Lubji Hoch survived World War II on luck, guts, and ruthlessness. At the war's end, renamed Richard Armstrong, he buys a floundering newspaper in Berlin and deviously puts his competitors out of business. But it isn't enough. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Keith Townsend, the Oxford-educated son of a millionaire newspaper owner, takes over his family's business. His energy and brilliant strategic thinking quickly make him the leading newspaper publisher in Australia. Still, he longs to move on to the world stage.
As both Armstrong and Townsend seize control of everything they see, their ambitions collide on a global scale. But suddenly they both find themselves threatened by finicial disaster and enormous debt. Frantic to save his crumbling empire, each man turns desperate. One's quest will lead to triumph, the other's will end in tragedy in this awesome tale of wealth and corruption, desire and destruction.
As both Armstrong and Townsend seize control of everything they see, their ambitions collide on a global scale. But suddenly they both find themselves threatened by finicial disaster and enormous debt. Frantic to save his crumbling empire, each man turns desperate. One's quest will lead to triumph, the other's will end in tragedy in this awesome tale of wealth and corruption, desire and destruction.
Jeffrey Archer, geb. 1940 in London, wurde bereits mit 29 Jahren Abgeordneter im britischen Unterhaus. Hoch verschuldet musste er zurücktreten und schrieb den ersten seiner vielen internationalen Bestseller. 1992 wurde er in den Adelsstand erhoben, gehörte lange dem Oberhaus an und verbüßte eine zweijährige Haftstrafe wegen Meineids. Heute lebt er in London und Cambridge. Er ist verheiratet und hat zwei Söhne.
©Broosk Saib