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As Britain broke,
paradise awoke.

Blue Sniffer by Lawrence — original paperback cover

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A TRUE TO LIFE STORY, SET IN THE 1980s, REFLECTING ON TODAY

He can smell colours.
But tantalising turquoise eludes him.

Bagley Carter, skilled press photographer, has synaesthesia. He can smell colours, especially blue.

As a child he enjoyed tantalising turquoise. Now, it eludes him. He must escape dull brown Sleighton, a dying English town.

Summary +

He idealises the beautiful Blue Pacific and is lured there by Krista Hecht – a seductive heiress with a complex past. Bagley arrives in Fiji, and thinks he is in paradise. Krista seduces him into her covert world of unsettling truths, carnal lust, fertility drug tests, green politics and financial crime.

Bagley’s illusions fade. Beauty hides crime. Pollution poses as perfection. Britain may be breaking, but Bagley is now tangled in Krista’s web. Will he stay to help save the most beautiful place on Earth? Or is it wrecked, foretelling recent times? Will paradise break Bagley? Is Krista Hecht so bad? Who and what is behind her?

BLUE SNIFFER might make you change ideas you did NOT want challenged. It might confirm as truth, what you thought was only fiction.

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NeurodiversityMental healthNHSModern British politicsGender controversyReligionDrugsEroticaGreen politicsFinancial crime

A COLOUR REMEMBERED

Beautiful blues
stay with you.

“As Kingfishers darted by, their tantalising turquoise triggered his superhuman receptors”

A WORLD BEYOND

Across the oceans,
paradise beckons.

From Sleighton to Fiji. Bagley yearns for tantalising turquoise.

BENEATH THE BEAUTY

Paradise has
its secrets.

Beauty hides crime. Pollution poses as perfection.
Will paradise break Bagley?

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Sense
the unexpected.

01 / 05
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BLUE SNIFFER · LAWRENCE

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Diana was darling
and the digital age was dawning.

A novel set in the 1980s, reflecting on today.

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Adult literary fiction. Contains mature themes.

Beyond the last page.

“Can’t wait for the film when he’s a little boy chasing the magic of Kingfishers”

CR

“Lying on the beach, I looked up and other sun lovers had their nose in Blue Sniffer”

K. LONGSTAFF

“Bold, brilliant and unforgettable. A masterfully written descent into beauty, madness, and meaning. One of the best books I’ve read in a long while.”

T. WILLIAMS

“Darkly original and surprisingly moving. Every sentence pulses with energy. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever read. Deserves to be a movie!”

B. HARTLEIGH

“Immersive, wickedly clever, and unexpectedly profound. Blue Sniffer is disturbing in all the right ways. A truly memorable experience.”

L. BLAKELEY

“Wow. What a ride. A sun-drenched fever dream of sex, satire and synaesthesia. Bold, subversive, and totally addictive. A five-star read.”

P. TAMWORTH

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Portrait of Lawrence, author of Blue Sniffer

THE AUTHOR

A Life
Less Ordinary

Lawrence

After an early start in psychedelic art and university to study Communication Design, Lawrence joined a U.S corporate, then became creative director of an advertising and PR agency. Notable successes earnt election into the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.

He then sold his business, travelled widely, held senior PR roles in the New Zealand and British NHS, then led intelligence projects in the former Soviet Bloc and UXO clearance in the Orient. An offer from S.I.S. led to an influential role in the UK security industry.

College teaching followed, plus voluntary social rehabilitation projects for psychiatric patients. Photography exhibited in notable galleries includes ‘Chinese Gamblers, Sunshine and Her’.

Magazine feature writing led to Lawrence’s first novel, plagiarised to become a best seller. Blue Sniffer is his second novel. A sequel is planned for 2027.

Another novel
on the horizon.

Blue Sniffer is Lawrence’s second novel. A sequel is planned for 2027. Meantime, the story is creating interest among film makers.

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