Hired to destroy a russian oil baron, webster discovers that his targets weak spot is a diffident english lawyer who hides the. In a world where national borders shrink to insignificance in the face of colossal wealth and corporate power, the silent oligarch offers a new kind of hero to combat a new kind of crime. For over a decade chris morgan jones worked for kroll, the worlds largest investigations company, where he specialized in russian matters and international disputes. Hired to expose the criminal networks of a russian bureaucrat who has amassed an illicit fortune, london investigator benjamin webster uncovers evidence that his target may also be responsible for the murder of a colleague. Webster works for the corporate investigation company, ikertu consulting. Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide morgan jones, chris, 1971, the silent oligarch. Once again ben webster is reluctantly dragged into an apparent squabble amongst billionaires in jones the silent oligarch, 2012 latest. Drawing on his decade of experience at the worlds largest corporate intelligence firm where the wealthy buy the justice they want and the silence they need chris morgan jones leads us down into the unvarnished realities of. The silent oligarch is beautifully written, clean and terse, but you wont notice, because youll be reading just as fast as you can. Right there in the introduction, before chapter one, an investigative journalist named inessa kirova is killed, apparently because she was looking too closely into the energy sector in kazakhstan. The silent oligarch by christopher morgan jones 2012. Its not much of a spoiler to reveal that the silent oligarch starts with a murder. A heartpounding hunt around the world, through opulent boardrooms and anonymous hotels, the silent oligarch is a chilling and unforgettable novel of our time.
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The company is a front to launder money in a complex web which enables malin to control the russian oil industry. Its about international intrigue but the real deal. Drawing on his decade of experience at the worlds largest corporate intelligence firm where the. The silent oligarch, christopher morgan jones 9781594203190. Chris morgan jones hired to expose the criminal networks of a russian bureaucrat who has amassed an illicit fortune, london investigator benjamin webster uncovers evidence that his target may also be responsible for. Morgan jones, whose cv includes 11 years at kroll inc. The silent oligarch by chris morgan jones is a fictional book about those in the. Christopher morgan jones s newest book, the searcher, will be published by penguin press on march 22nd, 2016. Focusing on georgia, a mountainous republic threatened by russia to the north, morgan jones carries readers deep into an ancient land of chilling. The silent oligarch by chris morgan jones, a mysterious. I would say the silent oligarch is an excellent first novel, except that it.
The first novel by chris morgan jones after his eleven years of work at the worlds largest business intelligence agencythe silent oligarch introduces benjamin webster, mercenary spy to the rich and powerful. Jones, chris morgan silent oligarch, the signed first edition copy author signed hardcover book. Christopher morgan jones was in bromsgrove and grew up in kinver in south staffordshire. The silent oligarch offers a new kind of hero to combat a new kind of crime. The silent oligarch ebook por christopher morgan jones. Nikita khrushchev startled western onlookers when he banged his shoe on his. Each dust jacket is protected in an acidfree archival quality acetate cover. Malin secretly controls an obscure irish company called faringdon holdings.
The silent oligarch by chris morgan jones on blogcritics 336 pages. The first novel by chris morgan jonesafter his eleven years of work at the worlds largest business intelligence agencythe silent oligarch introduces benjamin webster, mercenary spy to the rich and powerful. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. For over a decade he worked for kroll, the worlds largest investigations. Here private spy agencies duel for dominance, governments eagerly defer to the highest bidder, and colossal wealth is amassed through shadowy networks of. Chris morgan jones deep in the russian ministry of natural resources sits a nondescript bureaucrat named konstantin malin. The silent oligarch is beautifully written, clean and terse. The silent oligarch ebook by christopher morgan jones. From chris morgan jones, an absolutely terrific novel. Told in the third person, his narrative moves forward with an aura of malevolence to a conclusion too close to reality to be anything but believable. Chris lives in london with his wife and two children. Drawing on his decade of experience at the worlds largest corporate intelligence firmwhere the. Discover book depositorys huge selection of chris morgan jones books online. Chris morgan jones worked at the worlds largest business intelligence agency for eleven years, advising middle eastern governments, russian oligarchs, new york banks, london hedge funds, and african mining companies.
His public face is richard lock, a diffident english lawyer bound to malin by marriage, complacency. A refreshingly original new thriller with minimal violence. A ben webster novel audiobooks listen to the full series. Click here to play on the ipad or iphone the 58th episode of the reading and writing podcast features an interview with chris morgan jones, author of the new thriller the silent oligarch. To get to the heart of this thriller, much of it set in the former soviet union, the.
Richard lock is one of the wealthiest men in russia. English lawyer richard lock owns a company, but the russian oligarch konstatin malin owns lock. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide morgan jones, chris, 1971. The author of the silent oligarch and the jackals share, he lives in london. Chris morgan jones worked at the worlds largest business intelligence.
From his shabby office malin controls half the nations oil industry, making him one of the. Deep in the russian ministry of natural resources sits a nondescript bureaucrat named konstantin malin. The acclaimed author of the silent oligarch and the jackals share, christopher morgan jones returns to a murky world where corporate spies and government agents battle far from the public eye. The silent oligarch by christopher morgan jones, 9780143122982, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. An agent of deceit ben webster, book 1 by chris morgan jones. In the silent oligarch, chris morgan jones debut in the world of presentday. His first novel featuring private spy ben webster, an agent of deceit, was longlisted for the cwa gold dagger award. Penguin press first edition, first printing,fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked. Only he isnt russian and the wealth publicly attributed to him isnt really his. Reading chris morgan joness first novel, the silent oligarch, is a bit like opening a russian nesting doll. Review from chris morgan jones, an absolutely terrific novel.
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