John Bernard Walsh

'dancing with Spiders' John Bernard Walsh

'Dancing with Spiders' weaves a blend of thriller with humour, intrigue and adventure with more than a little room for mystery and suspense. Once set on his Plan, Harry Farmer is keen to execute it. Having masterminded many operations during his Army career, since leaving the Army he has set himself and the CRU a big time objective. He thrives on life in the fast lane and a lavish life style including an energetic appetite for women. There are risks of course, much bigger than the profitable enterprise Harry and his associates, Dave Warlord and Victor Plumtree have engaged in, netting deals from the illegal import of cheap tobacco and alcohol from Spain. Dave Warlord and Victor Plumtree hold together an organization that exists for those who need to know, but is unknown to anyone else. Harry's roots lie in the modest but sometimes ruthless shadows of the Durham coalfields in the North East of England. His journey has taken him from the village of Coxburn to Benalmedina on the Costa del Sol. The landscape is different but there hazards are the same. His long time friend from the Army, Clive Lomas and his beautiful wife, Nardina run a small hotel there and Harry sees Clive as a link in what he is sure will be a lucrative deal for himself and his CRU associates. But Harry's arrival in Spain, his passionate reunion with Nardina and the mystery surrounding Clive's disappearance and the discovery of Victor's body. Determined that his quest is not hampered by division, deceit, sexual attraction and murder and as the 'spiders web' unfolds Harry is faced with challenges to keep control of the operation and to destroy the enemy, whilst testing his own loyalties.