The Toxic Power

By Ray Green

PCQ Inc. is a giant multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company whose products are in demand globally by industry, agriculture and the medical profession.

Unfortunately, toxic and nuclear waste is a byproduct in its 17 huge factories around the world.

The CEO of PCQ is Mr. Linden Quartermain—LQ to his staff and friends. He is a revoltingly large, fat and ruthless man, intent on acquiring more wealth and power. He commands with fear and intimidation that his unscrupulous executives obtain permission to dump toxic waste in the far west of Australia’s Northern Territory, irrespective of whose integrity or even longevity is lost in the process.

Dan Forsyth, Federal Attorney General and Bob Greaves, Minister of the Environment, are untouchables, but LQ believes every man has a price.

A cargo ship with seven containers of lethal nuclear waste is heading for Darwin.
The two sides meet head on; each determined to achieve its goal, no matter the cost.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ray Green
• Release date: Aug 14, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301863600

Ray Green

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1944 and emigrated to Australia in 1977 when the political scene in South Africa was becoming extremely uncertain. Graduated as a Chartered Accountant but spent most of my working life in the computer industry designing and programming financial based computer systems. The creative process of computer systems design and programming is very similar to writing and the challenge from conception, plot/program development to completion is what attracts me to write fiction. I have designed, written and conducted training courses in financial application programming using spreadsheets as well as end-user courses in the usage of Microsoft Windows. Conscripted into the South African Army for military training and spent 6 months as a volunteer in the Israeli Army during and after the 6-Day War in Israel in 1967. Married Cheryl in Johannesburg in 1977 and our son Barton was born in Sydney in 1981. Completely fanatical golfer – almost turned pro in 1968. Hip replacement in 1992 and again in 2013 – it now only hurts when I laugh... I have a strong feeling for truth and morality and my writing reflects this. I have written four books and all have the same strong moral characters for the heroes with the villains lacking in honesty and morality. I firmly believe that the truth will always prevail and that good will eventually come to all those who believe in ultimate justice.

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