Thenovel,TheLastStandDown,wasprompted when,forthefirsttimeever,thisNewZealanderhad tocommutebytrainintoLondonandIcouldn'tgrasp thefactthatpeopledidthisalltheirworkinglives... itwasawful!
Then,IgotthesackfromthecorporatetrainingjobI wascommutingto,everyday.Iwastrainingsenior Africangovernmentemployees-theheadofNigeria's MinistryofFinance,theCEOofZimbabwe'sSocial WelfareDeptandsoon-onbehalfofaLondonbank
3monthsintothejobIstumbledonafraudona massivescale-thebankwasreceivingmoneyfrom theBritishandothergovernments,topassonfor foreignaidprojects However,alargepartofthe moneyneverleftBritainand,apparently,Iwas supposedtokeepquietaboutit.Ikeptaskingthe questionsthatIshouldn'thaveandwasshownthe door.So,insteadofkeepingquietaboutit,Iwrotea novel,based,inpart,onthatexperience.
TheLastStandDownwasalsobasedontheinventionofaFreeenergymachineinWhakatane,NZ,theattemptsonthelifeandits inventorandaconcerted,internationalindigenouscampaign.
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"Handsintheair!Nobodymove!"When apairofcrazedgunmentakeabank fullofhostages,off-dutycopJack Lisbonfindshimselfcaughtupina terrifyingsiege.Armedwithonlyhis wits,cantheex-boxerpolicemanhold hisnerveanddefuseapotential disaster?Orwillhecrackunderthe pressureandriskthelivesofinnocent people?Holdonforaturbo-charged ride!Ifyoulikegrittycrimestorieswith avigilantejusticeflavor,you'lllove JackLisbon.PulpFictionmeetsDog DayAfternoon.
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