A Bullet For The Past
A mission cloaked in deception. A rogue agent with deadly secrets. A race against time to stop a global catastrophe.

Former British Secret Service operative John Beckett thought he’d left the world of espionage behind, living a quiet life in Costa Rica. But when a mysterious woman seeks his help, Beckett is ambushed, blackmailed, and thrust back into a dangerous game with a ruthless CIA adversary. His mission: eliminate Saul Turner, a rogue agent thought to be selling secrets to the enemy.

 

Paired with the elusive Erica Reed, Beckett’s pursuit of Turner takes him from New York’s bustling streets to a high-stakes gathering of powerful elites. But as he delves deeper, Beckett discovers that in this world of shifting loyalties, no one is who they seem—and the line between ally and enemy is perilously thin.

 

With millions of lives at stake, Beckett faces an impossible choice that will test his loyalties and could alter the course of his life forever.

Dive into A Bullet for the Past, a gripping thriller in Matthew Hattersley’s John Beckett Series, where every turn reveals a new betrayal, and every ally could be a deadly foe.

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Praise for the John Beckett Series


★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Author Matthew Hattersley has kicked-off an intriguing series with a remarkable character, John Beckett.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The storyline has so many fascinating twists and turns to keep you guessing throughout
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ John Beckett is certainly a kindred soul to Jack Reacher.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A real ripsnorter of a thriller from the pen of someone at the very top of his game.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I read this with my heart in my mouth it was so tense.

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A Bullet For The Past
A mission cloaked in deception. A rogue agent with deadly secrets. A race against time to stop a global catastrophe.

Former British Secret Service operative John Beckett thought he’d left the world of espionage behind, living a quiet life in Costa Rica. But when a mysterious woman seeks his help, Beckett is ambushed, blackmailed, and thrust back into a dangerous game with a ruthless CIA adversary. His mission: eliminate Saul Turner, a rogue agent thought to be selling secrets to the enemy.

 

Paired with the elusive Erica Reed, Beckett’s pursuit of Turner takes him from New York’s bustling streets to a high-stakes gathering of powerful elites. But as he delves deeper, Beckett discovers that in this world of shifting loyalties, no one is who they seem—and the line between ally and enemy is perilously thin.

 

With millions of lives at stake, Beckett faces an impossible choice that will test his loyalties and could alter the course of his life forever.

Dive into A Bullet for the Past, a gripping thriller in Matthew Hattersley’s John Beckett Series, where every turn reveals a new betrayal, and every ally could be a deadly foe.

______________________________________________

Praise for the John Beckett Series


★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Author Matthew Hattersley has kicked-off an intriguing series with a remarkable character, John Beckett.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The storyline has so many fascinating twists and turns to keep you guessing throughout
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ John Beckett is certainly a kindred soul to Jack Reacher.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A real ripsnorter of a thriller from the pen of someone at the very top of his game.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I read this with my heart in my mouth it was so tense.

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Overview

A mission cloaked in deception. A rogue agent with deadly secrets. A race against time to stop a global catastrophe.

Former British Secret Service operative John Beckett thought he’d left the world of espionage behind, living a quiet life in Costa Rica. But when a mysterious woman seeks his help, Beckett is ambushed, blackmailed, and thrust back into a dangerous game with a ruthless CIA adversary. His mission: eliminate Saul Turner, a rogue agent thought to be selling secrets to the enemy.

 

Paired with the elusive Erica Reed, Beckett’s pursuit of Turner takes him from New York’s bustling streets to a high-stakes gathering of powerful elites. But as he delves deeper, Beckett discovers that in this world of shifting loyalties, no one is who they seem—and the line between ally and enemy is perilously thin.

 

With millions of lives at stake, Beckett faces an impossible choice that will test his loyalties and could alter the course of his life forever.

Dive into A Bullet for the Past, a gripping thriller in Matthew Hattersley’s John Beckett Series, where every turn reveals a new betrayal, and every ally could be a deadly foe.

______________________________________________

Praise for the John Beckett Series


★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Author Matthew Hattersley has kicked-off an intriguing series with a remarkable character, John Beckett.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The storyline has so many fascinating twists and turns to keep you guessing throughout
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ John Beckett is certainly a kindred soul to Jack Reacher.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A real ripsnorter of a thriller from the pen of someone at the very top of his game.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I read this with my heart in my mouth it was so tense.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781036700850
Publisher: Vinci Books Ltd
Publication date: 11/11/2025
Series: The John Beckett Series , #4
Pages: 372
Product dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.80(h) x (d)

About the Author

Matthew Hattersley was born in Yorkshire, in the UK. Over the last twenty years he has toured Europe in a rock n roll band, trained as a professional actor and founded a theatre and media company.


Now we writes fast-paced thrillers and crime fiction. His bestselling Acid Vanilla Series follows a wily but flawed ex-assassin who, whilst on a bloody mission of vengeance, realises helping people might provide the salvation she seeks.


He lives with his wife and daughter in Derbyshire, UK.
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