SOME WILD THINGS

Comedy and tragedy live on opposite sides of the same coin and the difference between the two is in the eyes of the beholder. They are both about your personal attitude and interpretation and how you as an individual accept them. They are bedfellows without a doubt, laughter trades off tragedy and vice versa. But be aware, of the many ‘sacred cows’ lurking in the shadows waiting to have a go at your integrity as to what is supposed to make you laugh and what shouldn’t, Humour is subjective so my advice to you is, open your mind to the funny side of both. This fine balance between comedy and tragedy has enabled me to discover and write some fascinating characters, which was my motivation to write SOME WILD THINGS. It is with humbleness that I hope to touch the hearts of readers, encouraging them to be part of my magic and bring to life these everyday personalities. It’s a nail biting novel about people who become entwined in situations, beyond their control. Its intrigue, it’s saucy, satirical humor, with dramatic thriller tendencies, a fast moving adult action story that endorses the premise that there is no such thing as coincidence; whatever happens in life is ultimately meant to be. The key question for you the reader…Is it Coincidence……or part of a Master Plan? I had the idea to put my thoughts and many of my personal experiences onto paper many years ago, when working under contract to a New York based advertising agency. As time passed I was also being recognised as a Jazz drummer partaking in some exciting international recordings and CD releases. This sounded like fun, It might be fiction but it’s based on fact as this contemporary adult story unwinds, it addresses dramatic events, at times horrific, that take place when a cross section of people from different walks of life become entangled in a net of circumstance and chaos, beyond their control. Jim Maddocks, a geologist, lives a solitary life in the Akabi Desert, one of the most desolate and uninhabitable deserts on earth in the company of Egyptian Cobra’s, geckos and the deadly black desert scorpion. Jim is a loner with a disastrous personal life, but is blessed by having two trustworthy close friends Amanda Elliott a United Nations HIV field researcher and Dr Helen Keane, a scientist for one of the mining companies. Jim and Dr Keane share a hatred for mafia boss Angelo Massata, which leads to many devious deeds - including murder. Jim and his female confidante’s are ‘hell bent’ on saving the ecology of the valley which is being threatened by oil exploration and the greed of man. Can Jim be trusted? The protagonists, the Tappet family are a sordid, and a deadly bunch of interbred ‘God Fearing Folk’ that set out on a killing spree ruthlessly blazing a trail of cold blooded havoc, robbing trading stores, murdering hostages, and terrorising the population across the arid and hostile mineral rich desert region, plagued by incessant sand storms, with lethal Egyptian cobras in abundance. Kessey, Odette, Pecka and Frew ‘spring’ their father Jeremia from Camoran Glen maximum security prison , unwillingly dragging him into reoccurring painful situations, when his only wish was to stay in the safe ‘ haven’ of prison. Dr Julia Salvina the local vet and protector of ‘feral’ horses becomes innocently entangled by default and is hijacked and taken hostage in her helicopter. Jack Montegna a CIA hatchet man warns the local highway patrol chief of the impending danger to his valley of Nirvana, and in turn takes command of nationwide security. Who is the menacing hired gun disguised as a priest that strikes without warning? Why haven’t the Tappets been apprehended and what actually happened to the Apache? Where is Sheikh Al Bin Haji and why is he in Akabi? It is a story of double dealing mining corruption, where Angelo Mussata an opposing mining conglomerate and Mafia boss, is on a brutal mission to control and if necessary destroy their opposition. This leads to a terrifying web of bizarre ongoing pandemonium, which involves assassination, a gold bullion heist and international drug syndicates under the guise of touring Magicians and clowns, who utilize both adults and children, at an educational jamboree, to fulfill their frightening deeds. From the first page to the last, this roller coaster of ‘off the wall’ humour, high-speed action and never ending turmoil, is packed with ongoing bedlam, bizarre state of affairs, culminating in entrepreneurial Somali Pirates raising finance for their cause. Leaving you the reader with the thought, is this book …Coincidence……or part of a Master Plan?