The Fourth Quadrant

by David Vaughan

A series of professional disasters force Anil Patel (24, single and luckless) to swallow his pride and join the family business. But this is not the usual sort of family business. Not only is murder casually dropped into the job description, but our hero continually finds himself in situations that would have lesser men running for an easier line of work. Putting out oil rig fires springs to mind. So driven by financial necessity and the institutional lunacy of a multinational corporation he leaves his home in Manchester and embarks on a trip to India, a return to his roots that will change his life forever. But there is more to life than business. Anil is also driven by the love of a girl. A love that, as is so often the case, grows stronger with each day of enforced absence. The Fourth Quadrant tells of a road trip in which the outer limits of love, stress, and companion animal welfare are seen through the shimmering heat of the roadways of Rajasthan. The results are hilarious.

214 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 24, 2012