Beyond Year Zero
Author | : Lawrence Held |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 367 |
Release | : 2022-08-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781922765475 |
ISBN-13 | : 1922765473 |
Rating | : 4/5 (473 Downloads) |
Download or read book Beyond Year Zero written by Lawrence Held and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-08-03 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gritty, pacey crime thriller set in the dark heart of Cambodia. Cambodia – seething hotbed of desperation and vice. The Khmer Rouge fighters are long dead but their murderous legacy has left a population gripped by violence. Into this cauldron of psychosis and trauma steps CARL MEISSNER, a 32-year-old unemployed investigative journalist recently fired over his reporting of a paedophile scandal involving a prominent Sydney judge. Carl has been hired by a wealthy Sydney businessman to find his missing twin brother, last sighted in Cambodia. Forced to face his own demons, he sinks into Cambodia’s dark underworld of child pornography, human-organ trafficking, personal and political corruption, cannibalism, incest and drugs. Getting into this dangerous breeding ground of insanity is one thing. Getting out is another …