Financial Detective

By using true tales of thieves, swindlers, and fraudsters at work, Financial Serial Killers illustrates how these perpetrators get their hooks into investors' wallets, savings accounts, and portfolios - and never let go. The worst financial crisis since the Great Depression revealed that thousands of mom-and-pop investors had lost millions to so-called Mini-Madoffs. They are the thieves and con men who had used phony financial acumen to steal investors' money, wipe out savings, and damage lives. Financial Serial Killers reveals the cons, from the grand to picayune, that advisers cultivate with their victims - relationships that are essential to the fraud.

A nuclear bomb is missing. The Russian Federation is on the verge of collapse. And a terrifying new organization threatens to upset world order. All Jason Drake needs is a target. Auston King's fifth Jason Drake novel is a tour de force, full of non-stop, globe-trotting action. Fan favorites Clyde Colt and Sierra White are back along with a villain, long thought dead. The action and suspense literally never stop. The Assassin's Ultimatum is the fifth entry in what is one of the most full-throttle CIA assassin series to hit bookstores in decades. It was created from the ground up to fill the...

A secret list. A deadly game Jason Drake must unravel a mystery before the bodies start piling up. The Assassin's List is the seventh entry in what is one of the most full-throttle CIA assassin series to hit bookstores in decades. It has been created from the ground up to fill the space between Jason Bourne and Mitch Rapp. The extensive series will see one new novel every four months. Auston King is an avid reader, who has consumed every Tom Clancy, Brad Thor, Lee Child, Vince Flynn and Robert Ludlum book he could get his hands on and he wants to share stories that entertain, provoke, and ...

Jason Drake has been given a painful ultimatum. Either co-operate or lose the only chance he has of finding out what happened to his daughter The stakes are higher and more personal than ever. The Assassin's Ultimatum is the spy thriller you've been waiting for. It's full of non-stop action and the twists and turns never stop. Every page is exciting and dripping with suspense. It continues the series many have called the best thing since Jason Bourne. The Assassin's Ultimatum is the fourth entry in what is one of the most full-throttle CIA assassin series to hit bookstores in decades. It ...

Jason Drake learns a valuable lesson: keep your friends close, or your enemies will hunt them down. The mysterious Russian group known as Chaos Magnum is left reeling after their sudden defeat. And while Magnum's leader, Vladimir Alexandrov, still desires power, his sights are aimed firmly on the man who stopped him in Lavrentiy: Jason Drake. What follows is a rip-roaring spy thriller pulled straight from the headlines. From the grimy streets of Amsterdam to the dusty deserts of Sudan, the action never stops. If there's only one spy action thriller you can read in 2023, this is it. The ...

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.

"A rocket ride of action, political intrigue, and suspense."—San Diego Magazine "A sharp thriller. Russell has us in the palm of his hand."—Chicago Tribune "Ingeniously imagined and skillfully told, Political Suicide must be included in any list of this year's best thrillers."—San Diego Union-Tribune Will Travis is an undercover corporate investigator whose job involves low-key assignments like checking out the service at Washington, DC, hotel bars and reporting back to management. But his evening takes an unexpected turn when he interrupts an attempted murder. Soon, Will is on the ...

Young accountant Gary Donetsky is shocked to learn on Christmas Eve that his boss has just been murdered in his North Las Vegas office. The police request Gary's assistance in sorting out the financial aspects of the office. He soon discovers that his kindly white-haired employer has somehow misappropriated two million dollars from his trusting clients. Poor Gary feels totally unqualified to unravel this complex financial puzzle. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired Canadian lawyer who took up writing novels as a retirement hobby in 2009. Always a proponent of quantity over ...

A perfect storm of deception is brewing, and millions of dollars hang in the balance… How do you outwit a conman at his own game? Hot on the trail of a shadowy career conman, Special Agent Heather Chase distracts herself from her demotion by throwing herself into the White-Collar Crimes division. Her sights are set on the infamous Nicholas Taylor – a suave and charismatic entrepreneur with an ego as big as his ambitions. A revolutionary sleep drug promises to change the world – but someone is out to sabotage it. Infiltrating the faceless conman’s web and unravel his true identity, ...

Lieutenant Ethan Hendricks’ greatest nightmare just also happens to be his grandfather’s newest business venture. Logan Hendricks is thrilled about his brand new detective agency’s first case, but things weren’t turning out the way they were supposed to, including the attempted murder of one of his brand new employees. But he figures their next case, which involves finding a missing sister, should go a lot smoother. How dangerous could it be? Ethan Hendricks wasn’t quite as confident about his grandfather’s new hobby, or that the supposedly straight-forward case of a missing ...

