The Crucible

Ruby Barnes

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9781908943095: The Crucible

Synopsis

The world is hungry for energy. Nuclear power, wind turbines and fossil fuels are struggling to deliver and costing the earth. Greg Marshall has developed a revolutionary new way to generate electricity and the hopes of a global corporation rest upon his shoulders. Figures move in the shadows, ready to seize opportunities. When the enigmatic Thomas steals his identity, Greg is lured into a web of global corruption, conspiracy and murder.

Thomas is a shadow, dispensing justice and righting wrongs on a grand scale. His task is to return the billions stolen from Africa by corrupt regimes. Thomas's organisation want Greg's invention to power the continent. Africa will unite and move from famine and relief agency support to superpower status under the leadership of a charismatic and evangelical statesman. But why are millions of Africans still being allowed to die from AIDS?

A collusion of terrifying proportions, this book will change forever your view of European and American intervention in Africa, the cradle of human life.

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