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Catching The Laundryman
The Novel
In the heart of city there is a man who processes the cash of the principal cocaine dealers in London. He launders their money. He turns dirty money into clean money and he transfers it to anywhere in the world. One man. The police know of him because they have successfully infiltrated a number of the large drug cartels. That is, they know of his existence but they don’t know who he is or how he operates. They have dubbed him ‘The Laundryman.’
Dr Andrew Stuart is a highly respected international tax consultant, who yearns for the love of the beautiful, black and seemingly unattainable Tania Berkeley, the younger sister of his best friend BB. When Tania is arrested for money laundering and Stuart in an act of chivalry stands her bail, it sets in motion a chain of events that leads to Stuart’s own arrest. Dr an expert in offshore finance, a creator of offshore companies and trusts. The police want to believe they have caught their man. One officer, DC Clarke, believes otherwise. The Laundryman, he argues, is cold, methodical, precise and unemotional. He would never have stood bail for Tania Berkeley.
Enlisting the help of his fiercely loyal PA Anita Hume, his best friend BB, Tania’s alcoholic lawyer Billy Carver, and an off-duty DC Clarke, Dr Stuart attempts to clear his name. He must do what the police with their huge resources and expertise have been unable to do. He must identify and catch the Laundryman.
Praise
BBC Open Book Choice for ‘Favourite Reads’
Shortlisted for the Harry Bowling Prize
“…an extremely well-written and plotted financial thriller” Orion
“…a fabulous tale with some equally memorable scenes and characters” HarperCollins
The Author
Trevor Thomas is a tax lawyer and accountant, with a PhD in offshore tax planning. He has acted for high profile sportspeople and entertainers, and was special advisor to a Caribbean government on how to set up an offshore financial centre. Dealing with asset protection and inventive tax structures, Trevor invariably clashed with national and regulatory authorities. He has battled and endured. ‘Catching The Laundryman’ draws on his personal and professional experience, which he has mixed with exuberant imagination and outrageous literary licence.
His latest novel "Spinning A Spider's Web" was published in July 2015.
In the heart of city there is a man who processes the cash of the principal cocaine dealers in London. He launders their money. He turns dirty money into clean money and he transfers it to anywhere in the world. One man. The police know of him because they have successfully infiltrated a number of the large drug cartels. That is, they know of his existence but they don’t know who he is or how he operates. They have dubbed him ‘The Laundryman.’
Dr Andrew Stuart is a highly respected international tax consultant, who yearns for the love of the beautiful, black and seemingly unattainable Tania Berkeley, the younger sister of his best friend BB. When Tania is arrested for money laundering and Stuart in an act of chivalry stands her bail, it sets in motion a chain of events that leads to Stuart’s own arrest. Dr an expert in offshore finance, a creator of offshore companies and trusts. The police want to believe they have caught their man. One officer, DC Clarke, believes otherwise. The Laundryman, he argues, is cold, methodical, precise and unemotional. He would never have stood bail for Tania Berkeley.
Enlisting the help of his fiercely loyal PA Anita Hume, his best friend BB, Tania’s alcoholic lawyer Billy Carver, and an off-duty DC Clarke, Dr Stuart attempts to clear his name. He must do what the police with their huge resources and expertise have been unable to do. He must identify and catch the Laundryman.
Praise
BBC Open Book Choice for ‘Favourite Reads’
Shortlisted for the Harry Bowling Prize
“…an extremely well-written and plotted financial thriller” Orion
“…a fabulous tale with some equally memorable scenes and characters” HarperCollins
The Author
Trevor Thomas is a tax lawyer and accountant, with a PhD in offshore tax planning. He has acted for high profile sportspeople and entertainers, and was special advisor to a Caribbean government on how to set up an offshore financial centre. Dealing with asset protection and inventive tax structures, Trevor invariably clashed with national and regulatory authorities. He has battled and endured. ‘Catching The Laundryman’ draws on his personal and professional experience, which he has mixed with exuberant imagination and outrageous literary licence.
His latest novel "Spinning A Spider's Web" was published in July 2015.
387 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 26, 2014
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July 14, 2019
This was an interesting book. Not much action but interesting. It is fiction but it details how important money laundering is to large cartels and other illegitimate businesses. Without sophisticated ways to launder money they would not exist.
It is scary to learn that some countries look the other way on purpose to get money into their economies and the professionals know this.
The story is about a legitimate business man who is set up and forced to catch the most notorious money laundering king in the world and the steps he takes to catch him.
Worth the read.
It is scary to learn that some countries look the other way on purpose to get money into their economies and the professionals know this.
The story is about a legitimate business man who is set up and forced to catch the most notorious money laundering king in the world and the steps he takes to catch him.
Worth the read.
February 23, 2015
The police are after a master money launderer; known as the laundryman, but they have no idea who he or she is. Dr. Andrew Stuart is an expert in offshore finance. His new girlfriend is arrested for money laundering and Stuart, in an act of chivalry, stands her bail. This sets in motion a chain of events that leads to Stuart’s own arrest… and the police think that they’ve uncovered the identity of the elusive laundryman. If he is to survive, Stuart must identify and capture the real laundryman.
This is the best self published thriller I’ve had the pleasure of reading; in fact, it easily equals many written by the best established authors. The story flows, it’s full of surprises and twists, and the shadowy world of tax evasion is fascinating.
Additionally, it’s a must read for crime and thriller writers:
The explanation of what money laundering is, and why it works; and why countries like the US and the UK have an interest in keeping tax havens such as Lichtenstein and the Cayman Islands functioning are discovered whilst reading a damn good work of fiction. 5 stars!
This is the best self published thriller I’ve had the pleasure of reading; in fact, it easily equals many written by the best established authors. The story flows, it’s full of surprises and twists, and the shadowy world of tax evasion is fascinating.
Additionally, it’s a must read for crime and thriller writers:
The explanation of what money laundering is, and why it works; and why countries like the US and the UK have an interest in keeping tax havens such as Lichtenstein and the Cayman Islands functioning are discovered whilst reading a damn good work of fiction. 5 stars!
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