The
Tomorrow Heist
Monarch
Book
Two
Jack
Soren
Genre:
Fiction/Thrillers/Technological
Publisher: HarperCollins/Witness
Impulse
Date of Publication: 11/3/2015
ISBN: 9780062365200
Book Description:
Readers looking for twisting,
fast-paced suspense will be swept away by Jack Soren’s newest tale of thrilling
international adventure...
Jonathan Hall and Lew Katchbrow
intended to leave life as international art thieves behind them-if only the
money hadn’t run out. But when a shadowy organization approaches the duo
offering compensation, protection, and prestige in exchange for their skills,
Jonathan and Lew think it’s the answer to their problems…
But the nightmare has only just
begun.
Suddenly Jonathan and Lew are
thrust headlong into a race against time and a technology that science says
shouldn’t exist. With the very nature of life and death on Earth hanging in the
balance, it’s up to Jonathan and Lew to discover the truth behind Ashita—a
terrifying futuristic city in the depths of the Pacific Ocean—and stop it. But
the clock is ticking. If Jonathan and Lew fail this heist, millions will
die—and the human race will never be the same.
London
Thursday
12:15
p.m. Local Time
Jonathan Hall hadn't been home in almost
two years. Not that he hadn’t had a place to live during that time. As a matter
of fact, Jonathan had lived in some extravagantly opulent locales—a penthouse
in New York, a yacht on the Aegean Sea anchored off Mykonos Island, even an
abandoned palace in Thailand. But none of those were home. The last home he'd
known was a tiny, run-down house in Tallahassee, Florida. But it hadn’t been
the building that had made it home. It had been the company.
Now, as he sat in a cafe in London,
watching the crowds pass by outside in the midday September sunshine, oblivious
to the magnificence of The Thames and London Bridge, Jonathan thought of his
daughter, Natalie. Not that his thoughts were ever far from her. He hadn't seen
her in person in almost a year. And the year before that he'd only managed to
see her a few fleeting times. These were important years for her and he was
missing them. The same way he'd missed the first five years of her life. He
hadn't even known Natalie existed back then, but it still bothered him.
He wished Natalie's mother was still
alive. That's what a 13-year-old girl needed, a woman to explain all those
things she was feeling and experiencing as she became a teenager. Not a father
who, when he was around, put her life in danger. A father who had no idea what
he was doing. A father who had been an art thief for the past twenty years.
Jonathan squeezed a napkin to ease his
tension as the waiter drifted by. He ordered another chai tea. The waiter
nodded and took the old cup away. It was Jonathan's second.
About
the Author:
JACK SOREN was born and raised in
Toronto, Canada.
Before becoming a thriller
novelist, Jack wrote software manuals, drove a cab and spent six months as a
really terrible private investigator. His debut novel The Monarch was nominated
for the Kobo Emerging Writer national book award. He lives in the Toronto area.
@jacksorenwrites
Interview
Where are you from?
I was born and raised in Toronto and still live in
the Toronto area.
Tell us your latest news?
The digital edition of second book in my Monarch
series, THE TOMORROW HEIST, was just released from HarperCollins. The paperback
comes out December 15th.
When and why did you begin writing?
I’ve been writing in one form or another since I
could walk. As far as why I started writing, you might as well ask the moon why
it stays up in the sky. I don’t think
there was a moment where I said “I think I’ll start writing today”, I just
started. The same way I started to walk.
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
Hmm, that’s a tough one. The easy answer is the first time someone
paid me for my work and published it, but I think that’s more when I considered
myself a professional writer. I suppose
the first time I considered myself a writer was when I cared what someone
thought about what I had written. A lot
of people are happy to just write for themselves, but for me, the writing
didn’t – and doesn’t – become real until someone else reads it.
What inspired you to write your first book?
I’m not sure what inspired me to write my very first
book, which thankfully is squirreled away from the light of day in a storage
unit in an undisclosed location. My first published novel was THE MONARCH, the
first book in my thriller series, and the initial idea was of someone going
around killing his victims with priceless masterpieces. The idea evolved from there.
Do you have a specific writing style?
That’s probably a better question for my
readers. I don’t try to write one way or
another (whenever I have in the past, the results have been disastrous), but
like most writers I’m sure I have an identifiable style. If I had to put a
label on it, I’d probably call it “informal smartass”.
How did you come up with the title?
My titles tend to evolve over time, especially once
the publisher gets involved. The original title of THE MONARCH was STEALING
GENIUS. The original title of THE TOMORROW HEIST was DEAD LIGHTS.
Is there a message in your novel that you want
readers to grasp?
Enjoy today, because tomorrow could kill you.
How much of the book is realistic?
I often describe my books as being ten seconds in
the future. Most of the elements
in my books exist, even if they’re not being used or interpreted the way I
depict them. But I’m not above
extrapolating or downright lying if it will serve my story. It’s all about story.
Are experiences based on someone you know, or events
in your own life?
If they were, I would have been arrested or killed
long before I had a chance to put them down on paper.
What books have most influenced your life most?
The Sears Christmas Wishbook. As far as novels go, there’s just too many to
narrow it down to a few.
If you had to choose, which writer would you
consider a mentor?
Stephen King and Franklin W. Dixon.
What book are you reading now?
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Are there any new authors that have grasped your
interest?
Eric Rickstad and Carey Baldwin, if you mean new on
the scene. John Green and Khaled
Hosseini if you mean writers I’ve just come to know about recently.
What are your current projects?
I’m currently working on a standalone novel about a reporter
in Miami tentatively called The Wayward Girl and the third book in the Monarch
series.
What would you like my readers to know?
Readers can connect with me on Twitter or Facebook
(jacksorenwrites on both) or by checking out my website at www.jacksoren.com. Other than that, they can find me at
Thrillerfest in NYC next Summer or Bouchercon next Fall.
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