Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

To Save a Son
To Save a Son
To Save a Son
Ebook484 pages8 hours

To Save a Son

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Desperate for worldwide success, a businessman places himself in the hands of the unforgiving mafia

Born a refugee, Eddie Franks intends to live like a Rockefeller. He wants wealth, not for its own sake but because it means never having to be like his father, who fled Nazi Germany only to spend the rest of his life looking over his shoulder. For most of his childhood, Eddie was raised by the Scargos, an American family whose patriarch kept his real son, Nicky, in constant competition with Eddie. Their battle has never ended. Though now an internationally successful hotel magnate, Eddie still feels the need to outdo Nicky. At his stepbrother’s suggestion, he goes into business in the Americas, opening a cruise company in the Caribbean. Expansion is the name of the game, and Nicky offers financing, with strings attached. The money is an investment from organized crime, and Eddie is unaware that the interest will be paid in blood. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateSep 13, 2011
ISBN9781453226667
To Save a Son
Author

Brian Freemantle

Brian Freemantle (b. 1936) is one of Britain’s most acclaimed authors of spy fiction. His novels have sold over ten million copies worldwide. Born in Southampton, Freemantle entered his career as a journalist, and began writing espionage thrillers in the late 1960s. Charlie M (1977) introduced the world to Charlie Muffin and won Freemantle international success. He would go on to publish fourteen titles in the series. Freemantle has written dozens of other novels, including two about Sebastian Holmes, an illegitimate son of Sherlock Holmes, and the Cowley and Danilov series, about a Russian policeman and an American FBI agent who work together to combat organized crime in the post–Cold War world. Freemantle lives and works in Winchester, England.

Read more from Brian Freemantle

Related to To Save a Son

Related ebooks

Thrillers For You

View More

Related articles

Related categories

Reviews for To Save a Son

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    To Save a Son - Brian Freemantle

