Chance Factor

by David Nelson

A large bushfire, the report of missing workers in a bushfire, and the discovery of a man’s body on a beach are the triggers for a series of events that threaten the world of Dr Elena Parr-Mason, a Government Minister living and working in the National Capital hundreds of kilometres away. Elena discovers that life at the top can be tough and ruthless. and the power play between political factions threatens to bring down the curtain on her parliamentary career.Her marriage is in trouble too. Her husband's charter flight business is sending him broke, and their worlds have moved so far apart that they rarely see each other. Unknown to Elena, her husband is taking desperate and dangerous measures to save his business, but they are measures that could prove fatal to her career.Detective Charlie Bannerman has the task of investigating the deaths, but the scale of the investigation is massive and sensitive for there are tentacles extending to high places. Bannerman is fighting his own personal battle too as a recently diagnosed brain tumour threatens to take away his career and his life.Then there is Martin Camden, an Independent member of Parliament and the most popular politician in the country. He guards and never abuses his great power as a member holding the balance of power in the House of Representatives. Elena Parr-Mason is in love with him, and it is the cause of much frustration and misery for her. There are some in her Party who target Camden as the means to unseat the Prime Minister, and Elena is used to persuade Camden to make the switch and join the Government party. It draws her into a web of intrigue and deceit in which she becomes the victim, not the messenger.Elena is a free spirit, daring and adventurous, and finds herself trapped in a political power play that threatens to bring down the Prime Minister, the Government and her career. Her problems become so great that she is forced to take drastic action. Her way of solving her problems is dramatic and extreme. No one expects her to react that way but she refuses to surrender without a fight and without taking her enemies down with her.

397 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 2, 2019

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