Czech Point

by Daniel McKinnon

The dominoes that set off a chain reaction in the everyday life of The dominoes that set off a chain reaction in the everyday life of James Bergen continued to fall. A relentless determination to James Bergen continued to fall. A relentless determination to rescue his life from spiralling into a pit of ambiguity and mediocrity rescue his life from spiralling into a pit of ambiguity and mediocrity had been unrewarded. Finding himself unemployed for the first time had been unrewarded. Finding himself unemployed for the first time in his life and at the turning point of yet one more twisted romantic in his life and at the turning point of yet one more twisted romantic connection, he searched for an option. connection, he searched for an option. The decision to take up an offer by long time friend Brett Rodgers of The decision to take up an offer by long time friend Brett Rodgers of an ad hoc employment position led him down a whole new path of an ad hoc employment position led him down a whole new path of uninvited intrigue and adventure. Brett had tried to rescue James uninvited intrigue and adventure. Brett had tried to rescue James from his growing negative inner self but James found himself from his growing negative inner self but James found himself trading places in protective mode to save Brett from his own naïve trading places in protective mode to save Brett from his own naïve escapade to retrieve a fortune in buried Imperial gold.escapade to retrieve a fortune in buried Imperial gold. Caught in a labyrinth of people who were not who they seemed Caught in a labyrinth of people who were not who they seemed James found that answers for many of his questions about life came James found that answers for many of his questions about life came with even more questions. Within a journey that led from the with even more questions. Within a journey that led from the gangland streets of Sydney to a sultry killing field in the Philippines, gangland streets of Sydney to a sultry killing field in the Philippines, James was forced to lament the loss of someone beautiful in his James was forced to lament the loss of someone beautiful in his life, swept away by the violent acts that came with callous greed life, swept away by the violent acts that came with callous greed and perverse philosophies. Manipulated by a ring of international and perverse philosophies. Manipulated by a ring of international arms dealers and extremists, the journey leads James to the cold arms dealers and extremists, the journey leads James to the cold cobbled streets of Eastern Europe. His fate and that of a woman he cobbled streets of Eastern Europe. His fate and that of a woman he loved were clutched in the hands of unconscionable evil......loved were clutched in the hands of unconscionable evil......All that glittered was not what it seemed.All that glittered was not what it seemed.

416 pages, Paperback

First published August 22, 2011