A Few Bad Men - A True Gripping Thriller

A true crime book that will stay with the reader long after they have finished

Be the judge of one man’s journey against seemingly impossible odds

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A TRUE
GRIPPING
THRILLER

Based on true accounts, A Few Bad Men is a gripping true crime thriller about one man’s fight for justice in the face of a broken, corrupt system.

TRUE STORY

At age twenty-six, John Reid co-founded the merchant and investment banking firm Milloy Reid. A decade later, he was arrested, and became one of the accused ‘Digi-Tech Four’ at the centre of one of New Zealand’s highest profile white collar criminal prosecutions.

A Few Bad Men tells his story. It is his first book.

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A FIGHT
For JUSTICE

ABOUT THIS STORY

John Reid spent years building the life he always wanted: his own investment firm, a beautiful family, a luxury yacht, a holiday home. But this all comes crashing down around him when he is wrongfully accused by New Zealand government officials of masterminding a colossal tax fraud against well-heeled investors.

POWER
That CORRUPTS

Finding himself at the centre of a national scandal, and with the threat of a long prison sentence looming, John fights to clear his name. Despite his lawyer’s best efforts, the fight will never be a fair one: New Zealand’s Serious Fraud Office is renowned for its prosecutorial prowess, and the country’s top QC has his sights set on putting John behind bars for good.

As the case gets further underway, John uncovers a thread of corruption that runs deeper than he could ever imagine. With justice spiralling further out of reach and the verdict ever closer, John must draw on every reserve he has to be in with a chance of overcoming the odds, in what becomes a David-versus-Goliath fight.

Help would come from unexpected sources.

And he did the unexpected.
He fought back and issued court summonses to 135 persons, which unearthed shocking discoveries. He counter-punched with two criminal complaints. But nothing worked … and John’s trial fate was sealed. The stakes were now sky high for all parties. The Prosecution had to win at trial, otherwise there would be trouble.

A Few Bad Men is the astonishing new true crime thriller … Gripping . . . a thrilling ride … told straight from the source … about injustice and power … explosive conclusion … A true crime book that will stay with the reader long after they have finished reading

Shabnom Khanom – editor and a Sunday Times UK Reviewer

‘Absolute power corrupts, absolutely’

‘What happens when power corrupts lawmakers? When colleagues deceive, friends step away . . . everyone you know questions who you really are? This vividly told true story is a David-versus-Goliath tale that grips till the very end . . . a terrific, engaging read.’

Monica Chakraverty – editor and, previously, an Editorial Director at HarperCollins UK

An intriguing story that encourages you to be the judge of one man’s journey against seemingly impossible odds, with a surprise ending that’s well worth the read.

Terry Rich - global lottery executive