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The Books...

The NICHOLAS SHARP ACTION THRILLERS 

NICHOLAS SHARP THRILLER Book 1

First they betrayed his trust… then they betrayed his country.
Nicholas Sharp was the best of the elite. But after deliberately planted false intelligence caused him to shoot an innocent man, the US Marine sniper walked away.
Seeking refuge in the solace of his beloved piano, he's moved on.
Until…
Suddenly, Sharp’s new world is blasted apart.
While he’s preparing to back well-known singer Robbie West on a USO tour of Iraq, a close friend and her daughter disappear.
Simultaneously, faces from Sharp’s troubled past re-emerge… and it’s no coincidence.
Sharp is ordered to choose between saving the mother and daughter, or the loss of thousands of lives.
But Nicholas Sharp gave up following orders long ago.
Trapped in a deadly maze of colliding worlds and dark agendas, Sharp is compelled to act. He knows there’ll be blood on his hands. It’s just a question of whose.
One wrong decision, one misstep… and the consequences could be disastrous.

NICHOLAS SHARP THRILLER Book 2

You can't stop someone with nothing to lose...


From the Australian outback to the concert halls of Europe, former Marine sniper turned musician Nicholas Sharp is living in luxury thanks to promoter Antonio Ascardi. The tour is sold out and Sharp’s future seems assured.
Suddenly it all goes wrong. People are dying along the way and Sharp is blamed.
Behind the scenes forces are at play and Nicholas Sharp is the one being played. Now a hunted man, accused of terrorist crimes across the continent, Sharp must fight for his life and freedom.

NICHOLAS SHARP THRILLER Book 3

Step up, or get the hell out of there...


A goodwill visit to Sudan, what could possibly go wrong?
Former US marine sniper turned musician, Nicholas Sharp is performing as part of a cultural group representing the US. Suddenly caught up in the middle of a political coup, the leader of the American contingent goes missing, his security detail murdered. Communication with the outside world is cut off. It falls to Sharp and Greatrex to track their missing leader down. But then, things get really complicated…

NICHOLAS SHARP THRILLER Book 4

It's dangerous to be right when the government is wrong...

Hunted down by their government’s secret service, the members of protest band Kha Cring flee to Los Angeles to begin a new life. After an unexpected attack, the musicians’ safe exile in LA is jeopardized. The desire to fight for their country’s freedom undiminished, the band find their soaring popularity and politically messaged music no longer enough to protect them from the evil they escaped A deadlier weapon is needed. Nicholas Sharp. In an instant things go terribly wrong as the former Marine sniper turned musician finds himself the focus of a network of international conspirators intent on wiping both he and the members of Kha Cring from the face of the planet.

NICHOLAS SHARP THRILLER Book 5

Looking in the mirror, he saw only death…

Pursued by one of the world’s most efficient and ruthless assassins, former Marine sniper turned musician Nicholas Sharp almost admires the deadly operator’s meticulous talents, that is until he starts coming after Sharp through his friends. Sharp’s investigations reveal that the killer also has another target in sight: the US Secretary of Defense.
Is there a dark connection?
Face to face with a past he’d considered banished from his memory, Nicholas Sharp questions not only his own moral compass but also his diminishing chance of survival.

NICHOLAS SHARP THRILLER Book 6

Are you safe?...

Nicholas Sharp receives a mysterious phone call from Jack Greatrex… then Greatrex disappears.
In a hunt that takes him through South America, Texas, the mountains of Northern Spain and eventually the Middle East, Sharp encounters world renowned environmental activist Dr Deagan Jones from the notorious Crimson Wave. As Sharp uncovers a chain of complex deceptions, Jones’ teenage son is kidnapped. The stakes never higher, the ex-Marine sniper turned musician fights to prevent an environmental and humanitarian catastrophe with unimaginable consequences.


NICHOLAS SHARP THRILLER Book 7

It’s the Fourth of July and America is celebrating.

Former marine sniper turned musician, Nicholas Sharp, is performing with some of the greats at an Independence Day concert at the Forum in LA. The atmosphere is electric, and the 18,000 strong crowd is hungry for a good time.
The manic frenzy of blues legend Mickey Elvira’s blinding solo has the audience on their feet crying for more. Suddenly the frenzied staccato of the guitar is overshadowed by the deadly mechanical clatter of rapid-fire weapons.
This couldn’t be happening in America.
Rating his chances as zero, and the terrorists more formidable than anything he's ever faced, Nicholas Sharp knows the smart move would be to do nothing.
With the fate of thousands hanging in the balance can Sharp defy the odds? Can he confront a threat that strikes at the heart of the nation he once served while staying alive long enough to become the reluctant hero America desperately needs? And why, deep in his gut, does Sharp sense that all is not as it seems?

