Book Title: The
Alcoholic Mercenary
Author: Phil
Hughes
Publication
Date: 30th April 2022
Publisher:
PerchedCrowPress
Page Length:
350 Pages
Genre:
Historical Crime
The Alcoholic
Mercenary
By Phil Hughes
They said, “See
Naples and then die!”
Rachel had
thought it was to do with the natural beauty of the place. A misconception she
soon lost after climbing down from the C130 troop carrier. The suspicious death
of her predecessor, followed by the murder of a sailor, and an enforced liaison
with a chauvinistic and probably corrupt cop saw to that.
“See Naples and then die!”
Some said the
saying was anonymous. Some attributed it to Goethe. Still, others said it was
Lord Byron, or maybe Keats. When the young brother of a mercenary hitman became
her main suspect, Rachel leant towards Keats. Didn’t the poet die here? Somewhere near, for sure.
Probably coined the phrase on his deathbed.
And then, the
cherry on the top of her ice cream soda, she could smell grappa on the breath
of the mercenary when she interviewed him. The only thing worse than a violent
man: a violent man who drinks.
The only thing
worse than a violent man who drinks: a violent man who drinks and considers
himself Rachel’s enemy.
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Although
educated in Classical Studies, Phil is the author of several historical crime
novels. Having spent many years living in the Mafia infested hinterlands of
Naples, Phil bases his novels on his experiences while living there. Much of
what he includes in his stories is based on real events witnessed first-hand.
Having retired
from writing and editing technical documentation for a living, Phil now lives
in Wexford with his partner and their border terriers, Ruby, Maisy, and the new
addition Ted. He writes full time and where better to do it than in the Sunny
South East of Ireland.
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