For every man who has lost love, and every woman who is searching for it…
Penny Leyton is one smart sexy woman on her way to the top. Bridget Jones she certainly is not, but she has the same chaotic approach to romance. Just as she is breaking through the glass ceiling, her boss Dave Stockton hints at a workplace scandal. Ablaze with moral outrage, Penny realises too late that one of her own friend is implicated and that she herself is part of the problem. Can she untangle herself from a hidden web of intrigue and save herself?
"The Smiling Assassin" is an idea for Rory's second novel, a political thriller that examines the impact of the growing social enterprise movement.
After years honing his analytical skills, Paul Thorone is propelled by financial difficulties into commercial research. Recruited by his long-time mentor, Professor Jones, Paul joins a government-backed team conducting a covert operation into corruption at the International Enterprise Council. Amidst the cut and thrust of agency life, antagonism between executives fuels Paul’s suspicions. When he discovers two of them having an affair, he suddenly realises that nothing is as it seems, and that the investigation is a cover for something else. Helped by his wife, Kera, he quietly sets out to uncover the truth…