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Book launch: ‘5 SHORT STORY GEMS’

Today marks the Amazon release of  5 SHORT STORY GEMS (Once Were Brothers / Mr. 100% / A Gladiator’s Love / The Last Tasmanian Tiger / Brooklyn Bankster) – a compendium of short stories written by New Zealand author Lance Morcan and published by Sterling Gate Books in 2019/2020.

 

Box set of short stories is exclusive to Amazon.

 

The stories, which have also been released as standalone Kindle ebooks, are aimed at lovers of thrillers, adventure, romance and historical fiction.

Brief blurbs (and Kindle links) follow for each of the short stories featured in 5 SHORT STORY GEMS:

ONCE WERE BROTHERS – Life will never be the same for young Benjamin Thomas after disaffected Maoris abduct his identical twin brother in this moving short story adventure set in Nineteenth Century New Zealand. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082Z5FBVZ/ 

Mr. 100% – When New York defense lawyer Madison ‘Mr. 100%’ Harley secures a Not Guilty verdict for a client who confides that he is guilty of the ghastly crimes he was accused of, he sets out to ensure that justice is done. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085Y89NYQ/ 

A GLADIATOR’S LOVE – In this short story set in Ancient Rome, dashing Greek gladiator Leonidas is one fight away from winning his freedom. Throughout his trials he is sustained by the love of Fatuma, a beautiful gladiatrix. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082S2MKN3/ 

THE LAST TASMANIAN TIGER – Outdoorsman Charlie Truganini can’t believe his eyes when on a trip into Tasmania’s wilderness he sees a Tasmanian tiger – a carnivorous marsupial considered by most Australians to be extinct. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082GGKR77/ 

BROOKLYN BANKSTER – After ageing hippy Bill Hogan is taken hostage during a bank heist in Brooklyn, his captors demand a million-dollar ransom for his safe return. The problem is no-one knows who the hell Bill Hogan is. Does he even exist? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZTT23YK/ 

 

5 SHORT STORY GEMS can be viewed on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Short-Story-Gems-Lance-Morcan-ebook/dp/B086JZSK2T/

 

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Debate intensifies on source of Coronavirus in Goodreads’ Underground Knowledge group

Scientists, doctors and other members of our fast-growing Underground Knowledge group on Goodreads debate whether Coronavirus is a man-made lab creation and speculate on what kind of world can we expect post-COVID-19.

 

 

We invite YOU to check out the group’s Coronavirus discussion topics (below) – or better still, have YOUR say:

Is Coronavirus (COVID-19) a man-made lab creation?

geopolitical, legal and financial ramifications of Coronavirus

Post COVID-19: what kind-of world can we expect?

Is the Corona LOCKDOWN about something more than just the virus?

Coronavirus-related books of interest

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Our Underground Knowledge global discussion group membership recently topped 13,000 on Goodreads, making it one of the fastest-growing and most active groups on the Amazon-owned site for authors and readers.

The group has been designed to encourage debates about important and under-reported issues of our era. All you need is an inquiring mind and a desire to gain or share underground knowledge.

Everyone’s welcome. Our members include award-winning writers and journalists, whistleblowers, members and former members of the intelligence community, armed forces and law enforcement, teachers, students, doctors, scientists, historians, bloggers, conspiracy theorists and other shit-stirrers, authors, everyday readers, stay-at-home moms and more.

Everything’s up for debate. No topic is off-limits.

The Underground Knowledge group homepage:  https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/142309-underground-knowledge-a-discussion-group

 

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New release book ‘Broken Albion’ takes a poetic and satirical look at Brexit

Jaded over Brexit? Do yourself a favour and read English author-poet Harry Whitewolf’s new release, straight-talking, poetry book Broken Albion.

 

Broken Albion, Whitewolf’s ninth poetry book, takes a satirical, logical, humorous, and opinionated look at the contemporary UK Brexit-led political and cultural landscape, and imagines a world beyond division, where having compassion for one another is more important than flags.

One reviewer describes it as a “must-read” for anyone confused by Brexit; another recommends it “for fans of poetry, politics, or anyone searching for a quick enjoyable read” – and yet another says “It (Brexit) is complicated, but Broken Albion explains it all.”

Harry Whitewolf is the author of two raffish true travelling tales that read like fiction (Route Number 11 and The Road To Purification), and seven collections of contemporary poetry, including Underdogs Unite, New Beat Newbie, Two Beat Newbie, and Rhyme and Rebellion, which was one of Readfree.ly’s 50 Best Indie Books of 2016.

