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First published in the United Kingdom in 2018 by TJM Books www.tjmbooks.com
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About “A Professional Vendetta.”
Oxford University biology professor ‘Eddie’ Higgins is a veteran of student street demonstrations against environmental destruction and big business.
In his sixties and still an eccentric but passionate environmental activist well-known for his total disregard for personal appearance he has become the ‘scientific adviser’ to a local company, Vital Cosmetics, run by its new and vivacious chief executive, Isobel Johnson. It doesn’t start well.
“Yours is an industry dogged by exaggerated claims, impossible claims and false claims,” he tells her.
The two are total opposites but ‘Eddie” is convinced there is something wrong with the way the company is being run and so, belatedly, does Isobel Johnson.
So, starts an investigation led by Mark Dobson from the small but high-tech international fraud investigators, Asher & Asher, and its new, young recruit, Ritchie Nolan, straight out of a north London drama school. Ritchie, acting undercover as a street-wise racketeer Micky Parker, is sent to Thailand to infiltrate a Pattaya-based Chinese and Russian gang involved in counterfeiting, money-laundering, narcotics and credit card fraud. What he uncovers is something much bigger.
“Through this fast-moving story of a serious international criminal investigation runs a deeply philosophical and cleverly written analysis of modern society and its emphasis on vanity, selfishness and outward appearances. A truly unique piece of work.”
“A really well written fast-paced plot. Every woman should read it, although just fiction you might start to think about buying anti-ageing products. I totally enjoyed reading it. Some nice humour, also.”