Agency
The thrilling story of a global struggle for human hearts and minds amid natural disaster and human folly
by Michael Cary Anders
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Pub Date 28 Mar 2024 | Archive Date 2 May 2024
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Description
A mystery killer disease has broken out in the Indian Ocean and on the east African coast, wreaking fear, havoc and death. Vying to report the story are the big international news agencies. France-Dépêches broke the news, but trouble is brewing among its staff. Determined to resist job losses its unions are threatening to stage a first-ever all-out strike.
Apprehensions and tensions mount across the agency’s global network as the crisis exacerbates personal animosities and political rivalries. Worse still, journalists distracted by the crisis miss an important announcement. Meanwhile revolution has erupted anew in Central America. They must cover this story too.
Trade union leader and political militant Gareth Galant leads the struggle at France-Dépêches, which also coincides with a crisis in his personal life. At the same time reporter Cheryl Keyes is despatched as special correspondent to cover the killer disease story. As the struggle unfolds, there are revealed behind-the-scenes glimpses into the corridors of power within the French state.
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781805148111 |
| PRICE | £1.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 200 |
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Featured Reviews
Robin P, Reviewer
This is an accomplished debut novel about a French news agency striving to provide verified international news stories before any of their competitors. The author, Michael Cary Anders, has worked as a journalist for more than twenty years and his novel is clearly based on personal experiences in a real life news agency.
The drama comes when management proposes a restructuring of the company which would cause a third of the work force to lose their jobs. There's a strike, union ballot, behind the scenes government negotiations and a clash of personalities stretching right across the world.
The novel is set about fifteen years ago and has a backdrop of world politics, attempted military coups, contagious diseases and natural disasters. This is a thinking person's novel with well-rounded characters and believable plotting.
