Too Late for Tears

About the Book

‘The City That Never Sleeps’, is the setting for the real life drama of two New York detectives, Perino and Coyle. Although from different ethnic backgrounds they are an inseparable team. The mayor is coming up for election and the word on the street is that the DA’s job is on the line because of the escalating crime rate in the ‘Big Apple’. The trauma and effect on their personal lives is taking its toll. An unsolved gang land killing only adds to their woes but things get worse as the streets of New York are terrorized by a serial killer whose macabre trail of mutilated black women has a sickening twist. What is the reason behind this psycho’s pursuit of vengeance? The climax comes when the sanctuary of Coyle’s family life is threatened. He’s getting too close to the killer and he must be stopped!

About the Author

Born in Scotland, the author, after military service, embarked upon a corporate career, successfully holding a number senior executive positions with large multination companies. He has traveled extensively throughout the world in his role as ‘corporate doctor,’ finally retiring after spending three years in New Delhi as CEO of a large Indian corporation to pursue his dream as an author. He studied engineering at Dundee University and business law at Sydney University. The House is the author’s third fiction novel. He is currently writing his fourth novel, The Inequity, which will be completed early 2006. The author is an Australian citizen but now domicile in Malaysia and lives on the island of Penang. He is happily married to his beautiful Chinese wife, Anne, who inspired him to pursue his real dream to become a successful author.