A Deal on ice

This is the fourth book in the Rupert Brett Deal series. It is set in 1999/2000 which coincides with Vladimir Putin's rise to power. A fast paced thriller set against the power struggle of Russia and the nascent rise of a new government in the UK, inextricably linked in a lust for supremacy in world markets. The story follows the opening of the Moscow office and Rupert is tested as never before, with corruption murder and manipulation of markets, he finds that it all leads back to the new government in the UK. Money and power are the keys, and he is up against not just individuals but governments on both sides of the Baltic. He finds himself kidnapped and left for dead in a frozen wilderness. Friendless and alienated from his family, not knowing who to trust, old friend appears from his past to help. Escaping he is framed for a murder and a deadly manhunt ensues across Russia and into Europe, but where do you run to when home is your enemy as well? The powers behind a government are far reaching, can he expose the corruption before he is caught and killed?