The Mysterious Kerfuffle of Harry Breen: The Triumphant Return of Harry Breen

By Louie Dubois

Disturbed about current rulings from the Supreme Court, several Wall Streeters want 2 liberal justices eliminated. Down on his luck, Harry Breen overhears the conversation and offers to "assist." Liberal and conservative ideas are floated throughout the missive. A sequel continues the rise of Harry Breen from the ashes and his final guilt-free sojourn to personal freedom.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Jan 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781698704586

Louie Dubois

Born and raised in the Bronx, NY and formally educated by Dominican nuns and the Jesuits, the author earned accounting degrees (undergraduate and graduate) from Fordham University in the Bronx and City College in Manhattan. He was employed by both large and small corporations domiciled in NYC. Work ethic was initiated as a small boy and continued throughout my business life. I stayed married until "death do us part" to an incredible woman and together we raised two thoughtful and honorable sons. Mr. Dubois enjoys classic movies and most of America’s popular sports, especially baseball.

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ISBN: 978-1-6987-0456-2 (sc)

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CONTENTS

BOOK I

CAST OF CHARACTERS

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

CHAPTER NINETEEN

CHAPTER TWENTY

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

CHAPTER THIRTY

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE

CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE

CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX

EPILOGUE

BOOK II

CAST OF CHARACTERS

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

CHAPTER NINETEEN

CHAPTER TWENTY

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

EPILOGUE

BOOK I

THE MYSTERIOUS KERFUFFLE OF HARRY BREEN

OR

A LESSON FOR THE LIBERAL ESTABLISHMENT AND

POSSIBLY SEVERAL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES

Sir Louie Dubois

To Fredric with these words of advice,

"Don’t be like your father’s father! Use your God-given talents

and you’ll be able to conquer the world!"

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Harry Breen – Wall Street vice president, former Green Beret

Shirley Breen – Harry’s wife, retired schoolteacher

Ken Dumont – former Green Beret, DEA retired

Linda Dumont – Ken’s wife, supermarket cashier

Big Bryan Thompson – decorated NYC detective stationed in the Bronx

Wayne Meyer – Wall Street honcho, banker: managing director

United States Supreme Court

      Chief Justice Ryan Stephen – Liberal

      Justice Robert Bright – Liberal

      Justice Bess Hertzmann – Liberal

      Justice Nina Foss – Liberal

      Justice Harriett Jackson – Liberal

      Justice Abraham George – Conservative

      Three other justices – all Conservative women

Mr. Carroll Edward – Republican president of the United States

Before we start and right up front, this disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, or actual locations, is purely coincidental. Again, this novel was not intended as an accurate portrayal of real people, events, or locations.

PROLOGUE

Once upon a time, there was a country named the United States of America. In not-too-past times, this was a very proud nation. Sadly, the country’s political parties constantly fought one another, and the welfare of the people was secondary to their political power’s best interests so that the only outcome that mattered was getting reelected. The year is 2001 (CE). What’s CE, you ask? Common Era. No longer do we use BC or AD. We must all be politically correct, didn’t you know? And please keep your thoughts to yourself, but if you’re a conservative thinker and you agree with me, a liberal (now called a progressive), then you’re OK. If you disagree with my liberal point of view, then you don’t know what you’re talking about! There are no two sides of every coin. There are only liberal sides! Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s. Give to God what is God’s! For a liberal, there is no God, but there sure as hell is a Caesar—with a capital $!

And so our tale begins.

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CHAPTER ONE

It was 3 PM and Harry Breen was sitting in a corner booth reading the want ads and sipping a Chivas on the rocks with a twist. Being forty-five years of age and suddenly out of work wouldn’t sit well with a wife and two children. In the next booth were three business suits, Wall Streeters, assessing the stock market. They were vexing the problems with the Supreme Court.

Those liberals, one of them lamented, always screwing business with their pandering entitlements. Someone should knock them off.

Harry Breen, former Green Beret, distracted himself from the WSJ to catch those last few words. Knock off my company’s EVP instead, Harry wished. That bastard just took the food out of my family’s mouths. After a few seconds, Harry opined, Perhaps I could be of assistance. The oldest gent picked up the tab and nestled Harry