Nines Stories

Do elections ever really change anything? The American one in 2016 certainly did. The whole idea is that the people decide. But which people. All of them or just some of them.Digital innovation in the voting process will be great if its secure. That's turning out to be a big if as electronic systems gradually take over. Should technology even choose our leaders ? Would it do a worse job than we do? Could the machines deliver election results to order one day?Guaranteeing outcomes would be very big business. Big but dodgy. Millions of dollars are at stake as an elite team from the British Secret Service attempt to protect democracy from an Islamist plot to control America.Seen through the eyes of three different people. London businessman Johnny Marriott - who has patented an automated system for profiling people. Investigative journalist ' Turbs' Turbanski - whose instincts unearth the potential threats to democracy. And Harry Shepperton and his specialist team from the UK secret service, who are charged with guaranteeing the future integrity of elections.Pericles would be proud of them.Demos kratos.Let the people rule. The Nines are a new unit in British intelligence. They have been formed specifically to deal with the more unusual types of threats that face the modern world as we enter the third decade of the new millennium. Hijacking democracy , pandemic viruses , theft in cyberspace and more. Each member has been specially selected for their individual skills but there is another recurring theme in the recruitment process. All six have exceptionally high IQ's ranking them in the top ninety ninth percentile of the general population.They are unarmed and defuse situations with a mix of intellect and humour. Always more effective than guns and bullets. And much more entertaining.

The USA take China to the International Court of Justice to find out what happened. Most of the witnesses know elements of the truth which are not known to each other as the final pieces of the coronavirus jigsaw puzzle finally come together. The world media firstly label it trial of the century, then crime of the century, then finally scam of the century.That's quite some story then, boys.Seen through the eyes of three different people. ICJ judge Humby from The Peace Palace in Den Haag, Chinese scientist Li Jun - who works in the virology lab in Wuhan - and Harry Shepperton and his specialist team from the UK secret service, who are charged with unearthing the truth about the origins of the virus. The Nines are a new unit in British intelligence. They have been formed specifically to deal with the more unusual types of threats that face the modern world as we enter the third decade of the new millennium. Hijacking democracy , pandemic viruses , theft in cyberspace and more. Each member has been specially selected for their individual skills but there is another recurring theme in the recruitment process. All six have exceptionally high IQ's ranking them in the top ninety ninth percentile of the general population.They are unarmed and defuse situations with a mix of intellect and humour. Always more effective than guns and bullets. And much more entertaining.

The world's money has disappeared. Overnight! With most crimes there is a precedent, something to go on. Not this time.Bitcoin looms large and the banks start behaving suspiciously but only two genius teenage hackers in a small flat in Moscow know what really happened. Plus their hormonal sixteen year old girldfriend, Anastasia. She really likes shopping. Well, she used to.Harry Shepperton's specialist MI6 team fly to Russia and Switzerland to investigate. They've only got three days before the panic becomes civic meltdown.And Anastasia gets really upset.An insight into what happens the day the world runs out of money, and, more specifically, about what happens next.Won't ever happen? Remember Greece in '08? Fifty Euro's max withdrawal.Remember Lehman's.Too big to fail. Yeah, right !If it can happen to a country and it can happen to a bank, then what chance do the rest of us stand?The Nines are a new secret unit in British intelligence. Formed specifically to deal with the more unusual threats facing the modern world. They deal with hijacking elections , pandemic viruses , theft in cyberspace, alternative intelligences and much more. Each member is specially selected for their individual skills but there is also a recurring theme in the recruitment process. All six have exceptionally high IQ's which rank them in the top ninety ninth percentile of the general population. Hence their nickname. They are unarmed and defuse situations and danger with a mix of intellect and humour. Much more effective than guns and bullets. Their boss, Commander Harry Shepperton, is Ten. " We don't do dead bodies in hotels any more." he likes to remind everybody. "Hell, people have to sleep in those places." The Nines are a new unit in British intelligence. They have been formed specifically to deal with the more unusual types of threats that face the modern world as we enter the third decade of the new millennium. Hijacking democracy , pandemic viruses , theft in cyberspace and more. Each member has been specially selected for their individual skills but there is another recurring theme in the recruitment process. All six have exceptionally high IQ's ranking them in the top ninety ninth percentile of the general population.They are unarmed and defuse situations with a mix of intellect and humour. Always more effective than guns and bullets. And much more entertaining.

It should be a day of unbounded joy as the world weeps tears of relief and gratitude.But not everybody wants to hear the news.The truth has never been more dangerous.www.johnnyauthor.com/sample The Nines are a new unit in British intelligence. They have been formed specifically to deal with the more unusual types of threats that face the modern world as we enter the third decade of the new millennium. Hijacking democracy , pandemic viruses , theft in cyberspace and more. Each member has been specially selected for their individual skills but there is another recurring theme in the recruitment process. All six have exceptionally high IQ's ranking them in the top ninety ninth percentile of the general population.They are unarmed and defuse situations with a mix of intellect and humour. Always more effective than guns and bullets. And much more entertaining.