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Edwin Tyler, fired unfairly during the recession, launches a chain of coffee shops with venture capitalist funds. However, his childhood nemesis, Roy, now a powerful businessman with connections to the underworld, engineers a hostile takeover driving Tyler to seek further funding from murky sources in Bangkok and Chennai. He soon stumbles upon syndicates laundering money through Singapore and he discovers why and how sovereign funds make investments. As Tyler grapples with organized crime and his childhood nemesis, he slowly works out the relationship between his coffee shops, money laundering and government-linked companies. A philandering CEO, an unscrupulous journalist, a foodie private eye and an underworld boss all combine to make this thriller an entertaining read that offers an unusual insight into the Asian corporate world. Eric Alagan has more than 35 years of international business experience in the areas of aerospace MRO, security consultancy and services, trading and logistics & supply chain. He held progressive positions in multinational corporations and last held the position of managing director, Asia Pacific for a European aerospace company. He has been involved in several green field start-ups, mergers and acquisitions. He is the author of five books.