James Y.K. Moy

(5) = Best; (4) = Better; (3) = Good; (2) = Fair; (1) = OK

These abstracts serve as reminders to myself; they serve to "jog" my memory on what a book was all about. That's all. This is not a literary critique, not a social commentary, and certainly nothing profound to warrant further discussion.

(5) = means that I really enjoyed this book; (1) = means I finished reading it but wonder if my time could have been better spent elsewhere.

This crazy multi-billionaire hires a Perception Management fella to create news that leads to panic between the United States, Russia and China. Forces them to arm themselves, so that they will buy arms from his company. His intent is not to have an actual war, but the fear of it and the expenses needed to “preserve the peace.”

The hero, Shaw, is assigned to sort out the puzzles and mysteries associated with their shinnanigans. He has a love interest, and eventually they are engaged, but his boss sends his goons out to tell her parents & his financee what Shaw is really. The parents reject Shaw, but the fiancee loves him inspite of being in a dangerous profession. They’re willing to take a chance on the relationship. A female journalist gets to know the fiancee as well. Both women are now in danger. The fiancee and everyone in her organization is killed. Shaw and the Journalist get together to solve the murder mysteries. Eventually, the multi-billionaire is killed. A well told story. (5)