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Virus
When struggling Ethics Detective Asher Fox gets a contract to do some research for a client, he stumbles onto a dark secret in the global pharmaceuticals industry. With cohorts Cal West and Windsor Obili, he gets swept up into a dangerous international web of spin and counter spin, involving big business, the White House and US foreign policy, the HIV-AIDS epidemic, media politics, a major charity, an African government, thousands of hapless Africans and the Israel/Palestine dispute.
Championed by a sympathetic newspaper editor, the trio become headline news and the target for the deadly intentions of the world’s most powerful figures. Virus touches on issues of politics, business, ethics and justice and asks questions about how we might approach the examined life in today’s complex world.
Championed by a sympathetic newspaper editor, the trio become headline news and the target for the deadly intentions of the world’s most powerful figures. Virus touches on issues of politics, business, ethics and justice and asks questions about how we might approach the examined life in today’s complex world.
421 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 18, 2011
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James Rose, JJ Rose
3 books1 followerJJ (James) Rose is a journalist, author, communications and media specialist, academic, and former political advisor who has worked in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia.
He has written for The Columbia Journalism Review, Nikkei Asia, The Age/Sydney Morning Herald, Al-Jazeera, The Lowy Institute, The New Statesman, The Washington Post, and the South China Morning Post, amongst others.
He has worked as a global media advisor for Morgan Tsvangirai, Aung San Suu Kyi, and the Burmese pro-democracy movement, and was Advisor to the former Special Humanitarian Envoy for the World Food Program, Hon. Abdulaziz bin Mohamed Arrukban.
He has taught Journalism at Brisbane's Griffith University.As a teenager, James trialed with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City, and Brentford, and was offered a youth contract with Eddie Thomson's Sydney City Slickers.
He's not a fan of the billionaire's club, otherwise known as the EPL, but if pushed he would turn up at a West Ham game, and he occasionally Roars for Brisbane. He still dreams of the '06 Socceroos Golden Generation, Guus, and the lost opportunities.
He has written for The Columbia Journalism Review, Nikkei Asia, The Age/Sydney Morning Herald, Al-Jazeera, The Lowy Institute, The New Statesman, The Washington Post, and the South China Morning Post, amongst others.
He has worked as a global media advisor for Morgan Tsvangirai, Aung San Suu Kyi, and the Burmese pro-democracy movement, and was Advisor to the former Special Humanitarian Envoy for the World Food Program, Hon. Abdulaziz bin Mohamed Arrukban.
He has taught Journalism at Brisbane's Griffith University.As a teenager, James trialed with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City, and Brentford, and was offered a youth contract with Eddie Thomson's Sydney City Slickers.
He's not a fan of the billionaire's club, otherwise known as the EPL, but if pushed he would turn up at a West Ham game, and he occasionally Roars for Brisbane. He still dreams of the '06 Socceroos Golden Generation, Guus, and the lost opportunities.
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February 18, 2022
Well I wrote it so...having said that I don't think it's perfect and I would change some things next time around. But, you be the judge...Hope you enjoy it and note that (central character) Asher Fox will be back
May 15, 2012
If you love political thrillers you will love this book. James Rose really knows his stuff - This book scared me a bit because I know that this stuff can and does happen.
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