Lorraine Connection - Softcover

Dominique Manotti

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905147600 ISBN 13: 9781905147601

Publisher: EuroCrime, 2007

Synopsis

A factory owned by the Korean Daewoo group in Pondage, Lorraine, manufactures cathode ray tubes. It's a grim place to work at, and the workers daren't protest. Until a strike breaks out and there's a fire at the factory - but is it an accident? The factory is at the centre of a battle played out in Paris, Brussels and Asia for the takeover of the ailing state-owned electronics giant Thomson; the Matra-Daewoo alliance wins the bid, but rival contender Alcatel suspects foul play. Cue intrepid cop Charles Montoya, called in to investigate - and explosive revelations ensue.

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Review:

"Manotti effortlessly handles a fiendishly complicated plot. Her characters are fully rounded and believable." --"The Daily Telegraph"

"Manotti has . . . a grip on the economics, politics and social history which marks her as special . . . good generic crime fiction, with le flair in abundance." --"Times Literary Supplement"

Synopsis:

When a cathode ray tube factory in a small French town is hit first by a strike and then by a suspicious fire, the battle for the take-over of the plant's beleaguered parent company heats up. The Lorraine factory is at the centre of a strategic battle being played out in Paris, Brussels, and Asia for the take-over of the ailing state-owned electronics giant Thomson. Accusations of foul play fly, and rival contender Alcatel calls in its intrepid head of security Charles Montoya to investigate. He soon uncovers explosive revelations and a trail of murders, dirty tricks, blackmail, and corporate malfeasance.

About this edition

• Publisher: EuroCrime
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1905147600
• ISBN 13: 9781905147601
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208