Posted on 03/14/2014 9:09:31 AM PDT by Gen.Blather
Desperate to keep his job at defense contractor Prospero Industries, Havelock must locate their mysterious top salesman, Nick Necropolis, and report the status of a planned $30 million cash deal. But Nick is dead. Now, to keep his job Havelock must hide the corpse and complete the deal. But Nick’s body keeps getting moved to where it will be found…then, Havelock is threatened. The Israelis will kill him if the deal goes through and the Syrians will kill him if it doesn’t. As if matters couldn’t be worse…Havelock discovers what it is he’s selling.
Humor. Action/adventure.
I’ve worked thirty years in defense. Except for the contents of the spray bottle and the briefcase everything described here is true. Supposedly, big companies follow the law, but sometimes the “government” asks for favors and we comply. Government is in quotes because I always felt if the press had gotten ahold of what they’d done the “government” would come down like Thor’s hammer. So, the money must have been worth it. One day I walked past the copier and three secretaries were feverishly copying the serial numbers on new $100 bills. Suitcases full of $100 bills. It took all day. My company was illegally supplying radios through the CIA to the Contras. Then, one day several armor vehicles we’d supposedly built for the West Germans disappeared. A few weeks later I saw them on TV with the new leader of Honduras in the lead. Then, there was a dead body, although this one was a heart attack. And, unlike in the novel, it stayed put. The company salesman is a composite of several, but they’re all pretty much ready to sell their Mom.
The intention is to entertain the heck out of you with a funny, rollicking fast adventure.
Of course they will sell their Mom. But will they deliver?
Since I have Amazon Prime, I decided to borrow the first book in the series. I read novels the way others eat potato chips. So, I'm always looking for prolific authors who can feed my habit!
It really was a dark and stormy night for Nick Necropolis!
“Since I have Amazon Prime, I decided to borrow the first book in the series. I read novels the way others eat potato chips. So, I’m always looking for prolific authors who can feed my habit! “
I liked the second book the best. Havelock’s life just gets worse and worse. I feel so sorry for my characters. Guido and Vinnie Schwartz are my favorites.
If you know an agent, don’t be shy...
“It really was a dark and stormy night for Nick Necropolis!”
I absolutely loved that line. Although, I never used it. If you’re read the story, the whole thing takes place as a hurricane arrives with the screaming action during the storm.
And here I thought I was just joking around!
When I went out on a limb and said that the missing Malaysian airliner was stolen and would be used for nefarious purpose(s) before anyone one else did some FReepers said I should be a writer...but I digress.
ROFLOL!
You should read Bern Pearson’s The Last Day of Goody Velter. Hysterical stuff.
“You should read Bern Pearson’s The Last Day of Goody Velter. Hysterical stuff.”
*Kiss* I love you.
I’ve posted books 3&4, “The Minor God” and “A Plague of Dragons.” A plague of dragons uses the three witches from the first two along with Kyle Fortune. The witch Pam thinks the Seven Deadly Sins is a checklist.
thanks.. ordered the kindle book
Thank you. If you know an agent, don’t be shy. Heck, I’ll even sleep* with one.
* Some restrictions apply.
i wish i did
Need an EPUB version.
Here’s how to convert Kindle to EPUB.
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