With the help of a small team of colleagues and his new girlfriend, Samantha Whyte-the chief investigator for the Northern Virginia Sheriff’s Department, who has her own secrets to conceal-Nik follows a bloody trail of bodies from DC to the upper Midwest. That is, until a late-night explosion levels a high-tech office park-home to some of the nation’s top clandestine programs-and provides Nik with an opportunity to reverse his fortunes. As Nik tries to unravel the mystery at the heart of the explosion, he suddenly finds himself confronting domestic terrorists, rogue American and Chinese spies, mercenaries, and a brilliant but temperamental computer expert. Relegated to scut work and the graveyard shift, Nik’s career and emotions are in a tailspin. But a disruptive corporate merger and a vengeful boss quickly dash his plans. Coming off a successful investigation into a major banking scandal, Newshound reporter Nik Byron arrives in Washington, DC, with high hopes for his career. See /privacy for more information.1st place award in the 2023 Feathered Quill Book Awards, Mystery/Suspense category When a top secret and powerful US surveillance technology is stolen and offered for sale on the black market, an exiled reporter races to expose the theft and untangle the plot-before the story is spiked, and he is silenced for good. YOUR BOOK CAN SPONSOR THE SHOW - find out more at /writersroutine.Īlso, please leave a review on Apple, if you on Acast. There is a little bit of a tech issue in the recording, please do push on through, Chris has some fantastic tips. You can hear how the prize has changed the way he writes, and why he wants to put as much detail into the story as possible. It follows up on the success of 'All the Wicked Girls' and his debut, 'Tall Oaks, which won the 'New Blood Dagger' Award. We also chat about why he devotes such attention to character, how they spawn the plot, and why he needs the help of a good editor. We talk about what that is, and how he does justice to such an evocative genre with words on a page. 'We Begin at the End' is Duchess Radley, out for revenge against the murderer who killed her Aunt.

He works as a City Trader, volunteers at his local library, is renovating a house, looking after his family, and has had the time to write his 3rd crime thriller. Chris Whittaker seems like one of the busiest people in the world.

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