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Alex Calder

Deze serie volgt Alex Calder, een voormalig RAF-gevechtspiloot die zich na zijn militaire dienst stort in de wereld van de Londense obligatiehandel met hoge inzetten. De vertelling verkent zijn reis van de cockpit naar de handelsvloer, waar hij een ander slagveld tegenkomt, vol complexe risico's en zakelijke intriges. Het biedt een spannende mix van actie en financiële spanning, die de aanpassingsvermogen en veerkracht van de protagonist in een dynamische stedelijke omgeving benadrukt.

Alex Calder: Broederbond - druk 1
On the Edge

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  1. On the Edge

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    How close to the edge would you go? From his past as an RAF fighter pilot to his job as a bond trader in the City, Alex Calder is a man known for taking big risks - and winning. But when colleague Jennifer Tan decides to pursue a sexual harassment case against her boss, Calder witnesses the ugly side of his world. And the tragic. For Jen commits suicide and Calder quits in disgust. One year on, Calder is running a flying school in Norfolk. But the past won't disappear. When a former colleague of Jen's vanishes while visiting Jean-Luc Martel - the infamous 'Man Who Broke the Euro' - in his mountain paradise in the Rockies, Calder sees the tragic events of twelve months earlier in an even more sinister and terrifying light. And this time, he'll risk his reputation, his livelihood and even his life on seeing justice is done ...

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  2. It could be difficult being a liberal Afrikaner in South Africa in the dying days of apartheid, especially if you were a powerful newspaper owner. When an old college friend pays Alex Calder an unexpected visit he is drawn once more into the shady dealings of the City – and in particular back to Bloomfield Weiss, the investment bank he’d hoped he'd left well behind. For Kim is married to Todd van Zyl, son of South African newspaper tycoon Cornelius van Zyl. Todd wants Alex’s help to investigate the murder of his mother, shot at a game reserve eighteen years ago. Todd has always believed his mother was killed by guerrillas – but the recent discovery of a letter written by her shortly before her death now suggests a crime far closer to home. And it seems Alex’s old enemy at Bloomfield Weiss holds the key to the mystery. Unfortunately Todd’s suspicions have stirred up a nest of vipers – with deadly repercussions… See No Evil is the sequel to On The Edge, featuring Alex Calder.

    Alex Calder: Broederbond - druk 12
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