Book Title: Revenge by George Lockie

Category: Adult Fiction, 178 pages

Genre: Thriller

Publisher: Austin Macauley

Release date: December 2018

Synopsis

Rory Glassen is selected to join an elite SAS cell. They are sent to Libya to seek retribution for the near-death torture of two of their SAS troopers, at the hands of a medieval-run empire led by a despotic Sultan. What was to be a milk-run operation turns sour, as a battle of wits to survive soon develops between two warring factions. Sultan and Rory lock horns, trying to outwit each other and prevent any more deaths. It is only when a most unexpected ally emerges from Rory’s distant past, and offers the cell information, that a solution appears. Like worms, they burrow into the catacombs of the old Roman Fort on which the Sultan’s Palace is built and seek their revenge.

Author Interview

Today we are asking the hard questions to author George Lockie.  Thank you for being here today and for sharing a bit more about yourself with everyone.

How did you research your book?

With this particular novel the idea first idea came after a discussion with an Australian Officer in the SAS. I described to him my training in the British Army in Pain Management and he was surprised. With my memory of service in Libya I decided to write Revenge as an action thriller based mainly on true facts.

Which was the hardest character to write?

In Revenge, I had to research the Arab Ruler and the style of leadership he would dispel. Fortunately, I served in Libya and visited the city of Ghat so my background knowledge was good. I also was subjected to the Pain Management Course in the British Army.

Where do you get the inspiration for your stories?

Fortunately, most of my novels are drawn from episodes in my past life and are easy to recall as I have a good memory.

What makes your books different?

I try and write in a different style and of course the hero Rory Glasson could be George Lockie in disguise. An old writing friend once told me, to keep it simple, to keep it tight, no wallpapering, no flowering the story. Keep the reader’s interest at all times.

What advice would you give budding writers?

Pick topics you believe the reader would want to know about.  Do your research, keep it simple and moving all the time.

Have you ever been there?

In all my novels to date except my latest Canine Fury all the places mentioned I have been and most actions I have experienced. This makes writing about it relatively easy and I have a great memory.

Which character would you like to be?

Well as my life’s background forms the basis of my first five novels, I suppose I am Rory Glasson in spirit.

Do you have another profession besides writing?

No, I am retired now, I was a national operations manager for a very large packaging company which meant I traveled the globe many times a year and met some fantastic people. I also spent time in every location mentioned in all my novels to date.

How long have you been writing?

I toyed with it for a few years but became serious about 2004 and have been writing for almost fifteen years.

What is your next project?

With my sixth novel waiting on my choice of publisher and my seventh about 30% complete everything has become very complicated as promotion of my novels has become a major issue.

About the Author

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1941. Married in 1964 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Wife’s name is Avril. Has two children, Darren (52) and Vanessa (47). Enjoyed six years’ service in the Parachute Regiment in the British Army from 1960 to 65, mainly in the Middle East and Europe. Migrated as a family to Australia, in 1965, seeking new challenges and a different lifestyle in a more exciting environment. Traveled extensively worldwide whilst employed by a major Australian International Packaging Group, as National Operations Manager, a senior management role from 1986 to 2003. He started writing in 1995, as he felt that the Army relationships and strong emotional bonds that are created in life-threatening experiences in the field, had not been exposed, or described adequately, in the novels he had read. His first novel tried to cover that. It takes place post-WWI through to post-WWII. The second novel, a follow-up military story, again covers a subject not exposed as a problem before. His third novel covers a criminal gang and its unique way to produce huge profits from the saddest moments in human life; yet a boon to the medical world. The fourth exposes the world of computer hacking, with a clever killer achieving his aim of executing a crime boss in revenge for his wife’s death at his hands. 1st: Eye of the Hunter (Thriller, suspense.) 2nd: Chameleon (Suspense, thriller, crime.) 3rd: Miracle Cure (Military, Crime, Police.) 4th: Furtive Shadows (Military, SAS, MI6) All novels are linked by a common major character, Rory Glassen – a ruthless, dedicated soldier with extraordinary senses and physical attributes gleaned from his childhood upbringing alone in the Scottish Glens.

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