Finger

<p><strong>Finger</strong> is a first novel. The story of a boy an Irish boy Brendan.  Brendan has prodigious talents in two directions; mathematics and crime. Both skills have a common thread both require a good deal of deep thought and forward planning. His mathematical skill is discovered by one of his school teachers. Brendan sets himself the ambitious task of solving a long-standing problem in mathematics (the so-called 'Polygon Problem'). Out of financial necessity he abandons school and is apprenticed to a maker of violins. Here within five years Brendan acquires the skills necessary to make his first instrument and to commit his first major crime - stealing five very valuable violins. In his criminal activities Brendan prefers to work alone. However in his second major crime he joins forces with a corrupt copper Sergeant Brian McClusky as he sets himself the task of stealing in excess of £50000 from the multi-millionaire Charlie (Chas) Earl. </p><p><br></p>