by Michael Julian
We are delighted to welcome novelist Michael Julian as our guest.
Michael's new international spy thriller is The G.I.N. Legacy (Michael Julian, September 2012 ebook formats; print format to be published Spring 2013).
Today Michael comments on the writing of his books. And he is giving one of our readers a chance to win a copy; details below.
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Why is the world in such chaos? What's causing the discord that spans from erratic weather patterns, frequency of horrific natural disasters to destabilization of governments, the global financial meltdown and man's in-humanity to man?
One person has the answer. World-renowned Chef Jason Wade has just stumbled onto a terrifying secret, a diabolical plan. He is forced back into his dark past, a dangerous web of espionage and ruthless assassins.
Now he and his wife are in peril, the targets of one of the most notorious clandestine networks in the world — The Global Intellect Network, G.I.N. Wade is the only one who can stop them. But he finds himself in a treacherous race against time across two continents only to come face to face with a shocking nightmare that has haunted him since childhood.
The characters just came to me years ago and I have just now had the time/chance to write the book. The book has had an evolution. Since I lived in NYC that city has been a great influence on my writing and my book started out as a New York City crime drama much like the TV series NYPD Blue.
Then I read one of Robert Ludlum's books and fell in love with the whole international spy thriller. It was a great fit for me since I love to travel. Hence that's how I started to write international spy thriller!
I have done some international travel but some of the places where my characters journey to in the book, I have not been yet. Like Corsica … so I had to do a lot of research about this French island.
I grew up on Agent 007, other spy and crime films, so I have always been fascinated by this genre and studying how these stories are composed at a very early age. The process came very natural to me … organic.
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Michael Julian has a passion for the arts … a lover of Matisse, Picasso and Rothko. A fan of architecture, and classic black and white films, he enjoys fashion and interior design, photography and International travel. All these things inspire his work. Learn more about the author and his work by visiting him on Facebook or on Twitter.
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The G.I.N. Legacy
Michael Julian
It begins on the outskirts of Paris with a brutal murder. World renowned chef Jason Wade is contacted by an ex-girlfriend — a covert agent who needs his help desperately. But then she mysteriously disappears. Wade is suddenly thrust back into his dark past, and tied to an agency he has long since tried to distance himself from — the ultra-clandestine International Intelligence Agency, INIA. Once again, he finds himself trapped in a web of espionage and anonymous killers. Wade and his wife become targets of a notorious secret network, the Global Intellect Network, G.I.N., whose tentacles reach inside every government in the world.
The couple is on the run across two continents forced to play a bloody game of survival as Wade tries to solve the puzzle left behind by his ex-girlfriend. Finding the answers will stop G.I.N. from a deadly global take over, already in the works. Wade is the only one who can piece together the clues … the only one who can stop them!
His ultimate challenge comes when his wife is kidnapped by the group and he has to choose between stopping the Network's plot, hours away from execution, or saving the love of his life. There isn't time to do both.
For a chance to win an ebook format of The G.I.N. Legacy, courtesy of the author, visit Mystery Book Contests, click on the "Michael Julian: The G.I.N. Legacy" contest link, enter your name, e-mail address, and this code — 7687 — for a chance to win! (One entry per person, US residents only. Contest ends February 6th, 2013.)
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