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The Radicals [MultiFormat]
eBook by Alan M. Brooker
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eBook Category: Suspense/Thriller
eBook Description: A series of brutal murders threatens New Zealand's reputation as a peaceful tourist destination. Headless bodies in prime tramping spots are not good publicity, but the story gets worse when the evidence points to the resurrection of a Maori radical group wanting to return their people to the old ways. Their leader is prepared to use cannibalism as a tool to bind his followers into a closely knit group outside the boundaries of society. Investigations reveal links between this group and a Mafia drug cartel. The radicals plan to use drugs and prostitution to finance their campaign to undermine a society they see as white man's domination of their cultural heritage. Troubleshooter Al Brookes is sent in to disrupt their plans. He tracks them down to their hidden forest fortress, then takes up the trail that leads back to the drug cartel in Italy. It is a journey fraught with danger and he is lucky to escape with his life when his cover is blown while in the Mafia family villa.
eBook Publisher: Amber Quill Press, Published: Amber Quill Press, LLC, 2003
Fictionwise Release Date: May 2004
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Available eBook Formats [MultiFormat - What's this?]: Adobe Acrobat (PDF) [883 KB], eReader (PDB) [273 KB], Palm Doc (PDB) [263 KB], Rocket/REB1100 (RB) [233 KB], Microsoft Reader (LIT) [267 KB] - PocketPC 1.0+ Compatible, Franklin eBookMan (FUB) [268 KB], hiebook (KML) [665 KB], Sony Reader (LRF) [345 KB], iSilo (PDB) [216 KB], Mobipocket (PRC) [269 KB], Kindle Compatible (MOBI) [325 KB], OEBFF Format (IMP) [356 KB]
Words: 83230
Reading time: 237-332 min.
Microsoft Reader (LIT) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud ENABLED
Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud ENABLED
All Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED
 
"A graphic, in-depth story of a country under siege, and the battles facing the law enforcement agencies fighting against it. It tells the story of one man, his determination to help, and the price he must pay to end the bloodshed. This story will make you aware, on a primal level, how one small step in aiding justice, can become a journey that could tax your soul? A book you don't want to miss."--Shadoe Simmons, All About Murder Reviews
CHAPTER 1
A Van Is Found Al Brookes leaned back against the grassy bank, trying to hide his amusement as his wife Jan struggled to cast a trout fly into the fast-running Akatarawa stream. Jan had never tried her hand at trout fishing and she had only agreed to come on the picnic so she would be company for their adopted teenage daughter Jannine. The lush growth of the Akatarawa valley was a far cry from the wind-blown deserts of the Persian Gulf that had been Jannine's home before her rescue by Brookes from the slavers holding her prisoner. Water was a luxury in her homeland, she loved nothing better than to walk ankle deep in the cold streams of her new country. Jannine didn't understand fishing. She had only seen fish in the market in the Middle East, never in their natural environment. She watched in amazement as Jan managed to get a fly to hit the surface of the water without getting entangled in the low branches that grew out from both banks. No sooner had it touched the surface than a silvery brown shape surged up from the shadows and struck, taking the barbed point into its mouth. The trout shot down the stream, the reel screaming as the line followed the flight of the captive. "The brake," Al called out excitedly. "Use the brake to slow it down." Jan fumbled for the lever on the reel. The fish slowed as the tension on the line increased, then it turned 180 degrees and rushed back up the stream. Frantically Jan reeled in the line, trying to keep the tension on the fish. It was her first strike; she didn't want to loose it. She played the trout as it changed course, trying to shake the hook from its mouth. Slowly the fish tired. Jan reeled it in, bringing the fish gently over the rocky bed until it lay exhausted at her feet. "What do I do now?" she asked. "Do you want to eat it?" Al asked her, a smile on his face. Jan shook her head, staring down at the slim speckled body lying at her feet, mouth open as it gasped for breath after its desperate fight for freedom. "Then let it go free, but be gentle taking out the hook. You mustn't damage the mouth too much." "But won't the barb hurt and tear when I try to pull it out?" Jan protested. "Yes, unless you cheat…" "Cheat? What do you mean?" Jan asked, looking up in surprise. Her husband took a small pair of pliers from his pocket and handed it to her. "Don't tell any other angler I told you to do this," he growled in mock seriousness. "Clip off the barbed point, then the hook will slide out easily." "But your hook…" "Can be replaced for a few cents, so I don't really care," Brookes said. "Hurry, before the fish gets a second burst of energy and starts to run again." Jan knelt beside the fish and gently lifted it from the stream. She eased the hook forward through the jaw, trying to do as little damage as possible, then snipped off the barb. The hook slid easily out of the soft flesh. She lowered the trout back into the water. It hovered for a moment, then with a flick of its tail was gone. "It was so beautiful," Jannine said, looking towards the deeper water where the fish had disappeared. "Will it live?" Brookes nodded. Copyright © 2003 by Alan M. Brooker
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