The Greater Good

SOON TO BE ADAPTED FOR TV

John Bailey has nothing to lose. That's what makes him so dangerous.


Battered war correspondent John Bailey is a man living on the edge, haunted by nightmares of his time in Iraq and drinking too much to drown the memories. As he battles to get his life back together, a story breaks that will force him back into the spotlight – and into the crosshairs of a deadly international player.

When a sex worker is found murdered in her luxury apartment, Bailey is ordered to cover the story. One of the victim's clients, a key advisor to the Defence Minister, is chief suspect in her murder and he's on the run. But when he contacts Bailey, claiming to have information that will bring down the government, the story changes – and the stakes become deadly.

When a ruthless CIA fixer turns up, followed by a murderous Chinese agent hot on his trail, Bailey realises he has stumbled onto the story of a lifetime – one that he may not live to tell…