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Joe Grace Thriller Series #1
Red Contract
MONEY - Wall Street is soaring and so is the share price of pharma giant Trident Drug ... rumour on the street is they have discovered a cure for AIDS.
MYSTERY - But when the scientist responsible disappears, ex-commando-turned-financial hot shot Joe Grace finds himself under pressure from one of his key investors to track down the missing man.
MURDER - On a breathtaking chase from Dublin to New York, from Mexico to Moscow, Joe, a man fighting his own demons, finds himself in a place of no return where friends are few and the price for staying alive is paid in blood.
MYSTERY - But when the scientist responsible disappears, ex-commando-turned-financial hot shot Joe Grace finds himself under pressure from one of his key investors to track down the missing man.
MURDER - On a breathtaking chase from Dublin to New York, from Mexico to Moscow, Joe, a man fighting his own demons, finds himself in a place of no return where friends are few and the price for staying alive is paid in blood.
302 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2001
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About the author
Peter Wilben
7 booksPeter Wilben is the pen name of acclaimed Irish author Peter Cunningham.
In 1982 while on holidays in Antigua Peter’s briefcase was stolen. He spent the next 14 days locked in his room, writing the first 25,000 words of Noble Lord. It’s a thriller about a man who goes on holidays, has his briefcase stolen and stumbles on a plot by terrorists to assassinate the Queen at the Epsom Derby. A few months later, Peter was offered a publishing contract. He has been a full-time writer ever since.
With a distinguished career spanning over thirty years, Peter is best known for his Joe Grace thrillers, originally a paperback series, now exclusively re edited and re-released online.
The books are set in the ruthless world of high finance, and as a former trader, who worked on Wall Street in its heyday, it is Peter’s insider knowledge that makes him the master of the financial thriller.
The central her is Joe Grace, a trans-Atlantic Irishman with the Midas touch when it comes to investing, but who also has the knack of landing into trouble. Joe’s moral compass is very clear, something that doesn’t always play well with the money moguls he does business with on Wall Street, or in London, or Hong Kong. Joe’s investors trust him with their money and he repays that trust. But people — bad people — try to take advantage of Joe for their own selfish and evil reasons. These bad people, who are often respected figures at the pinnacle of their firms or professions, want to get their hands on the money Joe has been entrusted with. They try to use Joe to advance their own warped agendas. It is a classic confrontation of good versus evil, of greed and a lust for power against the cry for justice. The result is a series of spine-chilling adventures.
On witnessing the dramatic changes occurring in the publishing industry over the past number of years, Peter saw an opportunity to find new readers online for his books.
While many authors, even those of a younger generation, are reluctant to forgo print and embrace digital, the independent re release of the Joe Grace novels as an ebook only series represents the empowerment of authors in the digital age.
Peter lives in County Kildare, Ireland, with his wife, Carol, a Jungian psychoanalyst, with whom he has six children.
In 1982 while on holidays in Antigua Peter’s briefcase was stolen. He spent the next 14 days locked in his room, writing the first 25,000 words of Noble Lord. It’s a thriller about a man who goes on holidays, has his briefcase stolen and stumbles on a plot by terrorists to assassinate the Queen at the Epsom Derby. A few months later, Peter was offered a publishing contract. He has been a full-time writer ever since.
With a distinguished career spanning over thirty years, Peter is best known for his Joe Grace thrillers, originally a paperback series, now exclusively re edited and re-released online.
The books are set in the ruthless world of high finance, and as a former trader, who worked on Wall Street in its heyday, it is Peter’s insider knowledge that makes him the master of the financial thriller.
The central her is Joe Grace, a trans-Atlantic Irishman with the Midas touch when it comes to investing, but who also has the knack of landing into trouble. Joe’s moral compass is very clear, something that doesn’t always play well with the money moguls he does business with on Wall Street, or in London, or Hong Kong. Joe’s investors trust him with their money and he repays that trust. But people — bad people — try to take advantage of Joe for their own selfish and evil reasons. These bad people, who are often respected figures at the pinnacle of their firms or professions, want to get their hands on the money Joe has been entrusted with. They try to use Joe to advance their own warped agendas. It is a classic confrontation of good versus evil, of greed and a lust for power against the cry for justice. The result is a series of spine-chilling adventures.
On witnessing the dramatic changes occurring in the publishing industry over the past number of years, Peter saw an opportunity to find new readers online for his books.
While many authors, even those of a younger generation, are reluctant to forgo print and embrace digital, the independent re release of the Joe Grace novels as an ebook only series represents the empowerment of authors in the digital age.
Peter lives in County Kildare, Ireland, with his wife, Carol, a Jungian psychoanalyst, with whom he has six children.
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October 4, 2013Did not finish this book. Did read up to 12% of the ebook, still the main character refused to take the "case" and struggled with the "blackmail" of one of his investors, who wants the main character to go on a search for a disappeared scientist... sorry, no, not my kind of book.
April 8, 2013
A gripping medical thriller that is really current right now with the whole Project Nim documentary having a revival
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