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    The Brainteaser
    The Brainteaser
    The Brainteaser
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    The Brainteaser

    By J Walter Hodgson

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    Iestyn Rhys returned home to his native England after serving eighteen months of a three- year prison sentence in Goa, India.

    The crime for which he had been found guilty, was attempted fraud whilst working on a work exchange assignment.

    He earned early release for good behaviour.

    Arriving back home in Cambridge, England, his wife presented him with a 12-month old child.

    After learning that she had been drugged and raped whilst attending a conference in London, he set about tracking down the father, a famous radio presenter, and exacting a spectacular revenge, that led to unexpected consequences.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ Walter Hodgson
    Release dateJan 14, 2017
    ISBN9781386448440
    The Brainteaser
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    J Walter Hodgson

    After a successful business career as CEO of organisations in manufacturing, retailing and management consultancy, John joined the IoD (Institute of Directors) as a business consultant. He went on to become a senior lecturer on finance for non-financial directors, business strategy and negotiation skills.  He describes his time there as one of the most memorable and fulfilling chapters in his life.   After retiring, he turned his hand to writing, beginning with a series of self-help books that drew on personal experience. Titles include:  Top Tips: Interviewing, Top Tips: Writing a CV/Resume, The Interview Bible, Test Your Financial Awareness and Where to Find Things When I'm Gone. His venture into writing short stories began in 2016 with the publication of his first Novella:  GUILTY UNTIL PROVED INNOCENT which was quickly followed in 2017 with the sequel: THE BRAINTEASER. John lives with his wife Anyta in Cambridge, England. They have three children and eight grandchildren. Hobbies include travelling, eating out, playing golf and fly-fishing.  He is a passionate supporter and fund-raiser for the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity.

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      The Brainteaser - J Walter Hodgson

      The Brainteaser

      ––––––––

      J Walter Hodgson

      Published by Hodgson Consulting

      © Copyright Hodgson Consulting 2016

      The right of John Hodgson to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with Section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher or copyright holder at:

      8 Farm Rise, Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB22 4LZ, United Kingdom

      ISBN – 13  978 – 1537567693

      ISBN – 10  1537567691

      Disclaimer

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

      Dedication

      To my wife Anyta

      Our children and their partners

      Caroline and Fraser, Chris and Sarah,

      Katherine and Simon

      and our grandchildren

      Frankie, Alex, Gaby, Ben, Sam, Iestyn, Rhys and Finlay

      Acknowledgement

      To my family and friends for allowing me to use their names as characters in the book.

      To John Richard Dadson for his advice and editing skills.

      Also by J Walter Hodgson

      ––––––––

      Self-help books

      Test Your Financial Awareness

      Top Tips: Interviewing

      The Interview Bible

      Top Tips: Writing a CV/Resume

      Where to Find Things When I’m Gone

      ––––––––

      Fiction

      Guilty Until Proved Innocent

      This book is the sequel

      The Brainteaser

      Introduction

      Iestyn Rhys returned home to his native England after serving eighteen months of a three-year prison sentence in Goa, India.

      The crime for which he had been found guilty, was attempted fraud whilst working on a work exchange assignment.

      He earned early release for good behaviour.

      Arriving back home in Cambridge, England, his wife presented him with a 12-month old child.

      After learning that she had been drugged and raped whilst attending a conference in London, he set about tracking down the father, a famous radio presenter, and exacting a spectacular revenge, that led to unexpected consequences.

      CHAPTER 1 – The ex-prisoner

      Tuesday 30th June 2015 - Goa Prison, India

      For most people, the term ex-prisoner would be the last thing they’d wish to be associated with, but for one man the label couldn’t come too soon.

      Prisoner 3114 couldn’t wait to be known as ex-prisoner 3114.

      Being an ex-prisoner would mean freedom.

      Freedom to come and go as he pleased.

      Freedom to walk anywhere without being stopped and searched.

      Freedom to eat and sleep whenever he chose to.

      After serving 18 months of a three-year sentence for attempted fraud, Prisoner 3114, stood to attention in front of Superintendent Sami Patel, not wishing to say or do anything that might cause the burly ex-soldier to become annoyed or angry.

      Superintendent Patel was a strict disciplinarian, and woe betide anyone foolish enough to put him to the test.

      The prisoner standing before him had heard stories of other prisoners, on the verge of being released, make the mistake of hurling insults and profanities at the figure of authority. Those who did, were whisked away back to their cell for another week or month, depending on the mood of the Superintendent.

      As the minutes ticked by the prisoner, desperate to become an ex-prisoner stood poker-faced in silence and waited for the Superintendent to make the next move.

      Both knew that the first person to speak would be the loser. They stood eyes locked, each willing the other to make the first move. 

      Prisoner 3114 had rehearsed the scene a dozen times and was prepared to stand for however long it took.

      Eventually, the Superintendent gave a nod of approval to the prison warden who beckoned the prisoner to the table.  On the table was a collection of items which he recognised as his but chose to say nothing. Time in prison had taught him to be patient.  He remained silent, awaiting instructions.

      ‘These are the belongings you had with you when you first arrived. You need to check them to make sure that everything is here, and then sign for them on this line.’ Indicating a dotted line below which was the date 30th June 2015. 

      He resisted the temptation to sign immediately and pick up everything on the table.

      Instead, he took a step towards the table so that all the items were within reach, and studied each one in turn.

      The first thing he picked up was his old wallet. Inside were four twenty-pound notes, two tens and a fiver.  £105 in total plus 600 rupees, which was the equivalent of around £50, just enough to pay for a night in a half-way hostel.

      There was also a Tesco Clubcard, a MasterCard with an expiry date of 11/16 plus a blue Barclaycard with an expiry date of 12/16. 

      He planned to use the latter to buy an airline ticket to London.

      As soon as the Warden had the signed document in his hand, the Superintendent moved forward and held out an envelope. ‘Before you go I need to give you this, which you need to open in my presence.’ The envelope was addressed to Mr Iestyn Rhys and marked ‘by hand’. 

      Inside was a handwritten note from Michael Hanson, a fellow Brit with whom he had shared a cell until Hanson’s release a few weeks earlier. He was already an ex-prisoner.

      The note was short.

      I have arranged for a sum of money to be transferred to your bank account to help you get back on your feet. Enjoy your life of freedom. Good luck, Michael.

      For a moment, he didn’t know quite what to say. Turning to the Superintendent he asked:

      ‘What’s this?’

      As he read the note for a second time he shook his head and, speaking to nobody added

      ‘I don’t understand.’

      The Superintendent had already seen the contents but was not aware of the sum of money involved.

      ‘All I can tell you is that on the day of

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