The Dirty Dollar [Hardcover]

Gerald Hammond (Author)

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Publication Date: August 1, 2002

Catapulted into the high-octane world of the oil business, Jill must fight to survive ... Intelligent and attractive, young graduate Jill Allbright is finding it difficult to get a job in the male dominated world of engineering. In desperation, she takes up a position as late-night cleaner in the local Aberdeen offices of global oil company, Oltech. Late one night she answers the phone whilst cleaning the Managing Director's office, and suddenly finds herself thrust into the high-powered, ruthless world of the oil business. She is recruited to uncover an insider plot to bring about the downfall of Oltech and all who work for it. In a search that leads her to Miami and the charms of the CEO's son, Benjamin Hochmeister, it's up to Jill to use her headstrong charms and courageous will to seek out the culprits and save the future of Oltech. In so doing, Jill is embroiled in a chain of events which will threaten to alter her life for good as well as for bad...

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John Skelton was an ordained priest and rector. He was poet laureate at the University of Oxford and Cambridge University, a court poet for King Henry VII, and a tutor to King Henry VIII. Gerald Hammond is a professor of English at the University of Manchester. He is the author of Fleeting Things and The Making of the English Bible, and the editor of Selected Poems: Richard Lovelace.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727858424
• ISBN-13: 978-0727858429
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,876,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ring Ring Your Life Will Change Forever, September 17, 2003

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This review is from: The Dirty Dollar (Hardcover)

Like most students who finish uni Jill Allbright can not get a job in her chosen field so works nights cleaning the Aberdeen offices of Oltech which is a multinational oil company. One night the phone rings and rings and rings so she answers it to make it stop. A ship needs to be unloaded but dock workers have gone on a snap strike the company will lose millions. She uses her university teachings to save the day and the next day is no longer a cleaner but a personal assistant to the owner. A great job, new car and great money, but there are those who do not want Oltech to succeed and will kill for their own dreams. Jill might not live long enough to enjoy her success.

A brilliant novel that shows where intelligence and risk taking can get you in the business world. If you like this also read The Money Makers by Harry Bingham.