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Readers’ views and comments<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Most Important Bit…<\/h3>

If you are going to spend your time and money on my work, you need to enjoy reading it at least as much as I enjoy writing it.. I get a LOT of fun from writing, so that may be a tall order – but there are plenty of people who have risen to the challenge. I hope you will join them.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Funnily enough, I was just musing about the role of imagination in a writer’s work. I had come to the conclusion that the successful writer, especially of thrillers, has to allow his imagination to run riot.
Then I came to Spin. Surely, I thought, this proves my point. It is beautifully written, by which I mean that it flows effortlessly. At the beginning, one is not told very much, but one gets the feeling that something very odd is going on. Then, gradually, the extraordinary story unfolds. The author, one can tell, has a wonderful imagination. And, importantly, he has allowed that imagination a free rein.”
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“Pace and detail – these are the two ingredients which make a thriller work. People like Jeffrey Archer and Dan Brown know how to use them to produce page turning books which can’t be put down. And now Bob Steele’s name can be added to the list.” – Gerry McCullough,<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I don’t know what to say – the world of stocks and photography and big business don’t really get me excited. That being said, this is so well written that they could be professional knitters and it wouldn’t matter. It’s engaging, poetic, effortless and a joy to read.” —– Geoffrey<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Conflicts of Interest is an intriguing tale that fits firmly in the thriller and mystery genres … The book\u2019s strengths are the plot and the intrigue created … Conflicts of Interest has echoes of the plot and themes from some of John Le Carr\u00e9\u2019s and Jeffrey Archer\u2019s books. [and] would be suited to a commercial list featuring crime\/ thriller\/ mystery novels.<\/span>
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“”This is great writing and a great story. Your opening and closing lines in chapter 1 are superb, and I love the irony of David’s presenting a session on business ethics as your introduction to him.” – Mark<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Wow. What a great read! …It seems you are writing what you know, and you know it well. – Bob<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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