Beneficiaries of Deceit - Softcover

Hallowell, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692756671 ISBN 13: 9780692756676

Publisher: Christopher Hallowell, 2016

Jake Lambrusco, a recent graduate of financially foundering Cabot College in Boston, finds himself ensnared in the Peruvian jungle fighting questions of morality and ethics as the sacking of an unknown ruin is masterminded by archaeology professor Jaime De Cardo, a new hire at the college. De Cardo turns out to be an irrepressible sexual predator, a crime which Arthur Malvey, the college’s driven president, ignores while stolen artifacts from the ruins are fenced in an effort to avoid bankruptcy. One student, however—fiery Jennifer Lascieux—stands up to De Cardo’s predations. Does she succeed and can the college survive such immoral behaviors?

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Review:

"A richly atmospheric tale of intrigue that takes us from the groves of Boston academe to the Peruvian jungle, via the Louisiana bayou. In his first novel, Hallowell, a distinguished author of nonfiction, writes with deep feeling and grace about the natural world, while supplying this offbeat thriller with more than enough twists and turns to satisfy the suspense-hungry reader." ---George Howe Colt, author of The Big House; Brothers

About the Author:

Christopher Hallowell, a writer of various genres, is the author and/or editor of seven books that range from investigative journalism to memoir to profile. Beneficiaries of Deceit is his first a work of fiction, partially inspired by unknown ruins he was introduced to in the Peruvian jungle when he lived in that country. He has been on the staffs of numerous magazines as an environmental or science editor and writer and has contributed articles to many magazines including Time, The New York Times Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, and The American Scholar. A professor of journalism at Baruch College (CUNY), he is a graduate of Harvard and received an MS in journalism from Columbia University.

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