Kurzbeschreibung
Politics, sex, corruption,
blackmail, lies . . . and that's
just the first three pages!
This is a novel of ideas that's packed with action and adventure. Trust Your Enemies is a political thriller--but one like no other you've ever read.
Alison McGuire is the indispensable "right-hand" to Australia's next Prime Minister. She's one step away from achieving the goal of a lifetime . . . when she's suddenly ensnared in a web of power and intrigue by Frank McKurn, a devious, Machiavellian politician.
In her frantic race for survival, Alison must deliver a knockout blow to demolish McKurn . . . before it's too late. But how?
To win, they must risk everything
In desperation, Alison turns for help to the key people in her life: An acerbic-tongued newspaper columnist--who ends up in a coma. A secretive computer hacker who discovers incriminating evidence--and then is forced into hiding. A police officer who's abruptly removed from a crucial investigation. A politician supposedly on her side--who shows his true, spineless colors at the worst possible moment.
With her every resource exhausted, she faces a life-or-death question: Can she trust Derek Olsson?
As teenagers, Alison and Olsson were lovers. But the pursuit of their vastly different dreams tears them apart. Alison mistakenly thinks Olsson deceived and betrayed her, so she regards him as an enemy.
Meanwhile, Olsson is nowhere to be found. He's on the run, wanted by the police for a murder he claims he didn't commit. A drug-dealing Triad king has offered a reward for his head. And a powerful politician must shut Olsson's mouth--or risk spending the rest of his life in prison.
A battle of liberty against power
Only by joining forces can Alison and Olsson both survive. The irony is that they don't yet know it. Alison must first overcome her anger and bury the hatchet--and time is running out.
A shadowy contract hit man is pursuing them both. Known only as "The Assassin," he has never failed.
But Trust Your Enemies is far more than a page-turning action novel. Woven through it are challenging and controversial themes, such as freedom and individualism and the corrupting effects of power, that will have readers with libertarian sympathies cheering--while probably infuriating others!
***** WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT TRUST YOUR ENEMIES *****
"I'm hooked from page one" --Jo Ann Skousen, writer, reviewer and critic, New York
"The way you describe Alison McGuire makes her the sexiest woman I can imagine" --Kirsten Perucci, investor, Sydney, Australia
"The average politician thinks ideas don't (and shouldn't) matter, changes his 'beliefs' faster than he forgets his last election 'promise'--and points to his vote-winning total to 'prove' he's right.
"Trust Your Enemies is an intense drama that turns this notion on its head. Two lone individuals fight for their lives--because they're also fighting for their principles--against the overwhelming odds of corrupt politicians more concerned with power and glory than principles and ideals.
"In a cliff-hanging climax that will have you holding on to the edge of your seat, they craftily elude 'The Assassin' sent to silence them forever, bring calamity on the head of the country's most powerful, most corrupt politician--and bring down the government as a mere side effect." --Michael Morrison, editor, Chattanooga, Tennessee
*****
TRUST YOUR ENEMIES
A Political Thriller
A story of power and corruption, love and betrayal--and moral redemption
blackmail, lies . . . and that's
just the first three pages!
This is a novel of ideas that's packed with action and adventure. Trust Your Enemies is a political thriller--but one like no other you've ever read.
Alison McGuire is the indispensable "right-hand" to Australia's next Prime Minister. She's one step away from achieving the goal of a lifetime . . . when she's suddenly ensnared in a web of power and intrigue by Frank McKurn, a devious, Machiavellian politician.
In her frantic race for survival, Alison must deliver a knockout blow to demolish McKurn . . . before it's too late. But how?
To win, they must risk everything
In desperation, Alison turns for help to the key people in her life: An acerbic-tongued newspaper columnist--who ends up in a coma. A secretive computer hacker who discovers incriminating evidence--and then is forced into hiding. A police officer who's abruptly removed from a crucial investigation. A politician supposedly on her side--who shows his true, spineless colors at the worst possible moment.
With her every resource exhausted, she faces a life-or-death question: Can she trust Derek Olsson?
As teenagers, Alison and Olsson were lovers. But the pursuit of their vastly different dreams tears them apart. Alison mistakenly thinks Olsson deceived and betrayed her, so she regards him as an enemy.
Meanwhile, Olsson is nowhere to be found. He's on the run, wanted by the police for a murder he claims he didn't commit. A drug-dealing Triad king has offered a reward for his head. And a powerful politician must shut Olsson's mouth--or risk spending the rest of his life in prison.
A battle of liberty against power
Only by joining forces can Alison and Olsson both survive. The irony is that they don't yet know it. Alison must first overcome her anger and bury the hatchet--and time is running out.
A shadowy contract hit man is pursuing them both. Known only as "The Assassin," he has never failed.
But Trust Your Enemies is far more than a page-turning action novel. Woven through it are challenging and controversial themes, such as freedom and individualism and the corrupting effects of power, that will have readers with libertarian sympathies cheering--while probably infuriating others!
***** WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT TRUST YOUR ENEMIES *****
"I'm hooked from page one" --Jo Ann Skousen, writer, reviewer and critic, New York
"The way you describe Alison McGuire makes her the sexiest woman I can imagine" --Kirsten Perucci, investor, Sydney, Australia
"The average politician thinks ideas don't (and shouldn't) matter, changes his 'beliefs' faster than he forgets his last election 'promise'--and points to his vote-winning total to 'prove' he's right.
"Trust Your Enemies is an intense drama that turns this notion on its head. Two lone individuals fight for their lives--because they're also fighting for their principles--against the overwhelming odds of corrupt politicians more concerned with power and glory than principles and ideals.
"In a cliff-hanging climax that will have you holding on to the edge of your seat, they craftily elude 'The Assassin' sent to silence them forever, bring calamity on the head of the country's most powerful, most corrupt politician--and bring down the government as a mere side effect." --Michael Morrison, editor, Chattanooga, Tennessee
*****
TRUST YOUR ENEMIES
A Political Thriller
A story of power and corruption, love and betrayal--and moral redemption
