Great Sankey resident Jackson Beck is proud to release Abducted, which is available on Amazon or Kindle.
The crime novel is once again based in Cyprus – a place he holds close to his heart from holidays in past years.
It features Gareth and Erica Fisher – two siblings who lose their parents unexpectantly to the Covid pandemic.
After dealing with two funerals, solicitors, banks and insurance companies all while going through the grieving process, the siblings decide to take a break.
Paying homage to holidays with their parents, they decide to re-visit the Plantation Hotel in southern Cyprus.
Under the warm Cypriot sun, a string of emotions and home truths are revealed and laid bare before they settle in to a well-earned break.
The sun is shining, the food is excellent and the sea is warm. What could possibly go wrong?
Jackson said: “I have a particular interest in Cyprus as we owned a holiday home there for 10 years.
“I noticed that there was a particular problem of women going missing from Limassol, Larnaca and in particular Nicosia.
“I contacted the police and explained that I was in the process of writing another novel based in Cyprus relating to an abduction.
“They were very transparent and helpful in explaining some of the problems that they are currently dealing with.
“I have touched on some of these issues in Abducted.”
All three of Jackson’s novels are influenced by the historic church of St Oswald in Winwick.
He previously explained: “I was looking through some old church council meeting minutes and came across an entry from the 70s.
“This stated that a number of refugee children from Cyprus had been brought to the church, and when I researched further into the war in Cyprus in 1974, I was taken aback by the movement of people on the Island.
Overnight, lifelong neighbours became enemies and communities were isolated or partitioned, all due to the polarising effect that the fighting had on the two different religions.
“As a result, many people lost their lives, and some parentless children were welcomed into the UK.
Land and property also became a big issue in Cyprus, which is the backbone of his third novel, entitled Nightfall in Famagusta.
“But it all originated from the church council meeting minutes at St Oswald’s in Winwick,” Jackson added.
Warrington Guardian 9th March 2024