A Terrorist attack on the London Underground. Nicholas Sharp doesn’t think so.

While on leave from Iraq, the U.S. Marine Sniper finds himself intervening when innocent lives are threatened. He walks away, but for Sharp, it’s never that easy. Something doesn’t feel right. Twenty-four hours later, everything is wrong.
The brief solace he finds in his beloved piano is shattered when Sharp becomes the attacker’s next target. Step up or step away. Nicholas Sharp doesn’t like to kill, but he sure as hell knows how to.

PLAY OUT is the prequel novella to the Nicholas Sharp Action Thrillers. You can receive a free e-Book copy buy signing up to Mark's mailing list below.

Just turn around and walk away. 

That was all Nicholas Sharp had to do when the mysterious and intoxicating Elena approached him for help.

She knew far too much about him. The warning signs were all there.

Sharp didn’t listen to them.

What followed for the former Marine Sniper turned musician, was a harrowing night of violence, deceit and intrigue.

When the sunrise ushered in a new day, Sharp thought it was all over…but it was really just beginning.

BLOOD NOTE is a short story and is best read between KILLSONG and LETHAL SCORE. You'll receive it for FREE two weeks after you sign up to Mark's mailing list.

The first three NICHOLAS SHARP THRILLERS at a heavily discounted price.

This box set includes:

1. KILLSONG

2. LETHAL SCORE

3. HELL'S CHOIR

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing... for Nicholas Sharp, doing nothing is not an option.

Nicholas Sharp is back in the second omnibus edition of the Amazon best selling series.

This digital box set contains the fourth, fifth and sixth action thrillers:


1. SILENT VOICE

2. COUNTERPOINT

3. ECHO BLUE

The LACHLAN BYRN THRILLERS 

LACHLAN BYRN THRILLER Book 1

Assassin, vigilante or serial killer?

Vadim Aleyev, President of the Russian Federation is out of control. He's pushing his country, his people and the world to the brink of a catastrophic war.

Around the globe, world leaders are worried, but no one seems prepared to act. Then one nation unleashes its most fearsome weapon: Lachlan Byrn.

Assassin, vigilante or serial killer? Byrn has a passion for his work that transcends the rules of engagement. He gets up close and personal with his victims… very close, very personal and he’s exceptionally deadly.

As the clock ticks, can one man with a tenuous grip on his own sanity, achieve the unachievable?

LACHLAN BYRN THRILLER Book 2

What is the price of revenge?

In the aftermath of betrayal, Lachlan Byrn finds himself consumed by a thirst for vengeance.

What begins as a straightforward kill becomes complicated as Byrn finds himself shadowed through the back streets of Beijing by a relentless and focused pursuer. Byrn’s quest for retribution is suddenly placed in jeopardy and his bloodlust put on hold as the assassin finds himself hunting and being hunted at the same time.

But this is only the opening play.

As a labyrinth of deceit unfolds, Byrn, now operating on a razor’s edge, discovers he is being manipulated by a force so powerful that even governments cower in fear.

But when those distorting the world’s endless shades of gray in Washington and New York come face to face with a killer who sees only black and white… someone is going to die.

A LACHLAN BYRN NOVELLA 


A Killer knows...

Driven by a deadly skill set and a wavering moral compass, Lachan Byrn, barely straddles the thin line between assassin, vigilante, and serial killer. Tasked with stopping a murderous psychopath terrorizing a tranquil island community, Byrn becomes the dark remedy to a seemingly unsolvable problem.

Set a serial killer to catch a serial killer. 

As the tension escalates and the body count rises, Byrn navigates a murky patchwork of deception, uncovering layers of mistruths and unexpected twists. However, amidst the chaos, doubts begin to gnaw at his conscience, hinting that not everything is as straightforward as it appears. 

With boundaries blurred, Lachlan Byrn must first confront his own shadows to ensure that his lethal skills are brought to bear on the guilty target.

The trouble is… finding someone who is innocent.

All the Sharp and Byrn thrillers are also available on print either through Amazon or from your local book store (tell them the books are distributed by IngramSpark)

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