The Angels’ Cut Means Corruption and Murder

First thriller in The Angel’s Share Series, The Angels’ Cut, exposes criminality, corruption and murder at the very top of the UK Establishment. Once they start, it’s hard to stop. Scared lawbreakers cover up… hard…and will kill to protect themselves.

Taken with callous efficiency, reporter Eilidh Duncan faces lethal danger and routine brutality. Find out why a fear of exposure leads to murder. Check out the video in the sidebar. Discover the dark truth and danger behind The Angels’ Cut investigation.

The series reveals corruption driven by Establishment criminality, greed and fraud, leading to kidnap and murder. Eilidh’s explosive dossier exposes cynical corruption and criminality bleeding into dark corners of the UK Establishment.  Large chunks of money evaporate like a whisky distiller’s Angels’ Share.

Fearful of exposure and losing their ill-got Angels’ Cut, a corrupt Establishment clique, BIZZ, lashes out.

Investigators face danger and corruption — Eilidh is gone

Expecting a happy catch-up with his wee sister, Sam Duncan comes to London. Eilidh is missing. Danger closes as fast as his express train. Soon, someone wants Sam dead, and a hair-raising quest begins.  Any thoughts of a pleasant visit evaporate as Sam stumbles upon a corrupt conspiracy and must pursue the criminals to save Eilidh. Sam’s investigative skills, honed as a tier-one operator, may give him an edge.

A little chumocracy and corruption go a long way

What do ‘chumocracy’, ‘cronyism’ or ‘kleptocracy’ mean? Do they involve criminality? The Angels’ Share series exposes corruption and criminality because politicians, officials, bankers, business people and gangsters line their pockets with public money, lots and lots of it. Soon, the danger is stratospheric. People die.

Target the family

Both Sam and Eilidh plummet into confused and malicious webs of betrayal, murder, cover-up and stunning violence. Eilidh is lost. Can Sam find her? Will they both survive? As if that isn’t enough, gangsters target his family. With his trusted colleague, Tonka, covering his back, Sam investigates; facts emerge, and, close behind, mayhem follows.

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’ … Just for once, wouldn’t it be nice if someone flushed the criminals out? Well, here you go. The Angels’ Cut battles crime, first in a series of tough thrillers.

Greed, cosy corruption … follow the money

The greedy fear exposure. Money is all. What will bad people do to protect a criminal investment? For instance, how much do corrupt insiders steal? Is the £190 billion ($265 billion) reported by Experian, some years ago, fake news?

Scare her off or kill her?

Is her first success, when she battles crime as an investigative journalist, her last? Will she survive? Will she die?

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

The Angels’ Cut battles crime and begins The Angels’ Share Series, and is available worldwide.