In Broome's tourist-perfect marina, where million-dollar boats promise wilderness adventures to wealthy visitors, Special Investigator Odysseus "Odie" Kalaris is called to examine what appears to be a robbery gone wrong. What begins as a straightforward marina murder evolves into something far more sinister, revealing connections between luxury tourism and a sophisticated fraud network targeting elderly investors. When Odie's tracking skills expose crime scene staging, he must navigate both the predatory undercurrents of seasonal tourism and the complex relationships that bind Broome's ...

Acclaimed, sexy reality photographer Jamie Carval, desperately searching for a new theme for his next exhibition, stumbles upon dedicated, driven Manhattan detective Casey Clement and her hotshot team at the murder of a brilliant scientist. Carval instantly decides that the intensity and unity of the team will form an outstanding show, with Casey as its stunning centrepiece. But Casey has hated photographs ever since a jealous fellow-recruit tried to shame her with a stolen copy of a shot from a college party, and she isn’t in the mood to play nice. As the cops unravel the mess of ...

When Newport's most sought after investment adviser meets her death while cruising on a sail boat surrounded by several of her biggest clients, amateur sleuth Caroline Kent finds herself in the middle of another murder investigation. Newport police detective Lt. Hank Nightingale is sure he knows who murdered Althea Tanner, but Caroline is certain that the police detective is mistaken. It is up to Caroline to solve the mystery. The story is one of greed and betrayal in the city best known for its gilt and glamour and offers a tale of financial intrigue straight from today's news headlines.

A dead body on the terrace and a community full of quarrelsome neighbors always fighting for more stakes. Can Shreeja and Shiuli unmask the mystery? Shreeja and Shiuli crossed paths on the terrace of Jagat Sera Apartments. They thought that the neighbors of the dead resident must know a good deal about the motive of the murder. The investigation revealed a deeper connection of money and power. The investigation was almost shut down to prevent a riot. More the detectives dig into the lives of the residents of Jagat Sera Apartments, the more the entangled history of the community starts ...

Millions vanished. Key personnel AWOL. A bizarre bank robbery. FBI Special Agent Heather Chase and her partner are on the case to recover the money. Except this is no ordinary robbery. No forced entry. No obvious perpetrator. No apparent victim. The money is simply gone. It soon becomes clear to Chase they’re hunting ghosts… How can this impossible mission be accomplished? Relying on her deep infiltration tactics, Chase disappears into the darkness of the underworld… the dungeon where dragons roam. She discovers a startling secret… a secret that could send the whole economy into a ...

BANK FRAUD IN MAINE & MURDER IN THE BAHAMAS Stand-Alone Story > Is the discovery of the banker’s body in Thunderball Grotto in The Bahamas linked to the discovery of hidden cash in Maine? The banker lied to both his boss and his wife when he told them he was going to Florida to attend a banking conference. Why he deceived them about the conference and died in the turquoise waters of Thunderball is a mystery. The Bahamian authorities call his death an accidental drowning. The bank suspects an embezzlement and hires Steve Wilson to investigate. Steve’s curiosity about the source of the ...

In the harsh beauty of Australia's Red Centre, where the sacred monolith of Uluru dominates the landscape, Detective Sarah Reeves is called to investigate when tourist Michael Foster is found dead at the base of the rock at dawn. What begins as a suspicious fall quickly reveals a tangled web of deception. The victim—a controlling Sydney accountant with a penchant for collecting others' secrets—was part of a close-knit group of six friends holidaying together at the luxury Sails in the Desert resort. As Sarah and her partner Tom Bradley interrogate the group, inconsistencies emerge in ...

Jeremy Dunston, a wealthy and sophisticated 66 year old widowed Canadian attorney, loses his fortune and his reputation in the blink of an eye when he is swindled by his young law partner. Jeremy moves to Las Vegas to avoid the humiliation back home and finds a menial job slinging burgers. Does romance forsake a man who has lost it all? ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Donald W. Desaulniers is a retired real estate lawyer from Belleville, Ontario, Canada who operated a one-man law firm in that beautiful city from 1973 until 2009. Still residing in Belleville with his lovely English wife, Jane and their ...

A mysterious bombing assassination. A city holding its breath. And a colossal blackmail scheme that must be stopped… at any cost. FBI Special Agent Heather Chase is tasked to solve a bombing murder case but soon realizes the mysterious bomber has technology far superior to the FBI’s own. No trace of explosives. No surveillance footage. Zero witness. Chase smacks into a brick wall everywhere she turns… Little does she know this is just the tip of an iceberg. The investigation quickly turns into an increasingly wild goose chase of false leads and cryptic clues in search of the shadowy ...

Discover this captivating and deeply moving mystery series that will take you around the world and keep you up all night. Hackers are poised ...to take over the Internet.When young FBI special agent Jake Maguire is called to investigate a brutal murder on a Virginia bike path, he never expects the case to take him on a wild ride across the globe. But as he delves deeper into the crime, he realizes it's not just a simple murder - it's an international case of cyber crime, with a trail leading all the way to China. To help him navigate the complexities of the case, Jake teams up with an ...