Splintered

Laura J Harris

Jun 2012 · AuthorHouse

About this ebook

A simple, relaxing, all-inclusive Caribbean cruise turns out to be anything but, as the luxury ship is sabotaged and chaos and isolation swiftly turn to mistrust, mayhem and murder... Contemplating early retirement following the horrific and high-profile death of her sister and the media hounding that followed, Criminal Psychologist and Profiler, Dr. Christine Kane embarks on a get-away cruise that will prove to be the vacation of a lifetime for all the wrong reasons. Ex-DI Jonathan Prior is now the Head of Security on board the luxury ocean-liner, Ianus, and despite his initial reservations, he seems to have found love in the most unlikely of places. He is happy. For the first time in a long time. Though even bliss such as this can't keep the nightmares of his past at bay for long. Kelly Livingstone is the Artist in Residence at Leeds University. A talented woman with a tortured past, she lives her life for the here and now and to hell with the consequences! That is until the university force her to take her annual leave and concentrate on creating some biographical nonsense for publication. Kelly promises herself she won't fall in love on this trip, but with so many beautiful and intelligent women surrounding her, can she really keep her word... and should she? With so many twists and turns, a frenzied pace and a real sense of the panic of containment and isolation, SPLINTERED is an energized escape into the world of an unknown assassin on the verge of transition and self-discovery with only one thing on their mind...murder.

About the author

Born and raised in the good old North-West of England, Laura J Harris grew up in Whitby, Ellesmere Port and had a fabulous childhood filled with laughter and fun and butterflies and candyfloss bunnies!!! She whole-heartedly blames this amazingly fun-filled childhood on her fabulously warm and caring family; particularly her patient and incredibly understanding parents and her wonderfully talented and ever-encouraging sister! The author attended Ellesmere Port Catholic High School until the age of eighteen where she gained thirteen GCSEs and four A-Levels. She then went on to study Drama and Writing at Edge Hill University, then wrote and staged her original psychological thriller, Forget Me Not© in 2006 before returning to education to study for a BTEC in Production Arts! Following this she taught Performing Arts at local college. Now that she’s all grown up, Laura is committed to becoming a full-time Writer, as was always her dream and ambition. She hopes that SPLINTERED will be the first successful novel of many.