Edge of the Precipice.

Synopsis

(Incorporating main characters)

A romantic thriller set in London, England and Santa Barbara, California this is a fast paced story of love, abuse and greed in the world of big business, the lives of the super rich and the charity sector.

Michael McGregor: bad boy with a big heart.

A patriarch whose family often complain he is a bad influence; a bad boy, underneath his rugged exterior he is as soft as a puppy. He has a charm and confidence that friends admire, women love and those with ‘small man disease’ secretly resent. He has enemies, one in particular who wants to kill him.

Michael was abused as a child but is now one of the wealthiest men in England. His salvation came through his first love from whom he was cruelly separated - but now rediscovers. In between, he has been married, served in Special Forces and built several businesses.

Sarah Rankhill-McGregor: bad girl with a cruel heart.

Sarah, Michael’s wife has become psychotic through drugs and booze. She owns a successful PR Company in London, inherited from her father but has barely done a days work in her life. She spends most of her time riding horses and having affairs, usually with other women.

Emma: Michael’s young lover.

An extremely beautiful Californian ‘surfer girl’, Michael had fallen in love with her; she reminds him of his childhood sweetheart.

Deborah Harper: Michael’s childhood sweetheart.

In their youth Deborah and Michael would spend every possible moment together, he being healed through her strength of character and she enjoying his zeal, determined to help this boy become a healthy and secure young man. But they had been cruelly separated and had not seen each other since.

Peripheral characters

George Denton: partner with small man disease

George is an ex-Legionnaire who lives a lifestyle that he cannot afford. He’s extravagant, boastful and blighted by envy and resentment. He plans to get rid of Michael.

Andrew Wheelright: Michael’s US Business partner

Andrew is the closest thing to Californian royalty; his family were early pioneers who have owned thousands of acres and miles of private beach front.

Peter McGregor: Michael’s son

Peter is in charge of a subsidiary business and along with Andrew is called to the rescue, but they find themselves out of their depth and in great danger.

Chapters 1 - 4 or A love Scene
 

Keywords: Anthony Black, novel, new book, author, edge of the precipice, writer, novelist.