Thriller Books
NOVELS
The Mandalay Protocol
A missing girl. A country torn by war. And a man haunted by the demons of his past.
Kidnap negotiator Bishop knows the stakes when he’s sent to the jungles of Burma to find a missing Canadian girl. But his search uncovers a dark secret that could shatter the fragile peace between nations. What began as a rescue mission spirals into a deadly game of deceit and danger.
At his side is Madeleine Carter – tough, independent, and lethal, with secrets of her own. Together, they navigate a treacherous path from Singapore and Burma to London and Washington, uncovering a scheme that threatens to redraw borders and reignite simmering conflicts.
But Bishop battles more than external enemies. Haunted by war and a brutal childhood, and with an addiction that claws at his soul, each discovery pulls him closer to the edge.
As global stability hangs in the balance, Bishop and Maddy must expose the truth before more lives are lost and an unstoppable fuse is lit. In a world built on secrets, survival may be the hardest mission of all.
From the author of the gripping Dragon series comes a fast-paced thriller that spans continents, full of deadly twists, explosive action, and unforgettable characters.
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A real page turner
★★★★★
Amazon Review
The Mandalay Protocol is a real page turner, action from start to finish. The plot has many twists and turns which are guaranteed to keep you reading until late at night. A.C. Edwards gives us a new protagonist, Bishop, with a very contemporary storyline set in Myanmar (Burma). This would be an excellent holiday read.
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Dragon's Back
Dragon Series - Book One
A woman wants her errant husband tracked, an undocumented Cambodian girl is found dead, the city’s two biggest criminal societies vie for power, a loan shark wants his money back, and a corrupt cop is pulling strings from the shadows. It’s just another day in Hong Kong.
Reluctantly taking a job to follow a cheating husband, private investigator, and former cop, Galahad Jones is catapulted into the deadly world of Hong Kong’s criminal underbelly. Conspiracy and betrayal reign as he finds himself in a life and death chase through the mean streets of Kowloon and The Island to bring down a human trafficking ring and, hopefully, keep his head on his shoulders in the process.
With the help of his apprentice, Joey Loh, and mysterious girlfriend Angel, Galahad must confront his past, Hong Kong triads and official corruption to free the girls and clear his murdered father’s name. Dark forces are arrayed against him, and Galahad is never quite sure who is friend and who is foe.
But one thing is certain... Galahad Jones will do whatever it takes, no matter the personal cost.
Absolutely Brilliant
★★★★★
The incredibly detailed descriptions of people and Hong Kong streets and scenery made me feel totally immersed. I can’t wait to go back … in the next book!!!
Dragon's Claw
Dragon Series - Book Two
A VIP Protection job goes wrong, the brutalised body of a young man is found in the jungle, a triad wants its $2.5 million back, a girl goes missing and a friend is murdered. Galahad Jones’ world is about to tilt.
When a simple VIP Protection job goes horribly wrong, Galahad Jones is troubled by the circumstances and launches an investigation that drags him back into the seamy world of Hong Kong politics, triad influence and official corruption.
Meanwhile, a young man is viciously murdered on a remote hiking trail, and as more victims emerge, it is soon clear that a serial killer is stalking the streets of Hong Kong. But Galahad has the more immediate problem of staying one step ahead of a violent triad enforcer who is hunting for stolen millions in triad cash and is prepared to kill to find it.
With the return of a dark spectre from the past, Galahad is drawn into the chase to find and stop the serial killer before he strikes again – this time closer to home.
With the clock ticking, and his life spiralling out of control, Galahad is on a desperate manhunt that can only end one way – in blood. The question is: who is the hunter and who is the hunted?
He's Done It Again!
★★★★★
Apple Review
As the sequel to Dragon's Back, this is a solid, hard-boiled thriller. I really enjoyed the plot, pace, action, characters and locations. Galahad Jones is right up there with the best anti-heroes of crime/detective fiction going around.
Dragon's Eye
Dragon Series - Book Three
A husband and father is betrayed, a Russian arms dealer wants his hands on a priceless ruby, a young woman disappears with the keys to the mystery, a female insurgent fights for her life, and a son chases a ghost through the decades. The Past and the Present are on a collision course.
When a young Police Lieutenant is betrayed to the enemy, a series of events are set in train that echo through the years from the jungles of Malaya to London, Saint Petersburg, Beijing and Hong Kong.
Lying low in Malaysia after the Dragon’s Claw case, Galahad Jones is approached to locate family heirlooms that went missing sixty-eight years before. It's a wild goose chase, Jones knows, but the commission is too good to pass up.
Meanwhile, an ageing MI5 agent vanishes with a classified file and the agent’s disappearance triggers alarms deep within a clandestine network – he must be stopped at all costs.
The hunt for the ‘Dragon’s Eye’ is on. But what is it, where is it and what is the deadly secret it holds?
As the past waits to take its revenge, and the bodies begin to pile up, Galahad Jones is on the case and no secrets are safe.
Fantastic Thriller - A Fitting Book 3 of the Dragon Series
★★★★★
Amazon Review
A captivating read right from the first page! Impossible to put down. Edwards has again thrilled his readers...
SHORT STORIES
THE JADE MONKEY
A GALAHAD JONES ORIGIN STORY
In the beginning, there was the Jade Monkey...
Galahad Jones is a man running out of options – and time. Strapped for cash and drowning in debt to the ruthless triad enforcer Jade Tooth, he’s given one chance to clear his slate: recover a priceless artefact. The Jade Monkey.
But the hunt takes Jones deep into Hong Kong’s underworld, where nothing is as it seems. Trapped between ruthless triads and a law that would condemn him for his own associations, he makes an impossible choice: destroy the evidence and save himself or risk everything to bring down an empire. In the end, Jones does what he must – but at what cost?
Fast-paced, atmospheric, and gripping, ‘The Jade Monkey’ is an origin story of Galahad Jones, the compelling anti-hero of the ‘Dragon’ series.
“This short story dials up the action from the first line…”
“A fun, tension-filled frolic…”
★★★★★
Amazon Review
Action and intrigue from the first word! This is an excellent origin (short) story for new readers of Galahad Jones, or those that have read the whole series. Loads of fun.
