| Author: | Tony DeMarco | ISBN: | 9781476047621 |
| Publisher: | Tony DeMarco | Publication: | August 12, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tony DeMarco |
| ISBN: | 9781476047621 |
| Publisher: | Tony DeMarco |
| Publication: | August 12, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Alfred Archibald Glendenning III, who early in life eschewed his blue-blood sounding name for the more pedestrian Archie, is a senior manager in the boutique firm Chicago Consulting Group (CCG), which offers him a nine-month position as project manager for an engagement with a tin mining company in Indonesia--the successful outcome of which promises Archie advancement to full partner and the likely appointment as head of the Asia Sector. Archie is approaching the pinnacle of his career.
Hours before he is scheduled to return to Indonesia from a week's vacation in hometown Chicago he learns that Joe Prendergast, one of his staff, was killed on one of their client's tin-mining dredges in the South China Sea.
Archie's conflict within himself begins when he finds out that the death could have been prevented. Chris Morgan, an unsavory character and Archie's nemesis, through negligence, sets the scene for Joe's death. Archie must decide whether to be forthcoming and risk the project and therefore his career or should he go along with the cover-up; whereby preventing Joe's wife Catherine from seeking additional damages.
A further conflict arises when Archie finds out he is essentially a baby-sitter on this high-profile project where his boss, good friend, mentor, and person he looks up to, concludes the outcome of the project for his own financial gain through collusion with the tin-mining company's president.
A sub plot surrounds the illicit love affair between one of Archie's staff, Troy, an Australian and the beautiful Indonesian, Amulya, wife of the captain of the dredge where Joe was killed.
Alfred Archibald Glendenning III, who early in life eschewed his blue-blood sounding name for the more pedestrian Archie, is a senior manager in the boutique firm Chicago Consulting Group (CCG), which offers him a nine-month position as project manager for an engagement with a tin mining company in Indonesia--the successful outcome of which promises Archie advancement to full partner and the likely appointment as head of the Asia Sector. Archie is approaching the pinnacle of his career.
Hours before he is scheduled to return to Indonesia from a week's vacation in hometown Chicago he learns that Joe Prendergast, one of his staff, was killed on one of their client's tin-mining dredges in the South China Sea.
Archie's conflict within himself begins when he finds out that the death could have been prevented. Chris Morgan, an unsavory character and Archie's nemesis, through negligence, sets the scene for Joe's death. Archie must decide whether to be forthcoming and risk the project and therefore his career or should he go along with the cover-up; whereby preventing Joe's wife Catherine from seeking additional damages.
A further conflict arises when Archie finds out he is essentially a baby-sitter on this high-profile project where his boss, good friend, mentor, and person he looks up to, concludes the outcome of the project for his own financial gain through collusion with the tin-mining company's president.
A sub plot surrounds the illicit love affair between one of Archie's staff, Troy, an Australian and the beautiful Indonesian, Amulya, wife of the captain of the dredge where Joe was killed.
