Billy Albert
The author of Everything Goes to the Dogs was a lifer at a Melbourne university, who excelled as a business ethics researcher and was the only Australian in the prestigious Journal of Business Ethics list of leading global business ethics scholars. He produced research paper after research paper destroying forests, gleefully receiving great applause and academic awards. Meanwhile, corruption went from bad to worse threatening society.
Nonetheless, he spent thirteen years as editor of a leading British ethics research journal – undoubtedly unleashing more of the same - and for three years was the President of Australia’s largest applied ethics association. He also helped convene Melbourne ethics conferences. And attended never-ending meetings accomplishing nothing. Billy Albert is renowned for his thought-provoking storytelling and incisive wit. "Everything Goes to The Dogs" promises to be another compelling addition to his body of work, tackling complex themes with humour and depth.
Satire
Everything Goes to the Dogs
An uproarious but deadly serious satire about family, money and morality
Billy Albert's latest novel, "Everything Goes to The Dogs," takes readers on a thrilling journey of revenge, retribution, and redemption. Set against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the unravelling of apartheid, the novel follows Max, a university ethics professor with a hidden agenda of vengeance.
Max, the protagonist, flees Cape Town as historical events unfold. His ethical teachings at a leading Australian university have nothing to do with virtues or values but are a front for his true motive - seeking vengeance upon his once-beloved Uncle Izaak. The root of Max's ire lies in a clandestine financial scheme between his father and Izaak, which led to devastating consequences.
Max’s father and Izaak were partners in South Africa’s largest property empire. Illegally, they secretly stashed money away in a Swiss bank. But Izaak cleaned out the lot, bolted out of South Africa, and holed up in a magnificent mansion amongst New York’s mega-rich. Max’s Dad, meanwhile, died destitute while facing the music in South Africa. As Max embarks on a quest for retribution, he crosses continents and confronts Izaak, who, in a startling twist, orchestrates a midnight meeting with Max's deceased father in the comfort of the lounge in his enormous Scarsdale mansion.
