Roger Smith 
Tycoonery 
A Novel

No one was more surprised than cynical former academic George Timmins when his old friend and property magnate David Adler contacted him out of the blue. Adler had news: not only did he have plans to pull down the centre of their childhood town, Trowbridge Spa, to make way for a new, modern shopping mall; he had also met someone.

Maureen was the first woman he had fallen for and just happened to be the wife of successful Trowbridge grocer Ted Hardin, the one man standing in the way of Adler’s dreams. The businessman can’t get her out of his mind, and Timmins, soon unable to stand on the sidelines, is forced to step between two dangerous rivals.

As big business faces the determination of a local tradesman, Adler’s seemingly limitless greed threatens to destroy all around him.
Tycoonery tells a gripping tale of speculation and reckless power in the 1970s that still resonates today.

About the author

Roger Smith is a renowned scriptwriter and theatre director. A revolutionary figure in the development of British television, he was one of the pioneers of The Wednesday Play, working with Ken Loach and Dennis Potter at the beginning of their careers, and on landmark productions such as Cathy Come Home and Up the Junction. He has worked as a script editor with Ken Loach for the last fifteen years. He lives in London.