A suspenseful mystery set on the Pacific Northwest coast about a pipeline conspiracy that pits the everyday working man against high-level government.,When childhood best friends Ollie Swanson and Dougie Tarkenen commit larceny, they must keep it secret into their adult lives. Years later, Dougie turns up dead, apparently drowned in a canoe accident. Ollie is devastated. When he discovers that Dougie had made secret tapes that reveal extreme corruption at the highest levels of government, the circumstances around Dougie's death become highly suspect, and the secret from their youth comes back to haunt Ollie. When Ollie's life is threatened, he must figure out a way to protect himself and his family.The Fourth Betrayal is a gritty, wry, and masculine exploration of what happens when bureaucratic greed and deception threaten the livelihoods of small coastal communities.

Burrows, Bruce, 1946- author

Horsdal & Schubart Publishers Ltd.

Canada - English Language, Canada

FR, 2014

Best Friends Almost From Birth, Ollie Swanson And Dougie Tarkenen Grow Up In The Idyllic Surroundings Of A Small Pacific Northwest Fishing Village. Shortly After Their High School Graduation, They Commit A Desperate Act And Must Share The Secret Of That Act For Over A Decade Of Their Young Adult Lives. Then Dougie Turns Up Dead, Apparently Drowned In A Canoe Accident, And Ollie Is Devastated. However, Ollie Discovers Some Tapes That Dougie Had Secretly Recorded While Working As A Reporter For An Ottawa Newspaper. The Tapes Provide Evidence Of High-level Government Corruption, And Ollie Decides To Pursue The Story As A Way Of Honoring His Friend. But He Is Shocked To Discover That The Circumstances Of Dougie’s Death Are Not What They Seem; Rather His Death Is Linked To The Secret They Share From Their Youth, And To An Ottawa Conspiracy To Force Through An Oil Pipeline To The West Coast. The Fourth Betrayal Twists Through Tangled Thickets Of Friendship, Loss And Greed, Sacrifice, And World-class Deception. As Ollie's Life Comes Under Increasing Threat, He Must Figure Out A Way To Protect Himself And His Family, All While Betrayals Loom And Menace Like Phantoms In The Fog.

229 pages ; 21 cm
A suspenseful mystery set on the Pacific Northwest coast about a pipeline conspiracy that pits the everyday working man against high-level government

2023-06-28