Short synopsis.

They think they are in control? They should think again. Ostensibly sane people spiral into the abyss when their lust for money and power distorts their minds until they are too blind to see the fatal consequences of their unchecked ambitions. 

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Money dominates everything.

Frank, a ruthless property developer, urgently needs a big cash injection to kick start his business empire.

He thinks his fiancé, Veronica, can secure his fortune. 

Except she is a grief-stricken film producer after funding to make a definitive war movie to commemorate her dead soldier son. 

She thinks Frank has the cash.

They are getting married at the Paradise Hills, a resort Frank is about to control when he calls in a loan-to-own debt.

Also heading to Paradise is Michael, an award-winning journalist looking to rejuvenate his faltering career but unsure whether to exploit or help a guilt-ridden murderer wanting to confess his crimes.

Michael is meeting up with Gerry, a young detective investigating a possible suicide.The policeman is equally indecisive. Should he expose a senior colleague's involvement in sex abuse, murder and corruption or look the other way and protect his own promotion?

All of them think they are in control but nothing could further from the truth as they are all consumed by devastating mind games that blind them to the fatal consequences of their actions.

My name is Andrew Field. I live, work, write and play in Manchester, England. But enough of me, I’ve revealed far too much already (a quick nod to late, great comic genius Bill Hicks and his two-line, one-man play).

Let’s talk unforgettable, unflinching, uncompromising noir (if you get the likes of Bunker, Lee Burke, Cain, Chandler, Ellroy, Lehane, Home, Hooper, Leonard, Lewis, McBain and Thompson you might get me. If don't know who they are, you are probably wasting your time reading any further).

Let’s talk China and her wicked games to escape deadly child abusers. Would you help or stay uninvolved? That's Jak's choice.

Let’s talk greed and a lust for money that supersedes everything else. The mind games people play with each other when think they are in control. They should think again.

And let’s talk end games. How justice is nothing to do with truth and everything to do with producing the most compelling and believable narrative that money can buy.

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Before you make your request a word of warning to the wise guys and gals.

I write for connoisseurs of noir. I don't want to peddle easy-reading comfort crime fiction. There are lots of characters and no punctuation quotes for starters. And multiple points of views and unreliable narrators. Very few descriptions of characters. I don't do easy reads. Dan Brown and his ilk has cornered that market.

Disclaimers out of the way, Mind Games is the second instalment of a trilogy. The first was Wicked Games. There are a number of print review copies available for Wicked Games. Want one sent to you? Contact me through NetGalley or by e-mailing me at andrew@andrewfield.info.

If you've got this far, enjoy Mind Games. I look forward to your reviews and comments. Good, bad and ugly. Cheers Andrew.