The Greater Good

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SET TO BE ADAPTED FOR THE SCREEN. Like MichaelConnellysBosch, John Bailey will risk everything toget to thetruth and expose adeadlyenemy.

Theres nothing more dangerous than a man who can fall no further

Ayliffe delivers a taut, nail-biting page-turner, stamping his mark on the modern day Australian thriller. Better Reading

He had never killed anyone who hadnt deserved it. The means always justified the end. He didnt need forgiveness. He needed justification. The greater good.

Battered war correspondent John Bailey is a man living on the edge. Hes haunted by nightmares of being kidnapped and tortured in Iraq and hes drinking too much to drown the memories. As he battles to get his life back together, a story breaks that will force him back into the spotlight and into the crosshairs of a deadly international player.

When a beautiful prostitute is found murdered in her luxury apartment, Bailey is ordered to cover the story by The Journals editor and his old friend, Gerald Summers, because he cant trust anyone else.

One of the victims clients, a key advisor to the Defence Minister, is chief suspect in her murder and hes on the run. When he contacts Bailey, claiming to have information that will bring down the government, the stakes become deadly. To complicate matters, the investigating police detective is the woman Bailey walked out on a decade ago.

When a ruthless CIA fixer turns up, followed by a murderous Chinese agent hot on his trail, Bailey realises he has stumbled onto the story of a lifetime one that he may not live to tell.

The brilliant first book in Tim Ayliffe's bestselling John Bailey series. Bailey's adventures inThe Greater Good, State of Fear and The Enemy Withinwill be adapted for the screen byCJZProductions, Australia's largest independently owned production company.

Praise for The Greater Good

A brilliantly written character starring in cracking crime thriller Herald Sun

A fun and exhilarating political crime thriller that is guaranteed to electrify and entertain in good measure.The Unseen Library

Readers will not fail to enjoy the ride from start to finish. Good Reading

A crime thriller with the lot: murder, deceit, corruption and a hint of romance Ayliffe takes you deep inside the worlds of politics and the media, with a heavy dose of international intrigue thrown in. Michael Rowland

Ayliffe delivers a taut, nail-biting page-turner, stamping his mark on the modern day Australian thriller. Better Reading

If Rake were a journalist, with a talent that equals his capacity to survive being beaten up, Bailey would be him. Julia Baird

An absolute cracker of a thriller.Chris Uhlmann

Praise forState of Fear

Another brilliantly crafted thriller from Ayliffe that fits perfectly in todays worrying world Verdict: Get this guy on TV Herald Sun

Praise for Enemy Within

A breathlessly written book, ripped from todays headlines, this is a cracking read that blurs the line between fact and fiction. More please. Michael Robotham

'A cracking yarn told at breakneck speed. I couldn't put it down.' Chris Hammer

Sharp, gritty, sophisticated. Ayliffes criminal world is terrifyingly real. Candice Fox

Author Bio

Tim Ayliffehas been a journalist for more than 20 years and is the Managing Editor of Television and Video for ABC News and the former Executive Producer of News Breakfast. He has travelled widely and before joining the ABC he worked in London for British Sky News. A few years ago he turned hishand to writing global crime thrillers featuring former foreign correspondent John Bailey. He is the author of The Greater Good, State of Fear and The Enemy Within. When he's not writing or chasing news stories Tim rides bikes and surfs. He lives in Sydney.