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Gritty New Thriller, Green Shoots, Puts Eco-Activism Centre Stage

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On The Table Read, “the best book magazine in the UK“, Ben Westwood releases new eco-thriller, Green Shoots, in September 2022, with a corresponding soundtrack about grief, loss and healing.

A story of grief and revenge, Green Shoots by Ben Westwood finds protagonist John Adamson desperate to find out how his wife really died, but unwittingly drawn into a deadly conspiracy. Businessmen with interests in the Amazon rainforest are being killed by the raw materials they exploit – oil, timber, and beef. While struggling through his grief, John must undertake two investigations that are somehow connected to get to the truth.

Green Shoots

Published on 27th September 2022, Ben Westwood’s intriguing ‘eco-thriller’ brings the reader up close and personal with the zeitgeist, whilst delivering a conspiracy thriller par excellence.

Green Shoots

Skilfully written and using to full effect the wordsmith skills gained as journalist and travel writer, the author also pulls on his own personal experience of grief and time spent living in South America to add further cadence to his storytelling.

As a debut novel, Green Shoots is not only an accomplished work of fiction but exemplifies how to weave modern-day issues into novels that people want to read.

Synopsis

OUT OF THEIR ASHES, GREEN SHOOTS WILL GROW

Green Shoots is a story of grief and revenge, a gripping crime thriller with an ecological heart.

Brought back from the brink of suicide by a mysterious phone call, grieving journalist John Adamson is desperate to know the truth about his wife Christina’s death in South America. The man on the phone gives John clues to what really happened, but also tips him off to investigate a spate of deaths of businessmen, all found with the same cryptic message: “Out of their ashes, green shoots will grow.”

From the protest-filled streets of London to the ravaged jungles of Ecuador, John is unwittingly drawn into a lethal plot, but who is behind these murders and what is the connection to his wife’s death?

Ben Westwood

Ben Westwood

“Four environmentalists are killed every week worldwide, according to Global Witness. The recent murders of Dom Philips and Bruno Pereira in Brazil are not isolated examples but a tragic trend. Green Shoots poses the question: what if eco-activists behaved in the same ruthless way as the corporate world?”

Ben Westwood is an author, lecturer and performer. He has worked for many years as a journalist, writing for publications including The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian and The Independent. He lived for several years in South America and has authored travel guidebooks to Ecuador, Galapagos and Peru.

Green Shoots is his first novel and draws on his own experience of grief and of living in Ecuador.

Ben now lives in East Sussex with his two children and lectures at the University of Brighton. In his spare time, he is a singer-songwriter and has released two self-funded albums.

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To accompany the release of his debut novel, Ben is releasing a Green Shoots Soundtrack of 10 original songs on the themes of grief, loss, love and healing, available on Spotify, iTunes and all major music channels from September 2022.

For further information on Ben’s music, visit benwestwoodmusic.com or benwestwood.net.

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