You definitely should read the 1st book in this series The Bridge to Caracas ( see my review of that book here ) before reading this one. A lot takes place that you won't quite get unless you do. I have already purchased the 3rd in this series. Stephen Douglas really knows how to captivate his readers. The political intrigue intertwined with the Wall Street collapse is vividly portrayed--as are the greedy commodity traders. I can't recommend this series enough!!!!
About the Book: (from Amazon)
WINNER: October Noveltunity Writing Contest.
Now an #audiobook
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A romance suspense thriller!
A crime suspense thriller!
(What others have said-from Amazon description--and I agree with them all)
“An excellent job of both plot and character development. Jeffrey Archer couldn't have done it better.”
“Douglass has a firm command of the financial and commodities markets, and the legal system. His dialogs are real. He paints great scenes and portrays action well.”
“Book Two of THE KING TRILOGY is as good as the first book. I'm glad I've got the third book ready and waiting in my Kindle.”
"I will recommend this book to others and would recommend getting all three books."
“I'll definitely read the third book in this crime and romance series by Stephen Douglass.”
“I stumbled upon the King Trilogy by accident, and was sucked in almost immediately! I could not put the Tainted Trust down once I started.”
“A terrific crime mystery author. THE TAINTED TRUST by Stephen Douglass has the best mix of dialogue and narrative that I have read thus far.”
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Prepare yourself for the one of the most exciting rides of your life.
Volume Two of The King Trilogy, The Tainted Trust is, in addition to a great crime and romance thriller, a brilliant depiction of what perfectly normal people will do for love and money. It is the continuing story of an inconvenient fortune and its catastrophic impact on a loving family.
No one wept when Jim Servito died. He left an estate amounting to $325,000,000 when his wife, Karen killed him in Caracas. He had accumulated the fortune the old fashioned way: he stole it from the U.S. and Canadian Governments using a brilliant gasoline tax evasion scam. The money is hot, deposited in a Cayman Island bank, and its cursed. It has a profound affect on everyone who touched it. It is managed by Alfred Schnieder, an aging and unscrupulous Caracas banker.
Mike King, the love of Karen’s life, and nearly ruined by the Feds’ scorched earth efforts to recover Servito’s fortune, convinces her to keep the money, instead of returning it to its rightful owners. With the assistance of Schnieder, they form The King Trust, a near fatal mistake. Desperate to recover the money, the Feds continue to spare no expense and effort to do so. Phillip, the only child of Karen and Jim Servito, assumes he is the natural heir to his father’s fortune, and has his own greedy plans for the money. Aging Alfred Schnieder relinquishes the trust’s management to Louis Visconti, a thirty-two year old Wall Street whiz kid and brilliant financial engineer. Dubbed ‘The Crown Prince of Wall Street’, and substantially more unscrupulous than Schnieder, Visconti takes The King Trust to bewildering heights, then
fails, miserably.
Kerri Pyper, Mike King’s twenty-three year old estranged daughter, has not seen or communicated with her father since she was nine. She discovers the existence of The King Trust and is shocked to learn that her natural father is its Trustee. Visconti, desperate and assuming he is still the smartest man in the room, embezzles the fortune and flees to Monaco. He made only two mistakes: he deceived both Mike King and Alfred Schnieder and fell in love with Kerri.
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About the Author: (from Amazon)
Born and raised in Canada, Stephen spent the first half of his career working for the two largest oil companies in the world: Exxon and royal Dutch Shell. He spent the second half working for one of the smallest oil companies in the world; his own. Now retired, he spends his summers with his wife, Ann, at their Canadian home near Niagara Falls. He winters at their Florida home in Port St. Lucie. When he is not writing, he is reading, traveling, or playing bad golf. He plans to write until the day he dies, probably longer.
For Stephen, writing was an accident. When his friends in Muskoka and Florida became aware of the story of his incredible life in the Canadian oil business, they encouraged him to commit it to writing. They insisted it was a story that must be told. Reluctantly, he did, and after more than twenty years the story of AN ENDLESS AND CONFLICTED LOVE, A MAN WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE AND NEARLY LOST HIS LIFE DOING IT, and ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST AUDACIOUS THEFTS IN CANADIAN HISTORY, was finally made public. Stephen has entitled the book: The Bridge to Caracas, for reasons that will quickly be obvious to readers. The genre is romance crime fiction, if there is such a genre.
The sequels,The Tainted Trust, (the story of what happened to the $325,000,000 stolen from the Canadian and U.S. governments), the second in The King Trilogy, and Kerri's War, the third volume in The King Trilogy, are now live on Amazon KDP.
Stephen has said, "If readers have half as much fun reading The King Trilogy as I did writing it, they will be enriched."
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20 comments :
Thanks for the heads up about reading the first book. This one sounds awesome, but I need to get the first one and read that first.
I remember you mentioning the first in the series. Hopefully the third will be as good too!
Hope this one is as good as the last! I enjoy his writing.
It sounds like a great series. I love reading books of series and waiting for the next one to come out.
Michelle F.
I just finished a book and was looking for a new one! This sounds great!
Sometimes I dont do so well with Wall Street or political novels, but this one sounds like cold be good.
Oooo a trilogy. I must check this out.
It's interesting to see how people react when that kind of money is involved! Sounds like a lot of greed going on in this book!
Sounds like there's lots of twists and relationships and all kinds of things to keep the story going!
My husband would probably end up liking this new book!
I like the sound of the story line. I also like the bio. I laughed about writing until the day he days (probably longer). I have a husband who is a writer at heart, so I totally get that one. :)
Suspense thriller or suspense crime books are one of the books that I enjoy reading. I enjoy movies in that category too. I haven't read in a while though. Been a busy bee. :)
I wish I could read as much you do, I remember when I was so hooked on reading, it was satisfying!
I love reads of this sort. Thanks so much for introducing us to so many books including these suspense ones.
You are so impressive! I don't know how you have so much time to read - but I always love your recommendations!
Looks like a good one. I love how you always include author info in these reviews...very helpful!
Looks like a great read! I'll check out this trilogy!
This sounds like an interesting read! I will have to keep it in mind.
I love the way this author captivates his readers. This is sure to be a great read.
This sounds like an action packed book. I love books that are part of a series.
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