Frank Hurst – författare

Mike Rawlin, an ambitious Customs Intelligence officer, is posted to the British Embassy in Bangkok, where he is tasked with infiltrating a dangerous band of drug smugglers in the infamous and remote Golden Triangle. His work consumes him and he becomes increasingly isolated from his family as he takes more risks, throwing himself recklessly into his new life. With the help of the Thai police and an Australian counterpart, Mike tracks down a notorious Dutch drug lord, Bart Vanderpool, who he has been hunting for years. Bart is masterminding an elaborate plot to smuggle heroin from the Golden Triangle to Britain. After tapping Bart’s phone as part of his surveillance operation, Mike is introduced to Lek, a beautiful Thai Airways hostess, from the Mekong River city of Nong Khai, who has inside information about the drug ring. With Lek’s help Mike steals ever closer to trapping Bart, but in the process Lek becomes the object of his desire and the two embark on an emotional affair. Mike’s personal and professional values begin to disintegrate as his infatuation for her grows. Mike’s investigation leads to a climatic ending in which he must choose between the woman he loves and the capture of a man he has been hunting for over ten years. Passion, deception and intrigue provide a heady mix in this fast-paced crime thriller set in London and Thailand. A highly entertaining read, The Postmistress of Nong Khai is full of fascinating and elusive characters and will appeal to readers who enjoy being kept guessing until the very end.

When a natural disaster robs young Jett of his parents and younger brother, he sets out to find them. Stumbling into a hostile new world, he befriends a girl his age who can help him in his quest. On his journey of discovery, Jett has to learn the skills he will need to achieve his mission and in the process he discovers that his hitherto sworn enemies are kinder than he imagined. They are prepared to lend a hand too. The Story of Jett is set in a distant corner of our galaxy on the moon Trident, one of the swirling satellites of the planet Neptuna. It is the story of an eight-year-old boy’s mission to find his long-lost family and will thrill younger readers who enjoy adventure books or listening to bedtime stories read to them by adults. Fully illustrated in gloriously vibrant colours by the highly acclaimed artist, Susy Jones, this is a must read for all youngsters who relish exciting tales, vibrant characters and stories with plenty of surprises.

When London hansom cab driver Henry Gough is forced to cross the line of Victorian respectability in order to feed his family, he is drawn towards city districts awash with vice and crime. Stumbling upon a clandestine plot that will imperil his country, he turns informer and embarks on a dramatic adventure beset with danger.Frank Hurst transports us effortlessly and in some style from the dimly-lit streets of nineteenth-century London to the dusty plains of the Indian Raj and the grand estates of Tsarist Russia, where foreign forces seek to challenge British imperial ambitions in the Orient.Brimming with political intrigue, riddles, romance, violence and deception, this is an epic story, with more than a grain of truth at its core…

1881. When Henry Gough journeys to a remote and mysterious Cornish village steeped in secrets, what begins as a quiet investigation quickly descends into chaos when he uncovers a tangled web of vicious smugglers, strange hauntings, and long-buried grudges.The mystery only deepens when the local parson collapses at the font of his church under suspicious circumstances. As Henry delves further into the darkness surrounding the village, he finds himself pulled into a dangerous game — where every shadow hides a secret, and every ally might be a foe…