Featured Indie Book: Black December (Scott Hunter)

Featured Indie Book on Indie Author News: Mystery Thriller Black December by Scott Hunter.

Black December is a dark novel about one man’s struggle to come to terms with a tragic past, ill health and a bizarre murder. It is both tragedy and crime thriller. The setting is highly unusual. The characters are real people with real issues and problems. And the murderer is . . . read it and find out!

The Book has been self-published via Smashwords, Lulu, and Amazon and is available as eBook or Paperback.

About the Book

DCI Brendan Moran, world-weary veteran of 1970s Ireland, is recuperating from a near fatal car crash when a murder is reported at Charnford Abbey.

The abbot and his monks are strangely uncooperative, but when a visitor from the Vatican arrives and an ancient relic goes missing the truth behind Charnford’s pact of silence threatens to expose not only the abbey’s haunted secrets but also the spirits of Moran’s own troubled past.



Reviews (Excerpts)

- "The story grabbed me from the start and never let up until the final pages, taking me through perfectly credible and well orchestrated twists and turns throughout.. [...] " - Ashrae (Amazon)

- "[...] Its compelling reading from the start, with many twists and turns, the caracters are interesting and mix well with one another, a few surprises along the way. " - Opinionated (Amazon)

- "[...] The book moves along at a great pace and keeps you hooked until the end. [...]" - Phil (Amazon)

About the Author

Scott Hunter Scott was born in Romford, Essex in 1956. His writing career was kick-started after he won first prize in the Sunday Express Short Story Competition. Scott divides his time between writing, IT contract work and drumming. He has recorded with internationally renowned rock band 'Jethro Tull' and appeared in concert with 70's popsters 'Mungo Jerry'.

Scott has recently published his third and fourth novels, the first an adult crime thriller entitled 'Black December', and the second an historical novel set in Roman Britain in 367AD entitled 'The Serpent and the Slave'. Scott lives in Berkshire with his wife, Katherine, his two youngest children (Tom, 14 and Emily, 13) and a Cocker Spaniel named Archie. He is a committed Christian (Scott, not Archie) and is actively involved in his local church in Reading.

Scott was long listed for the Times/Chicken House Children's Novel Competition for 'The Ley Lines of Lushbury' and won the Sunday Express Short Story Competition a few years back for his historical entry set in the English Civil War. 'The Trespass' is an Amazon top 20 Bestseller.

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Links to the Authors and the Book

Link to Scott Hunter's Website

Connect with Scott Hunter via Twitter @Scotttheword

Link to the Book Black December on Amazon with Excerpt

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