Andrew Warren

Thriller Author

Where in the world is Thomas Caine?

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Click on the Map for an Interactive Tour of Thomas Caine’s Deadliest Missions…

There’s one thing we know for certain about betrayed assassin Thomas Caine… The man sure gets around!

My Depth Charge Co-Author Aiden L. Bailey very kindly put together this incredible interactive map of Thomas Caine’s missions.

Who is Thomas Caine? His background is classified. His past is a mystery. Until now… Just click on the map above, then select a book cover to to access the interactive PDF, and discover more about who Caine’s past, and what missions (books) you might not yet be aware of.

Normally, Thomas Caine doesn’t like being followed. But in this case, he’ll make an exception…

Depth Charge: Location Report 1

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THE COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN…

Depth Charge, the new thriller in the Caine: Rapid Fire series, is launching soon! In my latest collaboration with author Aiden L Bailey, we had a blast taking Thomas Caine to more international locations than in any of our previous books.

While a standalone story, Depth Charge is set a short time after the events of Sandfire. Many of the characters introduced in other books in the Thomas Caine series are also brought together here for the first time.
What has been particularly exciting about this book is most of the locations have been places either Aiden or I have visited. I drew on my travels in the United States, China, Colombia and Indonesia, while Aiden drew on his experiences in Bolivia, Peru, Hawaii and Indonesia. We’ve peppered the story with scenes and sights we experienced first hand.

With the book launch only a few days away, it’s time for Part One of the Depth Charge Location Report (you can read Part Two on Aiden’s website) …

Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

Formerly a British colony, Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China located just across the bay from Macau. This vibrant, densely populated and modern city is where Caine escapes after a close brush with death against the MSS.

Hong Kong is often considered the center of espionage because of its unique legal and immigration system. No visa is required for travelers from more than one hundred countries to enter Hong Kong, and unlike mainland China, there is no laws in Hong Kong that define espionage as a crime.

Caine meets up with CIA Case Officer Rebecca Freeling, and the two might have just discovered that six months of secret operations against China might just have been blown wide open.

 

Baltimore, United States

Baltimore is an important coastal city of America and located 60km northeast of Washington DC. Due to the city’s proximity to the Federal Government and the CIA headquarters, Caine has made Baltimore his home. In Depth Charge, for the first time we get to see Caine in a domestic setting, cooking a meal for the special someone in his life in his minimalist apartment. Of course, the evening doesn’t turn out how Caine expects it to…

 

Amazon, Peru

Caine and Tyler take a quick trip across South America, via a small plane piloted over the Amazon rain forest. Covering an area of 5.5 million square kilometers, the Amazon is the largest rain forest in the world and renowned for its biodiversity. Caine and Tyler spend the night in an isolated airfield in the heart of the Peruvian jungles, sharing a bungalow with thousands of insets and a python.

 

West Virginia, United States

West Virginia is famous for its beautiful pine forests and rugged mountainous terrain. The isolated nature of the state, despite its close proximity to Washington DC and the CIA’s headquarters in Langley, make it an ideal location for remote safe houses.

In Depth Charge, one such heavily secured safe houses becomes home to a Chinese defector. It is not long before the defector feels isolated, and realizes she might have just be in over her head. Rebecca Freeling has a tough job convincing the uneasy young woman that she made the right decision.

 

Xinjiang, China

The largest and remotest region in China, Xinjiang is located in the far west of the country. The landscape consists of rugged mountain ranges, sandy deserts and vast grasslands. It is home to a number of ethnic groups, including the Uyghur people who are being oppressed by the ruling Community Party, and incarcerated Chinese in ‘re-education’ camps appearing across the region.

Separatist conflicts and radical Islamic groups have plagued the region in recent years, as has terrorist attacks and clashes between the separatist and government forces.
Into the tumultuous environment, Rebecca and Tyler illegally enter Xinjiang on a rescue mission, but soon find themselves betrayed and incarcerated by the Chinese authorities.

 

Singapore

Singapore is a modern island nation in South East Asia on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It is a technological, logistics, entertainment, tourism, shipping and finance hub and a global leader in so many aspects of modern life. The cultural diversity and security of the nation make Singapore, like Hong Kong, an ideal hub for international operatives like Caine.
Caine reunites with Rebecca and Tyler in Singapore after their grueling adventures through Asia and South America. But the dynamics of their relationships have changed, and not everything is as it seems…

These are only half the amazing locations we visited in Depth Charge! At nine countries and three continents in one book, we realized this is a new record in frequent flyer mileage for Caine. To read the other half of this location report, visit Aiden L Bailey’s post at his website, www.aidenlbailey.com .

