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GRAPHITE

Men like GRAPHITEare stable in

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Diamonds

A S J Wells

KEY SELLING POINTS

Amodernsagacoveringthelives of severalpeopleaffected by themaincharactermeetingabin manand a
toddler.
Setin London in theearly1990s.
The story explores many themes including bigotry, autism, religion, homophobia, and international crime.

The lives of seemingly ordinary people intertwine in GRAPHITE, a modern contemporary saga, when a man
saves the life of a toddler.

Whilstwaitingfor thebus, Mauricemeetsandchatswith Arnold, abinman. Hedecides to walk home andends
up savingtoddler, Charlie, from beinghitby acar. Indoing so, he is accused of attemptedkidnapand is sent
to prison. Terry, his lawyer, looks for the driver, but the investigation begins to get more and more complicated,
involving the Met police and an International Crime Organisation led by Masood.

Sean,apriest, is forced onsabbaticalforhis outcryduringMaurice’sarrest. HetravelstoMalagaandmeets
Miguel, agay manandin hospital, Maria, whohefalls in lovewith.Willlove orthechurchdecide hisfuture?
Birdie, a Met Sergeantand Ivor, a Met CIDandflirt, worktogethertoseek out themole in theiroffice.

GRAPHITE is a gripping crime, psychological duology with humour that will keep readers hooked until the very
end.

A S J Wells wasborn in Sussexbutevacuated to Scottish hamlet. Heworkedinthe RAFandvisitedmany
placesandpeople.SincehisretirementhehasbeenaTreasurerofKayak,SquareDanceandCroquetClub.He
hasawife,twodaughtersandfourgrandchildrenandisbasedinWorthing.

Publication Date: 28th October 2024 £10.99 ISBN: 9781805145486
Thema subject category: FBA – Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
paperback 198 x 129 mm 368 pp Portrait Author location: Worthing

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