You can find out more about Whitewolf at his website: http://www.harrywhitewolf.com 

To check out his other books, do yourself a BIG favour and visit Amazon’s Harry Whitewolf page at: https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Whitewolf/e/B00DTFUT7C/

“Harry Whitewolf is one of the best kept secrets in alternative literature.”
– Raegan Butcher

 

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Amazon Hall of Fame reviewer describes Mr. 100%’ as a fine story, rich in flavor

An effulgent new novella!

New Zealand novelist and screenwriter Lance Morcan is a former journalist and newspaper editor with over twenty published books to his credit. Often he writes in collaboration with his son James Morcan, but new novel is another solo for Lance. Following the ongoing output of a talented author such as Lance is rewarding in that with each new publication, a different aspect of his talent is evident. Having read almost all of his books, this reviewer believes MR. 100% to be his most polished and creative novel to date – and that is significant given his prodigious tally of works! More acutely than ever, Lance displays a fine gift for creating characters – both central and peripheral. The cast seems familiar, not that anyone has cultured them in the fine style that Lance delivers, but in the fact that they are credible to the point of being visual. 

Setting the tone for this story, the book opens with A Dilemma – ‘On the evening of November 2nd, 1987, in the den of his upmarket Manhattan apartment in New York City, a depressed and intoxicated Madison Harley studied his Glock 17 through the bottom of an empty whiskey glass. The pistol, which rested on the desktop alongside a near-empty bottle of Heaven Hill Bourbon, was loaded. Harley planned to use the Glock to end his life very soon, but not before he drained the bottle. It was, after all, a question of priorities….’ Being witness to a thought of suicide incites the curiosity of the reader to explore this character’s circumstances.

The synopsis of the plot outlines the dilemma without spoiling the tenor of the novel: Hotshot New York defense lawyer Madison Harley only takes on clients he believes innocent. He’s known as ‘Mr. 100%’ because he has never lost a case, and consequently he is Public Enemy No. 1 in the eyes of the police, prosecutors and the media. The bad press has taken a toll on his personal life. His wife has moved out, taking their two young sons with her and instigating divorce proceedings. When his latest client confides that he is guilty of the horrific rape-murder he’s accused of, a depressed and guilt-wracked Harley hires a contract killer to terminate him after the jury delivers a Not Guilty verdict. It’s 1987 and groundbreaking developments in the field of forensic science sees DNA profiling used for the first time in criminal investigations in America. The release of DNA test results causes Harley to rescind his order to carry out the hit on his client. Unfortunately for him, the killer doesn’t change direction once a ‘kill’ order has been placed. The nightmare scenario that follows sees Mr. 100% negotiating for his client’s life, his own life and the lives of his estranged family with a Mafia henchman, stalking a contract killer and acting as a minder for a client who it appears really is innocent and who is oblivious to the mayhem unfolding around him. Throughout it all, Harley is sustained by the affections of a new woman in his life – a prosecutor with the District Attorney’s Office no less.

Once again Lance Morcan proves he is a master weaver of stories. Not only is this a fine story, but it also adds a depth of knowledge about the impact of DNA profiling, a topic which along with omnipresence of surveillance cameras, facial recognition, and other contemporary invasive legal profundities, deserves exploring! Rich in flavor and fine characterizations, this novel is particularly fine. Highly recommended.

-Review by Amazon Hall of Fame Top 50 reviewer Grady Harp for San Francisco Review of Books http://www.sanfranciscoreviewofbooks.com/2020/03/book-review-mr-100-by-lance-morcan.html 

 

Mr. 100%  is exclusive to Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Mr-100-Lance-Morcan-ebook/dp/B085Y89NYQ/ 

 

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New release book launch announcement! ‘Mr. 100%’ – a crime thriller

My new release book Mr. 100% was launched today on Amazon. Aimed at lovers of the crime thriller/legal thriller genre, it introduces New York defense lawyer Madison ‘Mr. 100%’ Harley.

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Madison Harley has never lost a case and so is Public Enemy No. 1 in the eyes of the NYPD, the District Attorney’s Office and the media. When Harley secures a Not Guilty verdict for a client who confides that he is guilty of the ghastly crimes he was accused of, he sets out to ensure that justice is done. He could never have envisaged the train of events that followed.