Have you read the other exciting book in the Caine: Rapid Fire series?  grab the first box set here, and get all three volumes for a bargain price!

Depth Charge launches Dec 11th, at all your favorite online ebook vendors.

SANDFIRE: Location Report

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One great thing about collaborating with Aiden L. Bailey on Sandfire, is that we both have a love for international travel and thrilling locations. I hope you’ll agree, we came up with some some stunning new locales for Thomas Caine to visit. With the book launch less than a month away, it’s time for Part One of the Sandfire Location Report. For Part Two, please visit Aiden L. Bailey’s site, HERE…

Sandfire is an early adventure in Caine’s career, set when he was still a member of the CIA’s Special Operations Group. He’s younger, less experienced, and forging relationships that will become important later when he is disavowed and on the run. Even back then, he was a global traveler. This story takes Caine on a perilous journey from the frozen heights of New Zealand’s Southern Alps, to the burning depths of the largest sand desert in the world…

SOUTHERN ALPS, NEW ZEALAND
Caine treks into the picturesque snow-capped mountains of New Zealand, in search of a fellow CIA agent on the run. The range extend over 500km along the majority of the Southern Island with peaks reaching 3,000 meters. The region is renowned for its adventure sports, including skiing. Caine soon finds himself involved in a treacherous downhill chase, pursued by heavily armed mercenaries…

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Sydney Airport is the busiest airport in Australia handling over 40 million passengers and 350,000 aircraft movements every year. It was modernized for the 2000 Olympics, and is the favorite airpot for foreign tourists visiting Australia. Unfortunately, Caine doesn’t get to see the local sights, as he’s confined to the terminals and a hotel complex with a CIA case officer he’ll get to know rather well in later novels.  Considering the intimate nature of his debriefing, he shouldn’t complain too much…

SANA’A, YEMEN
During the events of Sandfire, Sana’a is the capital of Yemen. It is a city under siege, plagued with violence as various religious and political factions battle for control of the region. Sana’a is the largest city in Yemen, and the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.  It is also one of the world’s highest capitals, with an elevation of 2,300m. The Old City of Sana’a is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with distinctive architectural character including multi-story buildings decorated with geometric patterns.

Caine is sent to Sana’a to find a missing CIA plane that was shot down in the northern deserts with an explosive secret on board. In the rundown, dangerous city streets, Caine takes part in a brutal urban warfare battle against Al Qaeda terrorists, whose power base is growing in this increasingly political and ecumenically failing metropolis.

EASTERN HIGHLANDS, YEMEN
After teaming up with a feisty Australian UN aid worker and a mourning Bedouin mother, Caine escapes Sana’a and enters the Eastern Highland, a rocky mountainous region under Al Qaeda controls and under siege by Houthi rebels from the north.


While arid, the region is fertile enough to support crops and farming. A drought has plagued the region, causing widespread famine and disease. Caine and his companions must pass through an Al Qaeda checkpoint without revealing their true identifies if they are to reach the Empty Quarter to the northeast…

Whew!  All those amazing locations around the world, and we’re only halfway done!  For Part Two of this report, and more incredible locations, please visit my co-author, Aiden L. Bailey, at his website: Aidenlbailey.com

Sandfire launches May 22nd.  In the meantime, you can check out the other books in the Caine series HERE.

That’s all for now… Stay tuned for more Caine news, coming soon!

Andrew Warren

COLD KILL: Location Report

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We’re just a couple short weeks away from the launch of Cold Kill, and the Caine: Rapid Fire series. So that means it’s Location Report time!

The Caine: Rapid Fire series focuses on short, action packed novellas. But Caine still visits plenty of exciting locales in this quick, fast paced adventure. I hope you enjoy a look at the thrilling locations of Cold Kill…

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA

The villains lining up against Thomas Caine launch their sinister plan in the beautiful metropolis of St. Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia after Moscow.

