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Wes Thomas

Wes Thomas

About

Wes Thomas is the author of The Beijing Code, his debut novel. In the first month of publication, it reached fourteenth (14th) in the top 100 hottest new releases in the Thriller genre for Amazon. Interest in the book and its context have spanned the globe with it selling in Germany, India, Australia, Finland, and the U.S.

 

Wes began writing in his early childhood, writing short stories primarily focused on adventure stories and science fiction. His love of nature and anything outdoors gave him ample subjects to use for settings and plot development.

 

A serious interest to pursue writing developed after a successful career in business and consulting. He began writing novels combining his love of thrillers and knowledge of the business and consulting world. As a business executive and management consultant, he has traveled frequently to Europe, Asia, and Latin America, including every state in the U.S. except Alaska. Wes has a deep interest in cultures and the lives of those he has had the privilege to meet. He builds the characters for his novels with personality traits he observes in others through their interactions with those around them.

 

Wes graduated from Baylor University with a Masters degree where he studied science and technology and from the University of Tennessee with an MBA in Operations Management. He continues to enjoy the outdoors through many outlets including bike riding, hiking, forestry, skiing, and water sports. He spends his spare time writing and enjoying his family.

 

Murdo

Murdo

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<p>When Jessica Bryant pesters her wealthy parents to allow her to have a dog as a pet, the answer is a resounding &quot;No&quot;; but they soon come to regret their decision when thier home is broken into one evening whilst they are out and their daughter kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers, in the form of four seedy and incompetent characters wearing Disneyland-type masks, take her hostage and keep her incarcerated in a place from which there appears to be no escape. However, they reckon without the resourcefulness of our heroine, and the courage of a wonderful stray dog who comes to her aid and whom she names 'Murdo'. And so begins an exciting and humurous accounting of the couples' adventures together as they consistently foil and outwit the abductors whilst on the run together.<br /> This is a lovely story of the friendship between a girl and a dog, bringing out themes of responsibility, camaraderie, redemption, salvation and self-sacrifice. It includes some wonderful dialogue sequences as Jessica teaches her new four-legged friend how to communicate with her, with additional delightful conversations between the animals when a rabbit and a sparrow join forces with them in an effort to outwit the kidnappers and restore Jessica safely back to her parents' home. </p>

Story Behind The Book

In the early 1970's the People's Republic of China came to the realization that they could not catch the West in the development of technology. They concluded they would need to steal as much technology as possible to make them equal, then once on equal ground, innovate at a faster rate and surpass the rest of the world. Consequently, they began a program known as the 16-chararacter policy which spelled out their approach using civilian initiatives to support their military objectives. One such program was discovered by a beautiful computer engineer while working in Beijing. She uncovers an international conspiracy that took years to develop. Consequently, the Chinese Secret Service had orders to stop her from revealing their scheme. Find out what happens in The Beijing Code.

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Reviews

<p>“…The writing crackles with suspense and excitement, and tells a fascinating story that lends itself well to the thriller genre.  The crosscutting of scenes and shifting between viewpoints is cinematic in nature, and so this book would lend itself quite well to being filmed commercially.  The cast of characters, especially Rachel as she emerges to become the primary protagonist, are, individually and collectively, certainly strong enough to command center stage throughout the novel, and will successfully engage the reader’s interest in wanting to know what will happen next.  This is a really entertaining plot that could easily appeal to a wide audience…” <strong><em>Judge, Writer’s Digest 21st Annual Self-Published Book Awards</em></strong>.</p>