Francis Raleigh

Francis Raleigh's Master Reversed

When Gordon Tyler-Jones is found hanging in his Knightsbridge apartment, the hallowed law firm of Henderson Brothers laments the loss of a rising star. But when a German businessman, Herr Gottlieb, is found obscenely dead in his office in Hamburg a few days later, the finger points in the direction of the renowned investment bank, Baker, MacMillan and Passieux. But is there a link? Is that link a Polish thug called Boris Gramkow, or the silver-tongued über-banker, Peter Aredruk, who can charm your money away, or your morals? Lawyer-turned-journalist Francis Raleigh is another link. He knows too much, and pretty soon Boris is after him, leading to a deadly showdown in Amsterdam's Krasnapolsky Hotel. Master Reversed runs on the high-octane fuel of sexual manipulation, antiviral scientific research, and investment fraud on a massive scale. Topical? It certainly is, and for added zest, media shenanigans and martial arts contribute to this finely balanced and hugely enjoyable modern morality tale spanning the West's most exciting cities.