Bandwidth
Electronic book text
The Ghost of Devlin Mallard
Inspired to rediscover his roots and family history, computer programmer Michael, soon learns that the past is sometimes best left undisturbed: lurking in the history of his bloodline is a twisted killer, Devlin Mallard. A man dispatched from this earth in 1929 at the end of a hangman's noose.
In the 21st Century, spirits have moved on from Ouija boards and seances. The dead now travel by broadband - hidden in the Bandwidth. They inhabit the chat rooms, plying their trade online, ever hungry for contact with the living.Now freed from the darkness and roaming cyberspace, this ghost is hell-bent on exacting revenge and unleashing mayhem.Fighting for his life, and that of his family, Michael joins forces with murder investigator, Detective Sergeant Woods, and rides a roller-coaster of global killings to the final confrontation. He must face his demon and return Devlin Mallard to the darkness.Buy now!
Checking availability in shops
- ISBN: 9781909520905
- Author: N S Cooke
- Pub date: 16.05.13
- RRP: $9.99
- Format: Electronic book text
Author
N S Cooke
Nick Cooke was born in Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, in 1972 and began childhood in and around Southend-On-Sea.
His family left the UK for two years in Northern Italy, where he was immersed in Mediterranean culture by attending Italian state school, before returning to Torbay, Devon, the scene and setting for his first novel Bandwidth: The Story of Devlin Mallard.He left Devon to study a degree in Law at the University of Glamorgan, Wales; stayed for an extra year to study as a trainee solicitor and began to write notes that would form elements of his first novel.Continuing his studies at the University of Exeter, he graduated with a Masters' Degree in Law in 1996 before marrying in Malaysia, and joining the police service that year. Now a sergeant for more than ten years, qualified to police inspector, he has returned his hand to writing, drawing his inspiration from characters and events, he has experienced throughout his time in service.