Martin R Jackson
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UK novelist, writer of: Believe Me, The Blade, Running with Finn McCool, To Hook a Gilded Bird, and The Culling of the Viper. #MurderMystery #HistoricalFiction
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"Never look a gift horse up the rump—yer might get kicked..."
TO HOOK A GILDED BIRD
#Quotes
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BELIEVE ME! The Lost Treasure of the Templars, UK Author: Martin R Jackson.
#KnightsTemplar
#Masonic
P/back: ISBN 9781786931450
Hardback: ISBN 9781786931467
e-book: ISBN 9781786931474.
Publishers: Austin Macauley, Canary Wharf, LONDON.
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"The sound of the whistle grew louder by the second, the hue and cry now joined by the continuous clacking of a police rattle..."
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"She would be eager to meet him when he docked at Boston, Lincolnshire, and with luck, a full week before Christmas if things went to plan..."
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"The rich aroma of coffee and tobacco smoke hit them as they entered. The mumble of subdued conversation and tinkling of tableware continuing unabated..."
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"Nicely paced – I could see it easily transformable into a screenplay – there was something reminiscent of John Buchan’s ‘The Thirty-Nine Steps’ about the jeopardy/pursuit/hair’s-breath escapes about it..."
Thank you Mr John Dolan!
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‘Gawd, strike me bleed’n purple, that bloody scran’s got a funk to it!’ Gracie had walked into the kitchen and was wafting her nose...
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"I had guessed his reaction on seeing me, and ducked behind a brick pillar as Brady’s bullet whistled harmlessly by, hitting a metallic object somewhere in the distance..."
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'Yes, James, we’re almost positive that the licensee, one Elizabeth Maplin, is the elusive Queenie, leader of the Forty Elephants gang...'
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"Was it a smile, smirk, or just a look of cold satisfaction? She stared back in fright, in stark terror, concluding Queenie had snitched on her..."
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"He read the letter and his heart almost stopped. Expensive paper, but misspelt words in a childish scrawl. His hand shook more with anger than fear as he read it again..."
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#Victorian
~ when crime and corruption was gilded over by a thin veneer of respectability!
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"The River Thames, super highway and lifeblood of the
great metropolis. Bringer of wealth, taker of souls. Some bad, some good, and others that are just quite extraordinary..."
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"On the second round of knocks, there was a scuffling noise before the lock turned over, and the heavy oak door groaned ajar. A haze of pungent smoke escaped dancing in the shaft of light from a window at the end of the corridor."
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The groan and squeak of rowlocks stopped, immediately replaced by the muffled sound of a ship’s bell somewhere in the distance. 'Ye’re a bleed’n dead man walk’n, Jimmy boy!’ he screamed...'
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‘ARRRRRRRRRGH!’ he howled as blood, snot and teeth spewed across the taproom to pepper the sawdust floor like baubles from an abattoir...
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from: RUNNING with FINN McCOOL
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"The moment she’d gone I glanced over to the man drying out with his whisky by the fire. He’d started to steam with a doggy smell and appeared to be in a world of his own..."
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‘let me tell you sumink. If you’re hawkin’ yer duck round this parade, there’s dues to pay—else you’ll be puttin’ others like me out o’ work.’
TO HOOK A GILDED BIRD
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"He was enthusiastically working his magic with a huge amount of gunpowder and miniscule amount of caution..."
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a delectable read!
Reviewed in Canada on 16 March 2021
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RUNNING WITH FINN McCOOL draws you in from the get-go and doesn't release you from its grip until the very end, an end that contains an unexpected twist...
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"He pushed his cracked, gold-rimmed spectacles up his nose and winced in pain. I could see he sported a real good shiner. Bright red – the hues of gold and purple yet to arrive..."
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London 1883, Arson at Harrods...
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"Victoria, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, I hereby give notice that you men are duly summoned as Jurors..."
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Walking With Heroes by Paul Anthony via
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A collection of brilliant short stories and recollections from international authors and their associates. Great companion to while away the time when commuting... loved it! 5-Stars
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‘Holy Mary—let him have it! What’re yer bleed’n waitin’ for—the second coming?’ he bawled...'
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"A sudden broaching wave caught them by surprise. Mick Maguire staggered into Paddy, and for that split second, they were off their guard..."
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The noise happened again, followed by something being dragged a short distance across the floor above.
‘The gazunder—he’s got up fer a gypsy’s kiss,’ Gracie whispered, putting her finger to her lips...
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"That tiny bedroom where a candle burned and flickered until it was extinguished, only to leave the sour smell of tallow as the shroud of darkness engulfed me..."
