Death At The Edge

By Mick Taylor

A dark comic thriller about the financial crisis of 2008, as seen through the eyes of a Cheshire business bad boy.

Originally published as 40 by 40 and described in the Manchester Evening News as "a fantastic debut by the uber-connected all-round good-egg Mick Taylor" it lifts the lid on the business world and how the crash brought out the best and worst of the region's entrepreneurs.

The tale follows Roger Cashmore who is bang on course for his life's ambition - 40 by 40. That's 40m of net liquid assets by the time of his significant birthday later this year.

He's got 15m squirreled away at his offshore bank - Volcanic Bank in the Isle of Man - money earned from business deals with his network of Cheshire entrepreneurs, moneyed mentors and old pals with dark and murderous pasts.

In theory it all sets him up for a life of lads' tours, fast cars, reality TV stardom as a celebrity entrepreneur, sex on the side, helicopters, football club ownership, a brand new designer house in Alderley Edge at the heart of Cheshire's Golden triangle, he's even set his wife Serena up in her own little interior design business to keep her busy and distracted.

There's only one problem. It's 2008. And there are dark forces on the loose.

The headlong pursuit of money and glory corrupts and will end badly. But for who?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DSCBX8BF
• ISBN13: 9798305443233
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"