Date Published: 12-05-2018
Publisher: TCK Publishing
Hogan Duran was a good man once. He was a cop, forced to resign in disgrace after he couldn't save his partner from a bullet. Now Hogan lives on the fraying edges of society, serving cruel masters and scavenging trash dumps just to survive.
But after four years of poverty, Hogan finally gets a chance to get back on his feet. He's invited to join the National Security Council, the powerful paramilitary organization responsible for protecting the rich and powerful from the more unsavory elements of society. All he needs to do is pass their deadly entrance exam, and he'll be rewarded with wealth and opportunity beyond his wildest dreams.
But this ex-cop's path to redemption won't be easy. The NSC are hiding something, and as Hogan descends deeper into their world, he starts to uncover the terrible truth about how the powerful in this new world maintain their power...and just how far they will go to protect their secrets.
In a world gone wrong, can one man make a difference, or will he die trying?
Kill Code is the first novel in an exciting new dystopian science fiction series from the mind of award-winning author, screenwriter, and director Clive Fleury.
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Author Interview with Clive Fleury
1. Tell us about your current release
Kill Code is a book about an ex-cop,
Hogan Duran, seeking redemption after being forced to resign in disgrace when
he couldn’t save his partner from a bullet. He now lives on the fraying edges
of society, scavenging trash dumps just to survive. But Hogan’s ship is about
to come in. All he needs to do is pass the deadly entrance exam for the
powerful paramilitary organization the NSC, and he will be rewarded with wealth
and opportunity beyond his wildest dreams. But the NSC are hiding something,
and as Hogan descends ever deeper into their world, he begins to uncover the awful
truth about how the elite maintain their power and how far they’ll go to
protect their secrets.
2. When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
I thought about becoming a writer way
back in my teens. However, it took me many years and many baby steps before I
was ready to take the plunge into full-time authorship.
3. Have you published any
previous books?
In
addition to my dystopian sci-fi novel Kill Code, I have co-written Art
Pengriffin, The Curse of the Four (a Kindle Best Indie Books semifinalist),
Scary Lizzy, and The Boy Next Door, all intended for the Young Adult market. I
have also published two more books – Off Season and All or None – featuring an
Australian-based detective, Ramesh Ryan.
4.
What can we expect to see from you in the future- any books
on the back burner?
I’m writing a sequel to
Kill Code, titled Blood Code. Hogan Duran is the hero again, and many of the
other characters from Kill Code – Ruby, Jake, and Hunter – are involved as
well. I set it aside while I completed two cozy murder mysteries set in Sydney,
Australia. They center on Detective Ramesh Ryan and his partner, Detective Zoe
Yang.
Blood Code will be out
soon and hopefully will prove to be a worthy sequel to Kill Code.
5.
What do you like to do when you're not writing?
I direct films and
television series while traveling as much as possible. I’m just back from
Japan, which I loved. I’m also a bit of a foodie, so I actively seek out new
restaurants to try.
6.
Did you learn anything from writing your book? What was it?
That’s easy.
It’s bloody hard and requires a constant series of revisions. What’s more, you’re
never satisfied with the final published book.
7.
Some writers have something playing in the
background, do you and what?
I’m quite the opposite. I
can only write in complete silence, so even though I love music, I can’t work
with any in the background.
8.
Tell us a little
about yourself. Perhaps something not many people know about?
I’m impulsive and love
taking risks. Plus, I have no nail on the little toe of my right foot. It was
removed when I was a kid to try to solve the problem of walking like a duck.
Unfortunately, it didn’t help with that condition.
9.
What do you hope your writing brings to your readers?
I want to take readers on
an entertaining and thought-provoking journey… a page-turner in which nothing
is as it seems.
Excerpt:
The view out of the Dunkin' Donuts window was spectacular.
The store, nestled on the clifftop, looked directly over the angry, crashing
waves Of the Pacific Ocean. Years ago, Dunkin' used to be a distance from the
sea, but over the years, the rocks had crumbled and fallen, bringing it
ever-closer to the foaming blue water.
I can still remember When Santa Monica actually had a beach.
I kept old photos from back then, when the city still looked idyllic. People
used to worship the sun instead of hating it. That was before the luxury high
apartments and hotels that lined the seafront had been abandoned and the
Pacific Coast Highway had underwater.
I collected a packet of sugar for my partner Max's breakfast
coffee. As I walked back to the counter, I made a mental note to check the sea
at the end of Colorado Avenue. It seemed to unusually high that day. Of the
politicians always boasted that they'd gotten the under control, but no one
ever them—and, as COPS, told to report any areas showing signs of unusual
"'water rises.
The waiter put the tray of donuts and coffee down. His
nametag said Gordy. He was a round-faced, bushy-browed teenager. Jobs like
these used to be locked down but with the economy continuing to freefall and
the cost of education going up and up, most young kids today would kill for a
job at Dunkin'. so Gordy was one Of the lucky ones.
I picked up the tray and headed for the door. Since l’d been
on my diet, l’d been trying to wean myself off my addiction to sweet cakes and
candies, but it was proving difficult. Unlike my partner, I had to work real
hard to keep off the pounds. Last month, on my twenty-eighth birthday, I had
decided to do something about my weight. Even my six-two frame couldn't
disguise my girth. By the time I reached my mid-thirties, I would be the Of a
ballast balloon if I didn’t do something about it.
Walking out into the blistering sun, I across at my parked
black- and-white cruiser and Max was kneeling by the vehicle's open door, his
department-issue Sig Sauer P266 drawn, staring at a drugged-out skank in her
early twenties. She held a fistful of cash in one hand and a Ruger in the
other, pointing the weapon directly at him.
Seeing me, Max shouted a warning. Then everything seemed to
happen in slow motion. I let the tray fall to the ground while the woman fired twice
at Max. first bullet missed, but the second Was a direct hit, tearing flesh and
shattering bones as it burrowed into him. Then she spun around to shoot me as I
reached for my weapon.
About the Author
Clive Fleury is an award-winning writer of novels and screenplays, including most recently the murder mystery detective novel "All Or None". He is also a TV/Film writer, director, and producer who has worked for major broadcasters and studios on a wide variety of successful drama and documentary projects, worldwide. He has written and directed four feature films, one of which, "Big City Blues," starred Giancarlo Esposito, the late Burt Reynolds, and Balthazar Getty. His most recent film, "Sons of Summer," is a surfing movie set on the Gold Coast of Australia and stars Temuera Morrison and Isabel Lucas. Clive currently spends his time between Florida and Sydney, Australia.
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