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Was it a smile, smirk, or just a look of cold satisfaction? She stared back in fright—in stark terror, concluding Queenie had snitched on her...
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‘What’re yer doing on the bleeding dog shelf, Flo?’
‘Nuffink, hic, Lisshbeff …’ Florence was finding immense
difficulty with speech...
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'What are yer doin’ just standing there, Danny, the second bleed’n coming, eh?'
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Then there were human noises, distant cries, pitiful wailing and cursing, all intensified by the constant stench of decay...
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5 stars HOOKED on the Gilded Bird
"A great storyline trickles effortlessly through the well researched and well-written work. Another excellent work of fiction from an outstanding author. Five stars all the way..." via
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‘A little daffy of brandy—help the day along?’ she ventured, pouring three-fingers of rich liquid into two of the glasses before Dolly had any chance of answering.
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Where do you write your novels? Does your environment help you paint word pictures?
RUNNING WITH FINN MCCOOL
TO HOOK A GILDED BIRD
BELIEVE ME
THE BLADE
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#Excerpt
#Sherlock
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"There it was. The token of a heavenly promise – the essence of purity totally despoiled in a myriad of sparkling flashes on the finger of a villain. On the finger of a woman who was a thief..."
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'Brady had harnessed the man’s proclivities to draw him away to a brothel where he had remained in a self-gratified, semi-stupor well after SS Zebra’s departure...'
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‘Cheeky, cheeky – don’t go jumping to that sort of conclusion, Duchess. You could find yourself in all sorts of trouble, and we wouldn’t want that now, would we?’
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‘Come on, Bristow,’ he barked, ‘hide your face, man, we’re off on the rob—’
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"It was surreal, just like a dream. One of those nightmares when paralysis rules, when thoughts go askew and legs refuse to move..."
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'Talking of hats, Duchess, there’s your defence. Things go wrong, then jab ’em with yer hatpin—legs and arms or in their bottle n’ glass—nothing more...'
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"After taking a long slurp at the ale, of which he’d made no contribution towards at all, Francis Bainbridge wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and spoke quietly..."
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BELIEVE ME!
Can Ben McVeigh crack the code and discover The Lost Treasure of the Templars?
A thrill-a-minute read to find out!
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I regret that RUNNING WITH FINN McCOOL
and TO HOOK A GILDED BIRD
Are no longer available on Amazon. Those with printed copies now have a rare book, so it seems!
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"Dawn broke, bringing along with it a cold driving rain, and an urgent knocking on the backdoor below..."
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Thank you Mr Bryan Quinn!
"Jackson has an unerring ear for crackling dialog, both slang and proper, lending a layer of unmatched authenticity to the host of colorful characters populating this story. A 5-Star recommended read. Bravo, Jackson!"
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#quote
#HistoricalFiction
#London
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#thriller
"Shadows twirled and skipped around the walls, before abruptly freezing as the glow of the candle landed on a book..."
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"Dolly could see that other members of the gang were now strutting about the store like fat hens on corn. Counter to counter, picking up, putting down, or purloining..."
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#Excerpt
TO HOOK A GILDED BIRD
"The bullet snaked from the crude, close-combat weapon like an angry hornet, shattering a shop window on the other side of the trap..."
#London
#Gangland
#WhoDunnit
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He laughed aloud, before taking another gulp—larger this time, considering how the whiskey near the bottom of the bottle seemed to taste more mellow by far than that at the top. That always tasted hot...
TO HOOK A GILDED BIRD
#ComingSoon
#Sequel
to: RUNNING WITH FINN MCCOOL
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RUNNING with FINN McCOOL
ASIN: B08H5TDFQ7 isbn-13: 9798681770299
‘Are you the bookie’s runner?’ he asked softly.
‘Aye, I am that,’ came a reply.
‘Who yer runnin’ for?’
‘Finn McCool,’
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ASIN: B08H5TDFQ7
isbn-13: 9798681770299
"A great read. An unusual and gripping storyline. Fact and fiction rolled into one..."⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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BELIEVE ME! The Lost Treasure of the Templars
Did the Templar fleet visit Ravenser Odd?
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‘Hey, you look ’ere, guvnor—this ain’t no bleedin’ flash house, so saw yer bleedin’ timber and be off wi’ yer!’
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#ComingSoon
#Sequel
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"She was transfixed to the spot. Unable to move, until the upstairs window blew out, propelling fiery swarms of sparks high in the sky..."
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The concertina was still pumping away downstairs to the throbbing beat of the bodhrán drum, the voices raised and getting rowdier by the minute...
