Greed, Power, Revenge, or is it Economic Terrorism?
A novel investigating financial crime and sabotage within the banking sector
Tom is an accomplished journalist and lead features writer at Global Weekly’s London office. He’s an unhappily married workaholic seeking to advance his career.
Sally is single, ambitious and independent. Visiting from Australia, she’s chasing the same story.
Each is eager to research alleged wrongdoings at Royal National Bank, exposed by a series of whistleblower revelations. RNB is one of the largest and strongest financial institutions in the world, or it was. There have been several incidents within a period of weeks. The effect has rocked the bank to its core, causing its share price to tumble and world stock markets to ripple. International economic stability is at risk.
Both Tom and Sally suspect something or someone must be behind it. It couldn’t just be coincidence. They think it inconceivable for such rapid decline to result from merely incompetence and a series of blunders. It must be sabotage. Yet the timing and diversity of location make it improbable. Has someone been powerful and ingenious enough to mastermind such demise? If so who, and why?
Tom and Sally become reluctantly twinned in the investigation looking for the ”source’ and their trail leads them from London to Glasgow, Manchester, Barcelona and Collioure.
They tread a dangerous path as Tom’s life and wellbeing becomes imperilled by strange and cryptic warnings. Through this, Tom struggles to hold everything together. He’s hoping to restore his crumbling marriage and uncertain personal finances, yet is distracted by an irresistible attraction to Sally.
They feel daunted by the prospect of an unknown enemy, who seems to have unlimited power and connections. With great fortitude, they tackle the most challenging investigation of their lives, facing threats and hostility countering their every move.
By Zach Abrams, author of Ring Fenced, Made a Killing and A Measure of Trouble
