Growing up in the house previously owned by notorious British-Soviet double-agent Kim Philby, he became a seasoned senior executive of three decades in the corporate world.
His management consulting and chief procurement officer roles for international big brand companies had global remits, taking him to many different countries and cities on business. His procurement teams had a privileged role in firms with unquestioned business-wide access and control of large spends, suppliers and intellectual property.
This extensive experience, gives him first-hand insight of the potential for corporate corruption and espionage, to quickly become dangerous.
The MAX SARGENT Corporate Spy Thriller Adventure Series
Max Sargent is an every-day executive, with a distant military past, recruited by MI5 as an undercover corporate spy. Pursuing international business criminals and corrupt foreign intelligence services, his assignments lead him on increasingly dangerous espionage adventures.
At nineteen Max Sargent became a Royal Marine Commando, but after a shocking incident seeing his friends killed in their first conflict-zone posting, he requested a discharge after being awarded the Military Cross.
Only twenty and back out of the military, he pursued a corporate career in the 'civi' world. After two decades as an executive, a business indiscretion brings him to the attention of MI5. They offer him clemency for an 'observe and report' assignment and so starts Max's MI5 corporate espionage adventures.
Large corporations dominate the world across all parts of our everyday lives, tempting people with wealth and power. This is the business world Max Sargent inhabits and he knows how easily indiscretions can quickly escalate into dangerous situations involving corruption, greed, theft, extortion, fraud, espionage.... and murder.
Where there's big business, a country's Intelligence Services are often close by, many acting with integrity and honour. But some are set upon disrupting others beyond their own borders or have corruption within their own ranks.
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