RUNNING with FINN McCOOL
ASIN: B08H5TDFQ7 isbn-13: 9798681770299
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TO HOOK A GILDED BIRD
"A great storyline trickles effortlessly through the well researched and well-written work. Another excellent work of fiction from an outstanding author. Five stars all the way..."
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I looked over at the hypnotic flame of the spill twisting, turning, and lighting his face as he drew on the flame. He puffed out clouds of smoke partially obscuring what seemed to be more of a grimace than a smile...
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#quotes
‘Samuel Colt caused all men to be equal, don’t yer know—big men and small men alike, eh? Well, so long as you’ve invested in his ironware, that is. That gives me a distinct advantage, don’t you think, mister?’
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#Excerpt
#quote
"Desperate for information, he was determined to use any hook at his disposal to snare the revolutionaries..."
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In the dark corners of the great metropolis, burglars, pickpockets, and footpads, plied their trade with impunity, protected by silence, assumed ignorance, or sheer physical threat...
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"I felt cinders under my hand from the cart track, took a good handful and hurled them with all my might into Mick’s eyes..."
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Murder mystery and mayhem as officers of the Special Irish Branch investigate the Forty Elephants Gang!
TO HOOK A GILDED BIRD
#sequel
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"It was surreal, just like a dream. One of those nightmares when paralysis rules, when thoughts go askew and legs refuse to move, trapped in a quagmire of utter fear..."
TO HOOK A GILDED BIRD
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#London
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Keep warm and well with a good book on your lap 📚
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A very Happy and Healthy New year to writers and poets everywhere!
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At that very moment, the pimp found he’d acquired a revolver. It was pushed hard against his carotid with someone else’s finger on the trigger...
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‘Let me tell you about gold and Nolan’s Reef,’ he’d said. ‘Gold causes a type of fever...'
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‘Look you here, I gave the nag to a peeler, you must know what you can get for nicking a bleedin’ hoss—’
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It had been the welts and bruising that had alerted the school mistress and brought the parish constable to the door on that occasion..."
RUNNING with FINN McCOOL
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My sink seems to be blocked...
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'Stop the thieving mares! My money, they’ve had my money!' he continued screaming...
TO HOOK A GILDED BIRD
London 1883, Arson at Harrods, murder and mayhem as the newly-formed Special Irish Branch investigates the Fenians and the Forty Elephants Gang.
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#Excerpt
#quote
Dolly yanked the heavy curtains back to find a heap of fabric and wooden chairs burning fiercely in the passageway, ‘The back yard, there’s a water pump,’ she shouted...
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"All we can draw from his testimony—which amounts to absolutely nothing, is that he’s a gibbering idiot,’ The Worshipful Albert Stickney declared."
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WOW! Thank you Mr John Dolan
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"In my review of ‘To Hook a Gilded Bird’, I mentioned that [Jackson] reminded me of John Buchan. Well, in this novel there is more than a trace of Joseph Conrad’s ‘The Secret Agent’..."
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RUNNING with FINN McCOOL
Author: Martin R Jackson
More coal, more smoke, more heat, more steam, more pressure, more speed. The engine raced forward streaming black smoke like a funerary ribbon rippling in the breeze...
isbn-13: 9798681770299
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"Billy-Bob fancied himself as a stock exchange tipster, some trick he’d thought up from working out odds on his turf accounts."
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#whodunnit
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Paul Anthony
5 stars
Verified Purchase
"A most enjoyable read. Well written and well paced, it keeps the reader engaged throughout. I thought the author also caught the era admirably and I am looking forward to more from this particular writer..."
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‘A sailor’s life is no laughing matter, Mr Daniel. As you know, the ocean takes no prisoners—just swallows ’em up boots and all without so much as a thank you.’
TO HOOK A GILDED BIRD
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"The whine of a fiddle, and the rhythmic hubbub of a bodhrán drum, clacking spoons and a concertina, broke through the sound of voices; some singing, some shouting. Others cursing."
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TO HOOK A GILDED BIRD
"Annie found he was in an ideal position for a good kick in the groin which she executed with perfect precision..."
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"Dorothy Malone fiddled with her engagement ring, listening to Morgan’s account. In her heart of hearts, she recognised the most certain way to achieve any success was for her to infiltrate the Forty Elephants gang,"
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One nudged the other, and uttered a few indecipherable words before taking a slurp of ale. Her wrinkled lips, lacking the support of teeth, capered about the rim of the mug with a mind of their own...
TO HOOK A GILDED BIRD
#ComingSoon
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Where do you write your
#novels
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#Nottingham
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#Masonic
#KnightsTemplar
‘So whoever drew up the chart seems to have had knowledge of the Templo Del Halcón and possibly the Templar fleet then, Ben.’
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