When DEATH is your only hope…
Ascension Day is the most exciting and compelling death-row thriller since
The Shawshank Redemption
** NOTE **
Ascension Day #1 is part of a two-book set. Book #1 has a build up of characters and events with some issues resolved and ends on a cliffhanger. However, Book #2 is required for the full resolution and climax on all issues.
Book #1 is approx 235 pages and Book #2 approx 340 pages. Both parts #1 and #2 are available on Kindle.
Ascension Day #1:
Only 47 days left until Larry Durrant’s execution, but lawyer Lac McElroy is determined to save his client’s life.
There are only three small problems: the evidence against Durrant is overwhelming, he’s made a full confession, and he wants to die…
But Jac’s hungry to make his mark and he knows something just isn’t right about Larry Durrant’s murder conviction. Trouble is, everyone thinks Larry’s guilty, from the Louisiana Governor right down to the accused, who has confessed to the crime and now wants to make peace with his maker.
Jac soon discovers that someone doesn’t want anyone — especially a lawyer — digging around this case. And they’ll stop at nothing to make sure Larry’s execution goes ahead on schedule. Now Jac must decide whether he’s prepared to risk his career, his reputation and his life to save a man who, by his own admission, is a murderer . . .
REVIEWS:
‘Matthews certainly knows how to keep the reader hungry for the next revelation’.
– Kirkus UK.
Ascension Day is like a narcotic, laced with danger, and totally
addictive. Impossible to put down. This is what thrillers are meant to
be. Jac McElroy is a character I want to read more of.
– Jon Jordan. Crime Spree Magazine.
Goes to the wire… a gripping thriller.
– The Scotsman.
‘Move over Grisham, your reign is over! Reminiscent of vintage Grisham, but Matthews has his own distinctive style. Strong, believable characters and a plot that grips from page one and won’t let go, twisting and turning its way towards a nail-biting climax – they don’t come much better than this. One of the best and most memorable thrillers I’ve read in years. A winner all the way.’
– Bob Burke. Mystery Readers International.
John Matthews is a leading British thriller writer. His books span genres of crime, action, mystery and legal-thriller and include: Basikasingo, Crescents of the Moon, Past Imperfect, The Last Witness, The Second Amendment, Ascension Day, The Shadow Chaser, Blind School and The Prophet.
They have been translated into 12 languages with total sales of 1.2 million. In 2007, Past Imperfect was included in a top ten all-time best legal thrillers list in The Times. He was one of only two British authors in the list.
