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Saving Regent Retail Park

Again! So rarely Mickey gets a paid job these days. Yet again, he’s being asked to do a favour for a friend. But it is an old comrade from Mickey’s days in the Army, and it is such a silly ask – to get young Billy to a meeting in the east of Salford, the city Mickey lives in. The only reason Bill can’t do it for himself is that his Service days didn’t go all that well for him. He’s in a wheelchair now. Mickey feels bad about it – he came out unscathed – but also a little bit guilty that he hasn’t visited his old pal in a long time, even though they are living a few mere miles apart.

That’s just the start of Mickey’s regrets. By the end of the day, Mickey seems to have lost the young man completely, along with a minibus stuffed full of sightseers. Mickey was driving behind the vehicle. It can’t just have disappeared! Plus, two smart young men from the property company. They’ve gone too.

The whole convoy was on its way to view a recent property development. Nowhere near Salford, but the developers it was ‘every bit as good’ as the new plans for Mickey and neighbours, and the pair seemed anxious to give everyone the chance to go and marvel. A bit careless, therefore, and maybe an indication of things to come, that the smart young men led the vehicles into some kind of rabbit hole, and nobody – apart from Mickey – returned at the end of the day.

If only there was a kidnap note! Not at all. There seems no purpose behind the incident, no rhyme or reason. While the rest of the local residents busy themselves with drawing up petitions and canvassing support to stop the development in their own backyward, only Mickey, it seems, is conderned by the recent disappearence. He owes Billy! Desperate, Mickey is even willing to accept the help of a local Detective Inspector from Manchester City Police, an investigator who seemed willing to believe that Mickey was to blame, at the beginning. No, Inspector, things are much more curious.

Mickey tries very, very hard not to get distracted by politics. He wants this ‘mystery’ solved!

About The Author

Free-wheeling author Mike Scantlebury confuses a lot of readers. Most days he writes adventurous stories, but he has so many other creative interests as well, it’s hard keeping up. Sure, you can find his books in all good online book-stores, but there’s e-books and paperbacks too, as well as a slew of audio-books that he’s narrated himself. Is that why he’s on Sound Cloud? No, he’s also got songs up there, as well as podcasts. You can also find him on You Tube. Talking about writing? Of course, but also performing, (songs, yes, and he’s also made a series of short drama movies, with local friends).

Mike Scantlebury

Entrepreneur, Writer and Speaker.

Complete Series

Mike Scantlebury has authored two complete series, featuring his local heroes, ‘Mickey’ (from Manchester) and ‘The Amelia Hartliss Mysteries’ series. These two lovely people know each other well, and sometimes crossover and feature in each other’s stories. Mostly they get entangled in adventures in the North West of England, but they have been known to travel and when that happens, the rest of the world better watch out (places like Rwanda).
Luckily, the books have all been numbered, but that doesn’t mean you have to encounter each novel in turn. The tales are written as stand-alone thrillers, so dip in, pick and mix, tumble them around, as you see fit. The crime fiction, the Mysteries, and the thrills, will all be there, no matter where you start.

What Readers Are Saying

Here are some reviews by Readers

This is a brilliant read. Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start. Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable. Great suspense and action with wonderful world building. Can’t wait to read what the author brings out next. Recommend reading.

Very interesting read, love the chemistry and mix of characters. A lot of thought has gone in to the plot/story.

It’s a belter of a story, involving a local Chinese restaurant empire made up of warring siblings, arrogant American agents sent over to ‘oversee’ the British operation, a shady European terrorist group known as ‘Le Quest’ whose loyalties are at best questionable, and an apparent attempt to disrupt Sino-British relations by re-enacting the events that led up to World War One – in Salford, Greater Manchester! The author certainly knows his history, and has more than a passing acquaintance with the workings of MI6 – I’m not surprised that this series has its die-hard fans!

A fast paced, action driven, Chandleresque detective / spy style thriller with an interesting premise. The plot takes all the twists and turns you might expect from this genre, without overwhelming the reader. If you enjoy the detective-noir genre there’s a good chance you’ll like this book.

Upcoming Book

Mickey needs a rest. He has only just escaped from his flying visit to Rwanda, but he barely gets off the plane before he was mixed up with the other refugees and asylum seekers and flung into prison. Meanwhile his position as Boss of Corsh Corporation has been seized by a distance cousin from Canada and his regular team are completely bound up in trying to meet the government’s commitment to supply arms to Ukraine. The guns need to go, not get highjacked! Luckily Mickey finds a colleague from his past who is on hand to help. They make a lovely couple.

Saving Regent Retail Park

About The Author

Mike Scantlebury

Complete Series

What Readers Are Saying

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