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House of Cards:
Dead Men Tell No Tales
House of Cards: Dead Men Tell No Tales, a murder mystery, is based on real events.
It is the story of how the major banks and hedge funds in this country created, marketed, and sold junk mortgage-backed
securities to unsuspecting customers while, at the same time, they offloaded their risks through the purchase of 'insurance'
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Societal Issues (Politics/Society/Etc):
2nd place
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Fiction/Mystery/Murder:
Honorable Mention
the United States is assassinated on Times Square in the middle of New York City's annual celebration of Halloween, the
Festival of the Dead, Homicide Detective Louis Martelli is one of the first on the scene.
Working quickly, NYPD Information Technology Specialist Missy Dugan quickly identifies the assassin, but the case rapidly spirals downward into a
maelstrom of death and intrigue linked both to the financial meltdown of 2008 and international terrorism. Who was
behind the murders, and why did the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) attempt to shut down Martelli's investigation
before it even got started? Martelli eventually learns the answers to these and other questions as he tracks down the
killer, but not before uncovering some of Wall Street's darkest secrets, including a plot by two institutions to fund
Islamic terrorism.
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Praise for House of Cards
"Gore Vidal once observed that historians are now writing fiction and novelists are writing history. In House of Cards: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Theodore Jerome Cohen has written the story of the monumental greed and fraud of the banksters who have subverted the American democracy. Maybe someday, the historians will catch up to him." ~ Mike Krauss is a director of the Public Banking Institute and is the author of the forthcoming novel Pursuits of Happiness"This is a terrific novel. Reading it is like watching a movie or an episode of the Sopranos, and yet it is as realistic as front-page news." ~Mark Mitchell, Investigative Journalist and Author of The Dendreon Effect: How Felons, Con-Men and Wall Street Insiders Manipulate High-Tech Stocks
"Cohen brings Detective Louis Martelli to a new level of shady integrity, having him become a self-appointed judge and jury of right and wrong, good and bad. Cohen's style is not unlike that found in classic novels by authors such as Dan Brown, or Tom Clancy, or even the late Michael Crichton." ~ Gary Sorkin for Pacific Book Review
"A real page turner! Beware. The next terrorist attack may be on our financial systems, if it hasn't happened already!" ~ Kerry M. Donahue, Esq., Attorney at Law
"If you enjoy the 'ripped-from-the-headline' stories of shows like Law & Order, then you should definitely take a ride with [Cohen's] Lou Martelli and Missy Dugan." ~ Marty Shaw for Readers Views
"With subjects worthy of Dickens, and revelations to make Upton Sinclair proud, Cohen may well be the muckraker novelist of the twenty first century." ~Irene Watson, Author of The Sitting Swing and Rewriting Life Scripts
Featured Review
"House of Cards is another gem from the brilliant imagination of Dr. Cohen." ~ Lee Ashford for Readers' Favorite"House of Cards by Dr. Theodore Jerome Cohen is the second of Cohen’s novels featuring NYPD Detective Louis Martelli. When a prominent philanthropist and CEO of a major Wall Street Investment firm is gunned down in Times Square, Martelli is assigned to the case. For reasons not yet clear, the FBI suddenly appears on the scene, demanding NYPD turn over the case to them. The Mayor and Police Commissioner reject the FBI's 'request,' agreeing only to work cooperatively with them. As more bodies begin to turn up, Martelli discovers the common denominator linking the murders. When he learns the FBI is withholding information, Martelli wisely decides to not trust his FBI contact, and moves ahead with the investigation. But this time, he might have bitten off more than he can chew. He’s making some mighty powerful people angry and some of them will stop at nothing to get their way. There is an excellent chance he won’t live to the end of the book. Will this be the final Cohen story featuring Martelli?
"House of Cards is another gem from the brilliant imagination of Dr. Cohen. As with his other novels, Cohen valiantly researched the background setting for House of Cards, tying fact and fiction together in a manner that can only be described as genius. I do have one complaint, though: Detective Martelli is only a part of the fiction. America could use a few Martellis right now. In that vein, I zealously urge you to read House of Cards, as well as Cohen's other novels. The facts behind the fiction need to become widely known. Dr. Cohen's exceptional Martelli novels are a most enjoyable way to learn those facts. Somebody needs to be held accountable, and you, the reader, can help make that happen. Read House of Cards by Dr. Theodore Jerome Cohen, and tell your friends to do the same. They will thank you."