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Andy, meanwhile, was everywhere, taking photographs of everything in sight, even the lumps of hard and apparently very ancient rock that Diego was keen to point out to them buried in the soft, mud-like walls of the gorge. \u2018I think Women\u2019s Life are going to have to do a special South American supplement,\u2019 said Conor.<\/p>\n

Nick laughed. \u2018Sometimes these tours get pretty desperate for stuff to show you, don\u2019t they? I was in the Northern Territory of Australia one time and the guide showed us an ant.\u2019 \u2018An ant?\u2019 \u2018A single ant. Okay, it was called something like a lion ant, and it was a little bigger than the others, but it was basically an ant.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018So do you do a lot of these trips?\u2019 Conor asked. It turned out that, despite appearances, and what he\u2019d told them, Conor didn\u2019t. Press trips, he went on, were a nice break from the office for him, but he wasn\u2019t paid any extra for doing them, and in fact the management made you take the time as holiday. \u2018That\u2019s outrageous,\u2019 Nick said. \u2018But they\u2019re great trips, eh?<\/p>\n

Imagine what this one would cost you if you paid for it.\u2019 \u2018Even if you do have to spend the time with a bunch of journalists.\u2019 \u2018I don\u2019t mind that. You can always keep yourself to yourself. Anyway, sometimes journalists can be as interesting as anyone else you know.\u2019 Conor gave Nick his characteristic wry smile. \u2018At least as anyone I know.\u2019 \u2018Andy?\u2019 Nick ventured. \u2018Yeah, well. Every holiday needs its cabaret, doesn\u2019t it?\u2019 \u2018I have moments when I think, is he for real?\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Don\u2019t we all. He\u2019s pretty harmless, mate. Just very young and a bit gauche.\u2019 \u2018Why\u2019s he even here?\u2019 \u2018Nepo baby would be my guess. His dad probably owns Women\u2019s Life or something and he\u2019s got some kind of privileged role as an intern plus. He did say this was his first ever press trip.\u2019 \u2018And his last.\u2019 \u2018I very much doubt it. I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll go from strength to strength.\u2019 \u2018I was under the impression that Gen Z types were right-on and woke and PC and all that.\u2019 \u2018Yeah, well.<\/p>\n

The exception proves the rule, no? He probably models himself on Andrew Tate or one of those famous toxic males. It\u2019s something I notice, though, with the mainstream media. As soon as they work out that a generation or a group demonstrates some particular characteristic, lo and behold, five minutes later, along comes something to prove the exact opposite. Gen Z are super abstemious, never touch a drop, whoops, suddenly Gen Z are completely rat-arsed.<\/p>\n

Gen Z don\u2019t smoke, they only vape, then suddenly they\u2019re all into pipes. Gen Z aren\u2019t interested in sex, they\u2019re all celibate, whoops, suddenly they\u2019re all in polyamorous relationships, choking and slapping each other like there\u2019s no tomorrow.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Copyright \u00a9 2026 Mark McCrum The right of Mark McCrum to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in 2026 by Bloodhound Books. Apart from any use permitted under UK copyright law, this publication may only be reproduced, stored, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, with prior permission in writing of the publisher or, in the case of reprographic production, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency.<\/p>\n

All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. www.bloodhoundbooks.com Print ISBN: 978-1917705882 OceanofPDF.com CONTENTS Newsletter sign-up Prologue Two months earlier\u2026 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 From the author Also by Mark McCrum You will also enjoy: Newsletter sign-up Acknowledgements A note from the publisher OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com \u2018I have found out there ain\u2019t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer Abroad It\u2019s relatively easy for a PR to handle the press when a trip goes well. But when things go wrong tensions can mount.\u2019 \u2014 Jane Ridley, The Guardian OceanofPDF.com PROLOGUE It was a strange sort of funeral without a body; but that was how it had to be, given the circumstances. After the service, the press pack stood in a tight posse outside the grey, flint-built church.<\/p>\n

The dreary English drizzle was something of a contrast, they agreed, to the glorious weather they\u2019d had on their South American adventure. They were all here, nobody missing, except of course the one who was missing. It was \u2013 ha! \u2013 the reunion they had argued about (\u2018Always a bad idea after a press trip,\u2019 Jonathan had insisted) but never imagined in this version, with all these extras, these stunned, sobbing groups of relatives and friends. Despite their bright greetings and how\u2019ve-you-been small talk, the six of them were shocked and sad themselves as they were confronted with the reality of what had happened \u2013 for who could ever have predicted this tragic and mysterious end?<\/p>\n

To such a life. To such a trip.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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