Gavel

by Ian Wynne

Overview

Gavel is a story about forbidden passions, greed and a lust for power.
Andrew Pringle's twin brother has always been on the fast track to success but now he's in trouble. The wildlife photographer from South Africa owes his twin an lot and is determined to pay his debt. But when his brother is murdered shortly after Andrew arrives in Australia he finds himself at loggerheads with the police investigating the case. Determined to find out what sort of trouble his brother was in, Andrew discovers that the twin he's always admired had a dark secret that has been exploited by a crime network with tentacles throughout the police and judiciary. As they search for the cause of his brother's death, Andrew and his newfound girlfriend become targets of an organisation so powerful that it can kill and torture at will.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011208133
Publisher:	Ian Wynne
Publication date:	02/06/2011
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	301 KB

About the Author

Ian Wynne has worked as a journalist, magazine editor and publications manager. He was a news reporter in South Africa under anti-apartheid newspaper editor Donald Woods (who was featured in the movie Cry Freedom). He became a news editor then magazine deputy editor before emigrating to Australia, where he has worked in journalism, in public relations, as publications manager of a large university and later as publications manager at Amnesty International Australia. He was also editor of their Human Rights Defender magazine. Ian currently writes fiction and works part-time in media and communications. He has written four novels and a book of short stories. His first novel, The Pawn was set in South Africa during the apartheid era and won third prize in Australia's largest fiction competition. It was first published by Random House in 1989. Shadow by my side was published by Zeus Publishing in 2008, Gavel and The Seventh Vial have subsequently been published (along with his other works) online with Smashwords.