No Reason to Live This novel is, as yet, unpublished. It’s a follow on from my earlier work and features the same main character. This is Chapter 1: Chapter 1 The man was all over the road and Mike had to swerve several times to avoid colliding with him. The man seemed to be signalling him to stop and in the event, he had little choice. The road was slick after some light rain and as it was his first day in his new car, he hadn’t yet gotten used to its handling. Luckily the t

This novel examines the phenomenon of people who disappear, some who want to and most who don’t. Enclosed are the prologue and the first two chapters: Prologue: It is extremely difficult to hide; short term is possible of course, but permanently is almost impossible, particularly if you belong to the class where someone with resources wants to find you. Nat Cleary was firmly in this category. He had killed a senior Ndrangheta mafia boss on contract, but not before he had extr

No Chance to Dream: This novel is also unpublished. Here is a synopsis of the book, the prologue and the first three chapters. Synopsis of ‘No Chance to Dream’ by Liam Flood: The third novel in the ‘Mike Lyons’ series sees the former detective finally enjoying life in the Florida sunshine. Then he is asked by a friend to trace Del, a missing person. The man worked as a carpenter and was given to drinking binges and wandering off so the case seems straightforward but proves fa