Rik Stone
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Do children born into poverty become impoverished adults? It happens; pitfalls and roadblocks to advancement are everywhere. Rik Stone grew up poor amidst the slum-lands of fifties North East England, and left school at 15 without any academic qualifications.
He worked in the shipyards on a local river and later went into the merchant navy. Further down the line, he worked quarries in Essex in South East England. But life was without horizons until, contrary to what his teachers had told him, he found he was capable of studying and completed a BSc degree in mathematics and computing. Life got lucky for him when he took a company pension at 50 and began writing. And now, here he is offering up his debut novel Birth of an Assassin, the first in a series.
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Birth of an Assassin
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Thriller
Set against the backdrop of Soviet, post-war Russia, Birth of an Assassin follows the transformation of Jez Kornfeld from wide-eyed recruit to avenging outlaw. Amidst a murky underworld of flesh-trafficking, prostitution and institutionalized corruption, the elite Jewish soldier is thrown into a world where nothing is what it seems, nobody can be trusted, and everything can be violently torn from him. Given the order to disperse and arrest a crowd of Jewish demonstrators in Red Square, Jez breaks up the rally but discovers his sisters in their ranks. Rushed for a solution, he sneaks the girls from under the noses of secret police and hides them in downtown Moscow. But he knows they will no longer be safe in Russia. He has to find them a safe route out. The journey begins, but he is unaware that his every move is being observed and that he has set in motion a chain of events that will plunge his life into a headlong battle to stay alive. Amazon Book Reviews Birth of an Assassin sample
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The Turkish Connection: A Birth of an Assassin Novel
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Thriller
Mehmet battles for daily survival in the murky Istanbul of 1951 while being forced to learn the craft of theft and violence alongside the other street children. Come evening he curls up under a stinking jetty in a waterway off the Bosporus Strait. Desperation fills him as he yearns to break free from the life inflicted on him by his drunken, womanizing father, little knowing that his rotting body lies at the bottom of those same waters. Adulthood comes before Mehmet finds out that it wasn't fate that had taken control when he was a boy, but a very real nemesis. But is it too late? Can he yet turn things around and get his life back? Amazon Book Reviews The Turkish Connection sample
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The Man in the Blue Fez: A Birth of an Assassin Novel
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Thriller
From a former death camp in the snowy Russian mountains of 1973, Jez Kord is sent into the freezing wastelands to prove himself fit. Pavel Rostislav has orders to hinder his progress and follows closely behind. The training ends, but as they return to camp, the sky fills with helicopter gunships. An assault ends with the flaming liquid of napalm bombs swallowing up the entire complex. The pair have to make a run for it, but a unit of Spetsnaz elitists are hot on their heels. Anna Kord is on assignment in Turkey with two other agents. Adam Mannesh and his twisted band of misfits have designs on a drug empire that Anna and the unit have been tasked to take down. Adam comes to their assistance, but then betrays them. Now, the only chance of survival hangs on Jez and Pavel evading the Siberian pursuit. The Man in the Blue Fez sample
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Birth of an Assassin, Books 1-3 (Birth of an Assassin Novels)
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Thriller
This series of gritty, action packed novels has been brought together to give you in excess of one thousand pages of nail biting suspense. With over 500 5-star reviews and ratings, readers have not been disappointed. Birth of an Assassin: Set against the backdrop of Soviet, post-war Russia, Birth of an Assassin follows the transformation of Jez Kornfeld from wide-eyed recruit to avenging outlaw. Amidst a murky underworld of flesh-trafficking, prostitution and institutionalized corruption, the elite Jewish soldier is thrown into a world where nothing is what it seems, nobody can be trusted, and everything can be violently torn from him. The Turkish Connection: Mehmet battles for daily survival in the murky Istanbul of 1951 while being forced to learn the craft of theft and violence alongside the other street children. Come evening he curls up under a stinking jetty in a waterway off the Bosporus Strait. Desperation fills him as he yearns to break free from the life inflicted on him by his drunken, womanizing father, little knowing his rotting body lies at the bottom of those same waters. The Man in the Blue Fez: From a former death camp in the snowy Russian mountains of 1973, Jez Kord is sent into the freezing wastelands to prove himself fit. Pavel Rostislav has orders to hinder his progress and follows closely behind. They unite, but returning to camp the sky is filled with helicopter gunships and the flaming liquid of napalm bombs swallows up the entire complex. They run, but a unit of Spetsnaz elitists are hot on their heels. Anna Kord is on assignment in Turkey with two other agents. Adam Mannesh and his twisted band of misfits have designs on a drug empire that Anna and the unit have been tasked to take down. Adam comes to their assistance, but then betrays them. Their only chance of survival hangs on Jez and Pavel evading the Siberian pursuit. 
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The Way We Were - Romantic Interludes
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Romance
A collection of cozy romantic stories. 1) A night out for a young lad just back on the market. 2) A story of unconditional love. 3) The lives and loves of three sisters in a new country. 4) Unexpected love. 5) An old love rekindled. Sample Chapter 
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A Destiny To Die For - Book I
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Thriller/Suspense
ANGELITA – little angel. Boy did Mama ever get that wrong when she was naming her daughter – one of eight children she would raise in an illegal favela in Recife, Brazil; a place where dreams turn to apathy, apathy to frustration and frustration to violence. It is to this childhood that Angelita’s mind turns as she sits in the café, nursing her horrific wounds. One eye is destroyed by a blowlamp, the other watches her fingers trying to stem the blood flow from her side – and fail. The smell of cordite hangs in the air and she is surrounded by the dead and dying – her own people and ENZO’s. All she can hope is that he dies first. But that would be of little consolation considering the unborn child she carries. She can only hope and pray that CHICO will arrive soon. 
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A Destiny to Die For - Book II
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Thriller/Suspense
UNDERSTANDING At last, Angelita can see there is more to life than money. IS IT TOO LATE A formidable executioner has been sent to kill her and her family. CAN SHE OVERCOME In the unlikely event she gets the better of him, the Salvador brothers will be waiting in line. For them, anything less than her death is unacceptable. 
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