Salt in the Wounds
Caught between an international drug smuggling operation and murderous local gang warfare, Peter Barker must find a way out from the international web of violence and intrigue he finds in Nigeria and Brazil. Faced with threats from all sides, he uncovers more and more of the complex plot as the tentacles reach out to threaten not just him in Lagos but his family back in UK. Drawn into ever-increasing levels of violence, Peter realises this new job will lead to certain disaster and he must find an escape route before it is too late.
Peter Barker
Peter Barker was born in Nima Clinic, Accra, Ghana, West Africa. After school in the UK, he went to the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, joining an armoured reconnaissance Cavalry regiment. He completed parachute training and diver training; qualified as an Arctic Warfare Instructor, Jungle Warfare Instructor, Mountain Expedition Leader, and a Forward Air Controller. He served in Norway, Denmark, Northern Ireland, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, and Belize, eventually resigning as a Captain. He has worked in Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Cameroon, Brazil, Malaysia, Brunei, Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Sri Lanka, specialising in shipping and trading. He now lives in the high pasturage of the Jura.
