The Ermine Agenda — Samuel Pabtonsky

This the first book of three which traces events of Teague International, a corporation with diverse interest and activities. A story of industrial espionage and international crime, ?The Ermine Agenda,? introduces a unique set of characters in an intriguing plot. It focuses on the efforts of a corporate executive, Jason Winters, to curtail an illegal takeover of his family owned industrial firm, Teague International. These events surface just as the firm is on the verge of introducing new manufacturing technologies for the aircraft industry.Jason calls upon his Security Officer, Steve Langston, an experienced defense security agent, to curtail the organized network of violence which has erupted. Each action he takes is abruptly brought to a quick end, leaving the impression that someone is attempting to bring closure to a previous case. This leaves all involved, including the local law officials, with the wrong impression of what is actually taking place to gain control of the firm. Other family members, and their residential business manager, are concerned about what is taking place and institute their own attempt to solve the problem. Jason?s daughter, Liz Winters, is a Material Process Engineer for the firm. She is very self serving in her mannerisms and feels she can solve the problem without help from anyone. She coaxes others to her purpose creating more confusion for Steve Langston.These events are perpetuated by a Belgian industrial magnate, Sir Richard Chicque, eager for vengeance because of an incident that occurred when he was a fighter pilot in the Persian Gulf. He had crashed his aircraft and was subjected to humiliating interrogation and public comments from his former friends and colleagues, which gave him a permanent distrust and hatred of most people with whom he came in contact