Read an extract from Art Marvik Mystery Thriller SILENT RUNNING now re-issued in paperback and ebook
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This extract is taken from SILENT RUNNING no. 1 in the series.
In his first undercover investigation for the UK’s National Intelligence Marine Squad, former Royal Marine Commando, Art Marvik finds himself on the hunt for the truth behind a fifteen year old murder in which an innocent man was convicted.
Adrift after leaving the marines, Marvik finds himself being used as bait to catch a ruthless killer whose slaying spree spans the decades. It's a mission that will put all his skills and training to the test- a dangerous assignment that could cost him his life
They
walked to the marina office by the lock where Marvik asked a member of staff to
call a taxi for them. Outside Helen turned towards the harbour. ‘It’s nice
here,’ she said, leaning on the railings and gazing out across the lake-like water
and the surrounding flat countryside in the distance. The wide channel to their
right led up to the small hamlet of Dell Quay, barely a handful of houses and a
pub. Further northwards the water narrowed to a creek and then a stream and
beyond that the South Downs.
‘Quiet
too except for those noisy seagulls.’ She squinted up at them. Then she looked despondent.
‘I should have phoned in sick yesterday. I’ll need a job to go back to, even
though I hate it.’
‘We’ll
find a pay phone in Bognor.’
‘Never
been to Bognor,’ she said, making an effort to brighten up.
‘There’s
a first time for everything.’
She
smiled. ‘Isn’t there a saying, "Bugger Bognor”, by some king or other?’
‘King
George V who died in 1936. The legend has it that they were his last words and there
are a couple of versions on why he said that. One is that he was in Bognor in 1928 recovering from a chest
infection at a wealthy friend’s house and when he was leaving and was
petitioned to rename it Bognor Regis, as a mark of his visit, he said "Bugger
Bognor!” Another is that on his deathbed it was suggested that he’d soon be
well enough to return for another spell of convalescence at Bognor, to which he
replied—’
‘Bugger
Bognor.’
‘And
promptly died.’
‘So what
did he actually say on his deathbed?’
‘No idea.’
She
laughed. Marvik wished he could prolong the moment but soon they’d be sucked
back into the more immediate past, and her past, and the wounds would start
hurting again.
Staring
back out to the harbour, she said, ‘I hope Amelia Snow is an early riser.’
Marvik
just hoped she was at home.
Chichester Harbour across to the once Roman Hamlet of Dell Quay |
Chichester Marina where Marvik moored up in Silent Running |
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