The city is known for it’s stunning buildings & cathedrals… as well a spectacular array of clubs and bars, and worldclass nightlife. Here, the head of a Russian Mafia family plots his revenge, in a bar made entirely of ice. But things are soon going to get much, much colder. After all, revenge is a dish best served cold…

PATTAYA, THAILAND

Cold Kill picks up soon after the events of Devil’s Due.  Betrayed assassin Thomas Caine is still living off the grid, in Pattaya, Thailand.

This tropical paradise is a popular tourist destination. But it is also a city with a dark side, hidden in the shadowy alleys between the dance clubs and beer bars… as Caine is about to learn.

SIBERIA, RUSSIA

Caine soon finds himself on the run, stranded in the frozen wasteland of Siberia, Russia. This massive territory accounts for over seventy percent of Russia’s landmass, and yet it is home to less than thirty percent of the population. Well known for its prisons and labor camps, the mountainous region has a harsh, unforgiving winter season, where temperatures plunge to -25 Celsius or lower.

Caine must survive this brutal, punishing climate, while somehow finding a way to turn the tables on his enemies. Along the way, he traverses a strikingly beautiful frozen lake, much like this one:

Well, that’s all for now. Cold Kill launches February 16th on Amazon, and will be free in Kindle Unlimited.

In the meantime, you can read the other books in the series, Devil’s Due, Tokyo Black, Red Phoenix, and Fire and Forget. They’re all free in Kindle Unlimited, and most are available on Audible as well!

I hope you enjoy Cold Kill, and the new Caine: Rapid Fire series. As always, thank you for your reviews and emails…I read each and every one, and they keep me going!

Cheers,
Andrew Warren

Fire and Forget: Location Report #3

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Wow!  I remember typing out the first Fire and Forget location report as if it was yesterday.  And now, here we are at the end…

The book is with the editor now.  There is still some work to be done, but the heavy lifting is finally over!

I’ll reveal the cover for the new Thomas Caine thriller HERE, Tuesday October 9th, 8:00am. In the meantime, I hope you all enjoy one last look at some of the thrilling and exotic locations Caine visits in Fire and Forget!

THE SUDD

After a mishap on the White Nile River, Caine finds himself traveling on foot through the impenetrable swampland known as The Sudd. This vast wetlands grows and shrinks depending on weather conditions, but can reach an area over 130,000 square km… about the size of England!

The Sudd is a thick bog, dense with reeds, grass, and clumps of shifting vegetation. It is sparsely inhabited, and considered impassable by many travelers. Caine must dig into the last of his strength reserves to guide himself and his companion to safety though this treacherous swamp.

GEORGETOWN , WASHINGTON DC

While Caine traverses the war torn country of South Sudan, Rebecca Freeling must make a much shorter, but no less dangerous journey, through Georgetown, Washington DC.

Assigned to transport former NSA Director Ted Lapinski to a Senate Intelligence Hearing, she accompanies the FBI and a team of Federal Marshals on a twenty minute drive through the picturesque streets of our nation’s capital.  Security is high, and Lapinski is set to blow the lid off a conspiracy that reaches deep into the heart of the United States Intelligence Community… and possibly beyond!

MIHINGO LODGE, UGANDA

Caine ends his harrowing journey through East Africa at the spectacular Mihingo Lodge, in Uganda. Perched at the top of a rocky kopje hill, the lodge looks out over the stunning vistas of Lake Mburo National Park.

The lodge is an environmentally friendly oasis, designed to blend in with its surroundings. The watering hole below plays host to herds of impala, zebra, warthogs, and even the occasional leopard.

It’s the perfect place for a predator like Caine to recover from his recent ordeal… assuming he survives!

And that’s a wrap!  I’m planning to get the book out before the end of fall, and very soon I will send out a request for Advance Readers.  The Advance Reader Team gets a free copy of the book before release, in return for posting an honest review on launch day… so keep your eyes out for the next Caine Report email!

Please don’t forget to check out the cover reveal HERE, Tuesday October 9th, 8:00am.

I hope you all enjoyed this sneak peak into Caine’s latest adventure.  I had a blast taking a virtual journey though East Africa, and I can’t wait to get the new book in your hands!

Fire and Forget will be out soon, but in the meantime, you can check out the first three books in the series, Devil’s Due, Tokyo Black, and Red Phoenix.  They’re all free in Kindle Unlimited, and available on Audible as well.

Finally, as always, thank you for your reviews and emails…I read each and every one, and they mean the world to me.

Cheers,

Andrew Warren