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That's how many people have watched his films! Now filmmaker-turned-thriller author, Richard Slater-Jones, imagines the future so you don't have to. Are you ready for the ride?
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"Slater-Jones's quicksilver futurist thriller is as cinematic as you'd expect from a filmmaker with a discerning eye."

One painting sparked a manhunt. His next could set the city on fire.

Alex Snow is running out of time. His memory is gone. His best friend is in chains. And the city wants him dead.

It's 2054, and the world has vanished into the MetaVerses. Only Rome remains -- a walled stronghold ruled by a ruthless billionaire. But beneath this gilded cage -- in the tunnels, ruins, and catacombs -- secrets are buried and resistance flickers like flame.

This is where fugitive Alex Snow is hiding.

He didn't ask to lead a revolution. He just wants the truth -- who he was, why he was erased, and who the woman is that keeps appearing in his dreams.

But a dead senator, an impossible creature, and a forbidden masterpiece that hijack's the city's streets begin to tear the veil between memory and madness.

The deeper he digs, the closer he gets to lighting the spark that could burn Rome to the ground.

The rebellion is coming. Whether Alex wants it or not.

A mind-bending New Rome Rising thriller that hurls you into the pulse and shadows of the last real city on Earth.

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Praise for Ace of Paints (Book One)

""Gripping, relentless, a clever and rare mix of darkness and hope. Impossible to put it down until the end" -- Amazon review

"Often funny and surprising, it rockets forward with a suspense that builds to a wholly unexpected climax. Quite a ride!" -- Amazon review

"What is most striking is the startling, dense originality of the world building. Even the edges are clearly defined" -- Amazon review

"A futuristic conflagration grounded in the smoldering embers of political and corporate 2025" -- Goodreads

"Richard Slater-Jones' debut novel, Ace of Paints, is a gripping and remarkably prescient exploration of dystopia set in a vividly imagined near-future Rome" -- Goodreads

"The setting is so unique it feels like a fresh take on the genre" -- Amazon review

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• Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseThrillersTechnothrillers
• Science Fiction & FantasyScience FictionMetaphysical & Visionary

• Publication Date: August 21, 2025
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• Print Length: 396 Pages
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