The Arena The Arena is a fictional powerhouse that incorporates all of the elements of a compelling work: greed, power, lust, love and conflict. All these traits exist in the ensemble of intelligent and resourceful characters that have made the world of high finance their livelihoods. The story takes the audience through the path of greed-motivated transactions, questionable relationships and the uncertain desire to be morally and fiscally responsible. The protagonists are interesting, sharp and diverse in their goals and concerns. They are surrounded by others who are multi faceted and cunning. The deals spawn all areas of the financial sector into the world of leverage buyouts, junk bonds and financial manipulations that realistically affect our present economy. Alex Baldridge, an ambitious and narcissistic partner, one of the main players gives a specific and directed first impression as a young socialite who cares only for material wealth while disregarding others values. Alex’s changes leave the reader with a different impression at the conclusion of the work. The personalities are unforgettable and noteworthy. But bank on this, The Arena will excite and fascinate all those read it.

HAMPTON DUNES The adventure takes place in Hampton Dunes, a Long Island resort village, much like East Hampton. The novel describes the realization by Gar Barkley, Owner-Editor of the weekly Hampton Gazette that the Mafia has purchased the Wayward Dunes Inn, through local intermediaries. With the help of prominent politicians, they intend to turn the end of Long Island into another Las Vegas. Gar does not get involved until a lady friend, Phyllis Thatcher, returns to town and together they take on this formidable and evil force. The story reaches a shattering climax that includes torture, kidnapping and murder. Along the way, the reader sees a good deal of the Hampton scene - Bobby Van's restaurant, the social crowd at the Meadowland (Maidstone) Club, the townspeople of Hampton Dunes -and how they all react to the invasion of the criminals. As the situation develops, local and summer people alike, have to make fundamental moral decisions - that require courage - about their life-styles, their environment, and their community.

Like spun silk, this mystery novel fl ows with an abundance of murder, beautiful women, sex, nasty violence and jaunts from New York City to Nassau, Jamaica and United Arab Emirates. John Shadows the investigative detective has to deliver 2.2 Million in cash to the Bhatar Emirs oldest sons. The Crown Prince Malumud lives in a fantastic dream house in Jamaica while the younger brother, Oxford educated Prince Gehalab lives on the Bahamian Island of Nassau. Shadows is involved in this delivery assignment through his banker friend in New York, Bradley Harrington Jr. Enroute, Shadows encounters beautiful; twice divorced Sara Cunningham who is also traveling to Nassau, of course Sara becomes partner to the evil adventures that befall Shadows. So does Harrington, who turns up unexpectedly in the tropics. Motives for murder and theft include corporate acquisitions, million dollar international banking transfers, illicit trading on the foreign exchange and economic shenanigans.

This is a mystery novel centered on a death of a lawyer who is from the home town of the President of the United States He is Special Assistant to the President and is the man of the highest integrity. He is confronted with criminal acts of the president and his wife whom he has worked and been friends with for twenty five years. His loyalty to the President is, therefore, in conflict with his exceptionally high standards. The President is under special investigation by the Senate Committee and a special Prosecutor. The drama unfolds as he is caught up in the web of deceit and his own involvement in it. The novel is both a traditional narrative with television interviews, editorials in The New York Times, investigative reporting, letters and transcripts from the Senate Committee and Grand Jury testimonies. As the novel progresses the story becomes compelling and so engrossing that you just cannot put it down.