P C Cubitt
ALLi Author Member
Location: United Kingdom
Genres: Commercial Fiction, Thriller, General Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Crime
P C Cubitt is the author of Fly Catcher, which was long-listed for the Bridport First Novel Prize and The Blue Alley. She writes in the genre of political thriller. She has worked in the fields of business, education, and research when she was contributor and editor to several academic journals. Her PhD research on peacebuilding has been widely published, and it was her time working in Africa that inspired her move to writing fiction. She is currently working on a third novel. She lives with her husband in Yorkshire and is the proud mother of sons.
P C Cubitt's books
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Crime, Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback
An accidental sleuth. A web of organised crime. A fast-paced thriller in the world of modern-day slavery. Karen Hamm is a bold researcher who has been investigating corruption in Africa. Returning home, she observes a priest passing a bribe at passport control. He is accompanying two children on a flight to Amsterdam. Karen has seen the man before and knows he’s not a priest. Suspecting the children are being abducted, she secretly takes photos. Safely back in the UK, Karen reports her suspicions to the Dutch police but when no CCTV is found of the priest and kids arriving in Amsterdam, she suspects a cover-up. Compelled to do something herself, she decides to find the children and bring the traffickers to justice. It is a reckless decision that draws her into the dangerous world of organised crime. And as her feelings of vengeance spiral out of control, she is forced...
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 16-18, 18+
Longlisted for the Bridport First Novel Prize 2023 West Africa and an unknown boy is killed on the vast palm oil plantation of the powerful corporation, Arranoil. Nobody knows his name, where he came from, or who brought him to work on the estate. Karen Hamm has travelled to the country to investigate corruption. She's on a mission to find millions of dollars in missing aid but her enquiries are met by a wall of silence. A chance meeting draws Karen into the dangerous world of local politics and the struggle for better working conditions on the plantations. After the murder of her friend Songola, a young activist, Karen heads to the remote estate of Arranoil, to find out why she was killed and what it had to do with the millions of dollars in missing aid – a corrupt and treacherous path leading all the way back to her...