Snakes and Ladders
The Intricacies of Evil
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Cameron began analysing every detail of the notes he'd written when he'd been on his previous disastrous assignment in this town before. He rewrote old, and added new, scratched out - scribbled margin notes - he read and re-read! He searched his mind continually for clues to what had happened and why! He was determined to bring finality to the nightmares - of that last night and the past. He searched back months - years - "There must be something - there must be a reason!" He repeated the phrase over and over, as he researched deep into the depths of night!
He was waiting - hoping - seeking for an opportunity - one he may stumble on - one that may just - 'present itself'! One that would send him answers that would appease his own conscience, and settle the mind sets of his supposed superiors! He studied file after file, He contacted people he hadn't seen for years, but who, he knew would be principal players in the next Chapters of 'his story' - or was it, to be 'just a play'? Self doubt repeatedly dogged him!
The next time he played any 'games' he would manipulate the rules, to his way his advantage - and he would win - at any cost - no matter what it was!
The board games of the past had unfolded - they'd spread interwoven patterns - then mutated? Or, had they melded - melted - fused into one conglomerate - of huge confusing complications? He thought back to 'Backgammon' the game he'd talked of to Jocasta. Had the 'marker points' that thrust out across the soft fabric of the box become the Snakes - the Ladders of Evil's Intricacies? - Or had they seen it best to move - morph into a square, there to take a 'Chance'? - Would they pass go - 'collect' a reward? - Or go to jail?
No! They would move on, and build 'empires' Organisations to destroy others dreams of holding even just some of the 'cards' - they would be - 'The Monopoly'! They would monopolize!
Then - there was the introduction of the 'new player'! Unexpected! Someone with information, many new - fresh contacts? Contacts who could assist in tracking de Blanco, MacFarlane, Franklin and Johnstone! The ideas, the questions he raised seemed to good to be true! Particularly when he looked at the man's credentials - his achievements? How this person had suddenly appeared - been placed at Walker's disposal was fortuitous - but exceptionally puzzling!
Cameron was apprehensive!
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Just when he thought the worst was behind him, Cameron Walker is about to learn that life is about to get even more complicated and dangerous.
After the traumatic events of his last fateful assignment, listed in the intelligence files as the Backgammon Syndrome, he's now confronted with a new game – a deadly game – Snakes and Ladders!
Is this just a game of chance, where the player’s fate hangs on the roll of the dice, or is it much more insidious? The strategies used are far from apparent, and Walker must now determine how the game is to be played. The search for Zelie de Blanco and her organization of evil continues. In his hunt for Jocasta’s killers, he’s up against enemies so dangerous, Walker’s thrown off his own game in the process. His foes are stronger, more secretive, and dangerously more ambitious than he’s dealt with before.
Their goal is nothing less than the destruction of the world’s economy.
Now, with the stakes higher than ever, Walker must also face the truth. Why did he fail? And is it justice he seeks—or simply brutal revenge? Even he must question the legitimacy of the incompetence charges leveled against him. And when he gets to the core of the matter and learns who and what he really is, he must decide to rise above or fall victim to that reality.
Nothing is as it seems in the new thriller from Roger Weston, the sequel to The Backgammon Syndrome.
About the Author
Roger Weston, now a full-time writer and artist, has worked as a farmer, restaurateur, teacher, and educational motivator. He studied English, psychology, and education at New Zealand’s Massey University. He is the author of two poetry anthologies and three novels. He lives in Dunedin in New Zealand’s South Island.