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Yearn to Fear: Australian Spy Thriller - The Lamarr Series Book 1 Kindle Edition

by Chas Murrell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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The greatest scientific invention of modern times…
Capable of curing humanity…
But more adept at controlling it…

Sydney scientist, Marcus Hall, is developing a radical 5G Wi-Fi receiver for CSIRO. With access to secretive Lamarr computer chips - this technology promises billions to repair Australia's ravaged economy. On a caffeine boosted whim, he inadvertently discovers a therapeutic breakthrough in neuroscience. Or so he thinks…
His seemingly trustworthy lab partner, Henry, is an unlikely Australian spy. His official duty is keeping tabs on the project and their Lamarr chips. But the whole project is now classified top-secret.
Marcus remains blissfully unaware of the many secrets surrounding him, until he witnesses the graphic murder of a colleague. Could this event reveal Henry as a master deceiver and ruthless double agent? Will the scientific discovery be fatal for Marcus, those he loves, and the one he yearns for? Marcus faces a soul tearing dilemma: is the only means of stopping the carnage to weaponise his prototype?
Foreign intelligence agencies realise the top-secret breakthrough is priceless. One particular spy leads the race to seize the invention. A psychological master of the long game, espionage, and extortion, his only rule according to Kung Fu: Win.
Friend and foe alike confront this psychotic mastermind. All will FEAR him, but is their FEAR real? Only the next six minutes will tell…

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"The readers who like their thrillers with a dash of emotion will revel in Murrell's skill at developing a credible interpersonal connection between his various characters. Murrell's research is meticulous, and plotting tight, but the book's real power lies in its complex structure--the mystery surrounding the real identity of various people working around Marcus is remarkably deep, the countless levels of tension are relentless, and Murrell adeptly unfolds the plot twists, some of them trivial, some significant, and some utterly shocking, keeping readers invested in the story throughout. This excellent combination of interesting premise and shocking twists will keep readers turning pages fast. Fans of action-packed techno thrillers will find much to like." -- The Prairies Book Review
"Chas Murrell palliates the tense action scenes with humorous remarks and romantic scenes. His characters are refreshingly realistic. As the main character, Marcus is heroic but also initially unconscious of everything going on around him. The antagonist is brutal and calculating yet given to irrational behavior. Murrell's experience shows throughout the book as he carefully explains the project which forms the basis of the novel. Interesting technical descriptions are explained in an easy-to-understand language. Even as part of a series, the novel can be read and understood on its own. Its extraordinary plot is built purposefully towards its exciting climax. Tense conflicts are also resolved and explanations are provided within the book. Still, one is left wanting more of author, Chas Murrell's incredible work and as the novel is skillfully executed." --Yearn to Fear by Chas Murrell comes highly recommended by Chick Lit Cafe Reviews.
"The plot line and the development of the story is original and makes exciting reading. The political aspect to the plot line is interesting and develops well over the course of the novel. I really enjoyed this book, I read it quickly and at no point did I feel it dragged. I am converted to Australian spy thrillers and would certainly read more from this author. So for those of you who are looking for spies, guns, plot twists, political intrigue, and just a spot of romance, I wholeheartedly recommend." -- Cherry Amazon UK"Chas Murrell has crafted a high-stakes work of thriller fiction with plenty of actions, spills, and drama, and one which will surely consume readers from cover to cover. One of the things which I particularly liked about the work was its cinematic quality, crafted in part by the author's lively descriptions of action scenes and settings, but also in the compelling, slick dialogue. Delivering exposition and character can be tricky, but Murrell balances both to give a well-rounded adventure with a coherent plot and larger than life enemies who really amp up the danger. A modern take on the spy genre with plenty of good crunchy science fiction thrown in, I would certainly recommend Yearn to Fear for fans of the genre seeking a sleek update. A promising start to an exciting new series." -- K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite
"Yearn to Fear is a psychological thriller novel that had me sitting on the edge of my seat and wanting more. I loved the suspense behind the spy and I was holding my breath every time Marcus came close to finding out who it was. The betrayal felt real because Chas Murrell very eloquently made it so. The descriptions, the action, and the overall drama in the story make it worthy of being made into a TV series or even a movie. Marcus's complex yet humble nature shone through and had me rooting for him until the end. This is powerful and entertaining, superior quality fiction that you will love." -- Rabia Tanveer for Readers' Favorite
"The author captures your attention with his attention to details and the mystery of who is calling the shots. With meticulous care, Murrell uses elements of a good thriller; a distinct plot, complex and compelling characters, and an action-packed ending. If you love spy thrillers, you will enjoy this novel." -- Peggy Jo Wipf for Readers' Favorite

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This book's different. If you're like me, you need a sophisticated thriller with humour and banter, technical at times, with tasteful sex scenes, and tying up every loose end. You want it to have dramatic peaks, emotional and awkward troughs, educated gunplay and compelling in-betweens. You want multiple masterful twists, clever turns, and unexpected events you so did not see coming. You want to be kept interested, enthused, stunned, and amazed by an original plot the author wasn't lazy with, and believable at all times - no matter what! If you're like me, this book is for you, because I wrote it for us, serious thriller lovers. When you're sad it's finished, please tell me. I've already started to write you another one! Cheers Chas

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08MTFMK6J
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 18, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3753 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 354 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0645006203

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Chas Murrell has been a Police Officer, Senior Fire Commander, Customs Coastwatch surveillance mission co-ordinator, heavy machinery mechanic, emergency medical technician/ instructor, film extra, and General Manager of an event company. He has published academic papers on liquid hydrogen and held a worldwide provisional patent for a nonlinear mathematical calculation. He survived Australia’s largest gas BLEVE in 1987, and has provided operational support to some of Australia’s largest natural disasters in North Queensland.

