The
Fiduciary Delusion
by
John Molik
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GENRE:
Thriller (conspiracy)
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BLURB:
An
unambitious young man finally finds himself, only to nearly lose
everything in an apparent web of international economic terrorism and
intrigue. But, as his world begins to unravel, has he become
genuinely delusional? Or is he really on to one of the most dangerous
global conspiracies of all time? Against all odds, only love and a
true friend's faith can save both him and the world as we know it
from the abusive power of evil.
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Excerpt
Two:
Lary
weaved in and out of traffic driving like a maniac toward the
intersection of I-495 and the beltway. He continued on the
bluetooth. 'Good work, by the way.'
Marvin
kicked back in his chair. His pale and puffy moon face was lit by
the glow of several monitors in the darkened room. He casually
shoveled a handful of Cheddar Jalapeno Cheetos into his mouth,
crunched a few times then continued. 'Lucky break. Seeing that
woman with the manager down by 3410. I thought something was up.
Especially when that hillbilly retard started showing her the
camera.'
'How'd
you know when to look?'
He
slapped his hands across each other to remove the crumbs. Flecks of
fluorescent orange dust fell all over his coffee stained stretched
out blue business shirt. 'Trade secret, boss.' He giggled. 'No,
really. I have a passive IR device hooked up to an android cellphone
utilizing an IP webcam application that is pointed down that alley.
Every time something crosses it, I get several JPEG photo captures
that are instantly emailed to me with a security alert.'
'English,
please.'
'A
gadget that spies better than Nick Fury and Elektra combined. And
like I said last night, yesterday morning's capture feed looked
suspicious.'
'Good
work.' He crossed into the shoulder just inside the fast lane and
passed three cars in a row. 'Any other subsequent feeds give you a
better view of our mysterious woman?'
Marvin
swallowed and coughed. 'Not really. Damn nice ass, though.
Athletic. Dark hair. Just saw her from back. Plus those cameras
they have out there are total crap. That moron doesn't give a rat's
ass about his system. Now, if it was me, I'd have—'
'Enough,
Marvin. Look, hang tight. I may need your help again if they happen
to get loose. Remember our agreement.'
Silence.
He
patted his suit coat. 'Mr. Glock and I are going to make this
collection call.'
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
John
grew up in Rancho Palos Verdes, California and graduated from UC
Davis with a B.A. Degree in Economics and has worked in numerous
corporate finance and project management jobs in the consumer
electronics and IT industries. In 1990, after taking an extended
backpacking trip of the South Pacific before attending graduate
school, he met his would be wife and in 1991 was married. They
settled back in Irvine and South Orange County area of California. In
2003, he and his family (now with two kids in tow) relocated to
Christchurch, New Zealand.
John's
interest in writing began when he was a student at UC Davis, having
worked as a Feature Writer for the California Aggie Newspaper.
Possessing the desire to write again, and with a bucket list goal of
eventually trying his hand at thriller novels, he took the plunge,
and in 2014, began writing his first novel, The Fiduciary Delusion.
John's interests also include: science, existential philosophy,
health, and both western and eastern holistic medicine. John also
plays guitar, piano, sings and writes music. In addition, John is an
admitted “gym rat” and can be regularly found lifting weights,
trudging up hills, sea kayaking, and getting out and about enjoying
the beautiful wild outdoors.
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INFORMATION
John
will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner
via rafflecopter during the tour.
Thanks for hosting!
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John Molik
Hi Everyone,
ReplyDeleteSome background (if interested).
The inspiration for my first conspiracy thriller, The Fiduciary Delusion, came from colorful stories related to me by a friend of mine. A person known to my storyteller had become mentally ill and delusional while away on holiday in Japan. Like my protagonist, Kyle Pickens, this person was also overseas teaching. His delusional episodes were believable enough, and with language and cultural barriers, he had landed himself into some serious trouble. I then painted these stories with my own brush, using India as the backdrop, and had my protagonist get caught up in a real worldwide conspiracy engineered to take down the global financial system. The protagonist’s uncle happens to be a VP of the Federal Reserve Bank, but is he also involved? Who are these strange people following him? And is the information he’s uncovered in India really what it seems to be? Will anyone believe him? Is it too late?
Fiduciary is the trust given to a faceless global banking system that tells us that a colorful piece of paper with some numerals on it has a certain value. Our entire global monetary system is therefore based ultimately on the many trusting the few, no matter how thinly veiled that “trust” may be.
Much of the research into the settings come from direct experience, except for the India sections. Most of that source material comes from tireless online research and knowledge gained through memorable, impressionable stories given to me by a roommate while at UC Davis in the 1980s. My background and interest in Economics, finance, medicine (both holistic and Western) also helped to erect the scaffolding of the novel.
Thanks!
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I love conspiracy theory and suspense. This will be a good read..
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