A Matt Wells Thriller

4 total works

The Nameless Dead

by Paul Johnston

Published 20 May 2011

GENERATIONS OF EVIL Crime writer Matt Wells hasn't had much time for a career of late - he's been too busy fighting for his life. Matt's thoughts are not his own - his subconscious has been infiltrated and a single word can trigger hidden orders buried deep within Matt's memory, turning him into a killing machine. The FBI aims him at the man responsible for his conditioning: an architect of Nazi revival and devotee of the Antichurch of Lucifer Triumphant.���The man who twisted Matt's mind and took his life away. Submerged into a world rife with ritual murders and hired killers, if Matt can't trust his own mind - who can he trust? He is now both assassin and target - and either fights back or he dies.

The Death List

by Paul Johnston

Published 1 January 2007

Ever really felt like killing someone?London crime novelist Matt Wells has dumped by his agent, his publisher and his wife, he has more revenge fantasies than most.But when Matt is contacted by a serial killer called the 'White Devil', he is horrified to discover that this evil force knows everything about him, his family, friends - and his enemies.Then the slaughter begins and Matt's idle fantasies are made all too real. If Matt can't stop the White Devil in time, all those people Matt really hates are about to meet a chilling fate...

The Last Red Death

by Paul Johnston

Published 1 September 2003

Iraklis showed no mercy. Now they’re back and ready to take their final revenge.

In the 1970s, Iraklis was a Greek terrorist group targeting capitalist politicians in a spate of gruesome ritualistic slaughters. Now two high-profile businessmen have been dispatched with deadly efficiency. Athens’ wealthy elite fear Iraklis is back – and this time there may be no stopping them.

Grace was just a child when she witnessed her diplomat father’s murder and has returned to Athens determined to find his killer. Hiring detective Alex Mavros, she finds a man searching for answers of his own. The disappearance of his brother still haunts Mavros and the pursuit of a ruthless assassin could reveal more than he bargained for.

‘With this gripping, vicious thriller, Paul Johnston proves yet again why he deserves his place on the crime-writing pedestal beside Ian Rankin and Quintin Jardine’ Daily Record

The Soul Collector

by Paul Johnston

Published 1 September 2008

Furiously fast-paced, torturously tense, down-right-unputdownable - this is the shocking sequel to "The Death List".Having been singled out by a serial killer dubbed the 'White Devil', author Matt Wells knows what it's like to look evil in the face - and survive. Having re-built his life, he's never stopped looking over his shoulder, knowing a follower of his tormentor is still at large.When his best friend is murdered, Matt's paranoia appears well-founded, and he is racked with guilt. As cryptic clues to the next victim are sent to Matt, it is chillingly clear that his deadly dance with the devil has begun once more.Anyone that knows Matt is suddenly in mortal danger. And only he can save them...