I’ve personally been to North Africa, and Iain Parke has done an amazing job with this story in painting a very vivid picture of the people and its culture. They just don’t realise how dangerous this job is going to be, and they would have been much better off just walking away from it. Then to complicate things further a Judge is more than happy to allow the New Mwanchi to delay any proceedings against it with plenty of delays. With the Regional Police Commissioner of no help to Paul, and advises him that it’s a civil matter. Then they found cars being pulled apart which also didn’t fit, but they didn’t get any further in their investigation when they were asked to leave and escorted off by the police. There was also a smell coming from the building that they couldn’t identify. What interested them the most was a concrete building their guide said was being used as a laboratory, and the chemicals they found inside it. Iain and Paul are quite surprised by what they find at the factory, and it seems to be doing more than just being used as a smelting factory. The company Paul worked for was asked to audit the New Mwanchi Factory which was a smelting works, and see what they could do to keep it trading, and find a potential buyer. The Secret Police wouldn’t normally get involved in an accident. Paul was a bit shocked to hear that his Geologist friend Chuck was killed in a helicopter accident, but he’s even more surprised when he hears that the State Protection Unit were investigating it. The opening chapter was one of my favourites, and as the story unfolds you can really understand the characters actions. This is a fabulous story that had me hooked from the beginning.

Heavy Duty Attitude by Iain Parke