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Losing the Plot - Book Tour and Giveaway

8/21/2019

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Losing the Plot
Richie Malone #1 by
Richard Grainger
Genre: Thriller, Romantic Suspense, Mystery 

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"Let me tell you about my day so far. I’ll begin by telling you about waking up in my Marbella villa to find a dead girl in my bed; about being interrogated by the Spanish police – or hombres purporting to be the Spanish police; about learning that I’m going to have my kneecaps shattered by the former Chief of Staff of the Provisional IRA. That is, if he can find me before the godfather of the Andalucian Russian mafia hunts me down. And not only that; it’s not yet ten o’clock and I’ve taken up smoking and have drunk half a bottle of brandy before I’ve even had breakfast." Richie Malone is an old-school philanderer, misogynistic playboy and writer with an undeniable charm. Although he has yet to pen anything to attract literary acclaim using his own name, he has made a fortune writing pornographic novels under a female pseudonym. But now his troubles are just beginning. He needs answers, and he needs them fast. Just who is this dead girl? How did she get here? And why his bed? And, of course, did he kill her? Malone finds himself caught in the middle of a turf war between Irish racketeers, the Russian Mafia and a Columbian cartel. And so, he loses the plot. But can he get it back before he loses everything … including his life?



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​PROLOGUE
NINE MONTHS AGO

I leave the Moët Bar feeling mildly pleased with myself.
And why not?
I have a new nickname – ‘Belfast Boy’ – which carries a certain gravitas, swinging precariously between intrigue and decadence.
I can’t remember exactly who it was who called me this, but I didn’t sleep with her, which for me is quite unusual.
I’d been double-parking shitty Spanish beer with equally shitty cheap white wine for several hours and, truth be told, the prospect of sex somehow got shunted down the to-do list.
But I remember she had the deepest green eyes I could swim in without drowning, long, tanned legs that I would gladly die between and an accent that located her somewhere near Belgrade.
I know these things; don’t ask me why. There’s the intrigue bit coming out.
Anyway, the point is that despite the fact that I would gladly have swum up the Lagan to hand-wash her underwear, there were too many other attractive women in my backfield. To cop off with one would have diluted my chances of nailing the others at a future opportunity.
Tip number one: sometimes, amigo, it’s necessary to take a strategic ‘did not bat’ in the interest of the bigger picture.
Anyway, in addition to being a stunner, she had one of those quirky names that stubbornly wouldn’t stick in my mind. I’m pretty good at getting a bird’s name, but I’m struggling here.
I’m thinking maybe Agata? The first and last letters were definitely ‘A’s, so – I’m guessing – Agata would definitely be in the ballpark. Birds love it when you get their name right, when you admire it and show you’ve remembered, but don’t overuse it because that’s just tacky, like sending flowers after the first shag. Or even worse, getting flowers delivered to a bar you know she’ll be drinking in with her mates. That’s stalking, and it’s also tacky.
Okay, so this is how things finished up:
I insult the new waitress – who turns out to be the owner’s daughter – but repair the situation to the extent that I’m given a drink ‘on the house’.
I call a man with a small, bemused-looking dog a drug-dealing homosexual, and he also offers me a drink.
I tell the doorman – who intervened after I had insulted the waitress – that if he continues to look at me in the disdainful manner appropriate for the English tourist, he will have to surgically remove my glass from his anus.
Maybe a little of this is lost in translation, but he also bought me a drink.
And so, all in all, things could have turned out a whole lot worse.
So what is it about me?
You see, I can’t go anywhere where I have an audience and behave anything other than badly.
Especially when young, attractive women scaffold my ego. They accelerate this fucked-up mentality that pushes the ‘twat’ button in my psyche. It’s like a drug – I have attention, but I crave more.
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My name is Richie Malone. Let me tell you a bit about myself; that is, if you don’t already know me.
I’m fifty-two years old.
I’m incredibly good-looking – think George Clooney-slash-Keanu Reeves. Despite thirty years of depravity, my physical decline has been slowed by a fixation for running and the gym which almost rivals my obsession with women, so I look much younger than my years.
I’m a writer and a sex addict.
Fuck, that was harder to say than I’d expected – I mean, the writer bit. I’ll tell you why in a moment.
I was married for an eternity and then I lived with a woman for almost ten years until last December, when she decided to become a lesbian and moved in with her lover.
So then I moved to Spain; not because I have a love of bullfighting and the peel of church bells, but because even a total, imbecilic fuckwit can pull beautiful women. Which is pretty much all I’ve been doing since I moved here; I can’t beat them off with the proverbial shitty stick.
Until, that is, something went terribly wrong: you’ll know what when you’ve read the next chapter.
But now you know me.
Remember the name: Richie Malone.
Belfast Boy.

ONE
TODAY, 05.45
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You’ve got to understand this. No one is what they appear to be. If they tell you that they are, then they’re lying.
And you’ll see exactly why I say this when you’ve read this sorry narrative.
For my money, all women are basically the same. The only ones I tend to remember are the truly dreadful ones. You know, the ones who bite you like some fucking Transylvanian freak or consider it’s witty to text that they don’t do anal on a first date.
And sometimes I get confused between my ex-wife and my X-any-number-of-women I’ve slept with because it all breaks down into that dreadful cauldron of white noise that is the catharsis of any relationship; and doubtless they think the same about me, but that’s not really the issue right now.
The issue right now is the dead girl lying next to me.
Just the bare facts would do for now, like who is she, how the fuck did she get here and, of course, what is she doing being dead?
Care to share?


