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:
There was that strange odor again of sweet burnt
beans and paint thinner. Jeremy Hughes
had started noticing this strange aroma about a week ago. The location of his lecture hall at UC Davis
was just a stone's throw from the Coffee House, the local student dining hall
and entertainment venue, so he was not immune to the unexpected food smells fit
for starving students. But this odor was
different. Hopefully, it wasn't wafting
down from the Chem lab. There were
rumors going around that with the UC budget cuts, some of the filters at the
lab were not being replaced regularly.
Surely, these aren't some sort of carcinogens, for heaven's sake. Nevertheless, he made a mental note to ask
around.
As Jeremy had only been a lecturer at UC Davis for
just over a year, this placed him near the bottom of the academic employment
hierarchy. He had little hope of
surviving the next round of budget cuts.
Last year had been a real drag too.
The Department Chair had left after the second term to work in the
private sector and Brigitte Sheen, his interim replacement, was a haughty cold
bitch who had no qualms about showing who's boss by playing mind games with her
faculty. Brigitte Sheen was an imposing,
solid, nearly six foot tall Korean American woman who, at first glance, looked
like a cross between the gorgeous Moon Bloodgood and the Chinese Hercules. When Jeremy first met her, he looked
carefully into her eyes. Someone had told him that if you could hold eye
contact with her long enough, you could verify that she did in fact have
horizontal pupils. Brigitte's
straw-thick, tea-colored bangs appeared to be cut with a 4 stroke line
trimmer. Her solid, thick, musculature
was formidable, and was built from
15 years of Olympic style weightlifting at the
University of Washington, where she routinely lifted the equivalent of a
completely loaded fridge/freezer over her head dozens of times per day.
Last year, on Jeremy's first day, he received his
first taste of venom.
'You make a problem for me, I will make your life a
living hell. If you are not prepared or call in sick to take day off to go
Tahoe or something, it's over. Just get
in your car and drive away. Fast.
I'll do the paperwork,' she had snarled.
Brigitte was definitely a woman to avoid by strategically flying under
her radar.
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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.
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Fiduciary-Delusion-John-Molik-ebook/dp/B01DWA5BVW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471837879&sr=8-1&keywords=the+fiduciary+delusion#nav-subnav
AmazonUK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fiduciary-Delusion-John-Molik-ebook/dp/B01DWA5BVW/
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29866402-the-fiduciary-delusion
Ask David:
http://askdavid.com/reviews/book/conspiracy-thriller/13075
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and
RAFFLECOPTER CODE
John will be awarding a
$10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the
tour. Use the link below to enter.
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThanks Elaine!
ReplyDeleteKind Regards,
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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