Nemesis

A full-throttle adventure that twists and turns from the corridors of power to London’s gangland underbelly, propelled by a hero with a thirst for vengeance and the skillset to execute it – Andy McNabFast-moving… The Bill meets Jack Reacher’ * The Times, Thriller of the Month *Meet Mickey Bale – London’s John Wick. A rocket-propelled grenade of a book, shot through with gallows humour. Guy Ritchie meets Lee Child – Robyn YoungMickey Bale is a Jack Reacher for a harder, faster, more assured millennium. Nemesis is the kind of book for which the word ‘compelling’ was coined – Manda ScottNemesis kicks like a 12-bore shotgun… A British thriller to rival Reacher’ – Giles KristianThis may be Anthony Riches’ first contemporary-set novel but he throws his protagonist into a gladiatorial climax worthy of Ancient Rome * Shots Magazine *A proper no-nonsense thrill ride that grabs your attention and rewards it with an endorphin rush… Anthony Riches is better known as a writer of historical fiction, I’ve never read any of his Roman adventures but given the action he gets into a contemporary tale of a London copper with a personal agenda I can only imagine they are full on too. Mickey gets through a lot of work here but he’s not done yet – I’ll be waiting for part two next year’ * NB Magazine *Nemesis is the prolific Anthony Riches’ first move away from historical thrillers into a contemporary setting. Mickey Bale is an excellent protagonist – a man whose job relies on his ability to blend into the background, toe whatever line he’s told to follow, and do whatever it takes to keep his principal safe… A tense thriller that was able to grab my attention and keep me reading’ * Crime Review *

Anthony Riches comes from a family with three generations of army service and has always been fascinated by military history, psychology, and weaponry – which led him to write the Empire series set in ancient Rome. The idea for his first contemporary thriller, Nemesis, came to him under the influence of jetlag at two in the morning in a Brisbane hotel room. He lives in rural Suffolk with his wife, two dogs the size of ponies, and a bad-tempered cat.