Bøger af Alastair Anderson

Central Africa. A mining compound on the curve of a river. A young couple arrive. John is stepping up to a major opportunity in his career, taking over as mine manager. Angela has decided to join him. Big Bend is comfortable, and the people are friendly. At worst, it could be a little tedious. Nothing changes here. Jungle extends for hundreds of miles all around. They sip their drinks and watch the brown river sliding by. John has been sent to replace Yageman. Everyone is relieved at the news. Yageman built the mine from scratch, placing the first charge that blew apart the jungle. Nobody should stay in this place for as long as he has. Yageman leaves behind a profitable mine, and a secure compound. The river linking them to the coast will always flow, slowly and dependably as ever. Even a wilderness can be predictable. But then the hydro plant that powers everything is sabotaged. Without electricity, the compound quickly becomes unbearable. A young girl goes missing. Suspicions abound. Even at the best of times, keeping up appearances can be difficult. Who knows what people will do next?

Do you usually speak to strangers on a bus? Probably not. Unless you want a short trip across town to turn into something completely different

Everyone knows Bounty Corporation. Nobody goes a single day without using one of its products. Bounty's CEO, Rex Greengrass, has steered the corporation to ever greater heights of success. What Rex wants, Rex gets. Until there's a screw-up at Bounty's most recent results presentation. Things are put right. Well, sort of. The resulting snowball of unintended consequences sucks in a disparate cast of characters, including scheming lieutenants, clueless employees, groveling PR people, an inquisitive reporter, an insatiable wife, and finally the most unlikely champion of the downtrodden, the have-nots, and the plain lazy. Bounty's ultimate consumer proves to be its ultimate undoing.

I was told this story while waiting for the tide to turn. Chris Carraway was taking time out, like the rest of us, but he had an extra reason to be there. Just as the financial crisis was taking hold, he had been asked to track down one of the greatest and most influential investors of our time. Never in history have men so hidden from public view exerted such an influence over all of us. It took Carraway some time to find him, within a financial world that was in the process of collapse. When Carraway finally uncovered the truth, he was left with a burden that I am passing on to you. This is his story.

Eugene Norman lives in an apartment at the Edmont. It is a recently renovated building in an up-and-coming part of town. He lives with his fiancée, who he plans to marry in a few months. His career is developing strongly and he is working on some exciting projects. One evening, while his fiancée is on the phone, he says that he will go out and bring back a pizza. Instead, he goes for a walk.