The Money That Never Was
Written by David Luddington
Narrated by Rory Barnett
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Charles Tremayne is a spy out of his time. After a long career spent rescuing prisoners from the KGB or helping defectors across the Berlin Wall, the world has changed. The Wall has gone, and no longer is there a need for a Russian-speaking ice-cold killer. Nowadays, state secrets are transmitted via satellite using impenetrable blowfish algorithms. Counting down the days to his retirement by babysitting drunken visiting politicos, he is seconded by MI6 for one last case. £250,000,000 of government money destined as a payoff for the dictator of a strategic African nation goes missing on its way to a remote Cornish airfield.
Tremayne is dispatched to retrieve the money, and nothing is going to stand in his way. Armed with an IQ of 165 and a bewildering array of weaponry and gadgets, he is not about to be outmanoeuvred by the inhabitants of a small Cornish fishing village. Or is he?
Best-selling author David Luddington weaves an engaging tale of one man's personal struggle with a world gone mad. It just so happens that the man who is struggling is a trained MI6 agent, and the world with which he is struggling consists of fish and chips, cider and fudge. Not to mention the bungling Barry Penwrith, desperate to hang on to his windfall.
David Luddington
In case you don’t know, I write comedy. Gentle British comedy. Having grown up with P.G. Wodehouse, the Ealing Comedies and the Carry On movies I like to think I’ve captured the tone of traditional British Humour but brought it firmly into the…where are we now? No… Not going to think about that. I also write to a theme. I write about identity, the personae we use to identify ourselves in the world and what happens when that’s suddenly taken from us. Who are we when the wave we’ve been riding all these years dumps us on the shores of Couldn’t-Care-Less and moves on? Having been dumped by two big waves I do feel somewhat of an authority. Primarily I write comedy because I want people to laugh a bit more. I believe in Hope and Second Chances and like to bring a positive feel to my writing. And it doesn’t matter if the glass is half empty or half full as long as it’s still got at least some beer in it. Although if you’re looking for cruel, biting satire then please buy my books anyway. You’ll be disappointed but I need the money. So, about me. I currently live in the Alpujarras in Southern Spain. I’m here on a fact finding mission for my next book. At least that’s what’s going on my tax return. I am fortunate enough to have been given a second chance at life. Having spent most of my working life in Sales and Marketing, at all levels and many different industries, I was finally dumped one last time when the industry I was in found it could no longer survive so much government help and finally collapsed. I now live in a funny little house in a strange little valley with my wife and soulmate (Just hope they never bump into each other), one dog and an indeterminate number of cats.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5ever wondered how the best ever heist went. Read or listen to this book to find out. Pure joy. Love it!