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Richard Grainger has worked as a teacher, personal trainer, restaurateur, and journalist. His speciality is finding interest in the mundane and making dull people and their narratives come alive.

Losing the Plot is his debut novel and is the first in the Richie Malone series. He is working on a second novel, Saving Dave. His first book, The Last Latrine, is an account of his experiences in Nepal running the world’s highest marathon.

Richard divides his time between Marbella, Spain, where he writes, and Wroclaw, Poland, where he enjoys Polish beer and teaches English part time. His main interests are Rugby Union, cricket, history, and horse riding.



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46 Comments
James Robert
8/21/2019 03:14:34 am

Thanks for sharing your book and I enjoyed getting to hear about it.

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Bea LaRocca
8/21/2019 04:05:43 am

An intriguing synopsis and excerpt. This sounds like a thrilling read. Thank you so much for the book info and giveaway!

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Kelly D
8/21/2019 07:05:44 am

I like the cover. It looks like an exciting book.

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Janet W.
8/21/2019 07:58:21 am

Sounds like an interesting and thrilling read! Great cover!

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Rita Wray
8/21/2019 12:34:36 pm

I liked the excerpt, thank you.

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aaron e reck
8/21/2019 01:01:42 pm

Sounds real to me but I don't know I might be a bit lost myself right now in all my reading. Lol

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Calvin
8/21/2019 01:47:50 pm

Awesome tour.That's a lot of job you've worked.. Interesting genres in the book too.

Polish food!

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wendy hutton
8/21/2019 04:01:33 pm

very nice cover the book sounds really interesting thanks

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Debbie P
8/21/2019 04:30:27 pm

This sounds like a very interesting and intriguing read. And I love the cover!

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SHERRY
8/21/2019 04:32:21 pm

Sounds great and I look forward to reading.

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Amy F
8/21/2019 05:26:20 pm

Captivating cover design!

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Victoria
8/21/2019 08:18:14 pm

Sounds like a good book!

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Dale Wilken
8/21/2019 09:37:58 pm

The book sounds really great.

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Paula
8/22/2019 03:40:59 pm

The cover art seems appropriate for the book. Good job.

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Mary Cloud
8/22/2019 07:48:01 pm

No questions - the cover is interesting

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Terri Quick
8/22/2019 10:34:54 pm

Thank you for this giveaway

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Beyond Comps
8/23/2019 05:56:07 am

Amazing cover!

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Stephanie
8/23/2019 02:45:26 pm

Sounds like a thrilling read.

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Kelly Nicholson
8/23/2019 03:20:57 pm

What do you think of the book or the cover

she really looks scary...........im hiding

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Marcy Meyer
8/23/2019 06:58:05 pm

The cover is really good. Sounds like a great read.

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Karla R.
8/24/2019 07:01:18 pm

How chilling finding someone dead in bed!

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Barbara Montag
8/24/2019 10:03:17 pm

Romantic suspense and mystery - my kind of book.
And the cover is eye catching.

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lynn clayton
8/24/2019 10:08:54 pm

Love the cover I look forward to rewarding this

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Emmaline
8/25/2019 04:28:12 am

Thanks for sharing an excerpt! I like your writing style.

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Serge B
8/25/2019 06:52:23 pm

The cover pops with the color scheme!

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Tracie Cooper
8/26/2019 05:59:00 pm

I love the cover!

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Victoria Scott
8/27/2019 05:00:57 pm

Thank you for sharing!

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Dana Scott
8/28/2019 05:48:09 pm

This sounds like a great thrill ride with lots of suspense

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Susan Smith
8/28/2019 06:56:07 pm

I like the cover, sounds like a good read.

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Laura Unger
8/28/2019 08:23:20 pm

The cover is very mysterious...sounds like a good read!

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linda gawthrop
8/29/2019 06:55:39 pm

I think I want to get to know Richie better.

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Ann Fantom
9/3/2019 01:49:14 pm

I like the cover. It has eye catching colors

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Stephanie Jones
9/6/2019 08:15:49 am

i like the book cover!

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Robin Abrams
9/12/2019 06:31:24 pm

The cover is very eye catching. I love it

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Mood Reader
9/13/2019 09:06:07 pm

Looks great! :)

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Danny
9/13/2019 11:37:18 pm

It's a really intriguing cover. I'm not sure how her expression makes me feel, except that it makes me curious about the story haha.

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Nikki
9/15/2019 08:37:46 pm

Very colorful. I like it.

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heather
9/16/2019 03:18:30 pm

This sounds like one that will keep me interested and I love the cover too.

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Heather D
9/16/2019 05:13:22 pm

I like the cover.

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Juana Esparza
9/19/2019 05:30:05 pm

I like the book cover... beautiful color scheme.

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Daniel M
9/19/2019 07:09:19 pm

like the cover

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samantha
9/19/2019 07:13:13 pm

The cover is nice and the excerpt paints an exciting tale.

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Melissa
9/20/2019 07:49:37 am

i love the pretty cover and the book sounds interesting!

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Clarissa Hiciano
9/21/2019 09:40:57 am

Pretty cool cover! Sounds intriguing

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Celeste Herrin
9/21/2019 07:07:04 pm

Great cover and the book sounds awesome!!

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Jerry Marquardt
9/21/2019 11:10:39 pm

I would like to give thanks for all your really great writings, including Losing The Plot, and wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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