Force sniper Lucy Keyes – are pitted against their most terrifying challenge yet, when a genius bio-researcher with the ability to create a deadly biological weapon is kidnapped by a ruthless terrorist.
Their desperate search for the missing scientist takes them across the world, from the desolate wilderness of Iceland to the dark underbelly of a fracturing Europe, where they will discover a shocking atrocity in the making.
Backed by shadowy interests, a cadre of hard-line ultra-right-wing extremists plan to unleash a lethal virus among the population of a major European city.
Only Marc Dane can prevent this devastating attack from taking place – before a whole continent is plunged into terror…
Shadow will be on sale in hardcover, export trade paperback and eBook editions in May next year, but you can pre-order copies right now at Amazon (click Here) or wherever you buy your fiction.
You can also check out a teaser of the first chapter of Shadow in the back of the new paperback edition of Ghost!
Keep watching this blog and my twitter feed for more information on the Marc Dane series, as well as competitions and giveaways.
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One month from today, the third novel in my bestselling Marc Dane action thriller series is released in paperback…
When a shattering betrayal strikes at the heart of the Rubicon team, Marc Dane and his partner – ex-Special Forces sniper Lucy Keyes – must uncover the plot of a deadly cadre of digital terrorists.
These ‘ghosts’ plan to use their terrible virtual weapons against vulnerable civilian targets; but is this elite team of hackers merely out to spread chaos and destruction, selling their skills to the highest bidder? Or is there a deeper, more personal agenda at work?
As devastating attacks unfold across the globe – power grids crippled, cities blacked out, trains crashed and riots triggered – Marc must call on all his skills and ingenuity to track down the mysterious figure behind it all – a faceless criminal known only as “Madrigal”…
Before they plunge the world into war…
Marc Dane returns in the explosive new thriller from the internationally bestselling author of NOMAD and EXILE…
The GHOST paperback also includes an exclusive first look at the first chapter of the next book in the Marc Dane series…
Visit ReadersFirst to download a pdf of the first two chapters of GHOST or check out the official website of the series at WhoIsMarcDane.com.
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Today the first of my ongoing series of action thrillers is officially released in North America, in it’s US hardcover edition from Tor/Forge! I’m excited to introduce ex-MI6 officer turned freelancer Marc Dane to a whole new audience with the launch of Nomad…
HIS ONLY NATION IS JUSTICE
New York Times bestselling author James Swallow begins his espionage thriller series with Nomad, featuring a British desk jockey intelligence operative turned active agent.
Marc Dane is a MI6 field agent at home behind a computer screen, one step away from the action. But when a brutal attack on his team leaves Dane the only survivor—and with the shocking knowledge that there are traitors inside MI6—he’s forced into the front line.
Matters spiral out of control when the evidence points toward Dane as the perpetrator of the attack. Accused of betraying his country, he must race against time to clear his name. With nowhere to turn to for help and no one left to trust, Marc is forced to rely on the elusive Rubicon group and their operative Lucy Keyes. Ex US Army, Lucy also knows what it’s like to be an outsider, and she’s got the skills that Dane needs.
A terrorist attack is coming, one bigger and more deadly than has ever been seen before. With the eyes of the security establishment elsewhere, only Keyes and Dane can stop the attack before it’s too late.
North America is a fierce, dedicated market for thriller fiction and the home of some of my favorite authors in the genre! It’s my great hope that Marc Dane can stand toe-to-toe with the likes of Jason Bourne, Mitch Rapp, Thea Paris, Evan Smoak and all the other great US thriller heroes!
To read the first chapter, click Here to visit Tor/Forge’s Criminal Element site.
Praise for Nomad:
“In Marc Dane, James Swallow has created a wonderfully unlikely hero who can outfox the best of the best. A pulse-pounding thriller of the highest order.”— Ward Larsen, USA Today bestselling author of Cutting Edge
“Ian Fleming meets John LeCarre in James Swallow’s Nomad: vivid and gritty with nonstop action, in which nothing is as it seems.” —David Hagberg
“Unputdownable. A must-read.” —Wilbur Smith
“Very enjoyable.” —The Guardian
“Exciting.” —The Sun
“Right on the money, bang up to date, Nomad is a scorching romp. A killer of a thriller.”— Jon Wise, Weekend Sport
“A debut spy thriller from a veteran author who delivers his (…) enjoyable narrative at a frenzied pace, with plenty of narrow escapes for reluctant hero Dane.” —Jon Coates, Daily Express
“Ferociously paced thriller, a high-concept tale of the solitary hero on the run, bristling with technology and frequently erupting into lethal violence.” —Declan Burke, The Irish Times
“Followers of Jason Bourne or those who are familiar with I Am Pilgrim and / or Homeland will agree that this book is a rattling good yarn. Well written with plenty of cliffhangers and thoroughly enjoyable.” —Woman’s Way
“This is edge of the seat stuff that is terrifyingly real in places and pushes the boundaries of reality in others, not unlike most high-action thrillers. If you’re a fan of the novels of Lee Child, Frederik Forsyth and Chris Ryan or you can’t wait for the new Bond film and love the TV series 24, then this is for you.” —Closer Magazine
Nomad is out now in hardcover, eBook, digital audio and CD audio editions on-line and in all good bookstores; full details are Here, or you can order a copy direct from Amazon.com via this link.
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A month on from the launch of Ghost, the third novel in my Marc Dane series of thrillers, and things are moving apace; I made it on to the bestseller list once more, so I’m sending out a heartfelt thank-you to everyone who picked up a copy of the book.
As is now becoming an annual thing, when I was working on the book I assembled a playlist of songs that provided inspiration for characters, themes and scenes.
I’ve done this before for the previous novels in the series – Nomad (hosted over at the Civilian Readers blog) and Exile (here on Red Flag).
Here’s what I said when talking about the use of music while working on the first Marc Dane novel; “writing a book isn’t just the writing of the book; there’s also the time spent wrangling ideas or thinking stuff up. I find pacing out the kilometres on the runner at the gym is a great place for this, usually with a loud and driving playlist in my earbuds to propel me along.”
Here’s the beats that helped drive Ghost…
Track 1 – “GHOST Anthem” – Night Stalker – Carpenter Brut
Track 2 – “Snowboarding” – Song 2 – Blur
Track 3 – “Ambulance Chaser” – Atom Bomb – Fluke
Track 4 – “Drone Race” – Cold Rock the Mic – Apollo 440
Track 5 – “Kara’s Theme” – Paint it Black – Ciara
Track 6 – “Lucy’s Killer Look/Horizon Integral Caper” – The Payoff – Royale Deluxe
Track 7 – “Madrigal’s Story” – Break on Through (To the Other Side) – Josh Mobley
Track 8 – “Infiltration” – The Key – Johnny Jewel
Track 9 – “I Know You Got Seoul/Helicopter Chase” – Friction – Imagine Dragons
Track 10 – “Outro” – Live to Rise – Soundgarden
Track 11 – “GHOST End Credits” – A Hero’s Journey – Lazerhawk
Ghost is out now in major chain supermarkets, bookstores and online retailers. For more details click Here.
And if you’d like to read a sample chapter, visit Readers First right Here.
