CRACKSCAM 

Crackscam as a fast-paced Action Thriller set in an authentic background in which ordinary people become unwillingly caught up in the harsh and merciless world of illegal drug dealing

The action takes place over four days and is seen through the eyes of a production engineer, Oliver Howsen, who finds out from a young accountant auditing the firm's books that there is a major financial irregularity. They are propelled into a ruthless world of illicit drugs to the final dramatic denoument.

It is a journey of menace, anxiety and ingenuity - with a touch of humour and romance - as two young people struggle to outwit the forces of organised crime

CRACKSCAM was launched this year at the LONDON BOOK FAIR, and is published by North Staffordshire Press Ltd 

ISBN  0-9568-1985-7

rrp. £8

Author's Note

I started out simply wishing to write an exciting story - and I hope I have succeeded.

However, I needed to do quite a bit of research, and I was amazed at the things I found out in the process.

I discovered that Gloucestershire (where the story is set) alone spent upwards of £30 million a year on the legal and social costs of drug abuse.

I noted the conviction of a local drugs baron who had made an estimated £29 million in profits.

I saw responsible estimates that as much as half the crime in the country was attributed to illegal drug trafficking and abuse.

When all this as added to the misery and despair that drug addiction causes to the individuals and their families who become involved, then it gives much to think about.

CRACKSCAM does not attempt to moralise or suggest answers; but it is perhaps sobering that the incidents that occur in the story, far from being exaggerated or unlikely, are more firmly based in reality than I for one realised. 

CRACKSCAM is now available on Kindle, and is linked with

The WOOLSACK CONSPIRACY which is another action-thriller set in the Cotswolds.