Sett

Ranulph Fiennes, who wrote the Feather Men and The Secret Hunters writes an intriguing, true story. A man and his family accidentally stumble onto a Sett, which is a dog fight. The man's family is killed and the man survives with some brain damage. During his quest to find his family's killers, he finds an evil network of international drug and weapon dealers. What makes the dealers especially loathesome is their love of watching animals fight. Dogs against dogs or several dogs against a declawed and de-fanged bear. Even amongst criminals, the main character meets kind and compassionate people. One group deals in soft drugs, to raise money to help hard drug users detox. He also meets a young prostitute, who nurses him to health and offers him honest love. I liked the book's commentary on how the cold war kept some crime in check and how the fall of the iron curtain unleashed a wave of destruction throughout the western world. If you can get passed the cruelty of the criminals, you can give yourself an insightful glance at the violent world of international crime. Doug Setter, author of One Less Victim

Well don't read this book if you are into animal liberation or hate violence. It is a great fast paced book guaranteed to keep you reading. It will leave you in awe, fearful, and on the edge of your seat until the end.

"The Sett" by Sir Ranulph Fiennes After reading "The Feather Men," a man keeps pestering Sir Ranulph Fiennes to 'tell his story.' Finally, Fiennes agrees to meet. The result is a fast-paced, international, from-top-to-bottom of society, violent, non-fiction thriller about a man avenging the deaths of his wife and daughter. This has all the elements of man against man, man against himself, and man against nature. A man awakes in hospital beaten severely without his memory. As he searches for his memory, he happens to foil the robbery of a hooker. To show her appreciation, since he has no home, the hooker takes him in. She introduces him to her associates. They are a Bible-studying, drug-dealing family in an English slum. He discovers he has a talent with numbers. He works for the associates and he ends up making them a lot of money and becoming part of their family. The family is an odd collection which even includes a former Irish terrorist. The family even runs a very successful drug rehab center. So, the man is dodging police and rival gangs. As he regains his memory, he realizes that his wife and daughter were murdered. As more of his memory returns, he identifies the men who killed his wife and daughter. But, the passion that drives him to revenge is being tempered by his newly-discovered love for the prostitute. Yet, he decides that he still must follow his path of revenge. The family provides all the extra muscle he requires. Then, he becomes the hunter. But, the hero is not a superman. He does some things well. He is also fallible enough to be real. And, after he becomes the hunter, he makes mistakes ... costly mistakes. He, the family, and the prostitute are then the counter-targets. In the background is an amazing tapestry of BCCI and one of its major players who was involved in the murder of the man's family. I highly recommend ... WARNING: Sir Ranulph Fiennes seems to write books that only last a few days and may cause loss of sleep and may cause use of sick days.