Deniable Asset
Feared and revered agent Jake Dillon is instructed to abandon a water-tight legacy to infiltrate the dark, power-driven and greed-fuelled Brotherhood of Twelve. The prize for the clandestine collective is contrived political uprising, false security and the ultimate control of an African government. Amid arms deals to secure priceless natural resources and the threat to Western politics, Dillon can’t deny the gravity of this assignment. With spies on the inside and revengeful adversaries on the outside, his fate confronts him more than once… Avenging the murder of a close ally, he trusts few, and relies on no one yet briefly his heart rules his head. All to what end?
As a deniable asset Dillon knows there is only one way this mission can go, and with a Russian bounty on his head, the odds are against him. But MI5, the CIA and his alter ego all have other ideas! Dillon battles for his life in the desert, in the waves, through squadrons of drones and with his heart… From Venice to the Republic of Chad – this is a very different war, demonstrating the worst of human depravity, through the narcissistic assumption that success and power are given. However, Dillon is on top of his game, with the tools and teams for the job surely he can overcome the ultimate international threat, but how long can he fight it out, only he and his handlers know, yet if they were asked, they would surely deny it…
A gutsy thriller with vision. The contrast between age-old African tradition and the new look of war through the cross hairs of squadrons of drones, further illustrates how Towning authenticates his work through Dillon’s missions and emotional turmoil’s…
Locations for When Dead is Dead
Venice:
The serenity of the waterways and the exclusivity of the Venetian lifestyle is rocked to its its roots when a blast takes out the core of a clandestine gathering, and the fall-out sees Jake lose a life-long ally…
Dubrovnik:
Dillon infiltrates the inner sanctum of the enemy alongside a new interest and agent! When things go wrong his future is snatched from the security of his own and thrown into the bowels of revenge…
The Republic of Chad:
From respected tradition to despicable corruption, Dillon finds himself in the desert, face to face with the enemy, unearthing truths, exposing his emotions and devastated by a deep loss – one that scars his success.
London:
Meetings between the CIA and MI5, take Dillon across the globe and into new challenges, one day he will say no, but how far away that day is – only he knows…
