Book blurb: Set in the boardrooms, yachts and waterfront mansions of Australia's most decadent city, The Butcherbird (2007), is a boisterous thriller about corruption, greed, malice, betrayal in the corporate world.
Jack Beaumont, architect turned property developer, is as surprised as the next person when he is approached by insurance tycoon Mac Biddulph to become the new CEO of HOA, the largest home-insurer in Australia.
Seduced at first by the lure of power, Jack soon finds that beneath the glamourous facade of Sydney business elite lies a convoluted network of corruption.
Out of his depth, and pursued by piranhas in a fish tank full of money, Jack must unravel the elusive threads or become ensnared himself.
About the author: Geoffrey Cousins is one of Australia's best known business and community leaders. His corporate life includes periods as CEO at George Patterson and Optus in addition to positions on ten public companies including PBL and Telstra. He was the founding chairman of the Starlight Foundation and the Museum of Contemporary Art among many other community involvements. The Butcherbird is his first and only novel.
This book was priced at A$19.95 and purchased from Dymocks in Sydney.
Rating: 2/5
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