…and I wrote it.
Concluding my 2023 new year’s resolution to give away my works for free, I have placed my debut novel, A Plague of Murder, on the Google Play Book Store where you can download a copy and keep forever (you lucky devils). It’s the first installment of my Blackchapel Chronicles series that charts the origin of the serial killer destined to become Jack the Ripper. With my efforts continuing on its second installment, now is the perfect time to dive into this lost world I’ve recreated over the span of nearly half a million words (yes, you read that right).
BOOK ONE: A PLAGUE OF MURDER
England, 1870
A woman is murdered, her child taken. For residents of a small railway town, such a crime in their midst is as shocking as it is terrifying.
Yet for local Police Constable John Tanner, the nightmare is only just beginning when he follows the trail to Whitechapel, home of the Metropolitan Police Force’s legendary H Division. There he will meet Detective Sergeant Henry Lofthouse, a disillusioned officer of Scotland Yard’s reorganised Detective Branch. Confronted with murders unlike any yet seen, these two very different men must grapple with deception, mistrust and their own demons if they are to stop a relentless killer from fulfilling a horrifying ambition…
For those with a Kindle, I’m keeping my Amazon listing, and have reduced its price to the lowest Amazon will allow (currently a modest £0.77). I’ve also fixed the few typos and grammatical errors that slipped through the original manuscript so you’re getting the very best version, regardless of whether you use Amazon or Google.
From the beginning, I’ve always written the sort of book that I’ve always wanted to read, not what I think might sell. And I’ve always wanted my works to be accessible to everyone, not just those with a spare bit of money in their back pocket. Making my works free to read and own feels like a milestone reached at long last. As a result, I’ll be taking a few weeks away from my blog to focus on existing projects and real life stuff – but don’t worry, I’ll return bright-eyed, and with a new book release not far behind.
Until next time; happy reading, writing, living
MA
Michael Averon 