THE BOY FROM BROUGHTY FERRY
Adventure, Thrills, Suspense - Here Now!
"Tom Riach weaves a thrilling yarn around real events with smart writing and a riveting plot." - The Review
The Boy from Broughty Ferry is young Scottish fisherman, Torry Taggart, abandoned on the doorstep of his adoptive parents when only days old. He grows to become a steady crewman on his father's seine-netter but an unruly hooligan when ashore. When he kills a crew-mate's father in a reckless escapade while all in the local community believe him to be aboard the lifeboat Mona on its final, ill-fated mission, he flees to Ireland. In the village of Brakenhar, he enjoys the endless pleasures of fishing in the sea, gun-running and committing deadly terrorist atrocities. Life is good. Better than that, it's perfect. The best part of all is that Torry isn't even here. He's dead. Were he alive none of this would be possible.
But what will happen when he is discovered by a 'ghost' from his past, blackmailed into betraying his hosts, and compelled to return to his home town on the 25th anniversary of his 'death', to an indifferent mother, a lost love, a daughter he never knew he had - and a mission to assassinate the British prime minister? Will his deadly task succeed or will Torry find redemption in his new-found fatherhood and the fishing community of his birth? Can a dead man with a cold heart live again? Will he be allowed to?
The Boy From Broughty Ferry is raw and brutal; a story of love without feelings and killing without conscience; fragmented relationships and communities at war. There is wickedness and courage and an explosive finale in which Torry's unwitting search for the identity denied to him when abandoned as a baby is finally revealed. But will it come in time to save him from himself?
I am Tom Riach. I live and write in the sunny south of Portugal.
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Comments
Wow I can't wait to read your new book Tom Riach Mystery, adventure and so much in this novel. I know it will be good, you have never let me down yet. All the best for you my friend and thank you.
What I found is after the first 70 pages I was so intriqued that I rushed through my work day so I would have time to finish it. Believe me it was a pleasurable experience in more ways than one. It is my belief that you have to look at The Boy From Broughty Ferry from more than one perspective. If so, you will find most everything we learned from Tom will be reinforced.
Your support is, as always, much appreciated Terri!
I have a laptop background that changes daily, today's background is a beautiful image of the Isle Of Skye, Scotland. Congrats again, my friend.
That photo is of the Trotternish peninsula on Skye's north-east corner. I have climbed, hiked and camped out there many times. It is a favourite spot of mine, as haunting as the hues of the photo display. Thank you George for posting this, brought a lump to my throat!
I cannot wait to read your book, it arrives on the 9th.
Thanks for your support George. It means a lot to me. There's no accounting for taste of course so everyone may have their own view of both the quality and the content of any written texts. As an author I only hope for appreciation of the effort applied to producing the work, all other reactions - positive or otherwise - are a bonus. I do hope however that there is something in there for you to take from the experience.
I know that you have the gift of writing, I have sincerely enjoyed and benefited from your precious books, and posts, and I thank you for that, Tom, and I look forward to giving your new book, a rave review.
I am looking foward to reading the book Tom. You are such talented writer, the teaser sounds intriquing. If there is a genre of fiction I like, it's fiction based on facts and psychological thrillers. I can't wait to get it.
Well let's hope it ticks the boxes for you Robin!