EddieGubbins: For the Love of Pauline

EddieGubbins: For the Love of Pauline: Well, all the editing is finished on my third thriller For the Love of Pauline. It involves Ken Flood and his brother Norman as in Brotherly...

For the Love of Pauline

Well, all the editing is finished on my third thriller For the Love of Pauline. It involves Ken Flood and his brother Norman as in Brotherly Love and A Legacy from Mary. Now for self publication through Createspace and Kindle.
Ken Flood has been separated from his wife and family for six years following the kidnapping of his daughter by Mengambwian government people as related in A Legacy From Mary. Ken was exchanged for his daughter but managed to turn the tables on his enemies. Doreen his wife had obtained an injunction barring him from any contact with her and his daughters other than family business. Pauline, his eldest daughter is killed by a contaminated drug. The police appear to know who supplied the drugs but did not arrest them. Ken set out to find out who supplied the drugs. His brother offers to help and soon they re threatened by drug gangs.
When it is finally published I will put out on my blog!

EddieGubbins: Brotherly Love by Eddie Gubbins

EddieGubbins: Brotherly Love by Eddie Gubbins: The first thriller involving Dr Ken Flood and his brother Norman by Eddie Gubbins. This is a story about fear, of somebody out of ...

Brotherly Love by Eddie Gubbins

The first thriller involving Dr Ken Flood and his brother Norman by Eddie Gubbins.

This is a story about fear, of somebody out of his depth in a world made strange to him by events he could not fully comprehend. It is a novel about Ken Flood, living a mundane, steady life as an academic in Plymouth but is pulled by family loyalty along paths of experience which would be best left unexplored. Along the way there are chance encounters with people who through friendship are willing to help. Though scared to death, Ken somehow finds hidden depths behind his placid exterior and keeps going when to give up would be the easier option. The novel explores the conflicts which arise when an ordinary people is forced to choose between family loyalty and obligation to the wider public. Would you question what is being asked of you by a family member who you had always thought was honest or just help in any way you could? What happens if the activity you are being asked to undertake looks very dodgy, if not criminal? The problem is Ken's brother, who Ken now believes after some time on the run, appears to be on the other side. Are there sides in the game Ken is forced to play? Which side is good and which evil? Who are the buddies in black hats? It is soon obvious to Ken that there are no sides in this game  and friend and foe are not easily distinguished. The novel follows Ken's quest to answer these questions to its ultimate conclusion.

The second thriller is A Legacy From Mary.

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EddieGubbins: An Ordinary Life by Edmund Gubbins

EddieGubbins: An Ordinary Life by Edmund Gubbins: 1st Edition 2nd Edition  Money laundering is illegal. Even Tom Houseman knows that. He, as an academic, makes a distinction between ...

An Ordinary Life by Edmund Gubbins

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Money laundering is illegal. Even Tom Houseman knows that. He, as an academic, makes a distinction between helping somebody to set up legitimate business and the source of the money.

The novel follows the life of Tom Houseman. From his early childhood on the edge of a hard council estate to eminent Professor with a worldwide reputation and great wealth. The story explores the manner in which most people regard themselves as honest and law abiding although there are times and circumstances when they ignore the rules of behaviour or of some moral code. These people justify their actions by ignoring their conscience or making excuses for their behaviour. In extreme cases they give the impression that morality is not an issue in their case.

Tom Houseman has a boyhood friend called Derek from the council estate and, though their paths diverge after junior school, he stays loyal to his friend. Derek becomes the right hand man of the criminal Mr. Big and introduces Edward. During his life, Edward accepts opportunities presented by his friends and his brother. These enhance both his standing in society and his wealth. All the time, he ignores and denies the moral and legal implications of taking advantage of these offers. As time passes, he has to accept the implications of his choices.

Will he finally have to face these hard decisions or will he sail serenely on living, to him, this ordinary life?

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Tales from the Sea by Eddie Gubbins

" I had been destined for a life at sea for as long as I could remember. In fact, I can recall vividly the first time my family started to take it for granted that I was going to sea when I left school.

It was at one o our family get togethers when I was about six years old. All of my aunties were there sitting in a line in the front room, pulling all their friends and acquaintances to pieces. It was a room which at that time was only used for special occasions or when some so called important visitor came. There was a fireplace with black cast iron surround and coloured tiles with pictures of flowers.

The uncles, my dad and granddad were in the sitting room drinking beer and talking of football and politics.  The grandchildren in the conservatory playing with the toys they had brought with them.

We all came together for a buffet supper prepared by my grandmother, the aunties, uncles and eleven grand children. Somebody, I cannot recall who, started to speculate about what would become of all the grandchildren when they grew up and left school.

Suddenly Granddad put his large hand on my shoulder and announced in a voice which brooked no argument. “ Edmund is going to sea when he grows up. He will be the first Captain of a foreign going ship in the family.”

Everybody in the room nodded sagely and I did not protest. I suppose at six years old, I did not fully appreciate the true implication of what was being decided on my behalf. Oh, I had sat at the feet, so to speak, of my grandfather and listened to his stories of when he was at sea on White Star Liners. He had talked of the people, the ships and the sea. He made it sound so glamorous, mysterious and fascinating that I had been attracted to the sea from that time. "

This is how my semi-auto biographical novel starts. I had a struggle to convince my Head master that I was going to sea as a cadet when I left school. He was convinced that most of the top boys in the school went to university and into the professions. So it came to pass that when I did leave school at sixteen with the required o-levels I joined Eagle Oil and Shipping Company as a cadet after a term at a pre sea training college.

The novel is a description of my twelve years at sea. It shows the good times and the bad., the characters I met and the ships I sailed on. There is the good weather and the bad. I call it a semi autobiographical novel because it mainly comes from memory. I did not keep a diary.
When I became a lecturer to keep  the attention of my students at times I would relate tales of my time at sea. They told me I ought to write these down and get them published. This I have done hence Tales From The Sea.

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