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A Few Words for the Dead by Guy Adams, The Clown Service #3 While Section 37 Agent Toby Greene's honeymoon takes an unexpected, and potentially deadly turn, back in London Section Chief August Shining has troubles of his own. Dragged in by his fellow agents from M-16, Shining is forced to relive an old mission from the 80's, and pick up where he left off all those years ago to face an old and deadly foe. As Toby and his new wife Tamar dodge an unstoppable killer across Asia and Europe, August must fight, not just for the future of The Clown Service, but for his very existence.  I am a big Guy Adams fan . With his The Clown Service series, he has shown a different side of him. Writing a different genre, supernatural thriller, top secret spy stories. Which all kicked of two books ago in The Clown Service , and continuing in The Rain-Soaked Bride . Even with already having delivered two solid book, don't worry as A Few Words for the Dead continues Guy Adams' wi...

The Rain-Soaked Bride by Guy Adams, The Clown Service #2 A number of influential South Korean nationals are committing suicide on UK soil. In all cases they seem to simply drop whatever they're doing and swiftly -- almost vacantly -- end their own lives. An electronics importer falls from the top floor of his high-rise office, the ambassador to the UK shoots his chauffeur and drives his own car off London Bridge, an actor sets fire to himself during a movie premiere... August and Toby investigate and slowly uncover the ancient force of the Rain-Soaked Bride, a ghostly spirit of vengeance that drags her enemies to their deaths. Once summoned the spirit cannot be dismissed until it takes the life it is charged with, it will be unstoppable in its pursuit of the mortal it has in its sights. Unfortunately, after getting too close to the source of the spirit, that mortal is now Toby Greene.     About two years ago I was first introduced to Guy Adams' writing in the f...

Author interview with Guy Adams Last year I got introduced to the books of Guy Adams and what I have come to learn from so far is that they are just great stuff. From his Sherlock stories to his latest Western and how with the recent release of The Clown Service , Guy Adams' take on an espionage supernatural urban fantasy, they are all pretty awesome reads. Guy Adams writes with the conviction of you either like my book or you aren't and with this he really creates his own universe and lets the story feature some bold moves. If you want to read something fresh, inventive and cool, get his books! Author Bio: Guy Adams lives in Spain, surrounded by rescue animals. Some of them are his family. He spent over ten years working as a professional actor and comedian. He has pretended to be Ernest Hemingway, Hitler, Sherlock Holmes and writhed about in his underpants simulating sex with a woman dressed as a horse. Acting is an unusual thing to do with one's time. ...

The Clown Service by Guy Adams Tom Greene has been reassigned The Department: Section 37 Station office, Wood Green The Boss: August Shining, an ex-Cambridge, cold war-era spy The Mission: Charged with protecting Great Britain and its interests from paranormal terrorism The Threat: An old enemy has returned, and with him operation Black Earth, a soviet plan to create the ultimate insurgents by re-animating the dead. A while back I read The Good, the Bad and the Infernal from Guy Adams, and with that books he had won me over and since then I have been keeping a keen eye on his books. When I saw that Del Rey was publishing his new book, The Clown Service, I was quite happy! What I have come to learn from Guy Adams' books is that they are creative, quick, clever and are a pleasure to read. With the Clown Service, Guy Adams ventures into the field of espionage. What really made the promise of this book for me was the "less is more" kinda blurb, those br...