Book description
It starts with the wind. A storm rages over Britain, turning hurricane-force over the North Sea, smashing oil rigs, wrecking ships like children`s toys. The vast devastation on land and sea forces the government to declare a national emergency.
For some, the emergency is a never-ending disaster, for which they will not cease to pay. Lloyd`s of London will pay for the rigs, for the destruction – or, rather, its Names will pay. And the disaster soon unveils massive corruption and deceit within this most British of institutions. For Lloyd`s Chairman Stephen Grote it will be the biggest challenge of his career – not just to stave off financial disgrace, but to avoid paying with his life…
