Carline Bouilhet (International) assertion Carline Bouilhet i(7609060 works by)
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1 y separately published work icon The Samui Conspiracy Carline Bouilhet , London : Austin Macauley Publishers , 2019 19464422 2019 single work novel crime 'Under the limpid skies of a Parisian summer morning, the funeral takes place, closed casket and under locks. Shortly afterwards, Billy’s three sisters begin to suffer from recurring visions.

'The nightmares are eerily identical. In their dream, the coffin is empty and a ticking clock sits where their brother’s head should have been. Convinced that their brother is still alive, calling out to them in their sleep, they put their lives on hold and go looking for answers in the Land of Smiles, in faraway Thailand.

'Frog Leap Productions was Billy’s last chance at a normal life. However, a fortuitous encounter in a Bangkok bar with a charismatic stranger and an enigmatic Eurasian beauty invite him to redeem the past and start over.

'Will Billy come to accept the proposal designed to offer him a future or will he turn into another deadly pawn? When his sisters finally come looking for him, they are all too soon drawn into a web of murder and intrigue where the disappearance of foreign nationals lies at the heart of an international smuggling ring for the new and hip party drug, Infinity. Will they follow the unfathomable clues or decide to let bygones be bygones?' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon A Darker Horse Carline Bouilhet , Burleigh : Zeus Publications , 2017 14314092 2017 single work novel crime

'By riding a dark horse into the history books, charismatic female jockey, Arielle LaSalle, spares her father from financial ruin, but in turn brings a killer to his door.

'Bred true, former Dubai racing celebrity, Napoleon, should have been a prolific sire of winners. However, in the hands of stud master, Trent Winnings, the fabled stud fails to successfully settle, time after time. The reckless investment threatens to bankrupt the illustrious Pandora Estates stables.

'With three unexplained murders at a rival nearby breeding farm, the Hunter Valley local police wonders how Chantilly Farms’  proud owner, Will LaSalle, has ever crossed paths with a member of the notorious Cosa Nostra, now bent on revenge.

'With her family honour and reputation at stake, Arielle is left with no choice but to call upon a man she has spent a decade forgetting. With betrayal and blackmail suddenly on the agenda, the emerging scandal is prone to turn the racing industry on its head.

'To save her future, Arielle will have to choose between compromising the Sport of Kings for generations to come and burying her deadly secrets in the burning desert sands.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon The Fleuron Connection Carline Bouilhet , Woollahra : Green Olive Press , 2013 7609086 2013 single work novel crime

'The Fleuron Connection is the story of a Sydney-based business woman, Delphine de Fleuron, who, in the course of her trade accidentally discovers that the high end goods she imports are used as concealment for an illegal diamond trade. She soon discovers that an international Islamic fundamentalist cell plots the mass murder of innocents during one of Sydney's most historic marathons with the landmark Sydney Harbour Bridge firmly in their sights.

'As the unwitting courier Delphine becomes trapped in a dangerous web, forced to choose between self-preservation, altruism, and her allegiance to the family that raised her against her pledge to the country that adopted her.

On the cusp of forty, Delphine de Fleuron is at the top of her game. Her luxury goods boutique, located in Sydney's affluent Eastern Suburbs, stands as the jewel in the company's crown. In spite of the doom and gloom of the 2008 global financial crisis, her turnover inexplicably continues to defy all expectations.

'Related by family ties to the beautiful Delphine, Kaspar Omar Al Fayed is the master puppeteer behind the Federation of Friends. Aiming to destabilize the financial and political infrastructure of the Western world and replace it with his own twisted vision of a Nation of Islam, he now holds the landmark Sydney Harbour Bridge firmly in his sights.

Baez Straight, Fleuron's store manager, is a career salesperson beyond par, but, in truth, he cares more about protecting his employer's reputation than promoting the impressive brands he represents.

Accidentally, one day Delphine drops one of the limited edition candelabra, commissioned especially for a society client, and spills 'dozens of concealed diamonds all over her warehouse floor. She quickly realizes that the prestigious products she imports are being specifically selected for nefarious ends.

'Through their investigations, Delphine and her long-term friend, Oscar Olsen, together with Baez, soon identify the recipients of the illegal diamonds as the high-profile members of a secret Lakemba-based fundamentalist Islamic cell.

As the courier, Delphine becomes trapped in the dangerous web between self-preservation and altruism, weighing her allegiance to the family that raised her against her pledge to the country that adopted her.' (Publication summary)

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