FILE NO. 001 / STEPHEN OLNEY
A Question
of Justice
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A POLITICAL THRILLERFILE NO. 001 / 2025

Some events
are never meant
to surface.

A Question of Justice by Stephen Olney.
One murder at sea. A secret that threatens those in power. And a fight for the truth that no one can afford to lose.

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POLITICAL INTRIGUESURVIVALJUSTICE
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01 / THE NOVELA QUESTION OF JUSTICE
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STEPHEN OLNEY / AUTHOR51° / NO SAFE HARBOUR
01 / THE INCIDENTEVERY STORY HAS A POINT OF NO RETURN

THE RECORD

One ordinary voyage.
One impossible truth.

Nineteen-year-old deckhand Ben witnesses a killing aboard the Mindy Lou. What follows pulls him into a struggle far beyond the open water.

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01 / THE VOYAGE

It begins as an
ordinary journey.

02 / THE SHADOWS

Unseen forces move
in the shadows.

03 / THE DECISION

Every decision carries
a consequence.

04 / THE CRIME

A violent crime at sea
changes everything.

05 / THE TRUTH

Truth becomes dangerous.

06 / THE COST

Justice always
demands a price.

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02 / THE BOOKTHE NOVEL / IN PRINT & DIGITAL
A Question of Justice book cover with burning ships at sea

THE STORY / A QUESTION OF JUSTICE

CASE STUDY / THE NOVEL

A thriller about
who controls the truth.

After witnessing his captain's murder, Ben is thrust into a conspiracy involving intelligence agencies, covert operations and an extraordinary ally beneath the waves. To survive, he must decide what justice is worth.

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03 / UNDERLYING MOTIVESFOUR QUESTIONS / NO EASY ANSWERS

Nothing is ever
just black and white.

In the space between duty and conscience, every choice has a cost.

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Power

Who decides which truths the public is allowed to know?

AUTHORITY / CONTROL
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Loyalty

How far does allegiance go when the people you trust are hiding the most?

DUTY / CONSCIENCE
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Truth

Some revelations threaten more than reputations.

SECRECY / DISCLOSURE
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The Price

When survival and justice collide, what are you willing to lose?

CHOICE / CONSEQUENCE
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04 / THE AUTHOR

Stephen Olney writes stories that move fast, hit hard, and leave no room to look away.

Drawn to the space where power, morality and human choice meet, Stephen writes political thrillers that make readers question what justice demands.

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05 / MOVING PICTUREENTER THE WORLD OF THE NOVEL

The story moves
off the page.

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06 / DISPATCHESFROM THE JOURNAL

Beyond the
final chapter.

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