The Gold Club: A White Collar Crime Thriller By David Haskell
David Haskell, author of the Orwellian tale Too Much Information, returns with The Gold Club, a quirky crime thriller that takes office hijinks to a whole new level.
Ted Ward has had enough! He’s sick of getting passed over by the Sahara corporation, tired of being Mr. Nice Guy all the time, and fed up with a life of endless drudgery. Determined to line his own pockets for once, Ted doles out preferential treatment to select Sahara clients and turns his cubicle into a lucrative, members-only gold club.
Ted’s club launches members out of obscurity and into the limelight. But when Sahara’s CEO Dennis Hamm schemes to disrupt Ted’s VIP club and make off with the profits, can Ted escape financial devastation and achieve his dream?
The Gold Club: A White Collar Crime Thriller
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Ted Ward worked in a cubicle warehouse for Sahara Ltd. His job title reached clear across the page; Vendor, V-artist, Customer Relations (V.V.C.R.) Coordinator, Back of House Procurement Manager, & Executive Team Specialist.
Ted also kept tabs on the computer tweaks from sellers, buyers, 3rd parties, partner companies, & anybody else who wants to do business.
If Ted couldn’t handle it he would call the Info Tech staff.
Dennis Hamm Jr. (CEO of Sahara Ltd.) made frequent pop-in-visits.
Today Ted was his target.
Dennis had a special job task for him to do.
Ted on the sly later designs the Sahara Gold Club & sells membership cards for $300.
Phil Caldorian (Sahara Gold Club tech dept.) was now onboard with Ted.
Chief Hank Fangue (security) & Evans (security team leader) kept a close eye out on things also.
Seems Ted now has a G/F: Tilley (singer/songwriter, Til, Tillany Nune, aka Till Nune).
Marjorie Marge Klein (co-worker, aka Jolina Kreimer) joined the Sahara Gold Club team.
Under the radar the Sahara Gold Club was raking in the dough.
Why did Dennis call Ted into his office?
Till Nune career was taking off.
Could she be stardom bound to win any of these: The Pinup Music Achievements, Billboards, or the Grammys?
What would Hank Fangue Jr. (Director of Operational Security) uncover?
Why was the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) called in?
Who is Ms. Brandi Snow?
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A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written Crime Thriller book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of very unique/colorful characters to keep track of. This could also make another great Crime Thriller movie, or mini TV series. Wasn’t as exciting as I thought it was going to be but mysterious & a bizarre ending. That said I will still rate it at 5 stars.
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Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
The Gold Club: A White Collar Crime Thriller I enjoyed this book. It kept me wanting to read more. I was on the edge of my seat wanting to know what would happen next. I think it was a creative book. I would read this book again. I like a good crime mystery book. * I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review* The Gold Club: A White Collar Crime Thriller The Golden Club is a good book to read if you want something different. There is a lot of intrigue, plotting and a game of who can benefit the most.
The book is well written, the dialogues are ok, they sound real and come naturally. The book has a changing POV so we can see the whole picture and see who is planning what.
The plot is solid and the story flows with a steady rhythm.
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I received a free copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
The first thing I noticed about this novel is that it has some humor in it that caught me off guard. Ted is a bit of a funny character, and this author throws in little stabs of humor throughout the book.
This book also delves deeply into the Gold Club that Ted is building. It outlines his plan on how to make money and the ways he abuses the system to give clients certain privileges. As his operation grows, he needs to incorporate more people, and this author did well with breaking down what type of people would be needed to hold up each end of the operation. The knowledge displayed seemed right on point and continued that way throughout the entire novel. There was also good suspense and some action at the end to appease those looking for a thrilling crime novel.
One area in which I felt the book was lacking was in character and relationship development. Aside from very shallow and basic characterization, the author does not give the reader much to go on. I didn't feel like I knew anything about the characters or the relationships they were building, so I didn't get attached to characters or care about them. This is something that I look for in books I read, so I would have liked to have seen more of this. There was a character death in the book that would have had more impact had the author done more development of his characters.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. It's not one that's going to make you love characters or draw you in emotionally, but it's an interesting take on what success can do to people and how corporations could manipulate that success. The Gold Club: A White Collar Crime Thriller Book was not my norm but it finally got my interest about 2/3 of the way through it. The Gold Club: A White Collar Crime Thriller