On a personal level he has suffered from relentless and debilitating migraines all his life, is father to four and pop to two. He and his artistically entrepreneurial wife live in Tasmania, which looks very much like Scotland and they wouldn't have it any other way. A direct descendant of Robert the Bruce (King of Scots), history runs deep in Chas's veins, along with a profound knowledge of both World Wars. You may even come across him online playing World of Tanks.

In his Australian spy thriller books you will get to know Chas’s knowledge of technology, intrigue, crime, espionage, weaponry, banter, romance and even whisky… yet above all, there is believability and no loose ends.

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Karen A.

Fast paced and engaging

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2020

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When two self-proclaimed nerds start playing with technology they are working, they discover new ways to use it and improve on it. Marcus Hall and Henry Henderson work for CSIRO and are working on the Lamarr project, a chip that will hopefully allow fast downloads over wi-fi without using much battery/energy. While playing with the chip they discovered it can impact people on a neurological level. At first Marcus discovers it has the ability to stir erotic memories while dreaming that you remember in vivid detail. From here Marcus and Henry discover even more uses that put them in danger.

From page one you can’t put this book down. Chas Murrell has given the spy thriller market a truly original story and plot with Yearn to Fear: Australian Spy Thriller. That this will be a series is even better and just what we need right now. From the start with Sarah and Peter where you learn of their two-year deal the mystery is started. You can feel from these first pages there will be deception, backstabbing, and the hint of murder. Marcus is a deep character that with each chapter you see growth. He has a past that is revealed as you get through the book and it builds the relationships around him as you find out how they are connected. Henry is the real mystery. You are always wondering what side he is on, who is he really working for, what is his objective? Even when you are unsure about Henry’s loyalties, he is still a character you like and want to see more of, he adds mystery and intrigue on a deeper level.

Beyond the characters, the writing style is fast paced, detailed, and no extra fluff to just fill pages. Chas Murrell has a great talent for creating images using language that is understandable to the non techie, but provides enough technological language to keep the techies interested. This is a series that is going to keep readers coming back for more and waiting for the next installments.

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Naomi Chapman

Great thriller

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2020

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Yearn To Fear By Chas Murrell is a very interesting spy thriller. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the novel. I always love a good thriller and this one did not disappoint.
The novel starts out with the readers being introduced to Madeleine (Maddie) Banner and Marcus Hall as they were on their way to Marcus’s brother’s wedding. His brother Ben married Helen. At the wedding Marcus gives a speech and then spends time dancing with Maddie who he has a crush on.
Marcus worked as a CSIRO electronics engineer. He was working on the Lamarr project, a new chip to help broadband frequencies and align with the 5G Wi-Finetworks, to help be able to download data faster. Marcus, Henry and Sarah were working together on the project. Sarah was the project manager.
Some of the other characters in the novel are Jane, Peter, Les, Sifu, Bruce, Shane, Anne, and Rosco.
Marcus, invented a headset called the Marc . The headset was amazing. It helped with insomnia, gave powerful, believable vivid dreams that could be recalled afterwards.
This novel has it all. There is cool technology, spies, gun fights, hostages, romance, action, and more. This is a very interesting and creative novel. It is a well written novel. Yearn To Fear is a really good book.

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2020

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Yearn To Fear by Chas Murell is such a thrilling Story I anxiously turned each page wanting to know more.
The storyline revolves around scientist Marcus Hall, who is creating a radical 5G Wi-Fi receiver for CSIRO and the main objective of this new technology is that it could become the solution to repair Australia's ravaged economy and it promises billions of income in return. However, what Marcus does not know is the fact that he may be actually working for a secret project and that the guy who is helping him, Henry, behaves and acts in a strange way because he may know things that Marcus ignores.
The sequences of events present in this tale are just on point, the author has masterfully been able to manipulate the different twists and turns chapter after chapter and create a story that keeps us hooked right from the first page.
The narrative style is simple and the vocabulary chosen is florous but not difficult to understand. All the 52 chapters are written in a dialogue-based manner, what I believe makes the reading easier to follow along. I almost felt as if I was part of the story or a character myself.
I believe that even though Yearn to Fear looks like a long book, it is definitely a fast-paced page-turner and a unique piece of literature perfect to be enjoyed by any type of adult reader.
This thriller has a bit of everything: technology, spies, action, romance and they have all been interwoven in a way that I have not even noticed I was going through so many different themes in just one tale. What a great book, worth the read!

