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Darwin: An Aedan Savage Thriller Kindle Edition

by Mike Barker (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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A Murder Mystery unfolds as Cyclone Tracy destroys Darwin

Mercinaries, misfits and criminals on the run thrived in the chaos that followed Cyclone tracy in 1974. The perfect environment to turn a mixed up teenager into an outlaw.

As Aedan struggles with adolescence and school, a cyclone destroys his city and any resemblance of normal life disappears. He leaves home, buys a motorbike and is thrust violently into adulthood, in a wild, lawless environment. Then he meets Eva, the woman of his dreams and a gifted lady who attempts to guide him through the obstacles.

But Darwin is full of very dangerous people and as an impressionable youth, Aedan keeps bad company and is led into violent crime. When their local dealer is murdered, Eva becomes involved, putting both her and Aedan squarely in the crosshairs of a vicious killer, who now has them on his list.

Buy Darwin and unlock this mystery with a true Australian flavour.

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    An Aedan Savage Thriller
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    November 6, 2019
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08157H4M5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (November 6, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 6, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2333 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 170825255X
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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Mike Barker

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After writing and producing television documentaries and ghostwriting two business books, I decided to write based on my own experiences. It almost seems like another life now, riding with outlaw motorcycle clubs and getting up to no good in the Australian outback. The stories are fiction, loosely based on real events and the characters based on real people. By writing the stories as fiction, I’ve been able to throw characters to the wolves and let them react. Sometimes conflict brings out the best in people, sometimes the worst, and the simplest of situations can quickly become treacherous.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Romance after a cyclone!
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2020
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Things have changed for Aedan after Darwin was hit by the cyclone! A young man full of insecurities leaves home to make his way in this crazy mixed up world and meets to love of his life! Great characters you can't help but love! Looking forward to the second in this series!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Darwin and Cyclone Tracey
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2020
Aedan is a new homeless adolesent teen that fell in with the wrong crowd and was in and out of trouble more than not. Burglaries, mugging, hanging out with the hippies and whoever would give him his next joint, and just plain trouble. With some of his friends they rob a bank and than they are on the run from one crime to another. He met Eva, his psychic girlfriend, and life was getting better. She offered the love he never had as a kid. Then Cyclone Tracy hit and all hell broke loose. They get separated and he does not find her but keeps looking wherever he goes. Surviving in the aftermath of the cyclone was a major effort and leads to adventures that only reading the book could disclose.

Cyclone Tracey was a real historical event. It hit Darwin, Australia on a Christmas day 1974. Even though this book is a work of fiction it is actually based on the events during and after Cyclone Tracey. It is full of nonstop action and suspense that puts you on a roller-coaster full of ups and downs. I highly recommend this book.
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Mountain Mama
4.0 out of 5 stars A gripping coming of age tale
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2019
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I enjoyed this story of Aedan’s descent into the life of an outlaw and how Eva came to be such an important part of his life. The best action comes at the end of the story, which became addictive. I would have liked to know more about what happened at the end, but hopefully will find out in the next book. This is a quick, engaging read for fans of outback thrillers
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Carole Poissant
5.0 out of 5 stars The coming of age for Aedan
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2022
Aedan a teenager in Darwin Australia, wants to leave school and start life on his own. In the process, he makes many bad choices and gets involved with some very dangerous people. Then he meets Eva, the girl of his dreams
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Christmas Angel
5.0 out of 5 stars Darwin
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2020
Aedan - meaning "little fire" - sets a blazing trail through Darwin. He and his friends rob a bank which starts the ball rolling leading him from one adventure after another. He falls in love with Eva, his psychic girlfriend who gives him the love he never had growing up. Along with good friends, they live through a cyclone that sends them out of Darwin and into a life on the run. Read what happens next. It is quite an experience.
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RichmondReader
3.0 out of 5 stars A story of poor choices and their consequences following a monster cyclone
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2019
Newly homeless Aedan rides out Cyclone Tracy at a friend’s house. The utter devastation to the city of Darwin in the wake of the storm sets the stage for Aedan’s descent into criminal activity. His redeeming light is Eva who helps him make some better choices. It is the story of a boy adrift without a moral compass.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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Dr. Patricia Eroh
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome story
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2019
I love this outback thriller with an awesome story and great characters. Aedan and Eve are a great pair and Darwin is a pretty scary place to be young and impressionable. Great thriller! I am finishing up the next book and it is awesome too.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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Robert Krueger
4.0 out of 5 stars A story with a punch
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2021
Youth is not always a blessing especially when choices lead in the wrong direction. As Aedan's direction the result of circumstances or because of his home life?

Aedan is different than most teens. Perhaps there is a spark within that portends his future. Meeting Eva, a charismatic beauty, becomes a major influence in his life and into his thinking. Aedan is naive, in search of himself, deciding to leave his past life behind. Death has taken his best friend, which is a trigger toward his future, not a good choice. The new direction to his life results in Eva and him being caught up in murder.

The author uses a broad brush to paint a picture of country and character.

The story does not quite conclude. You need to buy the next book. Normally, for that reason, I would rate it as 2 stars. But there is something like a conclusion. Reviewed by the author of The Children's Story, About Good and Evil.
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