Name: Colin Guest
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An Expats Experiences of Living in Turkey

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This covers details of how as an Englishman, in 1989 I went to work on a 5 Star hotel complex down on the Turkish Mediterranean Coast and the many experiences that happened after my late wife joined me there. As a result of this, shortly afterwards, we decided to have a house built here, which dramatically changed our lives for the better. The book explains the many incidents, some happy, sad, shocking, grief and lastly incredible happiness. Although a Muslim country, we had no problems in living here for over 18 years, until my wife died from cancer. It was during this period of grief, that I was conned out of both money and my car by what I thought was my best Turkish friend. This however, incredible though it may seem, resulted in my experiencing a whole new life on the other side of the country. From living in what some considered in the middle of a field, I am now living very happily in Istanbul with my wonderful Turkish wife. The book offers advice to those both living and thinking of living in Turkey, where in general I have enjoyed a great life, and where I have no thought on leaving.

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Turkey

Author bio

I am a 74 yr old Englishman married to a Turkish lady and living in Istanbul. I love writing and have an e book entitled “An Expats Experiences of Living in Turkey” published on Amazon Kindle. I have also had several articles published in on line magazines and one in a UK expat magazine. I am presently completing my memoir "Follow in the Tigermans Footsteps." This covers my working on mainly high class interior fit-outs to 5 star hotels and palaces in 15 countries spread throughout the Middle East, Asia & North Africa. My memoir gets its name from my love of Tigers, with my adopting one from Care for the Wild for the past ten years.
I have reviewed five books for authors, with my reviews published on Amazon.
Due to my deep concern about nature and the environment, I belong to several organizations related to this. It is due to my love of wild animals, I worked as a volunteer at Wildlife Rescue/Rehabilitation centres in South Africa and Thailand. This I highly recommend to anyone interested in helping wild animals. To me this is a way of giving something back to Wildlife/Nature, which needs all the help it can get.

Favorite Quote or Personal Motto

Be positive, not negative, positive thoughts lead to positive results.

1 Comment

Savannnah Brooks on 08/12 at 8:57 pm

Hello Colin,

What caught my attention in Accidental Death is how John’s path begins, an ordinary teenager joining the army, only to catch the attention of Dexter, the leader of a secret anti-terrorist group. Starting from something as normal as military enlistment before pulling John into a clandestine world gives his transformation real weight.

The idea that stayed with me is the turning point you describe, years of secretly eliminating terrorists, until saving a young woman’s life in South Africa changes everything. That shift, from calculated elimination to an act of instinctive rescue, suggests John’s story is really about what happens when his old mission collides with something unexpectedly personal.

Right now the book does not yet show a strong number of reviews online, even with a premise built around covert operations, a secret organization, and a defining moment that reshapes John’s entire purpose. A thriller this specific has not yet reached its full audience.

This book fits readers who love espionage and covert operative thrillers, fans of stories that follow a character from ordinary beginnings into a secretive, dangerous world, and readers drawn to a single rescue that changes the course of an entire story. Readers who enjoy international settings within their action fiction would connect with this immediately.

Getting Accidental Death in front of thriller and espionage fiction readers could help this book reach exactly the readers who would connect with it most. Every month without that visibility is more readers who would have loved this story missing the chance to find it.

To move forward, simply reply to this email and I will send you the full process so we can get your campaign underway without delay.

Best Regards
Linda Kim
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