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My latest book is available now! ‘One Day In Budapest' is a political/conspiracy thriller novella, so the perfect opportunity to try out my fiction if you fancy giving it a go. I really appreciate your support. At the bottom of the post, I have also included a video about my research trip in case you'd like to see some pictures.
A relic, stolen from the heart of an ancient city.
An echo of nationalist violence not seen since the dark days of the Second World War.
Budapest, Hungary. When a priest is murdered at the Basilica of St Stephen and the Holy Right relic is stolen, the ultra-nationalist Eröszak party calls for retribution and anti-Semitic violence erupts in the city.
Dr Morgan Sierra, psychologist and ARKANE agent, finds herself trapped inside the synagogue with Zoltan Fischer, a Hungarian Jewish security advisor. As the terrorism escalates, Morgan and Zoltan must race against time to find the Holy Right and expose the conspiracy, before blood is spilled again on the streets of Budapest.
One Day In Budapest is a chilling view of a possible future as Eastern Europe embraces right-wing nationalism. A conspiracy thriller for fans of Daniel Silva, where religion and politics intersect.
One Day In Budapest is an ebook original novella available at these online stores for $2.99
Amazon.com and all other Amazon stores
Apple iBookstore (coming soon)
The novella features Dr Morgan Sierra from the ARKANE thrillers, but is stand-alone and can be read separately from the ARKANE series.
The research behind the book
In the video below, I explain the inspiration for the story – both from the political angle as well as the historical. You can also view the video here on YouTube.
Please do let me know your thoughts and comments below. Do you like the cover? The back blurb? Any feedback is very welcome.
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Hi Joanna - I bought this book some time ago and just read it . It is so good and very topical especially in the present political climate which has embraced the rise of right wing nationalism in Europe. This book is shorter than the ARKANE books and an easy read. I think a novella is usually 25,000 words - is this correct? When is the new arkane book out and is this going to be a novalla also ? What a great series this turned out to be :)
All the best
Carole
Thanks Carole - and yes, it's very timely. I am thinking of adapting it to a screenplay in 2016. It is around 27,000 words and a novella is usually 20,000 - 40,000 words. There are now 7 ARKANE books in the series, a mix of novels and novellas, Budapest is book 4. You can find a list here: http://jfpenn.com/fiction/ The next one, Destroyer of Worlds, book 8, will be out in Mar/April 2016. Thanks!