Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: Nov. 11, 2010
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Nick Wastnage


Biography

I’m a crime writer. I write about people involved in sinister deeds like murder, extortion and retribution.
I’ve worked in a seaside arcade, as a record salesman, a decorator, a merchant banker, a marine and a retailer. I was once shot by terrorists and winched from the jungle into a helicopter and flown to hospital. I live with my wife in Bucks.
I’ve written six crime novels, all are available in print form. If you’d like to know more about them, please visit my website. You can contact me through the site. I will reply.

Where to find Nick Wastnage online

Website: http://www.nickwastnage.com
Twitter: nickwastnage
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/nick-wastnage/23/32/500
Blog: http://thelastliberalinbeaconsfield.com/

Where to buy in print

http://www.nickwastnage.com

Books

Playing Harry    by Nick Wastnage
Price: $2.99 USD. 95310 words. Published on October 21, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Harry Fingle’s brother is killed in suspicious circumstances. Harry, an acclaimed investigative journalist, is fired, for no reason. He vows to discover the truth. Two people are murdered, a pharmaceutical factory is bombed, and Harry’s loyal ex-girlfriend is stabbed. MI6 and the CIA pull him in to safeguard his life. They tell him he’s been the ball, while they’ve been the players.
Murder He Forgot    by Nick Wastnage
Price: $0.99 USD. 74500 words. Published on July 27, 2011. Fiction.
Imagine waking up in hospital and not knowing the woman, stood by your bed, is your wife. You’d been in a car crash. You’ve lost your memory. The police find a loaded gun in the wreckage of your car. You have no idea how it came to be there. Later your memory returns and you find you twice tried to kill your wife. You become a fugitive, hunted by the police, your wife and her gangster lover.
Electronic Crime in Muted Key    by Nick Wastnage
Price: $0.99 USD. 72120 words. Published on April 22, 2011. Fiction.
0.5 star(4.60 from 5 reviews)
Enter the enigmatic world of Barry Carter; a man who lives two lives and believes his sinister plan to scam millions and fake his death is foolproof. He’s right, until his bitter lover and distraught wife seek him out for retribution. But the police want to question him about a murder, a stolen dead body and an international cyber crime. A frantic chase ensues and there can be only one winner.

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Smashwords book reviews by Nick Wastnage

  • For Nothing on May 26, 2011
    star star star star star
    A fast-moving and entertaining read with masses of action. Nicholas Denmon’s gripping mafia tale kept me riveted until the end. His description of the characters is realistic, three-dimensional and described in a way that makes them easy to visualise and lifelike. It’s full of authentic gangster dialogue and exciting well-described scenes. The skilful and pacy plot twists and turns in unexpected ways. I look forward to the next one.
  • Clip on July 03, 2011
    star star star star star
    If you want an unusual and entertaining read, try Clip, by Kenneth Wayne, the compelling story of a man, Charles Journeyman, who watches a sex video and sees himself caste in the major part. Journeyman teaches English in Japan and, although he enjoys his fair share of hedonistic pleasures, was not in the place where the clip was shot and has never played a role of any kind in an adult movie. But the clip goes viral, people recognise him and his life changes dramatically. Kenneth Wayne’s novel is both surreal and believable at the same time, a paradox achieved by the author’s fluent style, authentic descriptions, fast-moving narrative and gritty, realistic dialogue. Essentially a sci-fi thriller, it’s a unique and extraordinary book that is highly enjoyable, well written and worthy of five stars. Kenneth Wayne has pledged to donate all royalties from the book to the Japanese earthquake disaster fund.
  • An American Branch on Jan. 14, 2012
    star star star star star
    An American Branch, like Clip, another of Kenneth Wayne’s books, is unusual, entertaining and compelling. Who would have thought that a story about the politics and infighting of the branch of an American university in Japan could be so page turning? But it is, and made so by the well-written, readable and flowing style of the narrative. Charles Journeyman, the author’s protagonist, who also plays the major part in Clip, finds solace from his sexually-tired wife, and the impossible antics of the university’s hierarchy, in the vivacious and erotic mother of one of his pupils. But when he discovers that her motives are not as honest as he’d thought, and her son has his own agenda, Charles’s life starts to fall apart. An enjoyable read: empathetic, life-like and touching. Well done.