Finest of His Generation

Tom Bennett, a highly decorated, former army officer, returns to Vietnam after twenty five years, leading a trade mission competing for a multi billion dollar telecommunications contract. His return is not as expected. Although his wartime exploits have won him the respect of a former Vietnamese General, other members of the Vietnamese trade delegation want him tried as a war criminal. His mission wins the contract but the success of the mission is a delusion. Each step in the negotiations has been stage managed by the Vietnamese. He returns the triumphant hero unaware that he has been seconded into the world of political intrigue, espionage and corruption and of the price that will be extracted for his success. He rubs shoulders with the rich, beautiful and famous, nothing succeeds like success. But the ferryman is waiting to be paid and paid he must be.

Tom Bennett returns to Vietnam after twenty five years leading an Australian American trade mission competing for a multi billion dollar contract to modernise Vietnam's telecommunication network. A highly publicised incident with his girlfriend who is a beautiful black singer and actress nearly cost him the leadership and only the personal intervention of the Vietnames prime minister saved him. The mission's reception is mixed. The Vietnamese General leading the host delegation is friendly and welcoming. Other high ranking Vietnamese want Tom tried as a war criminal. His American co leader has enraged the Vietnamese Cabinet with a cruel boast of his exploits as a naval gun ship helicopter pilot in the Vietnamese War. To win the contract Tom must offer a bribe. He has a choice between honour and dishonour, fame and obscurity, fortune and penury. If he offers the bribe he will open a Pandora's box of greed, intrigue, espionage, murder and betrayal. There is no choice. The box is opened.

After early years in sales and marketing for Multinational companies studied law at University of Western Australia and practises as a barrister in Perth. Writes mystery thrillers, children's books and articles on cricket, law and anything that attracts his attention.