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The Gibraltar Protocol
My Debut Thriller
After thirty-five years in advertising, I never imagined I'd be writing novels. But sometimes life takes unexpected turns—and sometimes those turns happen on a sun lounger in Spain when you're supposed to be relaxing.
What It's About
The Gibraltar Protocol is a contemporary cyber-thriller that explores what happens when our increasingly digital world becomes a weapon. At its heart, it's the story of Daniel Warren, a junior Foreign Office operative who gets thrown into a deadly international conspiracy involving a revolutionary digital currency called Veritian.
Hidden within Veritian's code is a "Spider's egg"—a digital time bomb planted by the world's most notorious hacker. When triggered, it won't just steal money; it will destroy global trust in government and plunge society into economic chaos.
Daniel's hunt for this elusive cyber-criminal takes him from the corridors of Whitehall to the dangerous streets of Mexico and Venezuela, and finally to Gibraltar—a journey that forces him to question everything he believes about loyalty, justice, and the price of revenge.
Why I Wrote It
The inspiration came from witnessing real events: the collapse of major cryptocurrencies, working with Ukrainian gaming companies during wartime, and observing the desperate journeys of migrants crossing the Gibraltar Strait. I wanted to explore how our digital dependencies make us vulnerable, and how personal trauma can drive someone to seek revenge on a global scale.
As someone who's dyslexic and struggled with English throughout school, proving that compelling fiction was possible felt like its own kind of victory.
What Readers Are Saying
"A brilliant debut that feels unnervingly realistic" "Page-turner that combines cyber-thriller with international espionage" "Scarily plausible plot with authentic international settings"
The book draws on my business experience in tech and finance, extensive travel between Gibraltar, Spain, and Latin America, and a newfound appreciation for just how fragile our interconnected world really is.
My Debut Thriller
After thirty-five years in advertising, I never imagined I'd be writing novels. But sometimes life takes unexpected turns—and sometimes those turns happen on a sun lounger in Spain when you're supposed to be relaxing.
What It's About
The Gibraltar Protocol is a contemporary cyber-thriller that explores what happens when our increasingly digital world becomes a weapon. At its heart, it's the story of Daniel Warren, a junior Foreign Office operative who gets thrown into a deadly international conspiracy involving a revolutionary digital currency called Veritian.
Hidden within Veritian's code is a "Spider's egg"—a digital time bomb planted by the world's most notorious hacker. When triggered, it won't just steal money; it will destroy global trust in government and plunge society into economic chaos.
Daniel's hunt for this elusive cyber-criminal takes him from the corridors of Whitehall to the dangerous streets of Mexico and Venezuela, and finally to Gibraltar—a journey that forces him to question everything he believes about loyalty, justice, and the price of revenge.
Why I Wrote It
The inspiration came from witnessing real events: the collapse of major cryptocurrencies, working with Ukrainian gaming companies during wartime, and observing the desperate journeys of migrants crossing the Gibraltar Strait. I wanted to explore how our digital dependencies make us vulnerable, and how personal trauma can drive someone to seek revenge on a global scale.
As someone who's dyslexic and struggled with English throughout school, proving that compelling fiction was possible felt like its own kind of victory.
What Readers Are Saying
"A brilliant debut that feels unnervingly realistic" "Page-turner that combines cyber-thriller with international espionage" "Scarily plausible plot with authentic international settings"
The book draws on my business experience in tech and finance, extensive travel between Gibraltar, Spain, and Latin America, and a newfound appreciation for just how fragile our interconnected world really is.