Den Of Snakes: An Action Thriller: Two brothers. One running from justice. The other running from his past.

Damian Vargas

Jun 2020 · Sierra Bermeja Fiction

About this ebook

MARBELLA, 1985. A time of excess and greed. A place of corruption, betrayal and violence. Former paratrooper, Eddie Lawson, had done many things in his life of which he was not proud. Still, the tormented Falklands war veteran had always kept the promise he had made to his devoted mother on her death bed - don't ever be a criminal.

Estranged from his wife and daughter, and destitute, he hitchhikes his way to southern Spain to find the brother he has not seen for a decade. All he wants is to borrow some travel money so that he can join up with a mercenary unit in Africa. It's the closest he can get to being a real soldier again. When he arrives, he finds his brother living the high-life. Charlie has a luxury villa, fast cars, and throws lavish parties - the product, he says, of his "multiple business ventures". But all is not as it seems.

Eddie quickly learns that his brother is a villain on the run from the British police. He is living on his ill-gotten gains with the rest of his crew, but all too aware that the heavy hand of justice is but one misstep away. And his money is running out.

Torn between a rekindled kinship with his brother and the promise that he made to his mother, can Eddie navigate the dark temptations of 'The Costa del Crime' or will he follow his brother's descent into the criminal underworld?

About the author

Damian Vargas is an emerging author of action thrillers with a vein of dark humour.

Damian is a self-exiled Brit, living and working in Spain on the Costa del Sol. A child of the 1970s and 1980s, he was brought up on an entertainment diet of intrepid adventure novels, gritty crime dramas, epic war stories and low-budget British science fiction television.

Experiencing everyday life in southern Spain opened his eyes to the dark underworld that occurs (mostly) beyond the view of the annual influx of British and other holidaymakers. The regular criminal goings-on, coupled with the rich tapestry of life and stunning locations on 'the Costa', sparked a firm desire to write fast-paced action stories.

His first book, 'Six Hard Days in Andalusia', was the first of these in 2018 and was followed by the prequel, 'Den Of Snakes' in 2020. He is currently working on a third book, called, 'A Dark Place' (due out May 2021) and several more are already planned. His motto is "Wisdom Comes To Those Who Stray". He has a love for indie/punk rock in dank seedy venues, a fascination with the number '27', once met David Hasselfhof while dressed up as Ron Burgandy, and harbours an intense dislike of spiders.