SCOTT EVANS · BEHIND THE BOOKS
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Behind the Books
Research, military history, veteran experience and the ideas that shaped the published work.
02Modern Myths
Contemporary fables about ordinary people caught inside impossible rules.
03Monster Accord
Redacted files, field reports and incidents from the hidden world behind Bad Wiring.
04Short Stories
Quill Marlowe investigations, darker fiction and complete stories you can read online.
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The World’s Most Dangerous Shipping Lane
Nearly 20% of the world’s oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz — a narrow corridor where tension, leverage, and economic pressure quietly shape global stability.
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Are Operators Born or Made?
Are elite operatives born different — or shaped by systems designed to remove hesitation? From the SAS to Navy SEALs and Mossad, we explore what really creates an operator — and what it costs.
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Why I Wrote The Operator
The Operator wasn’t written to reassure anyone. It was written because too many decisions are made in the dark, and too many people are expected not to notice.
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Right Blokes. Wrong Place.
Three ordinary blokes. One wrong pub. A comedy short story about mates, mayhem, and getting more than they bargained for. Be careful what you wish for…
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The Shadow at the Exposition | Quill Marlowe Casefile Ten
When time fractures beneath the 1889 Paris Exposition, Quill Marlowe must confront the truth behind his second sight, the origin of the Dread Ledger, and the moment his fate was sealed at Rorke’s Drift. Joined by a young H.G. Wells, this final case leads to the unmaking of history — and the closing of the…
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The Thirteen Cuts | Quill Marlowe Casefile Nine
A vanished painter. A boy carved like a canvas. Thirteen cuts, thirteen echoes — and Wilde returns with a sketch that shouldn’t exist. The Dread Ledger leaks again, and this time… it signs Quill’s skin.
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The Clockwork Orphan | Quill Marlowe Casefile Eight
In the ruins of a forgotten theatre, Quill Marlowe finds an automaton girl who shouldn’t be ticking. Crafted from grief and brass, she remembers too much — including him. As the Dread Ledger begins to write on its own, Quill must decide whether mercy lies in memory or silence.
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The Lantern Below Fleet Street | Quill Marlowe Casefile Seven
Fleet Street hides more than headlines. In Casefile Seven, Quill Marlowe uncovers a haunted press run by the ghost of W.T. Stead. Forgotten victims demand to be heard, and the dead refuse to be censored. A story of spectral journalism, buried truth, and ink that bleeds.
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The Wax God of Bishopsgate | Quill Marlowe Casefile Six
Beneath the lights of Bishopsgate’s forgotten theatre, a wax double takes Quill’s place on stage. The play is possession. The curtain never falls.
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