Big Numbers - Couverture souple

Getze, Jack

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1591331943 ISBN 13 : 9781591331940

Editeur : Hilliard & Harris, 2009

Synopsis

Who is killing Austin Carr? About to be murdered-snatched off a private fishing yacht by a six-hundred-pound giant bluefin tuna-a down-on-his-luck stockbroker recalls the collection of events, miscalculations, and character flaws that led to his current dire predicament: Living in a truck-mounted camper on the Jersey Shore, struggling to keep up with alimony and child-support payments that no longer reflect his shrinking income, the big-smiling, wise-cracking Austin Carr has been searching for a way out of the stock and bond business. So when his richest client tells Austin he's dying, and the future widow-a redheaded knock-out-offers tender consolation, Austin's increasingly desperate financial situation draws him deeper and deeper into a barbed web of bad behavior and deceit. Austin's would-be killer, whom he dubs Mr. Blabbermouth, could be any one of several suspects, as Austin's words and deeds have attracted the wrath of many in recent weeks. The potential murderers include a wacked-out professional wrestler angry over Austin's poor investment recommendations, a jealous sales manager who Austin regularly belittles, and even Austin's greedy employer whose personality traits include a nasty, violent temper. Or could there be another suspect Austin overlooked entirely until he stepped on board that private yacht?

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

An early and avid reader of the Hardy Boys and Sherlock Holmes, Jack Getze wrote his first mystery stories for the high school newspaper and creative writing magazine. He earned his first professional byline as a nineteen-year-old copyboy for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. He later moved to the Los Angeles Times where as a Staff Writer and Reporter he covered national economic issues for nearly a decade. Through the Los Angeles Times/Washington Post news syndicate, his news and feature stories have been published in over five-hundred newspapers and periodicals worldwide. During a second career as a retail bond salesman and stockbroker on the New Jersey Shore he learned about financial and economic issues from the investment community's perspective. His hobbies include reading, gardening, an occasional hike, and swimming at the beach. He lives not far from the beach in New Jersey with his wife, two of his three children, a dog, a cat, and a fish.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hilliard & Harris
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1591331943
• ISBN 13: 9781591331940
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible