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    Heir Apparent: Joel Smith, #2
    Deliverables: Joel Smith, #1
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    Joel Smith Series

    By Tom Spears

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    About this series

    Many executives long to become the boss, the leader of their corporation. But only one person gets to fill that role, and opportunities to succeed the CEO of a successful company are few and far between. Execs battle one another, hoping to hold the unofficial title of 'Heir Apparent.'

    In a large Midwestern city, one Heir Apparent is about to slip off the CEO track. Permanently.

    There is still time to stop it, but at quite a cost. By carefully eliminating the cause of the coming derailment, the executive can even speed the succession process. Doing so, however, requires multiple murders of a sort so foul, they terrorize the entire corporate community and captivate the media.

    Thus, the Kansas City CEO Serial Killer is born.

    Joel Smith, a retired CIA field operative, is hired by George Crawford, CEO of Sangreen Industries, to make sure he doesn't become the killer's next victim. Smith works closely on the case with Evangelina (Van) Sikes, a homicide detective and savant working for KCPD. As the FBI digs into the serial killer concept, Smith and Sikes alone continue to pursue the theory that the killer is a close business associate of one of the first two victims.

    As the pair close in on the killer, the stakes get higher as they become targets themselves.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTom Spears
    Release dateJun 30, 2012
    Heir Apparent: Joel Smith, #2
    Deliverables: Joel Smith, #1

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      Deliverables: Joel Smith, #1
      Deliverables: Joel Smith, #1

      Deliverables: Joel Smith, #1

      Tom Spears
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      Roger Follansbee doesn't know what to do. He's the director of Information Technology at ESS, a battery company with a new technology that could revolutionize the world of electrical energy generation and storage. The company is pursuing a license with a German conglomerate to help make Quantum, the new energy storage system, immediately available for multiple applications across the globe. Once the deal is announced, the company's stock price should soar, and everyone -- including Roger -- will get rich. Follansbee's future looks bright. That is until Geoff Sommers of the Central Intelligence Agency calls him. He claims Hoeffner International, the German partner, has a questionable history of protecting sensitive technology -- and Quantum may have military applications that Roger never dreamed of. He is torn between the loyalty owed to his employer, and it's greedy, obnoxious leader, Tony Ng, and the loyalty he owes to his country. Deliverables is a story about Roger's decision to go against ESS, and the consequences of that decision.

      Roger Follansbee doesn't know what to do. He's the director of Information Technology at ESS, a battery company with a new technology that could revolutionize the world of electrical energy generation and storage. The company is pursuing a license with a German conglomerate to help make Quantum, the new energy storage system, immediately available for multiple applications across the globe. Once the deal is announced, the company's stock price should soar, and everyone -- including Roger -- will get rich. Follansbee's future looks bright. That is until Geoff Sommers of the Central Intelligence Agency calls him. He claims Hoeffner International, the German partner, has a questionable history of protecting sensitive technology -- and Quantum may have military applications that Roger never dreamed of. He is torn between the loyalty owed to his employer, and it's greedy, obnoxious leader, Tony Ng, and the loyalty he owes to his country. Deliverables is a story about Roger's decision to go against ESS, and the consequences of that decision.

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      Heir Apparent: Joel Smith, #2
      Heir Apparent: Joel Smith, #2

      Heir Apparent: Joel Smith, #2

      Tom Spears
      4/5
      4/5

      Many executives long to become the boss, the leader of their corporation. But only one person gets to fill that role, and opportunities to succeed the CEO of a successful company are few and far between. Execs battle one another, hoping to hold the unofficial title of 'Heir Apparent.' In a large Midwestern city, one Heir Apparent is about to slip off the CEO track. Permanently. There is still time to stop it, but at quite a cost. By carefully eliminating the cause of the coming derailment, the executive can even speed the succession process. Doing so, however, requires multiple murders of a sort so foul, they terrorize the entire corporate community and captivate the media. Thus, the Kansas City CEO Serial Killer is born. Joel Smith, a retired CIA field operative, is hired by George Crawford, CEO of Sangreen Industries, to make sure he doesn't become the killer's next victim. Smith works closely on the case with Evangelina (Van) Sikes, a homicide detective and savant working for KCPD. As the FBI digs into the serial killer concept, Smith and Sikes alone continue to pursue the theory that the killer is a close business associate of one of the first two victims. As the pair close in on the killer, the stakes get higher as they become targets themselves.

      Many executives long to become the boss, the leader of their corporation. But only one person gets to fill that role, and opportunities to succeed the CEO of a successful company are few and far between. Execs battle one another, hoping to hold the unofficial title of 'Heir Apparent.' In a large Midwestern city, one Heir Apparent is about to slip off the CEO track. Permanently. There is still time to stop it, but at quite a cost. By carefully eliminating the cause of the coming derailment, the executive can even speed the succession process. Doing so, however, requires multiple murders of a sort so foul, they terrorize the entire corporate community and captivate the media. Thus, the Kansas City CEO Serial Killer is born. Joel Smith, a retired CIA field operative, is hired by George Crawford, CEO of Sangreen Industries, to make sure he doesn't become the killer's next victim. Smith works closely on the case with Evangelina (Van) Sikes, a homicide detective and savant working for KCPD. As the FBI digs into the serial killer concept, Smith and Sikes alone continue to pursue the theory that the killer is a close business associate of one of the first two victims. As the pair close in on the killer, the stakes get higher as they become targets themselves.

    Author

    Tom Spears

    Tom Spears earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering from Purdue University, and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard University. He spent twenty-seven years working for four U.S. based public Corporations. During fifteen of those years he held a title of President or Group President. Tom retired from his last Group President position in 2010 to pursue his interest in writing fiction. He still consults occasionally, having expertise in manufacturing, engineering, pricing, strategy and corporate politics. Tom lives with his wife and six children in Ashland, Nebraska.

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