(Work in Progress...)
The Titanic Document
They sank the Unsinkable...
...but who planned the Unthinkable?
1912 – RMS Titanic sinks with tremendous loss of life, and despite two investigations on both sides of the ocean where she came to grief, no-one is officially blamed for the disaster.
1985 – as the wreck is finally located on the ocean floor, and The Troubles in Northern Ireland threaten his Government’s survival, a British politician takes unprecedented action to bury any further hostility.
2016 – Librarian Billie Vane is persuaded to look more closely at the potential reasons for the Titanic sinking. Why does an elusive woman with a personal connection to the story seem so interested in an ex-Minister from Margaret Thatcher’s Cabinet?
Reasons for writing it:
This is a direct result of the success of The Murder Tree. I received such encouraging feedback on my debut novel that it was inevitable I needed to bring back Billie Vane for a further investigation. He will be joined in this one by Edward Fersen, who also featured in the first story. This time there will be a new female protagonist, with some scenes set in Liverpool, Belfast and other parts of the UK.
Adult themes.
This is a direct result of the success of The Murder Tree. I received such encouraging feedback on my debut novel that it was inevitable I needed to bring back Billie Vane for a further investigation. He will be joined in this one by Edward Fersen, who also featured in the first story. This time there will be a new female protagonist, with some scenes set in Liverpool, Belfast and other parts of the UK.
Adult themes.
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The tragedy of the Titanic is the spark of inspiration that binds my latest story. In The Murder Tree my fictional characters found themselves hugely influenced by a historical event, and this will be no less so in The Titanic Document.
But while most of us know about the events of 14-15 April 1912, featuring an iceberg and a lack of lifeboats, less of us are aware of the one single incident that set the whole thing in motion. That event is described in the Prologue to The Titanic Document, and to whet your appetite for what is to come, you can download a copy BELOW. For more information on the progress of The Titanic Document, check out my Facebook page @writetoAlanVeale. |
| Prologue |