Lewis Hastings

**READ MORE AMAZING AMAZON REVIEWS AT https://amzn.to/2LIKPdr ** COMING FEBRUARY 2022 - the new Jack Cade novel The Chemist - To him, death is just a game. Lewis Hastings is a pseudonym. British but with international connections he describes himself as “Somewhere in region of the new forty, married, to the same woman, twice, with two amazing adult children, two young grandchildren and lives in a house by a lake.” He has a day job that links him to international law enforcement and importantly one which enables him to write with complete authenticity. Lewis started writing, with a passion, in his school days. His English teacher once said that 'At times his writing is verging on genius. However, the remaining ninety per cent of the time it is an insult to the paper it is written on...' This single comment lowered a seed into the potting compost of his imagination that would bear fruit many years later...many, years later. Hell hath no fury like an author scorned! In 2014 he released his autobiography Actually The World Is Enough – originally intended as a vehicle to print just five copies. One for the bookshelf, one for his children and one each for his parents. He travelled across the world to read it to his dad as he lay in a hospice. His dad thoroughly enjoyed the book – but picked out one of the real-life moments and said “Son, you have to tell that story to the world…you need to write!” It was during this cathartic period of his life that another seed was sown. He had met a beautiful Bulgarian female in 2008 at an international border, the story she told him, in the course of his profession would inspire him to create the crime trilogy which has become known as the Seventh Wave with the main character being called John 'Jack' Cade, Cade, named after a British rebel of the fourteen hundreds is a man recently fractured by an overly playful wife and a particularly unpleasant boss. He takes a chance, moves on, finds a new life, a life that is full of promise until he meets Niko. The first story, Seventh was released in May 2017 and continues to attract critical acclaim. Described as 'Dark, racy, edge of the seat writing' and 'thoroughly believable' it was quickly followed by the sequel Seven Degrees which was published in 2018 and took the reader deeper into the story, revealing the characters and involving the reader in a cinematographic experience. The final installment Seven of Swords hit the shelves in June 2019 and is already attracting some really positive feedback for its incredible realism and timeliness – during a period of unprecedented British political turbulence. What makes the Seventh Wave incredible is the fact that it is based on real events and real people. A completely new Cade thriller was released in December 2020. Called The Angel of Whitehall it is based around the apparent ramblings of a World War 2 veteran with dementia, linking Britain to West Africa and drawing the reader back into the present day and a web of intrigue that involves politicians, the military and even the police themselves. Lewis says he adores writing, it is his escape from the harsh realities of a life that ironically provide him with the endless stories. The fact that people genuinely enjoy his books makes it so much more worthwhile and rewarding. "If just one reader enjoys them, immerses themselves in the story...then I have been successful." "Well, it happened! In between lockdowns and global chaos I managed to secure a multi-book publishing contract with the amazing Hobeck Books in the United Kingdom. Absolutely thrilled!" This is outstanding news - to even get this far has been a miracle, to begin the ascendancy into something potentially great is - wonderful! To quote readers "These stories deserve to be told" - "Another masterpiece by a truly talented author!" And another who said "If you loved Line of Duty then you're going to love this!"