BOOK INFORMATION
Recommended retail price:
AUD$34.99
Series: Democracy Trilogy, Episode Two
Edition: Second edition
Format & ISBN: trade paperback (ISBN 9780645282344), eBook (ISBN 9780645282351) & hardcover (ISBN 9780645282368)
Published: September 2022
Genre: Fiction, Australian, Thriller/suspense, Political/legal thriller, Politics and government
Pages: 482
Anita uncovers political corruption; will she survive to tell the story?
Young-gun investigative political journalist, Anita Devlin uncovers a plot to overthrow the government. She discovers a nefarious operative strategically manipulating an election campaign and ignores the dire warnings until a final dramatic confrontation.
Drawing on his insider experiences as a federal member of parliament and national industry leader, and researched current issues, Richard Evans has created explosive believable stories using compelling characters and page-turning plots.
What readers are saying about THE DEMOCRACY TRILOGY:
Loved stepping inside the corridors of Parliament, the wheeling and dealing going on behind the scenes. Given the recent political upheavals … compelling. – Goodreads
Written by a former politician, and using issues that are current in the Australian political environment, you do have to wonder how many of these kind of things do happen every day. – BJs Book Blog
From former politician Richard Evans comes one of the most incredible fictional examinations of the Australian political system, an exciting and superb political thriller. – The Unseen Library
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THE STORY
Political journalist Anita Devlin uncovers a secret plot to overthrow the Gerrard government and becomes the whistleblower. By doing so threatens her future.
Jonathan Wolff, a ruthless political operative, gets results for those who wish to influence government and pay his excessive fee. He will stop at nothing to win, even taking extreme steps where no one is safe from the line of fire.
The Mercantiles, a long-established, clandestine group of high-taxpaying business owners have grown frustrated by Prime Minister Andrew Gerrard’s failure to meet promises, and decide the nation needs a change of government at the upcoming election. They call upon Wolff to organise the defeat of the prime minister.
Anita uncovers the nefarious Wolff strategically manipulating the campaign, and endeavours to expose his influence and manipulation.
Realising he cannot win the election his way, Wolff initiates an explosive campaign designed to remove the prime minister by defeating him in his own electorate. He recruits and then exploits an independent candidate by tapping into the communities’ latent anxiety over immigration policy. The community is subjected to violent demonstrations, triggering increased racist attacks on the streets. Ironically, the candidate Wolff supports — and manipulates to drive the campaign against the prime minister — is Indian immigrant and university professor, Jaya Rukhmani.
With Anita Devlin hot on his trail and unwavering to expose the corruption, Wolff confronts her warning of dire consequences if she progresses with her investigation to expose him.
As election day draws near it becomes obvious the result will be on a knife’s edge and Wolff forces more anarchy on the streets. The Mercantiles get nervous and withdraw their support, but Wolff threatens them to deliver his money and continues his campaign.
Anita remains determined to be the whistle-blower, but does she have the courage it takes to expose Wolff and the Mercantiles? Or will political power overcome the truth in this gripping thriller.
DUPLICITY takes you behind the scenes of an election campaign exposing the manipulation of perceptions so essential to obtaining political power. It’s not corruption, it’s just the way things get done.
Grab this second episode of the Democracy Trilogy by former federal MP, Richard Evans, and speculate who really runs the country. It’s a gripping, page turning thriller with compelling characters that will hold you until the very last page.
Buy DUPLICITY today and follow our politicians in their ruthless push to win power.
THE DEMOCRACY TRILOGY
The stand-alone political thrillers in THE DEMOCRACY TRILOGY exposes the question: can truth overcome political power?
The Trilogy is a gripping political thriller featuring emotional and surprising plot twists, convincing characters, and exposes the dark-art of politics will have you questioning the ethics of politics and politicians and if Democracy is under threat.