The Administration Series by Manna Francis

4.20 · 324 ratings
  • Mind Fuck (The Administration #1)
    #1

    Mind Fuck (The Administration #1)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings · published 2007

    There are no bad guys or good guys. There are only better guys and worse guys.One of the worse guys is Val Toreth. In a world in which torture is a legitimate part of the investigative process, he works for the Investigation and Interrogation Division, where his colleagues can be more dangerous than the criminals he investigates.One of the better guys is Keir Warrick. His small corporation, SimTech, is developing a "sim" system that places users in a fully immersive virtual reality... more

  • Quid Pro Quo (The Administration #2)
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    Quid Pro Quo (The Administration #2)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2008

    When he agrees to do a favor for his old friend Liz Carey in Corporate Fraud, Para-investigator Val Toreth is hoping for a simple case. After all, kidnapping and dismemberment are all in a day's work for the Investigation and Interrogation Division. But in the European Administration, simplicity is often a dangerous illusion, and anyone who goes looking for trouble in the corporate world is certain to find more than they bargained for... more

  • Unlucky Break (The Administration #2.1)
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    Unlucky Break (The Administration #2.1)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2002

    Short story based on The Administration series. Warrick breaks his wrist while with Toreth. They have some explaining to do at the hospital.

  • Friday (The Administration #2.2)
    #2.2

    Friday (The Administration #2.2)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2009

    Another short story in The Administration series. Warrick explains his relationship to a long-time friend, Cele.

  • Pancakes (The Administration #2.3)
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    Pancakes (The Administration #2.3)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2009

    Another short story based on The Administration series. Warrick's and Toreth's relationship goes to the next level but it frightens Toreth off.

  • Surprises (The Administration #2.4)
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    Surprises (The Administration #2.4)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2009

    Another short story from The Administration series. Toreth meets Warrick's ex wife and things get even more steamy in the bedroom.

  • Family (The Administration #2.5)
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    Family (The Administration #2.5)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2009

    Another short story in The Administrators series. Toreth gets invited to New Years with Warrick's family.

  • Mirror Mirror (The Administration #2.6)
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    Mirror Mirror (The Administration #2.6)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2005

    Another short story in The Administration series. Warrick finds himself with a lovely present, but can he get it assembled in time to meet Toreth's demands?

  • Games & Players (The Administration #3)
    #3

    Games & Players (The Administration #3)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings · published 2008

    It's all fun and games until somebody loses...Socioanalysts can read minds and motives at a glance, predict the future, manipulate the smallest actions of their unwitting puppets, and crush careers with a single word...or so the popular rumors say. Their arrival is dreaded everywhere in the European Administration, even the Investigation and Interrogation Division... more

  • Game, Set (The Administration #3.1)
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    Game, Set (The Administration #3.1)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2005

    Another not-so-short story in The Administration series. Toreth gets saddled with a Socioanalyst, who just so happenes to know Warrick from long back.

  • As Long As It Lasted (The Administration #3.2)
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    As Long As It Lasted (The Administration #3.2)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2005

    Another short story in The Administration series.Takes place five years before Mind Fuck and stars Sara and Toreth... enough said.

  • Fuck of the Day (The Administration #3.3)
    #3.3

    Fuck of the Day (The Administration #3.3)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2005

    Another short story in The Administration series.Warrick comes to I&I for the second time ever, pissed off about seeing Toreth with someone else.

  • Wine, Women and Cushions (The Administration #3.4)
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    Wine, Women and Cushions (The Administration #3.4)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2005

    Another short story in The Administration series.Cele has Dillian over for an evening of fun, in more ways than one.

  • Playing with Fire (The Administration #3.5)
    #3.5

    Playing with Fire (The Administration #3.5)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2005

    Another short story in The Administration series.Toreth gets angry after Warrick tells him about his one night stand. He realizes he is a jealous hypocrite but doesn't really know what to do. Sara steps in to help.

  • All Work And No Play (The Administration #3.6)
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    All Work And No Play (The Administration #3.6)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2005

    Another short story in The Administration series.New juniors are coming in at I&I and Warrick is severely distracted by work. Or is he?

  • Gee (The Administration #3.7)
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    Gee (The Administration #3.7)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2005

    Another short story in The Administration series.Toreth and Sara run into Gee, who Toreth knew when he was fifteen.

  • Shopping & Fucking (The Administration #3.8)
    #3.8

    Shopping & Fucking (The Administration #3.8)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2005

    Another short story in The Administration series.Toreth takes Warrick shopping for something a bit more lucrative.

  • Pool School (The Administration #3.9)
    #3.9

    Pool School (The Administration #3.9)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2005

    Another short story in The Administration series.The whole cast of characters go out for an evening of strip clubs. Warrick and Toreth decide to play a game of Strip Pool.

  • Without The Game (The Administration #3.95)
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    Without The Game (The Administration #3.95)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2005

    Another short story in The Administration series.

  • Control (The Administration #4)
    #4

    Control (The Administration #4)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings · published 2009

    Power Writes Its Own RulesGaining it, keeping it, or losing it, control is more than just a game--it's a critical tool for survival. No more so than in the Administration, where the Investigation and Interrogation Division's Val Toreth faces professional and personal hazards every day... more

  • Wait For It (The Administration #4.2)
    #4.2

    Wait For It (The Administration #4.2)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2005

    Another short story in The Administration series.Warrick asks Toreth to wait for it as long as he can stand it. It being sex. But can Warrick stand it as long as Toreth can?

