📚 Coming Soon: The Citadel Directive by Chris Stokes
We’re thrilled to be welcoming a gripping new techno-political thriller to Love Books Tours this January.
From 14th–20th January, we’ll be hosting a Bookstagram tour for The Citadel Directive by Chris Stokes, a high-stakes novel packed with government secrecy, media manipulation, and the dangerous cost of uncovering the truth.
This is a tense, timely read that blends political intrigue with technological paranoia — perfect for readers who love thrillers that feel unsettlingly real.
📖 Book Info
Title: The Citadel Directive
Author: Chris Stokes
Tour Dates: 14th – 20th January
Genre: Techno Thriller | Political Thriller
Page Count: 355
Publisher: Narita Publishing
🕵️ About the Book
They uncovered the truth. Now the truth wants them dead.
Madison Thorne is a local reporter tired of potholes and parish councils.
Jason Harper is a gifted but isolated analyst working deep inside a Ministry of Defence bunker — a man who knows things the public must never learn.
When an indestructible craft crashes in a Lincolnshire field, their worlds collide. Jason can’t live with the truth. Madison can’t resist the story. Together, they make one fatal mistake: trusting each other.
What follows is a ruthless pursuit by a government machine that edits headlines, erases witnesses, and manufactures accidents. With nowhere left to run, Madison and Jason gamble everything on one desperate plan — but the truth is more dangerous than they ever imagined.
✍️ About the Author
Chris Stokes brings a unique blend of technical expertise and defence knowledge to the thriller genre. With a background in Computer Science and years spent working in classified defence and security environments, his fiction is rooted in authenticity and precision.
After decades of writing high-pressure government contract tenders, Chris now turns that discipline into fiction that feels chillingly plausible — stories shaped by real systems, real protocols, and real consequences.
📅 Tour Schedule
14th January
@fatguyreading (UK – Physical Book)
@readwithtamsin (UK – Physical Book)
15th January
@bookishandcaffeinatedintx (US – Digital Book)
@afelton6212 (US – Digital Book)
16th January
@BooksWithDemixo (UK – Physical Book)
@lisa_reads_alot (UK – Digital Book)
17th January
@Queen_and_the_wolf (UK – Digital Book)
@mssburns (UK – Physical Book)
18th January
@lady_j_reads (UK – Physical Book)
@warren.isobel (UK – Physical Book)
19th January
@hales2385 (UK – Physical Book)
@the_commuting_bookfairy (UK – Physical Book)
20th January
@bek.is.reading (UK – Digital Book)
@abook_meand_acupoftea (UK – Physical Book)
@melisbookreviews (UK – Physical Book)
🔗 Buy Links
🇬🇧 – Buy on Amazon UK
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