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Miss RS

Interesting book

Reviewed in India on July 1, 2021

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A scientist from Sydney named Marcus Hall, is working on 5G Wi-Fi receiver for CSIRO. Meanwhile, he believes that he has discovered a therapeutic remedy in neuroscience but his lab partner named Henry, is a spy. Hendy is keeping an eye on the project as it is being tagged as a top-secret.
Everything was going fine with the work in the lab until a murder happened. Then the plot starts to take its turns and twists.
Will the fiend in the form friend reveal himself to Marcus or will the project go in vain. Plus as this project was looked by the officials, thus political and higher authorities also come into the picture.
The plot is layered amazingly with influences from different genres. There is suspence along with mystery. The plot has been knitted well with the defined characters. The different characters involved in the plot are well potraited and each has been given sufficient scope to contribute to the book.
The language used is lucid. The narration is kept simple and easy making it a good read for all.

cherry

spy thriller, science fiction and romance oh and COVID-19 and 5G what more could you want?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2020

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I was not sure what to expect when I picked this book, especially as I hadn’t encountered the author before, however I was not disappointed. At first I thought this was a typical thriller, bad guys, guns, heroes etc, it is true it was but more besides. The setting is almost science fiction, being set after the Covid-19 pandemic and the dawn of the use of 5G. This also has a medical and scientific aspect that shows research by the author, with the strange development of the Marc1 and it’s possible applications.
The author gives the characters depth, and a back story which really helps getting to know them, however this does not been that they are predictable far from it. There is a balance of male and females, with the female characters being integral to the storyline rather than the damsels in distress. That does not mean that there is not a cheeky bit of romance, and of course a description of a hunky man is never not welcome!
The plot line and the development of the story is original and makes exciting reading.
I have read lots of thrillers set in America, Britain and the Netherlands but never one set in Australia before, however I would read another.
The political aspect to the plot line is interesting and develops well over the course of the novel.
I really enjoyed this book, I read it quickly and at no point did I feel it dragged. I am converted to Australian spy thrillers and would certainly read more from this author. So for those of you who are looking for spies, guns, plot twists, political intrigue, and just a spot of romance, I wholeheartedly recommend.

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Angie

Fabulous read

Reviewed in Australia on April 21, 2021

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Reveals the author's knowledge and experience of the world - it's people, politics and foibles.
Loved the weaving into the story of the genius of Hedy Lamarr. Great characters, fast action, original concepts and always the unexpected. Looking forward to 'Fear to Recall'.

Mohit • Bookstagrammer | Traveller | foodie ||

|| Technology on finger tip's | 5G||

Reviewed in India on July 9, 2021

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💈Technology is growing up with fastest speed day by day and everyone wants the information on their finger tips within a second.🐼
💈Story starts with monotonous speech of Marcus with google jokes on the occusion of his brother wedding.
MARCUS, who is CSIRO electronic engineer working on LAMARR project with Unexperienced Assistant HENRY Henderson and SARAH Pease (project manager) under Australian Government Lab house. 🐼🐼
🔰Another Side, PETER (General manager) ordered the DNA test kit because he his having ancestral past connected to Mongal. After the test results it's revealed that "GENGHIS KHAN" was his twenty-second grandfather.
🔭 Apart from all this, Lamarr project is related to internet speed and faster data downloading processes then currently possible which very really helpful for the GDP of Australian Government.
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💂Intense part is yet to come about thriller and to know the answer of bellow questn .... you guy's have to read the whole book.
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💡 What is marc 1 , discover by MARCUS ??
💡Where did the Lamarr chips come from?? Who invented it
💡Why Henry try to kill Peter...??
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About what I liked...
🔰Book is tottaly related to Science , technology upgradation and era of COVID-19.
🔰Combination of Thriller and suspense hold you till last.
🔰Few of the words r little be hard to understand throughout the story.
🔰Character play a wonderful role .
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Thank you so much Sir
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Camila Barradas

An entertaining spy book, with lots of sarcasm!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2020

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I had never read a thriller spy book, but the story seemed too desirable, and the truth is that I am really happy that this book opened the door for a new style of books in my life. A complex and very intelligent written story, where the amount of information that the author had to resort to in several areas is remarkable (I will not deny it, I had to do some research to understand some things, both of weapons and scientific aspects). The story relates to the creation of a device, Marc1, by Marcus, which through low-frequency sound waves induces deep sleep and leads its users to experience, in dreams, their real desires. In the first instance, everyone believes that these are just sexual desires, but time will bring with other effects. That said, many hands want to get hold of it. A book where all the characters know a piece of the storie, but never it all, with so many secrets and omissions described in these pages, from which not even the most detestable character, Peter, can escape.

It is a very pleasant read, with several sarcastic comments, several moments of comedy, but also moments of great tension, with characters that change throughout history, because, to quote, “we are not born with the feeling of hatred”. A very current story, in a post-covid scenario and using 5G, with a wonderful touch of science fiction. What more can we ask for? Only the next book, which I have already bothered to check, is already being written!

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