Saturday, February 6, 2016

Book Recommendation: Corruption of Power by G.W. Eccles

“Corruption of Power”, by G.W. Eccles, is a Russian thriller installment from the author’s Alex Leksin series. We recommend this book to readers that enjoy:
  • Crime Thrillers
  • CIA & Special Agent Thrillers
  • Suspense Novels
  • Political Thrillers
  • Corporate Corruption Thrillers

At First Glance


Corruption of Power
Author: G.W. Eccles
Publisher: Peach Publishing
Pages: 324 (Print)
Amazon Rating: 4 ½ Stars w/ 27 reviews

“Corruption of Power” is the second installment of the author’s popular Alex Leksin series. Deeply riveting and immersive, the book is falls into the winding labyrinths corporate corruption often paves, pitting political interest and corporate gain together in one compelling story. Complete with the controversial aura surrounding the oil industry in the Middle East, “Corruption of Power” traverses the globe, encompassing connections between Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Russia and Asia in a fight to stabilize the Russian oil independence bid. 


Our Recommendation


We recommend this book to our readers because it is already part of a popular thriller series with praise from various reviewers and notable readers. The author is immersive; the storyline is fresh with new plotlines differing from the ever-expanding genre of American and British spy, corruption, and/or agent thrillers, bringing Russia into the the thriller scene with the force of powerhouse literature breakthroughs.

About "Corruption of Power"


Independent troubleshooter, Alex Leksin, is asked by President Karpev to report on a planned pipeline to take Russian oil through Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. Karpev’s strategy is to reduce Russia’s reliance on the West by shifting his country’s vast energy resources to the East. Failure would be catastrophic to his presidency. 

Against a backdrop of political corruption, state sponsored terrorism, and increased Taliban insurgency, Leksin’s investigation takes him from Moscow to one of the world's most sinister countries right at the heart of central Asia. 

Initially, his enquiries reveal nothing to cause alarm. Yet, wherever Leksin goes, someone tries to kill him; people who may be able to help him are assassinated; and information turns to misinformation. 

When at last he discovers the truth, he is no longer sure whom he can trust. 

Notable Quotes of Praise for Corruption of Power


“An up-to-the-minute compelling thriller that combines political sophistication with traditional gore and glory.” - Ray Snoddy, former media editor of The Times and Financial Times and BBC presenter

“Corruption of Power is an action packed political thriller that is beautifully written and artfully plotted, with events mirroring actual real-life conflicts.” - Catherine Rose Putsche Book Blog

“This a terrific thriller beautifully paced as it gets faster and more furious in the final third of the book. I give it five stars.” - Temple Emmet Williams, Former Editor, The Reader's Digest

About the Author


George Eccles left London in 1994 to move to Russia and Central Asia during the tumultuous period that followed the breakup of the Soviet Union. His work involved extensive travel throughout Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan - often to places with restricted access to foreigners. During his time there, he advised a number of real-life oligarchs how best to take advantage of the opportunities that became available as regulation crumbled and government became increasingly corrupt. Against this background, while his novels are fiction, many of its anecdotes and scenes are inspired by actual events. 

His first novel, The Oligarch: A Thriller, received considerable critical success, being awarded a Silver Medal both at the Global E-book Awards 2013 and at the Independent Publishers Book Awards 2013, as well as being selected as IPPY Book of the Day.

His second novel, Corruption of Power, was published by Peach Publishing on 14 December 2015.

George now lives with his wife - and a cat called Lenin and a bulldog called Boris - in a hilltop village not far from Cannes in the South of France.

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