    uկdbook_preview_excerpt.html}˒#ǑFFb4H[8hZ2@23|\Gh3Y]'%q(-$kw?鷟|s|7!|+_O~iM~?v͗]_4_󮹦csLkf͉Em>]Ks駩Wҟf=E0\ue%{uRƢs8?Ů wra}XRg9L706S&Y׊447d;8ƮkM6Sԯ藺jN.ҏ;2ʽڦ_mNdp9~i!\~҅i˲sc8qg~aܡmҧ]0 gcVlsZb|ӑO,纜+o(c|l <0ģH؂p XpGl{>t?k?;ɟ;ޭI~}Jf0g|{6]lG 3dW-۰.Pq]\^(JߨFڎ(*C[WW IV-]8tQ!}T;9мk,S.t8%MOtAʿx^C`UAÜ6ltN{]!p>C;&;\3W#R[;ӿ~g~//M~Lq=X CyA}| "vY,b? /}E%UK}c/aZ#O`>=M zJ3v-})o Cisl6욡<}ԎaANBݕNTq)BxUZ{ rn[5toM3ӿShs~ș}OV9iGP[񏟼;=L3m~e}?WۙR/.W~Qqދk<7>JLʉN*.vGMT+mϱؼQ_<l {mn+S&wG*8tϢ7M3X}ވ^jp$j#ej3wSQ3 ?QheU?wqyMcۢ:_m ߏ([/- kB稺iUAd8yaĿ}ĶpDywa<V`hS5pN3a9=9sZ_6>_I<nj3Q>gYn(6n)b`Ҧ@qg͟7Py`kY.QAG\Q|9'n()l)6s3>RYYNϽ+Uyx_f .ɳ,/jt<ʣgmEF{=" BW3xDR)BD4o=;vsP$dƉtu [>*C[ 9DhBMQ0dXyƽ;;ax yi{ ۼ cðE%My縟<&z sF~H{rW8i=(3.b.DBЮzJ_I"G {s< -G*ӶSg/+$R^%˽<ռЎaro0e:J`Wv%OƘb4fj4DQi#F/Ɉ4/-/ɉ5"S>=Bi;1b ǵfp+"϶MvK QaՅ h`!1>kInt+#]4$"hN1Е(׼ 2Cq5GEhb,;QԺ1o^_!U\ `Jrrg/=~nHVS:ǫɪ9EF|r/\]d_8aܖH! }jaoRkAG$|߅+a:?*eP+:^dl; `]K,:M@':YEb'VX7#] )G TTݜyPNlijOHh9Ѽ REhx [+̛_*5C}iL<U=)NuAUbhg1(XӔӣ(~qY6 smP0muEebag@HA]oI\s%0Dq3L5?R1ɱj͋.!:WeCp0 K`q@LQ&>is i&`0Ɗ(%>#!:ߨ1OqQwW d1M .{bK}Sͷ!vt̘!H`{%G"m4 *XG 44uv!# .W׃Aץ5gC(X<[)z "!ȗ;?6oenC1KClZQr+?=4Va5|KycnG%fqk0UcZp k6B1«GiؕS/!6}m>B»0oChkH[no '҈0J.Hxnۃ |k 4*"5J4iq TEeGKOBe9lA䤙Ku%?+BՊstH+f)gȡCsI5!u L,z %I1dD[ fh&Q n$\Ɂ@2dZ^D[w^rBHinh%[&ͅ l}?CCpqbW=*WMm7>Ģh ;p4Mv/"3߫mĞQR)CŰP;ZHDgj %ozp?z)뒙fM|POS73 "gT|{+NI y_z:-[kR='XKhvZB*4= b7x3pяe 0ญ &Ї mOi7aL{ .c|6iI&a>uZ̤fqXaj )Qw W9g\C<[ČZBQW2#KB8žx%%PU_2VhI$( % ,Zc&&L4MYϧ;*5m$%3, ;9g<$(o +{4z 8lbjW9't!X!0;h{ǔ\K|ٯ\9s+w%ը[Wץɞ uSJ 뮠59h.1uzY U<@`E'"p]8 6vhŵ7G>QI{Xe*Qu  W1l-`3JYJI`3J'CF?Voʠ1G$w;Z gfec&&~ݢ-Ṕۇ9B?7|9yϘ7Ucׂ$7`Ue!-wNT: Y^K8~' "P{^+$_ H07H1!8AZN\{yH>qɢ_ʡz WaD?t LT(bjP9=,h ?;B"Vi`i[^GϥY@О Ŗ*+Moұg5lxDZWpuP)!Ed=V'fH_ᘸNAp/ %;_MV XҍI0芢5iXoh5\Bm4o5肎, IZZ\AW]!9 *HWid54eh̪*ҸVF&Y}J1V;127A:]p #5730"".+u"A$ %Yk|ePC e> crK4>nGrٮ-p} !U+u|xN=.$`Q"ǝ9QrIu-Yb|myS !Wy{hXu=cN"_)-Uh%e-كU ;GKث" m.ds"yIꁽ/N3iz< 'fo^2&o`MaRJs Kb5 q|:ksW0Sv8^Tf5(]zd9?D۹[8Hp졇t_&jmY4 AWYDc ҁ5/ctF!\r{ iRh# 'Y0BF,#% 5AO\X'[&,o ^@Za=L3%LF3kԇJ^eyfS:qnTƂD̿B80UO~L(9 ڒF6Mdi"d25`H^iY E+2 jBug8|G^="Zf4X'Q_Y<¶!\dҙW+̵FbzɅqG~OZX -awRSV8Hr@)"$*q`gNй7~\`(X1ƪ8hP?Qem@t$D(= Ej3+jȇ(بSmQo8pfA_Q jBg-(+A$U&. sf}=N,S/ǍKe?Gbyֈxbvm!L - ny c$)ؓ+ZT/!k8>p%R!PβHKB_̠Ek[-Zqo羭 ;T崼B bERgUrGM"e_vڈ@)CPڼ+k |89 ͟+r^1u٥\on8URe[V99(4W-\vd_JaXb{A)tBso~;yzKzI قb? xU-°o9^7N7h5Ͷ?6totRtBf]-;ܬ!{׉nUj襻H دu'ڬЭ.7蠔UAfOI5h~⿙@ 8/omB2xiG̔$pPiD Y(ɛ=>L݆d 1rc<=u^LehA1m9 e78Ɉe/EkJkif&F6BYx#1=; F]%(|Ƽ!;K*jP2IDQ-Z8LKs~jikz&qXU!FֳF vkf3#Ƚ,e^qgꙆ3q6^s HuCT:4;#XD** !I)$ r9rIz|ghz98sS.JPneWP'mRe($RjYw=]5-y*x.WƂ;P2ـ  rR e Z ^IG+ &-dlJ DQY-Gn,~cMŬbUr!wU 9[ 7Jm-fkK&Q~ ķJ`(@RuLj:&,ÝƪtJ0^dM m͵CpBQ ) '[S mbD5)w)'WL3ِ+0bs0=p&\s0/mZq}vkQ@ޮ:܂nj@7%a~?