Larry Votava

City on Fire Larry Votava 2 Revised edition

Journalist Ewen Langtree's random viewing of a family photograph sets off a chain of events that uncover a conspiracy not only involving the Australian superannuation industry but the entire Asian financial system as well.

Set in the aftermath of a second global financial crisis, in Perth, a city sweltering within a heatwave, Ewen's search for the truth plunges him towards imprisonment and financial ruin. Desperate to fend off both, his salvation rests on finding the answer to one question - is Francis Hogmyre, Australia's richest stock trader, just another cog within the global financial machine, or does he belong to a New World Order?

A story based on friendship and fear, City on Fire starts as a slow-burning conspiracy theory that heats up halfway through and races towards a believable surprise ending.