The Zurich Conspiracy, Bernadette Calonego
The Zurich Conspiracy, Bernadette Calonego
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The Zurich Conspiracy

Author: Bernadette Calonego, Gerald Chapple

Narrator: Tanya Eby

Unabridged: 11 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/19/2012

Synopsis

Thirty-something Josefa Rehmer is as smart and ambitious as they come, qualities that have earned her the enviable position of events manager at Loyn, an exclusive Zurich leather accessories company. But when Werner Schulmann is appointed to be her new supervisor, Josefa’s professional ambitions are dealt a serious blow. After all, it was Schulmann’s sexual harassment that nearly derailed her career years earlier. Unable to stomach the thought of working for such a man, Josefa resigns, abandoning Loyn for another local firm. But when Schulmann is murdered and Loyn’s CEO commits suicide, Josefa begins to suspect that something other than sexual impropriety is plaguing her former company. She sets out to uncover the truth and soon realizes the two deaths are just the tip of the iceberg. As she digs deeper, Josefa finds herself caught in a complex and dangerous web of blackmail, corporate espionage, and murder. And if she’s not careful, she will be the next one to take the fall. This dramatic tale of corporate intrigue doubles as an intricately plotted thriller about the darkest side of office politics and the people who will do anything to come out on top.

About Bernadette Calonego

Bernadette Calonego was born in Switzerland and grew up on the shores of Lake Lucerne. A voracious reader from an early age, she fed her imagination with stories such as The Leatherstocking Tales, Ivanhoe, Treasure Island, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. She was just eleven years old when she published her first story, a fairy tale, in a Swiss newspaper. She went on to earn a teaching degree from the University of Fribourg, which she put to good use in England and Switzerland before switching gears to be a journalist. After several years working with the Reuters news agency and a series of German newspapers, she moved to Canada and began writing fiction. She has published stories in Vogue, GEO, and SZ Magazin and is the author of three novels. She lives today near Vancouver.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Roderick on December 26, 2012

The heroine of this book is Josefa Rehmer, who works for an up-market Swiss company as an events organiser. The company concerned is Loyn, which specialises in items which no one needs but some of us want – such as handbags most people could only buy with a mortgage. Josefa is conscientious and exce......more

Goodreads review by Rich on July 27, 2012

Maybe it was the translation, but for a suspense novel, I didn't feel much suspense at all. At least I didn't have to pay anything for the copy I read.......more

Goodreads review by Pat Scott on July 04, 2014

Looking forward to the next one Reading a translation is often tricky - is this what the author really wrote? In this case, that is actually a clue to the story. Colonel quickly drew me into her story and held my attention throughout, right to the very end. Very good pacing and development of plot an......more

Goodreads review by Paulrus on February 27, 2016

2.5 stars. Josefa works as an event coordinator for a fashionable brand. Claire is her assistant, Pius the ace photographer. She gets a new boss, who tried assaulting her in the past. An unrelated company recently underwent an Enron/Madoff-like situation and the ringleaders start disappearing, as do......more

Goodreads review by Glori E Beattie on May 18, 2014

The Zurich Conspiracy Splendid book, spellbinding, surprise ending leaves questions in your mind to puzzle over so it's not a book I will quickly forget. enjoyed the marvellous writing style.......more

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