Strike a Match

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Serious Crimes Publisher's Summary

Even after the apocalypse, crimes must be solved.

In 2019, the AIs went to war. It lasted three days, until the electromagnetic pulse from hundreds of nuclear bombs destroyed the infected circuits. Billions of people succumbed to radiation, starvation, and disease. But millions survived, and they rebuilt.

Twenty years later, a ceremony is being held to mark the first transatlantic broadcast since the Blackout. The Prime Minister of Britain and two of the Presidents of the United States will speak to an audience of nearly 10 million people. Not all are celebrating. Crime is on the rise, and power is once again a prize worth murdering for.

Ruth Deering, a new graduate from the police academy, doesn't care about ancient history or current affairs. She only joined the force to escape the smog-infested city. Those hopes are dashed when she is assigned to the Serious Crimes Unit, commanded by the disgraced Sergeant Mitchell. Her first case seems like a simple murder, but the investigation uncovers a counterfeiting ring and a conspiracy that threatens to destroy their fragile democracy.

Strike a Match is a transatlantic thriller set in a world of rationing and ruins, democracy and despotism, steam trains and smart phones. This is not the story of how the apocalypse is survived, but of what happens next.

©2016 Frank Tayell (P)2017 Frank Tayell
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  • Serious Crimes cover art
    • Serious Crimes

    • Strike a Match, Book 1
    • Written by: Frank Tayell
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  • Counterfeit Conspiracy cover art
    • Counterfeit Conspiracy

    • Policing Post-Apocalyptic Britain (Strike a Match, Book 2)
    • Written by: Frank Tayell
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  • Endangered Nation: Policing Post-Apocalyptic Britain cover art
    • Endangered Nation: Policing Post-Apocalyptic Britain

    • Strike a Match, Book 3
    • Written by: Frank Tayell
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  • Over by Christmas cover art
    • Over by Christmas

    • Strike a Match, Book 4
    • Written by: Frank Tayell
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  • Thin Ice cover art
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