When Everything Fails, Try This
a novel by John Vespasian
When a Belgian industrialist is diagnosed with cancer and told that he doesn't have long to live, he decides to bet his fortune on Prof. Zirkovsky's research.
He convinces Zirkovsky to quit his teaching position in Brussels and set up a laboratory in Charlerois, a small town, in order to conduct experiments with monkeys.
When Zirkovsky's research shows the first signs of success, animal-rights activists demand him to abandon his experiments. A series of violent attacks against the lab lead the industrialist to call his insurer, Alfred Grail, a Vietnam veteran living in Switzerland.
What Alfred Grail will find in Belgium will shake his beliefs and make him change his life.
- A problem creates an opportunity
- All threats are personal
- This is somewhat embarrassing
- A feeling of apprehension
- The dream of becoming an artist
- Fire without smoke
- Serious trouble
- Mutual dislike at first sight
- Running out of time
- A walk in the park
- Spreading false stories
- The return of the little princess
- Profiting from bad breaks
- A visit to the museum
- No longer in charge
- A trick with an envelope
- Countermeasures
- Nothing to be worried about
- Out of a job
- A better approach
- Without the shadow of a doubt
- A model citizen
- Whatever it takes
a novel by John Vespasian
