The Unwilling Recruit (without spoilers)

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  The Unwilling Recruit is the debut fiction novel by author John Evans. It is the first in a series known as the John Hunt novels. It follows John Hunt as he tries to make sense of a tragic event he never should have survived and the price that comes with it.

  The Unwilling Recruit is a supernatural thriller that blends science and superstition to give us a suspenseful mystery that keeps you guessing right up to the final page. It also leaves you hungry for the next installment. (A Fool In The Ring is due to be released April 2019) Even some readers who would not read this genre usually have found it gripping from start to finish. Jon Land (USA Today Bestselling Author of THE RISING) calls the book “A must read for fans of John Farris, Robert R. McCammon and even the master himself, Stephen King”.

  When the story starts John is a journalist known for taking risks to get a story. While reporting in Syria, an explosion kills Andrew, his cameraman, and seriously injures John. Inexplicably alive but with a horrible disfigurement, John loses his job and struggles to handle the guilt he feels over Andrew's death coupled with the fact that said man, seems to be featuring in intense hallucinations….hallucinations that leave physical evidence behind.

  His sanity already hanging by a thread, Hunt takes a journey through a world he never knew existed including seductive women who are not what they seem, people who take part in some disturbing rituals and a dead cameraman. On that fateful day in Syria, one man died and one survived. John Hunt is searching for why he lived and what it means, forgetting that there are some questions, best left unanswered.

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John Evans

  John Evans is an author from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK.

Having spent ten years working as an actor and filmmaker, John was forced to give up that career in 2012 in order to look after his mother after she suffered a debilitating stroke. John now works from home exploring new ways to bring out his creative nature. After writing two non-fiction books about life as a carer (Caring For Mum and A Caring Christmas) and a poetry book (My Crazy World) John turned to fiction and The Unwilling Recruit became the first in a long series of novels that John hopes will entertain readers for many years to come.