|᭵mʑYA4v>h=ܱq*|=Lv۷˭`|1^ոA#T*%h߭Wɳ9kSd*y)/5湢-''KѬ3ymHow~mdڽC[6MHKnW u$(#1;d )lmҚ}Dk3P{J6`U?n}eXN?Ҥ!r0ۄNڽ_>VYD"IwIb0{X4<-rz4'v dIEWj!򧞖FKj?vS bU]Ӄloa8sϴ&)chryY%y+IIlr" H8]w x/UU3C%~hR &E/7]k]6\mCwI`USkc?eN-bq&ErL/*fؘ0@X,=BJ],zS52G%ݺ.5/,Twp4RE^J!m^sEMhE aRmCXRds6вcL _jph#lw3ĦJ`iLxO_dأSF;v2N)يH*`+'u9eϚ-1)Ŏ-P *͋0 E@ց9hעOPd-@=(IUQ#Khzf>]aAaC*q"8V٣tȚ*zUDlu1pG }f\CP;O ,|S fLck *,Hz2b$"; +E怠Y=i? Ic,iE5z؝v(\9g)֞RO. \i&4ZevqosH$ >gPhGV;N⣏c M,FvqnsP<ˣK*^N)%!_sՆh[r<$2`Pe]Q֛'&5 *'2Qv+YuJA3exAFVg@0P謝!$KtK9T1OU0y,=]"5mվ\[uDO.GX$5*`!Ӕʬ#bSY/yF,CEƲ!,yu}%+&j$oŸ¹oOxgq%xslE9n]]v#q8↝ =rTfTmW%W=,(JēJEy9 q=yrd`8 ;-(kP^I@\( _vЎְ;?Wq!Kb'7GvFe%1&T?lM*=ECYnʢQ-JYnSIy $Lͮ^gdZ-F 8ٌ,unT ` N9rV JH^)gi MhNi'B!)!3 F񚣎@F8)CxUs8nqxsB7r?T'j 6TÜ]߹q>ֲ\Hv{dֆI\|ΈMNRt1ڔ].:3\rHOEMZ2WB˴MHq3^w8oA}Ꮯ q=B۟Ͻdr׽wAɦTG̛!־!tIPAAY^Q69q{mJYov`finiA 7l&U-2jLʖ3L+oJ3U>xʲy:eQ`A s,2 Ld [ Yk}j˞bOsm~)}HvddȲ2{_eo ^оPp7ysL&g6^Qq A1BeFS<֧mV6#EFIF!7quk}7Gtogc.Xs7DR|m7(:hNdo}^l HrѸ~ףsNSN!he-f=yG]_S!޽)"0O U~em6ĥkւSJ%'^9ks? ryGE;\:=)#@74\eRt/`}w"TJZ5>93ouza b>`Gy9%LMJlxiGs72ef<-UP )C\>6VYUAm)/D~T]xx 7,jU ݟe u-~A:ne K{eK? `sY7y- rXt@u4MZ{O`c$}N|𢹁lՀ~/0 On7lsƕnY-B\LQ'PɶVs@d =ó!`SuJ xX5GzfK2ʩ Ibڢ"0ld%ܨ3IbͻR1iYC+V7Af.kzRyj& 9ӡg.gVBw3.yS<7㦤kX4>`c`!= *i{;M8*Bp8)uRUA-vz1Ʈ~a8TS}[UGC;l2U|IHRwr8G ԙ⵾fFK0̑U3'auH!Yj L3sZM0<-Y\o{lBI݋itQ&/wgD*1nf+_쐮l 9:D3bk#6 't`rUu^HP5#nIm>?N _ +9zZz\ՙl;e'NH[&sV=Z1364Ge`&IΤE G-.^[Li&' Je 8"0o5:7?t9f/IԹ9> t!:[9;v\j$Pk&G;ZisF${댣թ?Jv9{VTHhvp;.kcv<$bUKdz3@.8-b:*м|qF9lgd"j;GI e[!1uYV%vU&KiRS;cc3N,]^4T+ ВK[`(3/.b"mSPi % Xri!n_E흐=dA?fkϋ5)(%{W"f"޽=ӝ$=d<9?BۚN5Izz5Őo˦nK*ߵi~ N޽‡ەzDmNl֛Bd.MgBak9 wJ@9DKiM: XWD/x9Ar3+v,c4_l Z9̬ljJfTma $MTt˪TyQ%ٵL%scEI-6#y_*!8G2M- *=*)v|LgԮLiCT9>I݉s؛d%'Pj+—kߺ'6X|̀Jd+X0;oO\]NU5˪"r{؆7/?" )̹cRYjE5 RX*Mdޛs.-6`.bn7ʩG|,%ܾ.8Ҕ&n(q[*$9,{}쐇lX5eM|$t .z?hTZ˧I ebI< Sr}oRQFpP5/k}{&i80ޭWs.~XGv&Gd/qqZOc.6͏92<Za.jI=sZUr<IE6$4Ɓ':ZX@ D[ ,*5X[" ]HEEýAe+/\ubzrO/IE{D0s_ʾsOYw:/"~ב3(me晑kz ڇY- /0F932vOH6 ߈#0,sn3"nLCk&46Sx $b7-vս#+.GY_Ps'v1"q IQCq cc|]S.z]n\K62*5prmʑo&uBb_'|"ey\c^VyM A#lX}udKLr:m] _=}X4C-l+0T !j×j vOgr+ .s]A굷JMb?qϯv^obʝ8?RXX@}OM(AR xfZe뤥/rֻUԁS^tpj՘ڲ 4%mx,ސuKTb5|٤ୱ efNObĴJZ|ofFZ5˶$1`q'$`>un>\Ac)}&a?~˜Zyk9 Z+=:1*g mP_had;.j{g=k Qc=Igt^m$-pu.W]mbWGq6 sJUl*VK%>YG0!6s\2Qw is bF'Saӫ&񂖖\kq4EImtk9)57?9soj/xkȣ=u%gF؉Tyj[;K<O2׌:+WgWecXcE%y߳%u/?uB GeVєp$wɺEk[cŚ:"㥏i\xw.0ރ56i8)ѓ̫r^?@`kƫsm;?cˋWP*J.-x!O&'S;Q3`=ҝAdX@PLHo8D fs
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1