Financial Crime

"[E]ngrossing first novel...Readers will root for the sympathetic Duncan as he morphs into a more grounded version of James Bond or Jason Bourne." --Publishers Weekly "...very evocative, very descriptive..." --L.A. Review of Books Duncan Luke is no stranger to impossible situations. A high-priced lawyer and expert in business intelligence, he knows how to extricate his clients from sticky situations while saving--or making--them millions. To be the best, he's sacrificed everything, including his family, but now he wants out. He's quitting his lucrative practice for academia and time with ...

Within every community, toxic people can be found hiding in families, couples, companies, and places of worship. The cryptic nature of psychological abuse involves repetitious mind games played by one individual or a group of people. Psychological abuse leaves no bruises. There are no broken bones. There are no holes in the walls. The bruises, brokenness, and holes are held tightly within the target of the abuse.

Free Fall from Grace is an entertaining, fast-paced political thriller set in Washington D.C. and Dallas. Long-time National Airlines CEO Bill Wolf, restless and bored in his current position, tastes the Washington political and party scene and becomes enamored with the lifestyle. He soon develops a higher calling to serve as a high-level appointee in the next administration. Unscrupulous power brokers believe him to be useful and support his candidacy for a cabinet position. As Wolf’s interest in his Washington career grows, he loses focus on National just as the stock tumbles due to ...

A modern day classic, The Richest Man in Babylon dispenses financial advice through a collection of parables set in ancient Babylon. These famous "Babylonian parables" offer an understanding of - and solution to - a lifetime's worth of personal financial problems, and hold the secrets to acquiring money, keeping money, and earning more money.

A systematic guide that delineates the processes of recruitment, utilization and management of informants. It details the various methodologies that are used to create and sustain an effective informant program within an organization and the role of the police officer in the proper utilization of informants as value added assets to the law enforcement organization.

So, you think you can judge me? Trust me—you'd have done exactly the same... If ambition could kill, Morgan Steele would be six feet under. One of DC’s shrewdest attorneys, she is hungry for a case that will catapult her to national prominence. So when the notorious Vivien Gibson ends up without legal representation in a high-profile kidnapping trial, Morgan is only too happy to step in. But Vivien is a client like no other. Masquerading as a betrayed Dallas housewife, she plays fast and loose with the law, claims innocence despite being caught red-handed, and drags Morgan into her ...

History is full of sensational financial frauds and scams. Enron was forced to declare bankruptcy after allegations of massive accounting fraud, wiping out $78 billion in stock market value. Bernie Madoff, the largest individual fraudster in history, built a $65 billion Ponzi scheme that ultimately resulted in his being sentenced to 150 years in prison. People from all walks of life have been scammed out of their money.

All types of organizations, for profit, not-for-profit, lawful, and unlawful, must be relentless in highly competitive, and constantly evolving environments. Every day iconic brands like Sears, Kodak, and Blockbuster vanish. Managers in lawful companies face disruptive technologies, groundbreaking new products, and competition from new entrants. Every organization must manage its way through a rapidly shifting world, or else fail. Yet some organized crime syndicates last decades despite massive law enforcement efforts and rival gangs directed at their daily demise. The American Mafia, which...

A dictator hides his nation’s wealth ...and people will kill to find it. This “great, fast read” by acclaimed mystery author Fritz Galt will keep you captivated as you follow a trail of bodies and money from California to Malta. Young banker Johnny Blade must crack open the secret back doors of private banking for high net-worth individuals to find a brutal dictator’s money. But when he and a young woman he befriends are stalked mercilessly through the forests, cities and beaches of Europe, he reaches his wits’ end. This book’s dime novel feel and savvy world view will take you ...

A financial meltdown. A high-stakes conspiracy. A strong, intelligent woman who refuses to back down. When a powerful financial institution crumbles, leaving chaos in its wake—just one woman stands in the way of those who want to bury the truth. As a seasoned bank regulator, Kate Adams uncovers a chilling plot involving foreign operatives and U.S. Senate insiders. With her life in danger and the walls closing in, she must rely on her wits and courage to expose the scheme before it's too late. Full of suspense, danger, and intrigue, this novel torn from the headlines will introduce you to ...

In this second novel in the UNDERCOVER HILLBILLY SERIES, the reclusive Billy Hill buys a failing motel in Monticello, Mississippi. As he attempts to turn the business around and run the motel all by himself, trouble arrives. Billy will require all of his financial acumen to improve the motel's bottom line, and he'll also need every ounce of his rusty illegal cage-fighting skills to stay alive. By the way, Billy must also convince the cops that he didn't murder anyone. Mortal danger and false clues can lurk even in quiet small towns. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired ...

