The Greater Good (Paperback)
Tim Ayliffe
Sold by Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
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Add to basketSold by Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 12 October 2005
Condition: New
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback. SET TO BE ADAPTED FOR THE SCREEN. Like Michael Connellys Bosch, John Bailey will risk everything to get to the truth and expose a deadly enemy.Theres nothing more dangerous than a man who can fall no further Ayliffe delivers a taut, nail-biting page-turner, stamping his mark on the modern day Australian thriller. Better ReadingHe had never killed anyone who hadnt deserved it. The end always justified the means. He didnt need forgiveness. He needed justification. The greater good.Battered war correspondent John Bailey is a man living on the edge. Hes haunted by nightmares of being kidnapped and tortured in Iraq and hes drinking too much to drown the memories. As he battles to get his life back together, a story breaks that will force him back into the spotlight and into the crosshairs of a deadly international player.When a beautiful prostitute is found murdered in her luxury apartment, Bailey is ordered to cover the story by The Journals editor and his old friend, Gerald Summers, because he cant trust anyone else.One of the victims clients, a key advisor to the Defence Minister, is chief suspect in her murder and hes on the run. When he contacts Bailey, claiming to have information that will bring down the government, the stakes become deadly. To complicate matters, the investigating police detective is the woman Bailey walked out on a decade ago.When a ruthless CIA fixer turns up, followed by a murderous Chinese agent hot on his trail, Bailey realises he has stumbled onto the story of a lifetime one that he may not live to tell.The brilliant first book in Tim Ayliffe's bestselling John Bailey series. Bailey's adventures in The Greater Good, State of Fear and The Enemy Within will be adapted for the screen by CJZ Productions, Australia's largest independently owned production company.Praise for The Greater GoodA brilliantly written character starring in cracking crime thriller Herald SunA fun and exhilarating political crime thriller that is guaranteed to electrify and entertain in good measure. The Unseen Library Readers will not fail to enjoy the ride from start to finish. Good Reading A crime thriller with the lot: murder, deceit, corruption and a hint of romance Ayliffe takes you deep inside the worlds of politics and the media, with a heavy dose of international intrigue thrown in. Michael Rowland Ayliffe delivers a taut, nail-biting page-turner, stamping his mark on the modern day Australian thriller. Better ReadingIf Rake were a journalist, with a talent that equals his capacity to survive being beaten up, Bailey would be him. Julia BairdAn absolute cracker of a thriller. Chris UhlmannPraise for State of FearAnother brilliantly crafted thriller from Ayliffe that fits perfectly in todays worrying world Verdict: Get this guy on TV Herald SunPraise for Enemy Within A breathlessly written book, ripped from todays headlines, this is a cracking read that blurs the line between fact and fiction. More please. Michael Robotham'A cracking yarn told at breakneck speed. I couldn't put it down.' Chris HammerSharp, gritty, sophisticated. Ayliffes criminal world is terrifyingly real. Candice Fox Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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