Daniel pictured doing research with the Dutch national police force
Photo: Daniel Pembrey
Luxembourg Appears to be the setting of choice for thriller writers of late. Hot on the heels of Chris Pavone’s spy story The Expats, another expatriate who lived in the Grand Duchy has published his own thriller, this time Involving the Russians.
British national Daniel Pembrey penned The Candidate after a year spent working for Amazon Kindle in Luxembourg.
Already a keen writer before moving there, he said the novella was inspired by the capital’s mysterious allure.
“I think that Luxembourg is a great location for a story. It lends itself so well to dramatic fiction.
You never know exactly where the story comes from but it was very much Encouraged by my time there and the nature of Luxembourg as a place, “Daniel told wort.lu / en.
Truth of Luxembourg
The cover design of Daniel’s book, The Candidate
Photo: Daniel Pembrey
The Candidate tells the story of a British headhunter called Nick Thorneycroft, who works in Luxembourg. When his employer asks him to recruit a high-flying executive for the company’s Russian business, the ideal candidate turns out to be not what she seems.
The story is told in the first person narrative of the main character , a man who comes from Lancashire and who is not based on the author, Daniel says.
Readers familiar with the Luxembourg landscape will recognize a number of key locations dry as the Hotel Cravate on Roosevelt Boulevard and the Pont Adolphe. However, for anyone keen on visiting the sites in the book, it should be Noted That some locations are pure Invention.
That Daniel said his aim was to get to the “truth of what Luxembourg is like as a place, “which he conveyed by mixing reality and artistic license that create the backdrop and characters. For example, he said the character of Jacques Daleiden, the landlord, was a composite of different people, “inspired by someone I heard about while there.”
E-publishing
Published in e-book format as part of the Kindle’s Singles series in November last year, The Candidate was a number one best selling thriller short story in December.
It was published in print format in May this year and is also available as an audio book on Amazon. For Daniel, who currently lives in Amsterdam where he is writing a series of detective Novellas, publishing The Candidate as an e-book Proved to be his big break.
Daniel (right) at the 2013 London Book Fair with authors Mel Sherratt (middle) and TJ Cooke (left)
Photo: Mel Sherratt
Up until then he had worked for Amazon in Seattle and taken a sabbatical to work on his writing. But, he said he never Considered he would be ready to publish widely until he worked for Kindle in Luxembourg. There, he got to know several thriller authors who had had considerable success as a result of e-publishing.
“Previously, I thought writing was something I needed to get better at and needed a publisher for. It was something That stretched off into the future, “he said, adding:” At the Kindle I saw the success of These authors: they were among the top sellers, they were making money because the royalties were good and they had creative control of Their work. I thought, I need to do that. “
The e-book worked particularly well for the novella format Which, Daniel pointed out, is difficult to sell in print format because of the high cost of production is relative size.
“With ebooks it’s absolutely possible to put it out for much less. Typically, Novellas sell for one or two euros as Kindle Singles, “he said.
Of Daniel’s four books published as e-books, two are now available in print largely thanks to the e-publishing pathway. Now that he has made a name in print, he plans to continue publishing e-books. He said: “I think the real goal for any writer is to make the work available in as many formats and languages as possible. That makes the work as relevant as can be. I dont think it’s either or. “
I think it would adapt to screen really well and would be a great showcase for lots of interesting things about Luxembourg
Future plans
The Candidate will be released as an e-book in German from October this year. While no other translations are foreseen yet, Daniel admitted it would be fantastic to make it available in other languages, possibly even Luxembourgish.
He hopes too That the novella can be adapted as a radio play and perhaps even they day and the movie screenplay and is even eyeing up potential actors for the main roles.
“I think it would adapt to screen really well and would be a great showcase for lots of interesting things about Luxembourg,” he said , adding: “He’s almost a bit old for the part but Christopher Ecclestone, I think, would be great in the main roles.”
You can hear Daniel Pembrey talk about his book and get your copy signed when he attends the Chapter 1 bookstore event on September 4.
To register, please email books@chapter1.lu and to find out more, visit www.chapter1.lu
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