The Angels’ Cut an explosive thriller

The Angels’ Cut

Eilidh’s explosive investigation exposes cynical corruption and criminality feeding in dark corners of the UK Establishment.  Large chunks of money evaporate like a whisky distiller’s Angels’ Share.

Greed and cosy corruption

The greedy fear exposure. Money is all. What will bad people do to protect a criminal investment? For instance, how much do criminal insiders steal? Does the £190 billion ($265 billion) taken as reported by Experian constitute fake news? Fearful of exposure, criminal investigation and the loss of their ill-got gains, Bizz acts.

Scare her off or kill her?

Will Eilidh’s first major success as an investigative journalist be her last? Will she survive? Taken with callous efficiency, Eilidh falls into lethal danger.

Taken

Sam Duncan arrives in London expecting a happy catch-up with his wee sister but Eilidh is missing. Danger closes in as fast as his express train. Any thoughts of a pleasant visit evaporate when reality bites. Someone wants their Angels’ Cut and him out of the way. A hair-raising quest begins. Sam’s investigative skills, honed as a tier-one operator working alongside law enforcement, are essential. The peril grows.

A little “chumocracy” goes a long way

Chumocracy, cronyism and kleptocracy–call them what you like—all are entangled with corruption and criminality. Dishonest politicians, officials, bankers, business people, police officers and gangsters line their pockets with public money, lots and lots of it. Threaten their ill-gotten gains, their Angels’ Cut at your peril.

Target the family

Both Sam and Eilidh plunge into a confused and malicious web of murder, cover-up and stunning violence. Eilidh is trapped. Can Sam find her? As if that isn’t enough, gangsters target his family. With his trusted minder, Tonka, Sam investigates, facts emerge, and with them, vicious attacks. Mayhem ensues.

Criminality and cover-ups

People say – ‘It’s a cover-up’ … ’ It’s one law for them and another for us’ … ‘We bail out the banks, and they get the bonuses’ … etc. Just for once, wouldn’t it be nice if someone scared the criminals? Well, here you go; this is the right place.

Reader Comments

“I could immediately identify with his main characters, even those shady, dangerous individuals in the upper echelons of society. In this respect, the story is also a measure of how eroded our trust in our leaders, the high and mighty of our land, has become. His action scenes are particularly well handled – the opening scene in South Armagh is shockingly realistic. In fact, there’s a gritty realism throughout this book which will linger long in the memory. All in all, this is an impressive piece of work by a talented writer.” Abrach, UK

“Not your common or garden thriller, not by a long shot. A thriller it undoubtedly is, but with characters who are far better developed and fleshed out than many others of this ilk, characters who live, breathe and about whom the reader ends up caring deeply. The fact that the storyline is brilliantly crafted and the level of detail is enough (and accurate enough, too) to keep the most dedicated hardware anorak on side is just icing on the cake.” D Gixxer, UK

“As this book opens, it seems an exciting and very readable action thriller. Then, as the characters are developed, one is drawn in by the witty dialogue, by the fierce and touching family loyalties, and by the noble defence of the vulnerable against those who would abuse them to their own ends. Initially repelled by the violence in this novel, I felt, as in Stieg Larsson’s novels, the visceral satisfaction of seeing justice meted out to the abusers of women.” Maryann N, WA USA

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© Mac Logan