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The Hegemony Network
If power corrupts, what happens when the corrupt have all the power?
If you enjoy Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon adventures or Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum escapades, meet Eddie Hill.
Except he is not a world-renowned expert university professor. He is not a bounty hunter, super-soldier or craggy detective. He is a plumber from Portsmouth, England.
A renovation contract at The Houses of Parliament should be the job of a lifetime for heating engineer Eddie Hill. Instead, it sets him on a collision course with the most powerful man in England, who will stop at nothing to recover the secrets behind the assassination of Spencer Perceval. The only British Prime Minister killed in office.
Sir Richard Plume heads a group of global investors who maintain power and influence by employing the same methods as their ancestors for over two hundred years. A process, hidden from public view, but in plain sight, for all to see.
As Eddie attempts to unravel the truth behind The 1812 Club, he is presented with an offer too good to refuse. But should he change his life forever or forever change his life?
If you enjoy Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon adventures or Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum escapades, meet Eddie Hill.
Except he is not a world-renowned expert university professor. He is not a bounty hunter, super-soldier or craggy detective. He is a plumber from Portsmouth, England.
A renovation contract at The Houses of Parliament should be the job of a lifetime for heating engineer Eddie Hill. Instead, it sets him on a collision course with the most powerful man in England, who will stop at nothing to recover the secrets behind the assassination of Spencer Perceval. The only British Prime Minister killed in office.
Sir Richard Plume heads a group of global investors who maintain power and influence by employing the same methods as their ancestors for over two hundred years. A process, hidden from public view, but in plain sight, for all to see.
As Eddie attempts to unravel the truth behind The 1812 Club, he is presented with an offer too good to refuse. But should he change his life forever or forever change his life?
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347 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 23, 2022
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October 31, 2022
Paul Casella’s next installment in the Eddie Hill saga comes back with a wonderful bang in The Hegemony Network. When contractors Eddie and Jamie get the job of a lifetime working on a renovation for the House of Parliament, they can’t believe their luck. When the two discover an old trunk filled with records and diaries dating back to the 18th century, they have no idea the secrets they’ve just stumbled upon. As Eddie begins to obsess over the information, sinister and deadly agendas of people of high political power emerge going back two centuries.
Sir Richard Plume is the leading member of the secret 1812 Club and will stop at no ends to make sure his plans to manipulate politics and media to ensure the billions of pounds keep rolling. He enlists his protégé, Alex Pearce, to track down the documents that belong in the empty spaces for the Club’s criminalizing archive. The same documents Eddie Hill now has. Eddie must team up with only those he can trust to take on people who have covered up conspiracy and murder for over 200 years and who hold some of the most powerful positions in the world.
Casella presents a brilliantly exciting political thriller in The Hegemony Network. I haven’t read any of the previous Eddie Hill novels, but you can bet I’ll be adding them to my reading list now. The evidence of deep research through the intricacy of the plots shows Casella’s dedication to bringing the reader into a world that is very much real and elusive. Eddie Hill is a blue-collar James Bond that is incredibly relatable for the average reader, which I found so refreshing and new in this genre as well. In my reading experience, it’s hard to find an author who can write a legal or political thriller that’s actually exciting and action-packed without watering down the real plot of the story, but Casella delivers in this heart-pounding, page-turning read. The Hegemony Network is great for those who love The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and spy novels. The dialogues and different points of view between the characters is also done flawlessly with clear distinction, which is something I often find authors tend to lose their voice in. Betrayal after betrayal is sure to keep you turning the pages in The Hegemony Network into the next Eddie Hill novel.
Sir Richard Plume is the leading member of the secret 1812 Club and will stop at no ends to make sure his plans to manipulate politics and media to ensure the billions of pounds keep rolling. He enlists his protégé, Alex Pearce, to track down the documents that belong in the empty spaces for the Club’s criminalizing archive. The same documents Eddie Hill now has. Eddie must team up with only those he can trust to take on people who have covered up conspiracy and murder for over 200 years and who hold some of the most powerful positions in the world.
Casella presents a brilliantly exciting political thriller in The Hegemony Network. I haven’t read any of the previous Eddie Hill novels, but you can bet I’ll be adding them to my reading list now. The evidence of deep research through the intricacy of the plots shows Casella’s dedication to bringing the reader into a world that is very much real and elusive. Eddie Hill is a blue-collar James Bond that is incredibly relatable for the average reader, which I found so refreshing and new in this genre as well. In my reading experience, it’s hard to find an author who can write a legal or political thriller that’s actually exciting and action-packed without watering down the real plot of the story, but Casella delivers in this heart-pounding, page-turning read. The Hegemony Network is great for those who love The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and spy novels. The dialogues and different points of view between the characters is also done flawlessly with clear distinction, which is something I often find authors tend to lose their voice in. Betrayal after betrayal is sure to keep you turning the pages in The Hegemony Network into the next Eddie Hill novel.
October 29, 2022
Fresh from their previous adventure which culminated in a face off at the Tower of London, Eddie Hill and his friends are undertaking a renovation job at the Palace of Westminster when they discover a trunk full of old documents. When Eddie begins to read through them he is pitched into another life threatening investigation - this time to root out murder and corruption hiding within the government itself.
Paul Casella's novels take a true life incident (in this case an historic murder of a then serving Prime Minister) and then build a compelling thriller around the known facts of the case.
A disparate group including tradesmen, a police detective and a Yeoman Warder (Beefeater) embark on a fast paced thrilling investigation that mixes action and historical facts into an interesting story that educates whilst it entertains.
Nicely self-contained so if you don't have book 1 you can read this as a perfectly good stand-alone novel
Paul Casella's novels take a true life incident (in this case an historic murder of a then serving Prime Minister) and then build a compelling thriller around the known facts of the case.
A disparate group including tradesmen, a police detective and a Yeoman Warder (Beefeater) embark on a fast paced thrilling investigation that mixes action and historical facts into an interesting story that educates whilst it entertains.
Nicely self-contained so if you don't have book 1 you can read this as a perfectly good stand-alone novel
October 7, 2022
The Plumber did it.
I really enjoyed this novel. The intrigue of alliances and dark secrets in the houses of power are always appealling. I am sure there is an old adage somewhere that advises against keeping a written record of your most secret secrets.
I really enjoyed this novel. The intrigue of alliances and dark secrets in the houses of power are always appealling. I am sure there is an old adage somewhere that advises against keeping a written record of your most secret secrets.
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July 1, 2025Excellent fun book. A good read.
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