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Curtain Call

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It’s the Fourth of July and America is celebrating Ex-Marine turned professional pianist Nicholas Sharp takes to the stage at a packed L.A. arena for a concert attended by the U.S. President. The atmosphere is...
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  • 11 August 2026
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A siege action thriller in which a Fourth of July stadium concert becomes a terrorist hostage crisis. One-man-against-many military suspense of hostage stand-offs, stalled negotiators and a very public stage.

Independence Day. A packed LA arena. Nicholas Sharp at the piano, sharing the stage with legends. Then gunfire rips through the celebration. Terrorists encircle the stadium with explosives, turning a night of music into a nightmare siege. As negotiators stall and politicians scramble, Sharp sees only one option: fight back, alone.

The odds are hopeless. The cost is everything. But if Sharp doesn’t act, America’s Fourth of July will end in fire.

Curtain Call is book five in The Nicholas Sharp Thrillers, a thriller for fans of Tom Clancy and Lee Child.

Praise for The Nicholas Sharp Thrillers series:

★★★★★ Wow!! I simply just kept reading, I was hooked pretty much from the start, and can't wait to read more.

★★★★★ Emotions run high, as does the suspense.

★★★★★ A clever mix of two totally different worlds.

★★★★★ I really enjoyed the sniper-musician-reluctant warrior character.

★★★★★ Without a doubt, this is a cracking novel... the story keeps at you in leaps and bounds! Full of action all the way. Just brilliant!

★★★★★ Exceptional story with characters you'd want to know.

★★★★★ I love Lee Child and now have another author who is just as good.

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Price: $19.99
Pages: 348
Publisher: Vinci Books Ltd
Imprint: Vinci Books Ltd
Publication Date: 11 August 2026
Trim Size: 7.80 X 5.08 in
ISBN: 9781036711139
Format: Paperback
BISACs: FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, Thriller: terrorism, FICTION / Thrillers / Military, FICTION / Thrillers / Terrorism, FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / War & Military, Adventure / action fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction
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Mark Mannock was born in Melbourne, Australia. He has had an extensive career in the music industry including supporting, recording with or writing for Tina Turner, Joni Mitchell, The Eurythmics, Irene Cara and David Hudson. His recorded work with Lia Scallon has twice been long-listed for Grammy Awards.
As a composer/songwriter Mark’s music has been used across the world in countless television and theatre contexts, including the ‘American Survivor’ TV series and ‘Sleuth’ playwright Anthony Shaffer’s later productions.
Mark has also been active in music education across Australia promoting student’s ownership and voice in their own educational music journeys. He has won several awards for his endeavours in this area.
Mark is presently writing the successful ‘Nicholas Sharp’ thriller series about a disillusioned former US sniper whose past plagues him as he makes his way in the contemporary music industry. Sharp is a man whose insatiable curiosity and embedded moral compass lead him to places he ought not go. The series is currently read in over 50 countries.
Mark lives in Kettering, Tasmania with his family. His travels around the globe act as inspirations for his writing.
Mark enjoys hearing from his readers, so please feel free to contact him.