PhiliP Cooper's Books
The Aegean Enigma
When a mysterious murder rocks the peaceful island of Milos, former intelligence agent Alex Kalfas is drawn into a deadly game of secrets and lies. What begins as a local tragedy soon unravels into a dangerous conspiracy involving a powerful drug cartel and buried truths from Greece’s ancient past.
As Alex races to uncover the truth, he’s forced to confront betrayal, hidden agendas, and the blurred lines between friend and foe. From the bustling streets of Athens to the mystical ruins of Delphi, Alex must navigate a web of danger before time runs out.
With rich characters, gripping suspense, and twists at every turn, The Aegean Enigma takes readers on a thrilling ride through modern intrigue and ancient mystery. If you love fast-paced stories packed with action and heart, this third Alex Kalfas adventure will keep you turning the pages late into the night.
Rape of the Aegean
A rogue Prime Minister, a global banking crisis, a sinister East-West alliance, and a looming military coup set the stage for a gripping crime-political thriller. Greek Justice Minister and ex-CIA operative Alex Kalfas is blackmailed into becoming Finance Minister, only to uncover a treacherous conspiracy.
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As Greece, Russia, and Germany collude to claim Aegean oil reserves, risking war with Turkey, mercenaries wreak havoc on American installations. Meanwhile, a honeytrap scandal and a global currency crisis threaten to destabilize the European Union. Kalfas must rely on a cunning double agent and a CIA ally to unravel the deadly plot and avert catastrophe.
Greek Prime Minister Alex Kalfas faces an unprecedented battle to protect his nation's culture and sovereignty from Arthur Eckersley, the world's wealthiest man. Backed by mercenaries and the far-right Golden Dawn, Eckersley schemes to seize Greece's prized bauxite resources at any cost, plunging the country into chaos.
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With the help of Greece's elite anti-terrorist squad and CIA operative Chris Horsman, Kalfas races to uncover the truth behind Eckersley’s shadowy alliances and thwart a plot that threatens Greece’s very identity. Smokescreen is a gripping tale of power, corruption, and geopolitical intrigue that will leave readers breathless.
Mastering Options
Mastering Options: Effective and Profitable Strategies for Investors is essential reading for beginners to the world of options. It explains the essentials of option and hedging strategies that will empower you to earn attractive profits.
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Primarily aimed at undergraduates and retail investors, it opens the door to a world of unlimited profits with limited risk. In concise language, augmented by relevant graphics, the key trading tools available to investors using online option trading platforms, are explained in detail.
Chapter by chapter, this book builds up a complete understanding of the essential building blocks of options investing, including covering key charting techniques using technical analysis tools.
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Here’s what you learn from Mastering Options:
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The characteristics of an option.
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Types of options and common terms.
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The underlying principles of options investing.
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Insights into why you should invest in options.
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Option strategies that consistently make profits whilst managing risk exposure.
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Case studies illustrating each strategy.
This book exposes the myth that investing in financial options is an impenetrable mystery.
Competing in Financial Markets
Competing in the financial markets will give both the novice and intermediate traders alike a comprehensive understanding of how to trade in the financial markets without losing their shirts. This book is primarily aimed at the undergraduate whose ambition is to either become a trader in a financial organization or trade online through a financial brokers trading platform. It provides seasoned online traders with new insights into financial assets other than currencies. In simple-to-understand, concise language, enhanced by relevant graphics, all the key trading tools available for traders are explained in enough detail that novice traders should be able to understand and learn how to trade effectively in the financial markets. Chapter by chapter, this book builds a comprehensive understanding of the basic building blocks of trading assets, covering key charting and technical tools including fundamental analysis and the key economic events. The author exposes the myth that trading is an unfathomable mystery.
If I could Paint your Picture
A collection of twenty nine poems about love in war, lost loves, found loves, destructive loves and suicidal loves. Penned by the author over a period of twenty five years in four different countries where he resided.
A collection of twenty-nine poems about love in war, lost loves, found loves, destructive loves and suicidal loves. Penned by the author over a period of twenty-five years in four different countries where he resided. In England during his late teens and early twenties. In Lebanon during the civil war. In Greece when it was a country free of Brussels and the Troika. In America where the author's son was born. Every poem is based on the author's feelings and environment at the time of writing.