OVER 1,500,000 COPIES SOLD, AMAZON HAS SAID, "WE ARE INSPIRED BY THE SUCCESS OF THIS WRITER AND HOW HE IS DELIGHTING READERS"--AMAZON PRESS RELEASE 10/15/18 It was just a quick sandwich in the hospital cafeteria... But when she returned to her daughter's room... Whatever happened to Melissa's daughter is anyone's guess. The police seal the hospital doors; a search proceeds but the four-year-old is nowhere to be found The girl is gone, vanished without a ransom note, without a body being found, without a trace. The detectives believe she has most likely been sold into human trafficking. No ...

In Dark Towers, award-winning journalist David Enrich reveals the truth about Deutsche Bank and its epic path of devastation. Tracing the bank's history back to its propping up of a default-prone American developer in the 1880s, helping the Nazis build Auschwitz, and wooing Eastern Bloc authoritarians, he shows how in the 1990s, via a succession of hard-charging executives, Deutsche made a fateful decision to pursue Wall Street riches, often at the expense of ethics and the law.

Alex has it all—love, success, prestige. But someone is watching, waiting, ready to destroy her. Can she survive? I bolt upright in my bed, startled. Did I scream? I hold my breath and listen intently. Nothing moves. Protected by darkness, I lean on my pillow and linger in the sweet realization that the nightmare wasn’t real. I am OK. Then reality hits. I am not OK. My life is falling apart. Fast. Looking in from the outside, I am still living my dream. I have a loving husband, wonderful home, thriving business, recognition, prestige. Seemingly I have it all. But I don’t… I am ...

Lonny Jones’ life finally seemed to be under control. Then, over the course of several months, he is drawn into a web of financial intrigue and murder. His former best friend Jack is on the run after his fraudulent real estate company was liquidated by the bankruptcy court and the investors who lost millions of dollars are in hot pursuit. The trail for Jack and the money winds through North Dallas, Palm Beach and Phoenix as Lonny tries to unravel the financial mystery and remain alive as the baseball season plays out.

What do you do when your best friend is on the line- the end of your fishing line? Finding his murdered best friend’s body drags a soon-to-be-retiring financial executive into the ruthless world of con artists and scammers that prowl idyllic Nantucket Island for unsuspecting marks. Chief Financial Officer Harry Bartlett hasn’t made plans for his impending retirement, but he’s happy for now vacationing on Nantucket Island at the compound of his best and only friend, Ian Bradford, a wealthy wine merchant. But that abruptly changes when he fishes Ian’s body from a Nantucket Island pond...

On an early morning in November, a couple boards a private plane bound for Geneva, flying into a storm. Soon after, it simply drops off the radar, and its wreckage is later uncovered in the Alps. Among the disappeared is Matthew Werner, a banking insider at Swiss United, a powerful offshore bank. His young widow, Annabel, is left grappling with the secrets he left behind, including an encrypted laptop and a shady client list. As she begins a desperate search for answers, she determines that Matthew's death was no accident.

Vincent is a bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star lodging on the northernmost tip of Vancouver Island. On the night she meets Jonathan Alkaitis, a hooded figure scrawls a message on the lobby's glass wall: Why don’t you swallow broken glass. High above Manhattan, a greater crime is committed: Alkaitis's billion-dollar business is really nothing more than a game of smoke and mirrors.

Two babies disappear from the White House. The president has no clue…Reeling from the tragic death of her husband, Alex fights to save his legendary architectural firm and expose his ex, Vivien, who nearly destroyed it. With Vivien and her accomplices behind bars, Alex believes the nightmare is finally over. She marries Perry, a successful entrepreneur and a rising political star. Balancing motherhood to newborn twins with her demanding new roles in business and politics, Alex feels secure, certain the criminals she helped incarcerate can no longer harm her family. But vengeance never ...

Henry Thompson, is a British retired teacher and he and his wife are highly respected members of the Bangkok ex-pat community. So why suddenly, beyond belief does he up and rob his local bank in bewildering circumstances. His friends rally around, they believe the stress of him being the only care-giver too his 'troubled' wife has become all too much. The Thai Police though, are not so sympathetic, they are sure they have their man. However despite the evidence piling up against him, a befuddled Henry steadfastly refuses to remember or too confess to his crime. Moreover, there is something ...