About Broken Fingers: The Reluctant Killer by Stephen Coombes
Jed never wanted to be a killer, but Mallala prison changes everyone.
Misfortune and malice throw Jed into a Moroccan jail for five years while Aggie, the love of his life, believes him dead. To survive, he must surrender his humanity to Malik, a psychopathic assassin who teaches him to break bones and kill without remorse. Every day, thoughts of Aggie torment him and feed his hatred for his hidden foes.
Brutalised, he returns to England looking for answers. A Foreign Office diplomat with a conscience and a CIA agent with a grudge point him in the right direction. He learns who framed him, who told Aggie he was dead and who now sleeps in her bed. He hopes when she knows the truth, she may want to see him but fears the new Jed will repulse her.
As he takes his revenge, the spirit of Malik and his love for Aggie fight for his soul.
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Learn More About The Author
After spending four years at Southampton University (1968-72)
Steve lasted six months as a City of London investment analyst.
The nine to five suited ‘n booted lifestyle was not for him, so he
packed his bags and headed out into the world. Since then he
has had an interesting time during which he survived three
broken hearts, almost dying of thirst at sea and nearly blowing
himself up in the Australian outback. In short, he’s had an
eventful life which is far from over.
Now settled in a remote part of Thailand, it seemed a natural step to draw on one of
his more extreme experiences to write a novel.
His first effort has resulted in Broken Fingers.
Based around people he knew in the 1970s and his six-week stay in a Tangier prison,
Broken Fingers explores our extraordinary drive to survive and the power of love to heal.
Instinct and emotion are, for him, what life is all about. Although a work of fiction, it has
authenticity at its heart and most characters resemble people he has known.
Steve hopes you enjoy reading it as much as he did writing it.
He is currently writing a sequel which he hopes to publish later this year.