Private detective DAVE CUNANE has experienced more than his share of rough stuff. A murder attempt by a secret and illegal branch of MI5 was the last thing he was expecting. It all started on one wet Monday morning with an unexpected visit by his estranged relative Sir Lewis Greene, a well known High Court judge. Sir Lew begs him to find and kill an unidentified figure who is operating behind the scenes to destroy Britain's democratic way of life.
Killing people isn't one of Dave's lifestyle choices although he has killed before but only in self defence. Sir Lew knows this but in this case he thinks 'killing is no murder' and wishes to employ Dave's expertise in killing and survival.
Dave wonders if his uncle is suffering from dementia but he's forced to take things seriously when his uncle is murdered in an apparent 'Islamic style' beheading. Shortly after this atrocity Cunane's own home and family are attacked by petrol bombers who are very far from Islamic. They act like determined members of the British security services. They fail at first but they follow the Boy Scout code: if at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Dave keeps his family safe by sending them into hiding and then gets down to finding exactly who the hidden figure who has decreed his assassination is. Cunane survives by luck, judgement and the help of his friends and eventually uncovers a mystery plot at the very heart of the British establishment to end the so-called 'War on Terror' by targeting Britain's Muslim population. In an attempt to silence him suspicion for the brutal murder of Sir Lew is directed to Dave when it is revealed that he has inherited Sir Lew's immense fortune.
Dave has faced suspicion before and knows that his best defence is to disappear but this is difficult even in a big city in today's SURVEILLANCE STATE where every mobile call is a radio broadcast, but Dave is an expert in counter surveillance.
The secret plotters intend to cause mass panic using the fear of atomic radiation. Cunane has to survive so that he can disrupt their plan.
The plot is as up to date as today's terrorism headlines.
Genre: Thriller
Killing people isn't one of Dave's lifestyle choices although he has killed before but only in self defence. Sir Lew knows this but in this case he thinks 'killing is no murder' and wishes to employ Dave's expertise in killing and survival.
Dave wonders if his uncle is suffering from dementia but he's forced to take things seriously when his uncle is murdered in an apparent 'Islamic style' beheading. Shortly after this atrocity Cunane's own home and family are attacked by petrol bombers who are very far from Islamic. They act like determined members of the British security services. They fail at first but they follow the Boy Scout code: if at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Dave keeps his family safe by sending them into hiding and then gets down to finding exactly who the hidden figure who has decreed his assassination is. Cunane survives by luck, judgement and the help of his friends and eventually uncovers a mystery plot at the very heart of the British establishment to end the so-called 'War on Terror' by targeting Britain's Muslim population. In an attempt to silence him suspicion for the brutal murder of Sir Lew is directed to Dave when it is revealed that he has inherited Sir Lew's immense fortune.
Dave has faced suspicion before and knows that his best defence is to disappear but this is difficult even in a big city in today's SURVEILLANCE STATE where every mobile call is a radio broadcast, but Dave is an expert in counter surveillance.
The secret plotters intend to cause mass panic using the fear of atomic radiation. Cunane has to survive so that he can disrupt their plan.
The plot is as up to date as today's terrorism headlines.
Genre: Thriller
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