  • Caged (The Administration #4.3)
    #4.3

    Caged (The Administration #4.3)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2009

    Another short story in The Administration series.Toreth is bored, so Warrick takes him to the zoo.

  • Unaccustomed As I Am... (The Administration #4.4)
    #4.4

    Unaccustomed As I Am... (The Administration #4.4)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2009

    Another short story in The Administration series.Sara has been Toreth's admin for 10 years now. They are all are her big decade party.

  • Helen (The Administration #4.5)
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    Helen (The Administration #4.5)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2009

    Another short story in The Administration series.Helen was someone that Toreth interrogated 12 years before. But now she found him again. And she doesn't want to leave him.

  • Shopping, No Fucking (The Administration #4.6)
    #4.6

    Shopping, No Fucking (The Administration #4.6)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2009

    Another short story in The Administration series.Warrick and Toreth finally go shopping for curtains.

  • Losing It (The Administration #4.7)
    #4.7

    Losing It (The Administration #4.7)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2005

    Another short story in The Administration series.Toreth and Warrick go out to a corporate party. Toreth lets his jealousy rule him.

  • Coming from America (The Administration #4.8)
    #4.8

    Coming from America (The Administration #4.8)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2018

  • Quis Custodiet (The Administration #5)
    #5

    Quis Custodiet (The Administration #5)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2009

    Where are all the good guys?No protests, no bombings, no subversion. Is it possible that in one part of the European Administration at least, almost all the citizens are happy with their lot in life? It seems unlikely. When the numbers don't add up at the Athens branch of the Investigation and Interrogation Division, Para-investigator Toreth is sent there from New London to review their procedures... more

  • Gratuitous Kink (The Administration #5.2)
    #5.2

    Gratuitous Kink (The Administration #5.2)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2020

    Another short story in The Administration series.

  • Then And Now (The Administration #5.3)
    #5.3

    Then And Now (The Administration #5.3)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2002

    Another short story in The Administration series.Warrick and Toreth talk about their past.

  • Friends In The Right Places (The Administration #5.4)
    #5.4

    Friends In The Right Places (The Administration #5.4)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2002

    Another short story in The Administration series.We get a look at I&I from an outsiders point of view.

  • Smoke & Cameras (The Administration #5.5)
    #5.5

    Smoke & Cameras (The Administration #5.5)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2002

    Another short story in The Administration series.

  • Sunday (The Administration #5.6)
    #5.6

    Sunday (The Administration #5.6)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2003

    Another short story in The Administration series.

  • First Against the Wall (The Administration #6)
    #6

    First Against the Wall (The Administration #6)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings · published 2010

    Who is leading the rabble to victory? Toreth shifted against the wall, trying to get comfortable. Between bruises and handcuffs, he didn't have much success. On the first day, in the first cell, the lights had been on, the water dispenser working, and the prisoner feeding schedule still running. Then the lights went out, and things had gone steadily downhill from there. Now, he sat in darkness so absolute that he couldn't see a hand in front of his face, if he'd been in a position to check... more

  • For Certain Values of Family (The Administration #7)
    #7

    For Certain Values of Family (The Administration #7)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings · published 2011

    Every silver lining has a cloud. After the revolution, stability returns for most of the citizens of the European Administration. Revolution has delivered a little more freedom, if not as much as its architects hoped. Some, however, are finding that change also brings more complications and fresh dangers.For Para-investigator Val Toreth, the Investigation and Interrogation Division isn't quite the home it used to be... more

  • The Administration (The Administration #1-7)
    #1-7

    The Administration (The Administration #1-7)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2012

    The inspiration for the Administration series of stories is a maxim of Chris Boucher, script editor of Blakes 7—There are no bad guys. There are no good guys. There are only better guys, and worse guys.One of the worse guys is Val Toreth. In a world where torture is a legitimate part of the investigative process, he works for the Investigation and Interrogation Division .One of the better guys is Keir Warrick, a corporate director... more

  • Boy's Toys (The Administration #7.2)
    #7.2

    Boy's Toys (The Administration #7.2)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2003

    Another short story in The Administration series.Warrick finds a new kink: guns.

  • Prodigal (The Administration #7.3)
    #7.3

    Prodigal (The Administration #7.3)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2018

  • Blood & Circuses (The Administration #8)
    #8

    Blood & Circuses (The Administration #8)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2015

    It's set to be a busy autumn in New London and beyond. With the ripples of the revolt still running through the European Administration, Val Toreth is slowly settling into the new flat he shares with Keir Warrick. But on orders from the very highest levels of the Administration, Toreth finds himself leaving his regular beat far behind and heading over the Atlantic to Washington D.C... more

  • Corpora Delicti (The Administration #9)
    #9

    Corpora Delicti (The Administration #9)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2017

    Wealth Is the Only RealityOn the surface, stability has returned to Europe. According to all the official metrics released to news feeds, the Administration and the corporations are stronger and more united than ever. Only in the most secret of government surveillance departments and corporate security divisions would anyone suggest otherwise.On the surface, Senior Para-investigator Toreth’s year is ending badly... more

  • Make It a Surprise (The Administration #9.1)
    #9.1

    Make It a Surprise (The Administration #9.1)

    Manna Francis

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 2018

    Another short story in The Administration series.Toreth finds a new bed for Warrick.

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