Fiction

Sean: the serialised novel

A young Englishman arrives in Budapest to run a currency exchange business. Before long, Sean Rutherford is caught between organised crime and British intelligence, with rather more confidence than experience.

This is the original serialised draft, published from June 2021 to May 2023. Start at the beginning and follow the instalments below. The story is complete in this draft; it is not a finished, edited book.

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The original titles and scene numbers are preserved, including occasional overlaps. Follow this list in order rather than trying to reconstruct the numbering. Each instalment also links to the previous and next part.

Act I

1. Sean 1 — Free to read
2. Sean. Scenes 3&4 — Paid membership
3. Sean 5 & 6 — Paid membership
4. Sean 7 & 8 — Free membership
5. Sean 9, 10, 11 — Paid membership
6. Sean 12, 13 — Paid membership
7. Sean 14, 15 & 16 — Paid membership
8. Sean 17, 18, 19 — Paid membership
9. Sean 20, 21, & 22 — Paid membership
10. Sean 23, 24, 25 & 26 — Paid membership
11. Sean 27, 28, 29 & 30 — Paid membership
12. Sean 31, 32, 33, 34 — Paid membership
13. Sean 34-38 — Paid membership

Act II

14. Sean ACT II - 1, 2, 3 — Paid membership
15. Sean Act II. 4 & 5 — Paid membership
16. Sean 2-6 & 2-7. — Paid membership
17. Sean 2-8, 2-9, 2-10 — Paid membership
18. Sean 2-11, 2-12, 2-13 — Paid membership
19. Sean 2- 14, 15, 16 — Paid membership
20. Sean Act 2: Take me to your pinch point — Paid membership
21. Sean 2-21, 22, 23 — Paid membership
22. Sean 2 - 23, 24 — Paid membership
23. Sean, Act II, 25 & 26 — Paid membership
24. Sean Act II, 27 & 28 — Paid membership
25. Sean II. 28a, 29 & 30 — Paid membership
26. Sean. II - 31 & 32 — Paid membership
27. Sean II. Sergei — Paid membership
28. Sean II. 34. Mark and Moules — Paid membership
29. Sean II. 35 & 36 — Paid membership
30. Sean II. 37. The Office — Paid membership
31. Sean II. 38 & 39 — Paid membership
32. Sean II. 40 — Paid membership
33. Sean 2-41. Suspicion. — Paid membership
34. Sean 2 - 42. A Plan — Paid membership
35. Sean II: 43. Exit — Paid membership
36. Sean II: 44. Alliances — Paid membership
37. Sean II. Plotting — Paid membership

Act III

38. Sean III. — Paid membership
39. Sean III: Sergei — Paid membership
40. Sean III: The Chechens — Paid membership
41. Sean III: The Meeting — Paid membership
42. Sean III: Back Safe — Paid membership
43. Prague — Paid membership
44. Pancakes and Burgers — Paid membership
45. Watched — Paid membership
46. Squeezed — Paid membership
47. Plotting — Paid membership
48. Walking into Trouble — Paid membership
49. Reunion — Paid membership
50. Party Planning — Paid membership
51. Party Pooping — Paid membership
52. Back to Work — Paid membership
53. Coq au Vin — Paid membership
54. Dairy Queen — Paid membership
55. Hilton Akhmad — Paid membership
56. Sean - Handover — Paid membership
57. Tossing and Turning — Paid membership
58. Airport Rendezvous — Paid membership
59. Airport Summit — Paid membership
60. Flight Scheming — Paid membership
61. Party Logistics — Paid membership
62. Briefing with Sergei — Paid membership
63. Sean. Contingency — Paid membership
64. Sean. U Holubů — Paid membership
65. Sean. Escape — Paid membership
66. Sean: The Intercontinental — Paid membership
67. Sean: Escape? — Paid membership
68. New Plans — Paid membership
69. Sean. Return — Paid membership
70. Sean. Caviar — Paid membership
71. Sean. Choice — Paid membership
72. Sean. Truth? — Paid membership
73. Sean. Wheels within wheels — Paid membership
74. Sean. Deal — Paid membership
75. Sean. 30 Days Later — Paid membership

Behind the draft

Sean’s Journey → — my reflections on finishing the serialised draft.

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