Josh Hagarty made a mistake as a young man that makes him not very marketable, even though he graduated in engineering with a great GPA and a master's degree. When he's courted by a charity, NewAfrica, and sees the potential for putting his younger sister through college, Josh succumbs to the inevitable. Although he's never been west of Missouri, Josh is going to grab this opportunity.
Within days of his arrival at the site of NewAfrica's philanthropic center, Josh figures out that the non-profit he's working for doesn't seem to be on the side of the good guys. In a country torn with tribal warfare and disparate loyalties, Josh quickly ascertains that he'd rather be flipping burgers back in the U.S.
Unfortunately, he's already delved into matters best left alone and is soon running for his life with a beautiful, admirable Scandinavian woman who had been an aid worker. She knows the language and Josh accidentally puts her life in danger when he has her translate a document that reveals what's really happening in NewAfrica.
This foray into African politics will leave you both thankful for your life and also horrified at how things happen politically in this unstable country. As someone who doesn't know any more than what makes the headline news, I was engrossed by the people portrayed here, and their suffering.
Mr. Mills offers a plot as old as time -- greed and corruption at the expense of the innocent -- but puts it into a new landscape and uses a fresh style. I read this one straight through. Josh is a character fraught with bad choices and an undying need and desire to do what's right. You'll want him to win.
When Josh Hagarty is recruited by the charitable organization NewAfrica to manage a farming project in an underdeveloped African country, he signs on, figuring that he can put his newly acquired graduate degree in engineering to good use. However, when Josh gets situated in Africa, he finds that NewAfrica may not be the philanthropic charity it purports itself to be.
As Josh delves deeper into his work, secrets begin to unravel, throwing him into a world of violence, turmoil, and political corruption. He soon learns that Gideon, the man responsible for heading the local organization, is not only a relative of the African countryβs president, but also a strong-arm thug with a tendency towards aggression and dishonesty. In his hunt for both truth and justice, Josh also discovers that his predecessor may have been murdered to cover up something he had discovered about the project, something that should have remained buried. And why has Gideon uprooted the very people that Josh thought he was supposed to be helping? Is NewAfrica merely a scam?
With the help of Annika Gritdal, a beautiful Scandinavian aid worker, and journalist J.B. Flannary, Josh must fight to uncover the truth behind NewAfrica. In doing so, the trio must struggle to survive by evading those who are trying to prevent them from uncovering a dangerous secretβa secret that might just get them killed.
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