MLA I liken the plot to a fisherman who uses bait to
attract a fish; in my story, the “bait” is a bundle of cash to attract someone
who believes he can get a percentage and live the rest of his life on a
paradisiacal island.
AW How closely
does the storyline follow your actual experience in Africa and in France?MLA Eighty per cent of my story actually happened and
the rest comes from my imagination.
Places are real (with a couple of fictional locations), but names are
changed to protect the guilty!
AW Were you
afraid for your safety while in Africa?
MLA When I accepted this mission financed by a
French businessman, I was aware of the possible risks and dangerous
consequences after this covert investigation was over. Since I am a “believer,” I knew I was
protected from the above; in any case, I wasn't alone. I waited several years before I started
writing my story because by then, the guys I met in Africa hopefully would have
forgotten my face. They never knew my real
name anyway. I would lie if I said that
I didn’t fear for my life, particularly when I met the ‘boss’ of a ‘financial
company’ in Ivory Coast. When I didn’t
go along with their game, he became violent.
In Togo, I was more at ease with another ‘financial company.’ What happened in Ivory Coast was a warm-up to
prepare me for the undercover investigation in Togo.
AW Have you had any follow-up information
concerning the "investors" in Ivory Coast and Togo?
AW Which
characters in the book are based on "real" people?
MLA All are real. Most of them I actually met, and a few are
based on characters related to me by other individuals. Of course, I am Charles!
AW What lessons did Charles (you) learn from his
"Grand Lure" experience?
MLA From this mission, I learned
that one should always be cautious before sending money to needy people; it often ends up in the pockets of the
“needy” politicians!
AW Did Charles's (your) experience in Africa in
any way change his (your) goals or your world view?
MLA No! After this experience, my world vision did not
change. I have long been aware that poor
countries receive huge sums from rich countries; unfortunately, too often the
poor only get a small percentage. It
would be great if more control could be enforced on such contributions from
origin to delivery.
AW Will you write a sequel to Grand Lure:
Africa?
MLA Yes! I
have already started writing a sequel based on my experiences in.... All I can say is you will be surprised where
the next adventure occurs!
about the author… Michel is an author, freelance French instructor,
translator, and tour guide living in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. His debut novel, Grand Lure: Africa is
based on his actual undercover investigations in the former French colonies in
West Africa.
about the book…
about the book…
Convinced this new mission will net the scoop of his career, Dufor strikes out to uncover the source of a pile of cash offered by Ivorian and Togolese “financiers.” Does the money originate with crooked politicians or the military? Is it from drugs, stolen international aid, or a common scam job?
In a story ripe with action, emotion, danger, and desire, Dufor’s investigation propels him into a corner of Sub-Saharan Africa crammed with greed, corruption, and civil unrest. In Togo he witnesses intimate details of the so-called investors’ operations and infiltrates their underworld.
You can get the
book from Amazon
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