A suspenseful, morally astute first novel,both fast pacedand nuanced. This is a thriller all right. But one with asubplot that makes for intriguing psychological ambiguity.
Lewis Penn is a young business lawyer whose currencyis mind-numbing detail whose skill is in keeping to the middle of the road. He"s never put a foot wrong,until now. Entrusted with a file of confidential papers, Lewis loses them; an oversight that threatens his career, his sanity and, ultimately, his identity.Every step Lewis takes to cover up his mistake propels him further off course,into an incomprehensible world of Ukrainian mafia and industrial spies.Increasingly paranoid, Lewis can only confide in his dying brother, Dan. But asthe facade of Lewis"s life cracks, it seems that Dan"s is also riven by deception. Lewis"s faltering trajectory takes him from London to Washington, DC and Cape Three Points, where a pivotal moral decision catapults him into free fall.On Cape Three Points dissects a contemporary Everyman, in search ofsubstance beneath his skin. This compelling novel marks the debut of animpressive writer.