The Downing: When Trouble Finds You Collection, #6

By Jinx James

Donny Holt is a specialist secret operative sent on a Black Ops mission in sub-Saharan Africa.

It is the 1980's, a time of turmoil and fast-changing allegiances on the African continent.

Acting solo, his instructions are to get in and out below the radar and execute the task with

clean precision. But there are always two sides to every story…

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jinx James Books, Kit James Publishing
• Release date: May 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9780645632378

Jinx James

Crime fiction author Jinx James was born in the UK, and lives in Australia. He has worked in music, advertising, and TV comedy. He has always been fascinated by charisma, satire, and what makes people laugh. That’s his usual way of looking at the world, but he is also intrigued by how his characters react when confronted by a terrifying dilemma, or a moment of confrontation. As he always says, it’s the characters that write the stories. They insist that their voices are heard. Today Jinx lives in a wine-growing area in regional Australia with his wife and two dogs. As Kit James, he also writes a humorous dog book series, Mutt to Megastar, starring Elliott, a wisecracking dog.

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The Downing

When Trouble Finds You Collection, Volume 6

Jinx James

Published by Jinx James Books, Kit James Publishing, 2023.

This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

THE DOWNING

First edition. May 1, 2023.

Copyright © 2023 Jinx James.

ISBN: 978-0645632378

Written by Jinx James.

Also by Jinx James

When Trouble Finds You Collection

Dead Reckoning

Wrong Place Right Time

The Legend

There's Something About Her

Trapped in Cuckoo Land

The Downing

Standalone

Dead Funny

Watch for more at Jinx James’s site.

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Chapter 1

Africa 1984

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Donny travelled West out of the dawn, scraping the treetops at two hundred and fifty feet just like the good old days. In a few more minutes it’d be light enough for him to see the monkeys having breakfast. He lined up the Ultralight to the satellite heading displayed on the read-out and checked his watch. Twenty-six minutes to go. Time to check the beacon. Flipping open the lid of the other minicomputer located on the dash, he pressed the homer switch. There was the beep, loud and clear.

It was only thirty hours or so since he’d left Toni and the girls