The Orange Moon Affair

The Orange Moon Affair - by the bestselling author of CONTACT* - is the first book of a compelling new thriller series, an action-packed conspiracy with a hero and heroine you hold your breath for. If you enjoy the action of Robert Ludlum, the intensity of Brad Thor and the international intrigue of Daniel Silva, then this book's for you! Ex-British Special Forces soldier Thomas Gunn is drawn back into his old life of international intrigue and danger following the murder of his billionaire father. The deeper he digs the more complicated the puzzle becomes until he finds himself working for MI5 uncovering a global conspiracy that puts the freedom of the western world at grave risk. His girlfriend Julie becomes his accomplice surprising him with her loyalty, strength of character and physical prowess.

While traversing the globe being shot at, shot down and losing loved ones - a haunting question tears at his soul - was his father really at the heart of this evil conspiracy? Or was he a pawn in a larger more insidious game that even he could not control?

Seeking the final answer could cost Thomas dearly, ripping from him all that he most loves and cherishes and leaving him questioning his past, his future and what kind of person he is or wants to become. The final outcome depends on him. Or does it?

As a former Captain of Britain's elite Parachute Regiment and son of an MI6 operative the author brings his own unique and eye-opening experiences to the character and exploits of Thomas Gunn, as well as an unsettling blurring of the lines between fiction and reality when exploring the ruthless abuse of power and position for personal gain.

"... The Orange Moon Affair is timely, eye-opening, fast-paced ... you will find you want to turn the next page, and the next page, and the next ... the first of the Thomas Gunn series ... you don't want to miss them!"  5 Stars, Remy Benoit.

AFN Clarke is the author of the bestseller Contact as well as Collisions, An Unquiet American, Dry Tortugas, The Book of Baker Satire Series (Dreams from the Death Age; Armageddon; Genesis Revisited) and The Orange Moon Affair, the first of the Thomas Gunn series with more coming soon. Please visit afnclarke.com for more information and to leave your email address for further updates.  Deep appreciation for any reviews you post for this or other AFN Clarke books.

From the AuthorThe Orange Moon Affair was a blast to write - and is dedicated to Terry Forrestal, ex-SAS and brother-in-arms, may he rest in peace. He had that streak of larrikin in him and so I think he'd like this book.  Hopefully the book also allows me to continue to appeal to all my readers, especially to those of my Contact or An Unquiet American  - but in a slightly different way - where Contact* was nonfiction, this book is fiction, though often the lines between fiction and reality blur in the unraveling of a conspiracy that could very well be real.  The central character is also close to my heart given my own past experience and that of Terry's - an ex-soldier who is trying to leave behind the person he became in the heat of war but somehow keeps getting dragged back. Thomas Gunn vows to avenge the death of his father but in trying to unravel the mystery of why he was murdered, he's forced to shut down the more emotionally vulnerable part of himself and become that cold hearted, calculating killer he was before - it's a challenge that any soldier who's seen action and then returns to "normal life" knows all too well.

This was a fun and satisfying book to write because it's fast paced, action packed and also features a heroine, Julie, whose loyalty and display of strength of character, physical prowess and survival skills surprises Thomas and deepens his respect and love for her.  It's great to have a strong female character in a thriller/suspense novel  - it's not the norm in this mostly "male dominated" genre - yet why not?  Personally I think women have the insight and inner strength that men sometimes lack when we focus only on brute force.

Anyway - I do hope you enjoy it - please let me know by writing a review and visit my website afnclarke.com and leave me your email so I can let you know when the next book in the Thomas Gunn series is released. There will be more!  Thanks and happy reading :)

About the AuthorAFN Clarke is the bestselling author of the nonfiction book CONTACT, which was serialized by a British newspaper and made into an award-winning film by BBCTV.  He also writes fiction of various genres.  He's lived all over the world, served in the British army, had a near death experience, lost half his insides and recovered from the physical and emotional traumas of war.  A proud father of four daughters, screenwriter, pilot, race car driver, he loves to sail, listen to opera, cook gourmet meals, drink red wine, read good books, have heated discussions and travel off the beaten path.  Writing mainly fiction these days, he favors politically charged thrillers, suspense and intrigue, humorous satire and books about the challenges of human relationships, all of which reveal his curiosity about why the world is the way it is and his strong belief in the overwhelming power of love, laughter and of the human spirit.

Books include: Contact, Collisions, An Unquiet American, Dry Tortugas, The Book of Baker Series (Dreams from the Death Age; Armageddon; Genesis Revisited) and The Orange Moon Affair, the first in the Thomas Gunn thriller series.  Author website: afnclarke.com.