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AUTHOR OF THE TRENT RIVERA CRIME THRILLERS
TRENT RIVERA DOESN'T GO LOOKING FOR TROUBLE. IT FINDS HIM...
Welcome, readers!
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I do hope you enjoy finding out more about Trent Rivera - the main character in my crime thriller series.
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If you have any questions about characters, plots or anything else, then please email me directly:
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Prior to becoming a writer, I worked in the music industry as both performer and producer before moving into various roles in education. I have lived in Osaka, Japan and San Diego, California, and
now reside on the south coast of England with my wife, 2 children, and a cat.
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My books are all available on Amazon. They can be read for free on Kindle Unlimited.
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Best wishes
Blake
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NOVELS
THE TRENT RIVERA SERIES is available worldwide in ebook, paperback and audiobook formats. Click on the pictures below to order:
ONE BAD APPLE
Trent Rivera is an ex-soldier living on the fringe, torn between disappearing from the world and atoning for past sins. His home is a battered campervan; his only companions a tabby cat named Rosie and the ghosts he can’t outrun. Arriving in the idyllic seaside town of Saltmarsh Cove, Rivera wants solitude - but trouble finds him fast. A missing journalist, a ruthless biker gang, and ominous forces lurking beneath the surface pull him into a fight against a brutal organisation with vast reach. There are many of them, and only one of him. Will he be enough?
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TWO'S COMPANY
Trent Rivera’s free-spirited life is a reaction to years in uniform. His only constants are a battered campervan, a loyal cat, and the need to atone for past sins. Taking work in the quiet village of Castlethwaite, the ex-soldier plans to vanish for the winter - but trouble finds him again. Beneath the town’s respectable façade, his employers are hiding something dark. As Rivera investigates, he uncovers years of crimes carefully concealed and escape routes primed for a quick getaway. Now in a race against time, he must expose the truth before those responsible disappear for good.
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THREE BAGS FULL
For Trent Rivera, living off grid isn’t a phase - it’s a way of life. Newly arrived in Spain, the ex-soldier spends his days on Costa del Sol construction sites and his nights keeping to himself, content to stay invisible. But trouble finds him once more when a murdered friend is discovered in his apartment; It leaves Rivera facing suspicion and blame. Determined to uncover the truth, he begins a dangerous hunt that doubles as a chance at redemption. His search puts him against a ruthless, well-funded syndicate that protects its secrets at all costs. But can one outsider survive what follows?
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FOUR-LEAF CLOVER
Society has little time for Trent Rivera - and the feeling is mutual. After months on the road in his campervan, the ex-soldier finds rare stability in the town of South Quay, with a steady job, a place to stay, and a brief silence from the ghosts of his past. But trouble finds him again. A hotel burns, a young woman is murdered, and a town enslaved by opioids hunts for scapegoats. Caught in the crosshairs, Rivera becomes a vigilante driven by vengeance, taking on the dark organisation behind the trade. Will their numbers prevail—or will Rivera get his revenge?
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FIVE OF CLUBS
When Trent Rivera left the Army, he believed his fighting days were behind him. Drifting through Lancashire, he lands in the town of Brynworth, searching for the peace that has long eluded him. But trouble finds him when local shale gas drilling ignites fierce conflict. Protestors clash with a fracking company, bribing officials and burying evidence - they're backed by powerful interests with global ambitions. Brynworth is only a test case, and so casualties are considered acceptable. As tensions rise, Rivera must decide whether to walk away or act before irreversible damage is done.
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SIX FATHOMS DEEP
A drifter torn between obscurity and redemption, ex-soldier Trent Rivera is in California for what should be a routine investigation before he disappears back out onto the road. But when a woman vanishes in Mexico, Rivera is drawn into something far darker than expected. Uncovering the truth means confronting an operation so cruel and complex it shocks even him. To stop it, Rivera must fight on unfamiliar ground, deep inside hostile territory - every advantage is stacked against him. Can he survive long enough to bring it all crashing down?
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SEVENTH SON
Peace is rare for Trent Rivera - and fleeting. When Inspector Lois Christie calls, it shatters completely. Her partner has been murdered by Maxim Lev, a vicious sociopath now under political protection. With the law unable to deliver justice, Christie turns to Rivera. Revenge means infiltrating the witness relocation program - if the attempt fails, the consequences will be disastrous. To succeed, Rivera must become a one-man army and take on a black-op nightmare designed to remain forever hidden. Will he be enough?
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EIGHT BALL
For Trent Rivera, home is a state of mind - until the funeral of an old friend drags him back to the town he fled years ago. What he expects to be a brief visit becomes anything but. Old grudges fester, tribal lines have hardened, and the monsters of his youth now wield wealth and power. A drugs empire rules openly, crushing dissent. To stop it, Rivera must enlist friends from his past, risking their lives and his own hard-won isolation to take them on. Going home may cost him everything.
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NINE LIVES
Trying once more to vanish from the world, Trent Rivera takes a warehouse job at a Birmingham brewery, craving routine and distance from his past. For a while, it works. Then the phone rings. Peace shatters, rage ignites, and Rivera is pulled onto a path of vengeance that leads straight into a mobster’s brutal operation. The trail stretches to the Spanish coast, where old friends warn him he’s walking into a tiger’s cage. Rivera hears them - but vengeance has a momentum of its own.
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BOX SETS
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THE TRENT RIVERA MYSTERY SERIES: BOOKS 1 - 3
This box set collects the following books at a discounted price:
-ONE BAD APPLE
-TWO'S COMPANY
-THREE BAGS FULL
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THE TRENT RIVERA MYSTERY SERIES: BOOKS 4 - 6
This box set collects the following books at a discounted price:
-FOUR-LEAF CLOVER
-FIVE OF CLUBS
-SIX FATHOMS DEEP
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NOVELLAS
ZERO HOUR
Still in uniform, Trent Rivera is deployed to Afghanistan as a military translator, balancing negotiations between warlords he despises and commanders he doesn’t trust. By night, he drinks to quiet his doubts. Then comes a sudden transfer: a Mediterranean island base where soldiers on rest and recuperation are vanishing. Officially a tourist paradise, the island simmers with political unrest, bombings, and kidnappings. Rivera is sent to uncover the truth.
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MINUS FIVE
Posted to Germany and buried in the task of overseeing dull shipping records, Trent Rivera’s military career seems to be stalling. Then, an urgent summons from HQ changes everything. Sent back to London, Rivera is ordered to investigate Shifty Coltrane, a former comrade accused of running a drug empire on a no-go estate. Rivera has limited time to uncover the truth. If he succeeds, he'll clear Shifty’s name and save him. Fail, and he'll be forced to eliminate an old friend. With the clock ticking, discovery could be fatal. Can Rivera beat the deadline?
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