Blog Tour - The Failsafe Query
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The Failsafe Query
By Michael Jenkins
On my blog today I have the pleasure of sharing with you.......
The Failsafe Query
I would like to thank Rachel Random Resources and Michael Jenkins for inviting me on the blog tour.
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Book Information
The Failsafe Query is a gripping thriller set in the contemporary world of modern British espionage.
Sean Richardson, a disgraced former intelligence agent, is tasked to lead a team to search for Alfie Chapman, an Intelligence officer on the cusp of exposing thousands of secrets to the media. This includes a long lost list of Russian moles embedded since the Cold War, one of whom remains a public favourite in the British parliamentary system.
The action moves with absorbing pace and intrigue across Central Asia and Europe as the puzzle begins to unfold through a deep hidden legacy.
Tense, fast paced, and insightful, The Failsafe Query twists and turns to a satisfyingly dramatic finale.
Sean Richardson, a disgraced former intelligence agent, is tasked to lead a team to search for Alfie Chapman, an Intelligence officer on the cusp of exposing thousands of secrets to the media. This includes a long lost list of Russian moles embedded since the Cold War, one of whom remains a public favourite in the British parliamentary system.
The action moves with absorbing pace and intrigue across Central Asia and Europe as the puzzle begins to unfold through a deep hidden legacy.
Tense, fast paced, and insightful, The Failsafe Query twists and turns to a satisfyingly dramatic finale.
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Author Guest Post
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The Main Character -
Sean, the main character, is based upon three individuals I served with as an intelligence and bomb disposal officer – It was great fun blending in some of the raw character of my friends, their foibles, and their rough edges.
It was important to me that Sean did not become the tired ‘lone wolf’ superspy that you usually find in spy thrillers, but I wanted him to use his charisma and flair to lead a team of highly skilled forensics operators. Sean is a highly skilled professional, who pulls off his missions by selecting and leading the right team of people for the job. He is flawed, he makes mistakes, pays his dues, and has to find ways to live with the extensive trauma his profession has caused him.
As the main character, Sean needed to accommodate the entertaining plot and story - Sean’s flawed, complex and sometimes painfully human personality was so important to provide authenticity to the current day roles of intelligence officers. And this helps make the story feel very realistic.
He is a tired operator though – tired of the killings, government duplicity, but yet, he still has a fierce loyalty to his service and to that of the crown. He therefore has complex issues and moral conflictions to think through – he simply wants to do what is right – whether it’s being loyal to a friend or getting revenge for a betrayal that deserves nothing but a fierce reaction – I love his complexity of trying his best to stick to his values and standards.
He does of course have his flaws especially his brutal methods of dealing with a situation once he has thought them through and decided what was the right thing to do. Once he crosses the line, there is no going back for him. It’s all black and white, no grey area, and win or bust for Sean
It was great fun shaping the complex character and his flaws – but I did need to develop a better prose and style to get right into the cockpit of Seans eyes, what he saw, felt, observed and smelt. It took some time to get it right so that readers could empathise and believe in him. Given that he was based on real life people, it was easy to bring his charisma and leadership to life – his mistakes and deep traumas too. I loved showing how he dealt with his traumas – he put them in a drawer and visually opened them only occasionally.
Sean is a blended character based upon 3 ex intelligence and military officers I know. His habits and way of speaking reveal an ability to operate right at the dirty dealing on the ground, but also the ability to elevate himself to being comfortable with conversing and socialising with royalty and ministers and the political elite.
Sean has now gone into hiding as the Russians have a contract on his life – but he will return in the follow up novel, The Kompromat Kill, which sees him given a complex mission against Russian and Iranian spy’s. He’ll need the best of his teams to operate together to save a number of lives, but during this journey he will stumble upon two staggering secrets from the cold war and from the Balkans war.
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Author Bio
Michael Jenkins served for twenty-eight years in the British
Army, rising through the ranks to complete his service as a major. He
served across the globe on numerous military operations as an intelligence
officer within Defence Intelligence, and as an explosive ordnance
disposal officer and military surveyor within the Corps of Royal
Engineers.
His experiences within the services involved extensive travel and
adventure whilst on operations, and also on many major mountaineering
and exploration expeditions that he led or was involved in.
He was awarded the Geographic Medal by the Royal Geographical
Society for mountain exploration and served on the screening committee
of the Mount Everest Foundation charity.
He was awarded the MBE on leaving the armed forces in 2007 for his services to counterterrorism.
The Failsafe Query is Michael’s first novel. He has started work on
his second spy thriller, The Kompromat Kill, and hopes to publish it
the spring of 2019.
Army, rising through the ranks to complete his service as a major. He
served across the globe on numerous military operations as an intelligence
officer within Defence Intelligence, and as an explosive ordnance
disposal officer and military surveyor within the Corps of Royal
Engineers.
His experiences within the services involved extensive travel and
adventure whilst on operations, and also on many major mountaineering
and exploration expeditions that he led or was involved in.
He was awarded the Geographic Medal by the Royal Geographical
Society for mountain exploration and served on the screening committee
of the Mount Everest Foundation charity.
He was awarded the MBE on leaving the armed forces in 2007 for his services to counterterrorism.
The Failsafe Query is Michael’s first novel. He has started work on
his second spy thriller, The Kompromat Kill, and hopes to publish it
the spring of 2019.
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