TOM AFFORD - best-selling writer & poet
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The Hissing Peacock
The Hissing Peacock
The Hissing Peacock
An end of the world page turner. A psychological thriller.
Five protagonists face terrifying perils that threaten their lives and loved ones. Seemingly unconnected, their struggles become inextricably entwined.
A gripping action thriller, this intriguing, heart-breaking story will leave you rooting for villains and conspiring against heroes, then wondering why! Laying bare the foibles of humanity, and struggles of identity, it’s set against the backdrop of a terrible global pandemic and war, about to erupt… And time has run out!
A Blue Note
The Hissing Peacock
The Hissing Peacock
A top Piano soloist is caught up in a ruthless dictatorship, whilst studying at a fictitious Oxbridge college. He is elected to play in the Great Concert by the regime leader. If he makes a single mistake he will die, and the regime will crumble. The concert piece is made increasingly impossible by unknown protagonists. Someone is willing him to fail. Will the soloist triumph or fail? Will the dictatorship survive or not?
This intense political thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat. It explores impossible perfectionism expected of top performers, framed against the madness of a fascist regime. It offers critique of Oxbridge colleges and the immense pressures to achieve. Expertly crafted, the story blends sheer terror with moments of deep humanity and love.
No Fee, No Win
The Hissing Peacock
No Fee, No Win
A top London solicitor, Matthew Months, is writing to us from prison, after his eminent law firm fell apart. He admits to stealing billions of pounds and revealing his clients' sordid secrets. Matthew is writing his memoirs hurriedly in jail as he suspects that he will be killed. He wishes to exonerate those he has framed to get ahead. Matthew admits that, before law, he used to be a gangster... He wishes to repent for the foul murders and crimes that he has committed, but also to show how law ruins lives.
This intense legal / criminal thriller will leave you clamouring for more. It illustrates the harsh realities of law, pitted against one man’s mental-health struggles caught in its midst. The novel will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about the legal system and perhaps reality itself.