INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS SHOWCASE
#10 HOBECK BOOKS
This week see the Tenth in the series of Independent Publishers Showcase. This week I am pleased to welcome Hobeck Books to the weekly showcase.
Hobeck Books was founded by Adrian Hobart and publisher Rebecca Collins together bringing 50 years of experience in both media and publishing and is based from a 17th century farmhouse in Staffordshire. Publishing thriller, crime, mystery and suspense novels being published in hardback, paperback, ebook and audiobook.
They have a very exciting listing of books for publication in January, these can be pre-ordered by visiting their website with details below.
Keep an eye on their Twitter feed @HobeckBooksor visit their website: Hobeck Books
A selection of the fiction titles currently released and soon to be released through Hobeck Books:
The Angel of Whitehall by Lewis Hastings
Published: 15h December 2020
Summary:
Jack Cade returns in this explosive thriller by Lewis Hastings, author of The Seventh Wave trilogy.
Twelve women hunted by a deadly enemy
A young African woman’s body is found slumped in a London side street. Her stomach slashed open, a single diamond hiding within.
A shameful secret that must remain hidden
An elderly sailor with just weeks to live harbours a dark secret that he has to share before he dies. The only problem. His memory is failing through dementia.
What’s the connection?
Former British police officer Jack Cade is the only man who can help unravel the mystery. Piecing together the fragments of information that the old man’s fragile memory reveals, Cade unearths a people trafficking conspiracy with links to the heart of the British Establishment.
They want his source silenced. Cade is the only person who can protect him. But who can Cade trust?
The Angel of Whitehall is the fourth brilliant Jack Cade thriller by bestselling author, Lewis Hastings.
Over Her Dead Body (The Quirk Files Book 1) by A B Morgan
Published: 5th January 2021
Summary:
Gabby Dixon is dead. That’s news to her…
Recently divorced and bereaved, Gabby Dixon is trying to start a new chapter in her life.
As her new life begins, it ends. On paper at least.
But Gabby is still very much alive. As a woman who likes to be in control, this situation is deeply unsettling.
She has two crucial questions: who would want her dead, and why?
Enter Peddyr and Connie Quirk. husband-and-wife private investigators. Gabby needs their help to find out who is behind her sudden death.
The truth is a lot more sinister than a simple case of stolen identity.
Over Her Dead Body is a ‘what if’ tale full of brilliantly drawn characters, quirky humour and dark plot twists.
Sleeping Dogs by Wendy Turbin
Release Date: 12th January 2021
Summary:
A jigsaw puzzle of a crime novel with a paranormal twist – the brilliant feel-good debut from Wendy Turbin
Meet Penny Wiseman, a private investigator by circumstance, stumbling through adulthood and desperately trying to keep her late father’s business afloat.
She’s on the trail of her client’s husband. He’s guilty of hiding something, but is he having an affair? The case leads her to an intriguing series of mysteries and encounters, and not all are quite of this world.
Because, for Penny, seeing the dead is a fact of life, and when a teenage ghost wants justice, who else can the girl turn to for help?
There’s one big problem – the dead don’t talk.
Penny’s first job is to work out exactly why she’s being haunted.
Her second is to solve the case that should pay her bills, but will she find answers to either question?
Sleeping Dogs is full of brilliantly drawn characters, quirky humour and gripping plot twists.
Hunted (A Jane Haven Thriller book 1) by Antony Dunford
Release Date: 5th January 2021
Summary:
The brilliant debut action adventure thriller by Antony Dunford
Once a member of the world’s first all-female special forces unit, the Norwegian Hunter Troop,
Jane Haven is now helping her brother Kennet protect some of the world’s most endangered animals at his Kenyan Wildlife Conservancy.
Heavily armed poachers pose a deadly threat to humans and animals alike, and when her brother dies suddenly, Jane vows to protect his legacy against the threats circling the Bandari reservation.
With rhino horn worth more than diamonds – those threats keep on coming – until Jane finds she’s the one being hunted …
Hunted is a thrilling adventure that transports the reader into the savage beauty of the African bush. Antony Dunford captures the majesty of Kenya’s wildlife, and in Jane Haven, he’s created a modern kick-ass heroine for the Extinction Rebellion generation.
The Rock: 1 by Robert Daws
Release Date: 1st July 2020
Summary:
DS Tamara Sullivan is a British Police officer fighting to save her career. Exiled to Gibraltar from London’s Metropolitan Police after a lapse of judgement, Sullivan feels she’s being punished – no matter how sun-kissed the Rock is.
But this is no sleepy siesta of a posting on the Mediterranean. Paired with her new boss, DCI Gus Broderick, Sullivan will need all her skills to survive the most dangerous case of her career.
A young constable is found hanging in his apartment. With no time for introductions, Sullivan and Broderick, unravel a dark and sinister secret that has remained buried for decades.
Are they prepared to face the fury of what they are about to uncover?
The Rock is a riveting crime thriller packed with twists.
For further information on the publications from Hobeck Books please visit their website: Hobeck Books
You can also find them on Twitter: @HobeckBooks and also their Instagram feed @hobeckbooks and also Facebook: @hobeckbooks10
If you have enjoyed this week’s showcase, please look out for my next Independent Publishers Showcase next week. If you are an indie publisher and would like to add your name to the showcase, you can contact me via Twitter: @TheLastWord1962
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