A Deadly Vice: A gripping crime thriller prequel novella

Jack Probyn

May 2021 · Jack Probyn

About this ebook

There’s no fate worse than inheriting a dead man’s debt. 

Jake Tanner, a trainee detective constable with Croydon CID, is eager to impress his bosses. So when a body is found face-down in the city’s farmlands, head crushed, split in two, Jake jumps at the opportunity. 

The victim is soon identified as Zeke Harrison. A successful businessman and philanthropist. A man who had it all. 

But, as the investigation into his death develops, it becomes clear that Zeke had more secrets than success. 

And he had his debts - debts that got him killed.

But now they've been passed on to someone else. And Jake must find out to whom before history repeats itself.

Ratings and reviews

What an awesome read as we take a few steps back in time in the career of Jake Tanner. This time he assists in a most gruesome murder investigation, and finds himself in a world of strippers, prostitutes, drugs, human trafficking, and more. Jake relies on his instincts as he follows the leads and draws conclusions (accurately, it turns out) well before his colleagues and boss! This is a novella, so don't expect to be reading long (I did it in two sittings) but the action will keep you glued to the pages. A highly worthwhile read to learn more about Jake and his career!!

Action packed filled with murder, extortion and human trafficking. Jake Tanner is new to this precinct and is trying to show his superiors he is quite qualified. A race to find and save a life and serve justice. This is well written and hard to put down.

Good page turner

About the author

Jack Probyn hasn’t experienced the world. He’s never even owned a pet. But he’d like to; there’s still time. His twenty-two years on the planet have been spent in the United Kingdom, with a few excursions overseas — a particular favourite of his was Amsterdam. Or Norway. Both of which were lovely. 

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But what Jack lacks in life-experience, he more than makes up for in creative ingenuity. His Jake Tanner series is the birth child of a sinister and twisted mind, and a propensity to assume the worst will happen in even the most mediocre situation. 

 

Finding himself pigeon-holed as a millennial, Jack decided to stick with the stereotype and do things his own way. After all, he felt entitled and he wanted to destroy industries. 

 

Enter: writing. 

 

The love of writing was rekindled in Jack’s life when he (briefly) entered the corporate world, and the passion snowballed from there. No more will the millennial writer find himself working 9-5, indulging in the complexities of business life, or wearing a M&S suit. 

 

He will take the world by storm with his pen(keyboard) and his ability to entertain and enthral readers.

 

Why not join him (and his future dog)?