Back cover blurb for Deadly Portfolio: A Killing in Hedge Funds
(Please note: the
text below was initially on the back page of Deadly Portfolio. As reviews came
in, however, this synopsis was shortened so that excerpts from the reviews
could be quoted.)
July 2008. Four
families are riding high on heady market returns until the body of Rene
McAllister, wife of multi-millionaire Alan “Mac” McAllister, washes up on the
beach after a daylong Fourth-of-July bash at the home of stockbroker, Matthew
Wirth. Eager to avoid publicity, authorities dismiss her death as an accident.
Days later, when the body of college drop out, Jamie Sherman, a neighbor to
Wirth, is discovered adrift in his fishing skiff, investigators suspect foul
play, but the Medical Examiner reports that the youth died of a drug overdose.
Only Detective James Raker, upon hearing McAllister’s complaints of
unauthorized trading in his deceased wife’s account, suspects the two deaths
are related. Bucking his superiors, Raker plunges into an investigation and
quickly discovers that at least four members of the affluent lakeside community
had motive and opportunity in either one or both of the deaths. Raker’s pursuit
slams headlong into an investigation being conducted by the State Bureau of
Investigation (SBI) who were closing in on Jamie Sherman’s drug dealings in the
affluent neighborhood.
Ignoring the orders to drop his
investigation, Raker fears that the killer will attack again and races to
prevent it. The killer does strike for a third time but, tragically, claims the
wrong victim. The story is set in the fictitious bedroom community on Heron
Lake, NC, a short commute from Charles City, a metropolitan area of more than
1,000,000 and the financial center of the state.
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“Dead? You’re sure it’s her?”
“It’s her, Mac. No mistake. Do you
want me to come get you?”
“At your place?”
“Yes. Well . . . no, actually . . .
down next to Sherman’s dock. The police and EMS people are here right now. Do
you want me to come get you?”
“Oh . . . no! My God . . . no. I’m
OK. I’ll be right there.”
“Come to our house first.”
“Right. Your house. I will.”
I
am a Midwesterner by birth. Yankton, South Dakota, is my hometown. I graduated
from high school there in 1957. After four years earning degree in English at
St. John’s University (MN), I became a teacher. My first wife, Elaine Finfrock,
also of Yankton, and I had five children; four sons and a daughter. We divorced
in 1977.
In 1964, I joined The Travelers in Minneapolis, MN and began what turned out to be a 40 year career in the financial services industry. During the that time, in addition to The Travelers, I held positions with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota, Wilson Learning Corporation, and Wachovia Bank and Trust. While at Wachovia, I served in many different positions, ending my tenure as a representative of the trust department services in the greater New York City area. I retired at the end of 2007 after 15 years as a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch serving over 300 clients in the Winston-Salem, NC area.
In 1986, Melinda Folger McLeod and I were married and I gained a stepson, Matthew. Currently, we divide our time each year between our cabin New West Jefferson, NC and our cottage in Southport, NC near the Cape Fear River. I enjoy golf, music, and reading history. Since my retiring I have focused on my writing, an avocation throughout my life. In 2010, I completed my first novel, Deadly Portfolio: A Killing Hedge Funds and the sequel, Breached was published August 2014.
In 1964, I joined The Travelers in Minneapolis, MN and began what turned out to be a 40 year career in the financial services industry. During the that time, in addition to The Travelers, I held positions with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota, Wilson Learning Corporation, and Wachovia Bank and Trust. While at Wachovia, I served in many different positions, ending my tenure as a representative of the trust department services in the greater New York City area. I retired at the end of 2007 after 15 years as a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch serving over 300 clients in the Winston-Salem, NC area.
In 1986, Melinda Folger McLeod and I were married and I gained a stepson, Matthew. Currently, we divide our time each year between our cabin New West Jefferson, NC and our cottage in Southport, NC near the Cape Fear River. I enjoy golf, music, and reading history. Since my retiring I have focused on my writing, an avocation throughout my life. In 2010, I completed my first novel, Deadly Portfolio: A Killing Hedge Funds and the sequel, Breached was published August 2014.
Links: Web
site -- http://www.jjhohn.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnjhohn
Twitter:@writerjohnj
Sales Sites: Both
books are available at local bookstores everywhere. They may not be in
inventory but they both can be ordered from a reader's favorite store.
Ebook versions are
available in Kindle through Amazon and all eBook formats through Smashwords.
Links are as follows:
Amazon (paperback) http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Portfolio-Killing-Hedge-Funds/dp/1461073693/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415979177&sr=8-1&keywords=Deadly+Portfolio
Breached
Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/480352
Amazon (paperback) http://www.amazon.com/Breached-John-J-Hohn/dp/0692250921/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415979234&sr=8-1&keywords=Breached
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