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'Impeccably researched and sumptuous in its detail... It's a page-turner' The Economist
'This book tells the story brilliantly... Well-paced and cleverly organised. It also draws some devastating conclusions' The Sunday Times
'A riveting account of the intertwining of brilliance and greed' The Business Standard
In this compelling story of greed, chicanery and tarnished idealism, two Wall Street Journal reporters investigate a man who Bill Gates and Western governments entrusted with hundreds of millions of dollars to make profits and end poverty but now stands accused of masterminding one of the biggest, most brazen frauds ever.
Arif Naqvi was charismatic, inspiring and self-made. The founder of the Dubai-based private-equity firm Abraaj, he was the Key Man to the global elite searching for impact investments to make money and do good. He persuaded politicians he could help stabilize the Middle East after 9/11 by providing jobs and guided executives to opportunities in cities they struggled to find on the map. Bill Gates helped him start a billion-dollar fund to improve health care in poor countries, and the UN and Interpol appointed him to boards. Naqvi also won the support of President Obama's administration and the chief of a British government fund compared him to Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible.
The only problem? In 2019 Arif Naqvi was arrested on charges of fraud and racketeering at Heathrow airport. A British judge has approved his extradition to the US and he faces up to 291 years in jail if found guilty.
With a cast featuring famous billionaires and statesmen moving across Asia, Africa, Europe and America, The Key Man is the story of how the global elite was duped by a capitalist fairy tale. Clark and Louch's thrilling investigation exposes one of the world's most audacious scams and shines a light on the hypocrisy, corruption and greed at the heart of the global financial system.
'An unbelievable true tale of greed, corruption and manipulation among the world's financial elite' Harry Markopolos, the Bernie Madoff whistleblower
Egyptian tombs are sealed for a reason--and opening them is terrifying in this supernatural thriller by British Fantasy Award Winner Simon Clark.
Archaeologist John Tolworth is returning to Baverstock Castle in rural England where he spent his youth. He's been hired to decipher ancient papyri excavated a century ago with Egypt's Gold Tomb mummies. The summer job will also be a unique vacation for his wife Ingrid, teenage daughter Vicky and son Oliver. But as soon as John steps into the Gothic fortress, long buried memories of a childhood encounter with evil resurface. He can still hear the screams of his friend, Philip, inheritor of Baverstock, on a night thirty years ago. Lord Philip has been mentally unstable ever since, losing both his hand and his grip on reality in an unexplained accident.
Now, the cold silence of the stone castle will be broken by whispering. And soon, for John and his family, all the secrets of the dead will be revealed. In Baverstock Castle, when the people sleep, the mummies awaken. . .
'. . . evokes the horror of mummification and the unquiet dead.' Publisher's Weekly
It begins with just a few people falling ill. Another flu virus that spreads around the globe. And then the reports begin that people are dying... When most of the world's population is wiped out, a handful of survivors are left to pick up the pieces. Cities become graveyards. Technology becomes largely obsolete. Mankind must start again...
1: Cabin Fever by Jonathan Morris
2: Contact by Simon Clark
3: Rescue by Andrew Smith
4: Leaving by Matt Fitton
People are keeping secrets from Oli. His mum has brought him to stay with his aunt and uncle in the countryside, but nobody will tell him why his dad isn't with them. Where is he? Has something happened? Oli has a hundred questions, but then he finds a secret of his own: he discovers the creature that lives in the attic - Eren. Eren is not human. Eren has been waiting for him...
"Weeds" by Stephen King: When a meteorite lands on his property, Jordy Verrill envisions an easy payday. Unfortunately for Jordy, this is no ordinary rock—and the uncompromising force inside has found its first target.
"The Price You Pay" by Kelley Armstrong: Never pay more than you owe. Sounds like easy advice to follow. But for Kara and her childhood friend Ingrid, some debts can never be repaid . . . especially those tendered in blood.
"Magic Eyes" by Bill Pronzini: Edward James Tolliver has found a weary sort of asylum among the insane. He knows he’s not one of them—but how can he tell anyone about the invaders without sounding that way?
"Murder in Chains" by Simon Clark: Imagine awaking to find yourself in an underground vault, chained by the neck to a murderous lunatic, a grunting goliath who seems more animal than man.
"The Watched" by Ramsey Campbell: Little Jimmy gets a glimpse of the cold truth when he finds out that it’s not always what you see that can get you into trouble; it’s who knows what you see.
In John Wyndham's classic The Day of the Triffids the world is overwhelmed by killer plants. Simon Clark's sequel picks up the story 25 years on. Bill Masen's son, David, wakes to a world plunged into darkness. Now, the triffids have the advantage...
