Today it is my pleasure to kick off the Muffin Man by Stephen Collina Tour!
Book Description:
Publisher: Analytical Media, Inc. (October 1, 2013)
ISBN-13: 978-1480078062
Category: Political Thriller
Tour Dates: March, 2014
Available in: Print & ebook, 368 pages
The President’s wife has a premonition, setting in motion a transatlantic story of love, sex and betrayal.
Set against a backdrop of drug dealing, covert political manipulation and murder the Muffin Man is an authentic and atmospheric tale from the 1970s. Based on real events, the story begins with a premonition that leads to the formation of a secretive political organisation. The plot unfolds in twists and turns through the ordinary lives of innocents who are sucked into an accelerating and dangerous vortex of drug dealing, assassination and murder.
A former high-flying US Army Colonel, his alienated daughter, an accidental drug dealer, his beautiful but manipulative girlfriend and a corrupt police inspector all become sucked into the secretive organisation, initiating a succession of assassinations. Rewards lead to arrogance and an early death, or do they?
The “Muffin Man” motion picture is under development by Analytical Media. The scripting is now complete so expect further announcements soon.
Praise for Muffin Man:
“The Muffin Man is an authentic and atmospheric tale from the 1970s, mostly set in the UK and the east coast of the USA. The tale begins with a premonition that leads to the formation of a secretive political organisation, but the story unfolds in twists and turns through the ordinary lives of innocents who are sucked into an accelerating and dangerous vortex of drug dealing, assassination and murder that leads up to the present day. Solid writing and interesting plot. Good characters, dialogue and pacing. Worth a read.”-James A. Anderson, Author of DEADLINE, and The Scorpion
“I really liked the era the book was set in and enjoyed discovering the personalities behind various characters. My favourite was the inspector.”-Amazon Reviewer
“The novel is a complex story about the damaging effects of war on an individual and his family. One of the main characters `Ed’ has demons to wrestle with and this alienates him from his daughter `Anne’, who ends up running away and unknowingly working for her dad’s secretive organisation. There are several complex relationships throughout the novel, which all gravitate around drugs, sex, politics and cross between countries over time. My favourite character was David as he was likeable and reminded me of similar people I have met in my own life. I can only hope that their private lives are as intriguing and complex. All of the main protagonists were believable and were well developed. The story bounced back and forth between the UK and the US and there was sufficient twists and turns to keep you turning the pages. I particularly liked the ending and certainly didn’t guess it until the last few pages. I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy political themes, complex relationships between characters and twists and turns. I would certainly consider reading more books by this author.”-Lisa C., Amazon Reviewer
About Stephan Collina:
Stephan Collina grew up in the 1970s: a troubled time of recession, poverty, industrial disruption, political tension and terrorism. But for younger people, it was also a post-1960s wide-flared, drug-enhanced and extravagant-haired innocence.
Stephan later became a prominent businessman, acquainted with a number of high-ranking politicians. Stephen ran international technology businesses, spending a great deal of time in the USA and various European and African countries.
The Muffin Man grew from a combination of these unique experiences: his early knowledge of the sometime innocent business of drug dealing (although he never inhaled), and of the much dirtier businesses of covert political and military action, and of international business practices.
Stephan’s first novel explored the nefarious and complicated emotional and sexual relationships of a remote village in Wales, where he had spent his early years.
Stephan holds a degree in Philosophy. He is also a qualified commercial ship’s captain. He now lives quietly by the sea, and concentrates on his writing and related filmmaking activities.
Website: http://www.stephancollina.com/muffinman.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephan.collina
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephan_collina
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An intriguing book.
I’m interested to know whether it’s the characters, the premise or the plot that you find intriguing? I spent most of my time working on and developing the characters but of course without an intriguing plot it wouldn’t have worked as a story..
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Sorry, I typed this in the wrong giveaway! However, I would love to read the Muffin Man. It sounds very intriguing!
This book sounds like something a little different.
The premise sounds interesting
I would like to read this book for three reasons, one it’s a thriller which I love, two because it is based on real events, and three because it is set in the 1970’s during the time I was growing up. Thanks for having the giveaway.
This book is written in the era of the 70’s. I graduated from High School in 1975 so the author’s writing would be interesting. Read above that a motion picture will be made from the book. Usually the book is always better than the movie but I think being a political thriller the movie will also be interesting.