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I’ve moved around the country I live in quite a bit and I’ve stayed in some places for years at a time. Wherever I’ve stayed I’ve always been very keen to have a look around at the scenery, the people, the wildlife, the industry and how it all fits together and works together.

You might think that I’m a bit of a sticky beak but how the environment and the people who live in it all fit together has always fascinated me. But in all those years of looking around I’ve been missing something.

You see, when I go out ‘exploring’ I’m either on foot, in a car or in a train. I’m at ground level and that’s the view that I’ve been getting of the places where I’ve lived or stayed. For a long time I’ve thought that it was quite an adequate way to see the world too but lately I’ve realized that I’ve been missing something. There’s a view of the places I’m at that I’ve missed out on.

Sure, in the past I’ve often caught a plane to somewhere I’m going and I get a quick glimpse of the area I’m living in from the cabin window but it’s always just a glimpse. The plane is in a hurry to get to it’s destination so it doesn’t hang about while I have a good look at what’s going on below.

On my last plane trip down to the state capital it dawned on me that I could really see so much more of the area I’ve been living in if I could see it from the air at a much more leisurely pace than on a shuttle flight. I realized that, from the air, I could get an overview (no pun intended) of the area where I lived but how was I to do that.

Well, in the area where I currently live. there are a couple of options that I hadn’t thought of until then. There are some limited ultra-light flights but I like something a little more substantial to take me into the air other than a couple of seats bolted to a metal frame that’s powered by an old car engine.

There are some light planes around that I could charter but in a busy city they’re flight paths are limited and they’re speeds are relatively high. And then an old friend called me to tell me about a new job he had and the light bulb came on.

He now works for the Sydney helicopter charter specialists – Skyward Helicopters – and even though I’m not near Sydney it dawned on me that a helicopter is the perfect platform to get a great overview of where I live. I’ve tried my first helicopter charter and it’s been great so if you want to get a bird’s eye view of the town where you live then think about a helicopter … and take your camera along too.

Christopher Reich has come out with his newest espionage tale. In his latest spy thriller, Reich takes us into the intriguing world of Jonathan Ransom, who works for the charitable organization called Doctors Without Borders. Jonathan is also a mountain climbing aficionado who goes up into an alp with his wife, Emma, where he witnesses his wife being mysteriously swept by an avalanche. Here is where the intrigue and deception enter Jonathan’s life as he tries to uncover the truth behind his wife’s disappearance.

Reich describes his hero as an honest and courageous doctor. And this is what keeps Jonathan alive as he tries to weave through all the lies and deceit that comes his way.

As the story moves from one exotic location to another, Jonathan is led to think that his wife is leading a double life. He also realizes that his otherwise ordinary life was not what he thought it was.

Reich’s storytelling escalates with every page you turn. He writes with such passion and intensity. At the beginning, though, the story won’t be as exciting, but Reich is a master at building suspense and momentum, and once you get through to the first chapter and are introduced to Jonathan, the mystery and suspense won’t fail you!

This ingeniously crafted suspense thriller will pump up your adrenaline. So if you plan to read it, start early or you’ll have to stay up through the night to finish the whole book!

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KKR Head of Global Public Affairs Ken Mehlman talks about how KKR has saved companies $16 million through environmental initiatives.

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