Immoral Times. E-book. Formato EPUB - 9783730987339

Immoral Times. E-book. Formato EPUB. The novel starts with an episode in the youth of three South African kids. Adrian McNeill, his younger brother Johnny and two other childhood friends are engaged in a prank.<br/>Adrian is the leader and a fount of monkey tricks. His brother and friends warn him that his inconsiderate shenanigans will someday have dire consequences for him and his loved ones.<br/>Adrian ignores them.<br/><br/>The story moves forward approximately thirty years. During this time, Adrian has worked for government in Parliament as Legal Adviser.<br/>A broken marriage and lovely daughter Zeta follows. <br/>He is introduced to Mr. Niedermeyer, a boat-builder who has a civil action against an unscrupulous partner.<br/><br/>Adrian lives with the stunning psychologist Minette in Gauteng where he unsuccessfully practises law.<br/>Niedermeyer summons him to Cape Town to pursue the litigation against his erstwhile partner. This leads to a High Court case.<br/>Adrian reacquaints himself with an old friend from his Parliament days and an angling cruise follows.<br/>They experience a hair raising and nearly fatal fishing trip.<br/><br/>Adrian next seeks out his Cape Town flame Alicia who wants Adrian back in her life. Her dad is an immensely rich shadowy figure.<br/><br/>A dishonest erstwhile business partner of his dad meets Adrian on the flight back to Johannesburg, and lures Adrian into the shadowy world of immoral international finance.<br/>Their business partners experience a financial setback and vow to kill Adrian and everyone dear to him.<br/><br/>Adrian’s brother, John hosts a party that culminates in a farewell lunch at the Bush Pub.<br/>Our friends are ambushed. The first part of the prediction against Adrian comes true.<br/>The contract killer proves to be hired by one of the groups Adrian tried to do business with.<br/>Adrian and friends extract their revenge on the killer.<br/>Our little group retreats to a bushveld farm where they try to get over the foul deed that Adrian has once again perpetrated.<br/><br/>Minette and Alicia, get in contact with each other and surprisingly like each other.<br/>Adrian and Minette relocate to Llandudno in Cape Town where the well-to-do Alicia lives.<br/>Adrian mopes around and develops a passion for flying.<br/><br/>Adrian’s friend Krish is a highly talented banker/broker and suggests to Adrian that they perpetrate a gigantic fraud on a bank.<br/><br/>Colin is Alicia’s father and a NIA double agent. He is involved with the Islamic Fundamentalist Freedom Fighters of the Cape.<br/>Colin is murdered and Adrian and his brood find themselves in dire peril. <br/>They decide to flee South Africa, especially as Krish’s swindle seems poised to cause a major upheaval in the international banking sector. <br/>Adrian is left wondering whether Krish is a good or evil being.<br/><br/>Adrian’s family, is now again exposed to danger in the idyllic Madeira.<br/>Will the childhood prediction come true and who will save him?<br/><br/>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<br/>Peter Nell was a Legal Adviser to Parliament from 1986 up to 2000.<br/>He is involved in private enterprise.