I loved the authors writing style, short chapters with realistic dialog between characters. Ive been used to carrying a book and pen and making notes. Two cops, both on different sides of the law both with the same gangland boss in their sights. Many thanks to emma welton for inviting me onto the tour. Patrick has a chandleresque gift for glib descriptions. In the piece below, ian describes how his experiences as a exserving police officer influenced his writing, and of the challenge of writing for a character as corrupt as sam batford and his boss mike hall. Ian patrick spent twentyseven years as a police officer, the majority as a detective within the specialist operations command. He now lives in rural scotland where he divides his time between family, writing, reading and photography. Posted on saturday, 2 september, 2017 by djpaterson. Raymond chandler is alive and well and writing under the name of ian patrick. Rubicon is a fastpaced crime thriller that keeps you turning the pages from start to finish and i was hooked from the explosive opening to the very last word. Rubicon is an awardwinning publisher of k12 learning resources for students and educators. Rubicon has been optioned by the bbc for a full six episode tv series and it is with great hope that they also option stoned love too.
Thanks, nora, for inviting me to your christmas blog. I found the need to explore a different type of public service and found that writing fiction was something i could do. Its not hard to see why ian patricks pacey crime thriller, rubicon, has been optioned for television. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Detective sergeant sam batford has been lying low at a remote safe house in the highlands of scotland. Rubicon sam batford, book 1 by ian patrick fantastic fiction. The triumph and tragedy of the roman republic, is a popular history book written by tom holland, published in 2003 the book tells the story of the end of the roman republic and the consequent establishment of the roman empire.
Im thrilled to welcome crime writer ian patrick to the blog to talk about the 3 books that have shaped him. Im so excited to welcome my dear friend ian patrick to the blog today, as he publishes his debut novel, rubicon. Rubicon sam batford book 1 kindle edition by ian patrick author visit amazons ian patrick page. Today im on the blog tour for rubicon by ian patrick with an extract for you to enjoy. Ian patricks debut starts with a bang and just keeps going. Hes doing his best not to attract the attention of the enemies he made, on both sides of the law, during his last undercover operation but batford knows hes. To go into further detail to me wouldnt necessarily spoil the book but more spoil the enjoyment and thrills that this book has to give and ian patrick writes about. A real treat for crime fiction fans kirkcudbright book week.
Book 1 of 2 in sam batford 2 book series see all 2 formats and editions hide. The first book in the series rubicon is also well worth reading. A little girls body has been found in the wilderness near the desert community of rubicon ranch. Rubicon is my debut novel published by fahrenheit press. Ians the author of the ds sam batford thrillers, with the third, fools gold due later in 2019. First of all, it oozes authenticity hardly surprising given. This book is for you if you enjoy your crime fiction gritty and with plenty of action. The commercial ends with goldblum seated in the drivers seat of the aforementioned jeep in a showroom, where a jeep saleswoman asks if he would like to take the jl for a. Rubicon is ian patricks debut novel and what a great one it was. He spent twentyseven years as a police officer the majority as a detective. Ian patricks previous sam batford novel, rubicon has been optioned by the bbc. Ds sam batford is a corrupt undercover officer seconded to the national crime agency to infiltrate an organised criminal network run by a guy called big h whos importing cocaine. Hes probably reminding himself what the hell went down last time before starting on stoned love.
Staying in with ian patrick may 29, 2018 lindasbookbag so many wonderful bloggers are turning their hands to organising blog tours and im delighted to have been asked by lovely emma of damppebbles to take part in this one for rubicon by ian patrick. Rubicon sam batford book 1 kindle edition by ian patrick. As noted in the book blurb above, sam batford is an undercover police officer, who is walking the wrong side of the line, although the very nature of the work he is involved in makes that line very. I expect to see a lot more from both the author and the character. Ian has once again written a cracking crime thriller. Rubicon may essentially be a thriller based around organised crime, but the reason why you are able to enjoy its fastpaced story is the quality of the authors writing. Steven saylors seventh installment in his roma sub rosa series begins with a character saying, pompey will be mightily pissed.
Sam batford is a corrupt undercover officer with the metropolitan police who will stop at nothing to get his hands on fearsome crimelord vincenzo guardinos drug supply. Stoned love is the second in the series with fools gold due for release soon. Publication day interview rubicon by ian patrick jane. Coming to a tv screen near you rubicon has recently been optioned by the bbc with a view to making a 6 episode series.
Rubicon is primarily concerned with austerity, corruption and objectives. Ian patricks previous sam batford novel, rubicon has been. Ian has been used to carrying a book and pen and making notes. I feel very fortunate to be in the position i am and would love to use this moment to talk about compassion. However, instead of a 1992 wrangler yj sahara edition, jeff goldblum, who played ian malcom in the movie, drives a silver twodoor 2018 wrangler jl rubicon with red accents. Its a book that explores two different officers values and goals. I cant wait to read the follow up and im not just saying that because i know ian, it really is a page turning read. Its not hard to see why ian patrick s pacey crime thriller, rubicon, has been optioned for television. Wild card sam batford is an undercover cop who has infiltrated crime kingpin vincent guardinos organisation. The book takes its title from the river rubicon in the northern italian peninsula. Rubicon by ian patrick sam batford book 1 fahrenheit press. I was lucky to get an early read of this book and its fast paced and all absorbing.
Now retired, the need to write didnt leave and evolved into fiction. Rubicon sam batford book 1 kindle edition by patrick. Ian patrick has experienced life on the beat himself and that experience, that living of the job gives the novel a level of authenticity that readers readers like me, anyway crave. Coming to a tv screen near you rubicon has recently been optioned by the bbc with a view to making a 6.
Rubicon and stoned love are books 1 and 2 in this series hailed for its authenticity for those of you that dont know me, my name is ian patrick and im a crime fiction author in scotland. However, i will say that this book opens with a bang and one that had me gripped and rubicon is centred around sam batford an undercover officer who has been seconded or has he to. Rubicon is his debut novel published by fahrenheit press and stoned love the second in the series. The two investigations inevitably collide and clash in ian patricks marvellously gripping debut novel rubicon. Rubicon was his debut novel published by fahrenheit press. Rubicon sam batford, book 1 by ian patrick book cover, description, publication history. Sam batford is an undercover officer with the metropolitan. After an outstanding debut appearance in rubicon, sam batford returns for another outing in ian patricks stoned love. By ian patrick rubicon author with fahrenheit press guest post. About this book two cops, both on different sides of the law both with the same gangland boss in their sights. Its not hard to see why ian patricks pacey crime thriller, rubicon, has been optioned for. Rubicon by ian patrick june 5, 2018 february 16, 2019 hcnewton leave a comment today we welcome the book tour for the provocative rubicon by ian patrick frankly, half the reason that im happy about this is that now i can read all the great content thats been put together for this tour. Rubicon has been optioned by the bbc for a six part tv series.