The Set Up, 1984: Britain's Biggest Drug Bust (Classified until 2064)

When two down-on-their-luck Brits are recruited to pick up the largest shipment of cannabis resin ever smuggled into Britain, they  add to their numbers a Greek-Cyriot sailor, a Greek-British woman to cook for them, and David Bennie who they pick up when their tawdry boat malfunctions on their way back to London from Lebanon. Little do they know that what they thought was a scheme to make some money is really part of the covert foreign policy of the British government of Maggie Thatcher and the US government of Ronald Reagan. This charactera-driven novel is deeply researched and based on real events. It tells the story behind the Iran Contra scandal, reimagined from the documents "David Bennie" retained as well as considerable research. A study guide, glossary, and addendum with sources enables readers to see for themselves how much of this high-drama story is imagined.