Mr. 100% is exclusive to Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085Y89NYQ/

 

Other books by Lance Morcan include:

Once Were Brothers https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082Z5FBVZ/

A Gladiator’s Love https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082S2MKN3/

Brooklyn Bankster https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZTT23YK/

The Last Tasmanian Tiger https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082GGKR77/

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Coming soon: ‘Mr. 100%’ – a legal thriller

Sterling Gate Books’ next book, a legal thriller titled Mr. 100%, will be launched on Amazon soon. It’s the latest work of Lance Morcan, author of Once Were Brothers, A Gladiator’s Love, Brooklyn Bankster and The Last Tasmanian Tiger.  

 

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New release title coming soon.

 

To view other books by Morcan go to: https://www.amazon.com/Lance-Morcan/e/B005ET3ZUO/ 

 

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Underground Knowledge group membership tops 13,000 on Goodreads!

Membership of our Underground Knowledge global discussion group has topped 13,000 on Goodreads.com, the Amazon-owned site for books, authors and readers.

Established to discuss all those topics that mainstream media almost never covers – i.e. underground knowledge – the Underground Knowledge group remains one of the biggest and fastest growing on Goodreads.

Our Undergrounders (members) come from all walks of life and include professionals, scientists, historians, teachers, whistleblowers, award-winning authors, military personnel, former intelligence agents, students, stay-at-home moms and readers. Everyone’s welcome. All you need is an inquiring mind and a desire to gain or share “underground knowledge”.

What is “underground knowledge” and why is it important?

Current topics under discussion include the following. Check ‘em out or better still have YOUR say:

Was 9/11 a false flag attack and ‘Inside Job’? (GROUP POLL RESULT: 50% of you say YES)

Meditation, Yoga and intelligence

Finding (hiding) a cure for cancer

Operation Paperclip / Project Paperclip declassified (The U.S./Nazi post-WW2 collaboration)

Evidence for scientifically advanced Ancient civilizations?

MK-Ultra (the CIA’s declassified mind control program)

 The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election (Who would you like to win? And who do you think will win?)

Antigravity propulsion: human or alien technologies?

Can we trust news media outlets?

Jeffrey Epstein’s death: Suicide, as reported? Or murder?? (And could his bizarre death relate at all to his known associates like Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton and President Trump?)

The overpopulation myth (part 1)

Deep State (aka the shadow government)

Should drugs be decriminalized?

How much is Queen Elizabeth II worth??

The Duplessis Orphans

Verifying the gas chamber exterminations

Banned books of the Bible

The Underground Knowledge Listopia book list (Authors & Readers, add your favorite titles here)

 

The Underground Knowledge group homepage: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/142309-underground-knowledge-a-discussion-group

 

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Echoes of current global coronavirus outbreak add poignancy to sci-fi thriller Silent Fear

The coronavirus outbreak that has the potential to kill up to 65 million people in a year (according to one US scientist) has an eerie parallel in the sci-fi thriller novel SILENT FEAR (A novel inspired by true crimes). https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/19373182-thriller-novel-about-a-coronavirus-style-pandemic

 

In Silent Fear, Scotland Yard detective Valerie Crowther is assigned to investigate the murder of a student at a university for the Deaf in London, England. The investigation coincides with a deadly flu virus outbreak, which claims tens of thousands of lives worldwide and which results in the university being quarantined from the outside world. When more Deaf students are murdered, it becomes clear there is a serial killer operating within the sealed-off university. A chilling cat-and-mouse game evolves as the unknown killer targets Valerie and the virus claims more lives.

 

Silent Fear is available via Amazon as a paperback and Kindle ebook at: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075HRYTVC/

 

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Book launch: ONCE WERE BROTHERS – A poignant short story adventure

Life will never be the same for young Benjamin Thomas after Maoris abduct his identical twin brother in this moving historical fiction short story adventure set in Nineteenth Century New Zealand.

 

This new release book is exclusive to Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082Z5FBVZ/

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Five-star review rating for The Last Tasmanian Tiger

Amazon book reviewers are resonating with the new release short story THE LAST TASMANIAN TIGER as reviewer comments (below) show.

 

New book enjoys 5-star review rating.

 

Reviewers’ comments:

“This outstanding story takes one on a walk with Charlie Truganini through the forest on the Southwest side of Tasmania.” -Cyrano1db

“A fascinating, compelling read.” –Sheri A. Wilkinson

“An absorbingly interesting story. Highly recommended!” -Amazon Hall of Fame Top 100 reviewer Grady Harp

“What a wonderful piece of writing, I really enjoyed it. I’ve read so many wonderful stories by Lance Morcan, and this one really captured my attention.” -Todd Simpson

 

To view THE LAST TASMANIAN TIGER on Amazon go to: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082GGKR77/

 

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