Richard Milton

Richard Milton

About

I'm a British writer and journalist, and author of a dozen titles, both fiction and non-fiction.

Dangerous Alliance

Dangerous Alliance

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<p>United Nations’ sanctions are crippling North Korea. China has turned her back on her malevolent partner. The North Korean military machine is crumbling, unable to function. Oil reserves are minimal and the government seeks new alliances.Cargo and tourist ships are disappearing along the Somali and Kenyan coastline at an alarming rate. Speeches abound, but inaction emboldens Al-Shabab to seek their next prize: Kenya. The terror organization controls land but requires weapons.Bedlam Bravo team leader Colonel Trevor Franklin (Ret.) leads the small international team into East Africa. Tempers flare as the team is embroiled in a political quagmire. The axis must be stopped to avert an international crisis but at what cost?Proudly published by Solstice Publishing</p>

Story Behind The Book

As a journalist, I first became intrigued by the story of Benjamin Franklin when the bank accounts he left in trust matured some years ago. They had mounted up to many millions and the banks with which he had deposited them had to negotiate a settlement with the cities who inherited the cash. What would happen, I wondered, if there was another account - an even bigger one, worth a billion? What would happen to the bank? What about the person who inherited it? It sounded like a great motive for murder! When I discovered that Ben Franklin had also invented an extraordinary musical instrument called the glass harmonica, and the instrument had been accused of driving people insane, I knew I had the makings of a juicy murder mystery. Much of the historical background of the book - perhaps surprisingly - is perfectly true. Anton Mesmer really was a virtuoso of the glass harmonica and really did attempt to cure his patients by playing to them. He really did cure concert pianist Marie Paradies of hysterical blindness. And one other thing I must mention. I’m indebted to a very beautiful and talented concert pianist for confiding in me her nightmare - that of walking onto the stage to play and finding herself with no clothes on!

Reviews

<p><strong>When you're in love with a fictional woman, you know it's hard, 4 Mar. 2015 By Hal Marshall (From Amazon.co.uk - five stars)</strong></p> <p>&quot;This is, without question, a superb literary effort. The next book I read will have to be out of a secret little compartment at the back of someone's 'top drawer' to be able to grab me like this one. And, let's face it - that's probably not very likely. Unless - or until - the hero of this book, Julia Franklin, reappears in future novels.&quot;<br />  </p>