Damage Control

by Alastair MacNeill

When Ian Grant is shot dead outside a jazz club in Zurich, his wife, Beth, is grief stricken but also puzzled. Ian didn't even like jazz, so why was he at the club in the first place? And who is Amy Michaels, a mysterious American woman who had been seen earlier with Ian and who has since disappeared? There is only one way for Beth to find out, so she flies to Zurich. The club owner, Mike Novak, has little to tell her, but when she returns to the hotel she is confronted by Amy Michaels, scared and alone. She didn't kill Ian, and Beth is the only person who can help her prove her innocence. Beth enlists the aid of Novak, but they soon find themselves being drawn ever deeper into the clandestine world of the Cabal, a shadowy organization once dedicated to eliminating those untouchable villains who live beyond the reach of the law, but now little more than a death squad for those who can afford its services. And they have Beth and Novak firmly in their sights...

288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 28, 1999

About the author

Alastair MacNeill was born in Greenock, Scotland in 1960. His family emigrated to South Africa when he was six, settling in the coastal city of East London.

He returned to the United Kingdom in 1985 hoping to pursue a career as a writer. He submitted a manuscript to HarperCollins Publishers and, on the strength of it, was offered the chance to write a novel based on an outline by the late Alistair MacLean. He eventually wrote seven novels based on MacLean synopses and has also written five novels under his own name.

He lives in Sheffield.

Reviews

[Artur Szymczak · Rating 3 out of 5]

Połączenie kryminału z powieścią sensacyjną, zawierającą ciekawą intrygę, która jest dobrze skomponowana i trzyma w napięciu do samego końca.

[Glenn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well I am glad that is over - it was very slow read and the best character was a minor one… Nothing in this book suggests I should read more by this author….

[Suda]

full of suspenses.