In "Stir", number 7 in the "Contango" thriller series, finance,
espionage and murder combine together again in their Dance of
Death. A nonchalant Emma, leading figure in Contango, wanders away
from an idyllic life in Italy with Joe - careless Emma! In London,
on holiday, she meets former top City financier Blake, just
released from jail after ex-colleague Commander framed him for
fraud; Blake is bent on revenge and murder. Via Blake, Emma gets to
know the bemused inmates of Gaston's house in Chelsea; rooming
temporarily with their ambivalent landlord, they are trying to sort
out their shattered lives. Former journalist Tom Stone is resident
chez Gaston. Also present with Blake chez Gaston are Julia, bitter,
failed Company Wife, traded in for the younger model, and unhappy
Cressida, down from Cambridge with a bad degree. Conflicting
destinies collide among Gaston's shocked refugees, reprising one of
Contango's main themes - where is home? But reality in "Stir" is
complex and changeable. Emma is trapped deep in espionage's
wilderness of mirrors. She has been manoeuvred into romancing Blake
by spy chief Annie, so that British Intelligence can get closer to
Commander. The treacherous Commander is a key link with forces
deeply hostile to the USA. In a global duel of bluff, deception and
cruel calculation, Annie must read Commander exactly right to avert
catastrophe. She needs all the intelligence she can gather, human
anguish notwithstanding. The action boils to a climax as New York
and the dollar are attacked. Blake stalks Commander throughout the
Square Mile, only to encounter a remarkable twist in the tale.
Likewise Emma.
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