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Coming soon, a new prequel novella to The Benevolent Deception

“The rope was tied to the bindings around Simon’s wrists. He resisted, but the earlier electric shocks had weakened him, and the two thugs restraining him had muscles of steel.

Alfaqri singled the dingy. They started the engine and sped off across the ocean.

Simon watched in horror as the rope coiled away, went taunt, and then he was ripped from the deck of the Spinecutter and pulled into the ocean.

He hit the water fast and went under, his hands out in front, his legs dragging behind. He tur...

10 Highly Watchable Book Trailers

We all know about movie trailers, a great marketing tool to convey in a minute or less, the essence of a movie with the hooks to (hopefully) draw audiences to watch the full feature.

Well now we have book trailers, and their popularity has been growing over the years. Indie authors and established publishing houses alike are using the technological tools now easily accessible on the internet to produce (mostly) inexpensive book trailers, setting out on that elusive trail to convince people to...

What is The Benevolent Deception?

When I told my wife and a few close friends about the idea behind my novel, The Benevolent Deception, they liked it so much they all told me to stop writing everything else I was working on, and write this book.

Eighteen months later my global espionage thriller novel was finished and released. Here is a 4 minute video on what that idea was, why I wrote it, and why some of the twists in The Benevolent Deception might not be at all what you are expecting.

I hope you enjoy this video, and that...

First Seven Chapters of The Benevolent Deception available as audio files

Listen to the first seven chapters of The Benevolent Deception as audio files, also available on YouTube or my Amazon (US) and Amazon (UK) pages.

Movie Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

After learning in advance that Han Solo died on Star Wars: The Force Awakens and that Kylo Ren was Hans’ son, I worked hard not to discover anything about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story until I saw it. Thankfully I did and it made the film the better for it. The verdict? I really liked it. I’m trying to work out if it is my favourite Star Wars film yet.

[image error]Of all the Star Wars movies, it is the darkest, most adult and the most with a feel of an espionage thriller. Multiple story lines bring severa...

The Benevolent Deception in Print

For all of you who have been asking for a paperback copy of The Benevolent Deception, it is now available on Amazon in the United States, Japan,United Kingdom, Germanyand a few other EU countries. The 135,000 word book comes in at 520 pages in a 5” x 8” format.

I’ve also included Amazon’s Kindle Matchbox deal, in that you can also purchase the Kindle edition with the print edition at a reduced price.

Pursuit across Africa, new video diary

Hello, my name is Aiden L Bailey. I’m the author of the new adventure espionage novel, The Benevolent Deception. Welcome to my first video journal where I talk about some of the influences of the book and how I came to write it.

Today I’m talking about my experiences in Kenya where most of The Benevolent Deception is set. This is the first country I travelled to as a young adult when I backpacked through Africa. The experiences were a real eye-opener for me. I got to see what it was like to...

Field Intelligence, first newsletter of Aiden L Bailey released

“The NSA is under siege. The Pentagon is hacked and the same cyberterrorists control all White House communications. Are we the only three who have noticed this?” – The Benevolent Deception

My first newsletter is out and includes exclusive access to a new video on how my real-life experiences in Kenya influenced many of the scenes in The Benevolent Deception.

The newsletter also includes the first details on the sequel, The Benevolent Conflict, and information of the forthcoming print and ePu...

First newsletter released soon

My first newsletter will be released soon and includes:

Links to anew video on how my real-life experiences in Kenya influenced many of the scenes in The Benevolent Deception Links to an article I had published on the ABC Updates on the sequel novel The Benevolent Conflict News on the forthcoming print version of The Benevolent Deception.

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