The Root of All Evil
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The Love of Money is THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL.
Joe Phillips and Maryanne Larkin -- a police detective and bank trust officer -- team up to solve three financial crimes in the Florida Panhandle:
Was it suicide--or murder?
A poor young black man, winner of a $23 million Florida lottery, is found dead in his bed with a pistol in his hand―an apparent suicide. Detective Lieutenant Joe Phillips romances banker Maryanne Larkin while they investigate ―- and discover a wholly unexpected answer!
Who was importing drugs?
The marina of a Florida Panhandle town is awash in more than salt water. Somebody local is smuggling in drugs from Mexico―but who? Joe and Maryanne, now married, investigate a murder that leads them to an intricate money laundering scheme with a shocking twist.
Who poisoned Emily?
A wealthy Florida widow is poisoned--KGB style. Joe and Maryanne probe motives of a dysfunctional family and their prominent local lawyer--each of whom is desperate for money. The outcome is horrendous!
Three intriguing mysteries, with a wealth of financial skullduggery. Bonus: Along the way you can painlessly learn a lot about loans, mortgages, letters of credit, trusts and estates, foreign exchange trading, money laundering, bank mergers, and other banking arcana. All this . . . plus money, murder, and mayhem!
“This is a really good read.” -- wife of a commercial lending officer
James Babcock
Following three years in the Navy and forty years in international and domestic banking, Babcock took up a second career as a writer and composer. His plots draw on his travels abroad and experiences in foreign exchange trading, bank operations, lending, trust services, auditing, and bank management. Active in community work, he served as a university rector, symphony president, and chairman of economic development organizations. He holds degrees from Princeton and the Wharton School. In addition to his novels and short stories, his creative work includes books of humor and games and a number of pieces for violin and piano. He resides with his family in Blacksburg, Virginia.
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