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In the Thick of It
In the Thick of It
In the Thick of It
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A page-turning contemporary thriller on an epic scale by the British author R.J. Hopkins, In The Thick Of It is an intoxicating concoction of cinematic action-packed drama framed within a beguiling examination of sexual identity and ambiguity. It is set in a modern world plagued by insurgency and terrorism, over 4 years between 2008 and 2012, and is a roller-coaster ride full of shocks and surprises with the action taking place in real locations in New York City, Venice and Rome, and London and Cornwall in the UK. Not for the faint-hearted!

With a number of set pieces full of high drama, notably including a multiple car chase by the shore near Coney Island in New York, a violent gun battle after a memorial service in a Russian Orthodox church on the streets of Manhattan, a gripping torture scene in the crypt of a church in Venice, an attempted rape in a hotel room in Newquay in the UK and a dramatic night-time chase on nearby Towan beach, the action never lets up, culminating in a final surprise twist ending. With the authors insight into complex and intriguing characters, In The Thick Of It should be on everyones 'must read' list.
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Release dateNov 20, 2009
ISBN9781426900129
In the Thick of It
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R. J. Hopkins

• Hopkins is British. Born in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, in 1940, he was educated at Bedford School. After fulfilling early promise in the record industry, then in theatre management and subsequently at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), he had notable achievements in the not-for-profit sector, firstly as Executive Director of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) and then as National Director of CARE International (UK). He moved to New York in 1994, where he worked with ORBIS International and then as Executive Vice President with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). He was subsequently recruited by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) to head up their fundraising operations, based in Washington DC. After life changing heart surgery, Julian moved with his American wife Stella back to the UK. They now live in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He combines writing with working part-time as Development Officer for St Albans Cathedral. Hopkins wrote Conducting Terror, his first novel, in the US while convalescing after his surgery.

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