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I Kill Rich People
Four shots and four New York billionaires are dead. The killer has disappeared without a trace. Long Island’s summer season shuts down as the body count mounts. No more yachting, dinners on the terrace, or charity galas. The Hamptons are empty. Having immense wealth suddenly isn’t fun, not while a silent and capable sniper is on the hunt.
He isn’t seeking attention. He isn’t after ransom. His motives are unknown. The only insight is found on index cards which show up in the mailrooms of major news stations saying “I KILL RICH PEOPLE”.
The donor whales scream at New York’s Mayor, Congressmen, and Senators for protection. But money and power won’t stop the shooter.
As the killing continues, a fan club grows for the shooter; the rich are suddenly the enemy, thanks mainly to Emerson Elliot, the radio shock jock who fans the flames. Elliot’s program exercises a populist voice that, to the ultra-rich, makes Elliot as threatening as the shooter.
While New York’s richest hide or die, a dozen law-enforcement agencies scramble for answers. Each agency is grabbing for newly-released federal funds and every one of them pursues its own agenda. Only Owen Cullen, NYPD’s lead detective, puts his life on the line to stop the shooter simply because that is the job. His job is to catch the killer, even as he is losing his own home to foreclosure. His family and friends might not understand, but Owen can’t afford to have second thoughts about saving billionaires. He has to do it; the job is who he is.
Owen and the select inter-agency unit around him begin to see some success while thousands of others are failing, but their momentum presses them toward a collision that some of them may not survive.
***Note: Be sure to skim over official documents: autopsies, death certificates. These do not offer critical details so don't get bogged down in them.
He isn’t seeking attention. He isn’t after ransom. His motives are unknown. The only insight is found on index cards which show up in the mailrooms of major news stations saying “I KILL RICH PEOPLE”.
The donor whales scream at New York’s Mayor, Congressmen, and Senators for protection. But money and power won’t stop the shooter.
As the killing continues, a fan club grows for the shooter; the rich are suddenly the enemy, thanks mainly to Emerson Elliot, the radio shock jock who fans the flames. Elliot’s program exercises a populist voice that, to the ultra-rich, makes Elliot as threatening as the shooter.
While New York’s richest hide or die, a dozen law-enforcement agencies scramble for answers. Each agency is grabbing for newly-released federal funds and every one of them pursues its own agenda. Only Owen Cullen, NYPD’s lead detective, puts his life on the line to stop the shooter simply because that is the job. His job is to catch the killer, even as he is losing his own home to foreclosure. His family and friends might not understand, but Owen can’t afford to have second thoughts about saving billionaires. He has to do it; the job is who he is.
Owen and the select inter-agency unit around him begin to see some success while thousands of others are failing, but their momentum presses them toward a collision that some of them may not survive.
***Note: Be sure to skim over official documents: autopsies, death certificates. These do not offer critical details so don't get bogged down in them.
389 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 8, 2012
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April 4, 2021
An up and down book. Sometimes thrilling, sometimes over complicated and too 'wordy'. However, with the ending, the follow-up has been bought and will be read next. These are the only 2 books written by this author available on kindle, so I'm hoping the second book will finish of the story.
April 12, 2018
I love this & I can't wait for more.
I will be also leaving a review on Goodreads @ Amazon.
And letting everyone know about it.
So i gave it a 5 Stars.
I will be also leaving a review on Goodreads @ Amazon.
And letting everyone know about it.
So i gave it a 5 Stars.
March 7, 2025
Would make a great movie - killing billionaires - I definitely want to read the sequel
November 22, 2014
Christina Dansk (Intel Division Commander, Sands Point) informed Tremaine Albert Bull (Uncle), Lieutenant Owen Patrick Cullen (Detective, NYPD) & the other Nassau County PD officers that Morris Abraham Levy (Holocaust survivor), Ari Fleish (gay), Lawrence Perlman, & Max Branderman that there were 4 head shots fired & all the very wealthy Jewish men had been assassinated.
Colin Merrill (61, Harvard, billionaire) & & Stephen Denning (41, Bio-Sciences, BriteLine) were the next 2 victims.
The assassin always left his calling card “I KILL RICH PEOPLE.” This was Suffolk County PD (Sag Harbor) jurisdiction.
Lieutenant Owen Culleno visits Alvin Al Hurwitz (60, FBI Data Analyst) about the cards. Al was best friends with Eamonn Cullen (father, deceased). Owen was issued a complimentary FBI pass.
The FBI meeting was called to order by Special Agent Matthew Turner (FBI). Major Eduardo Ed Gonzalez (former military commander, sniper, FBI) was present also.
Emerson Elliot (Enterprise. Radio show host) & Eric Epstein (aka Crazy Thumbs, Elliot producer) was having a heyday with the new coined term “Bullets for Billionaires.” His ratings were up but the governmental bureaucrats were not happy about it.
ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX were right behind Emerson on the coverage but in a different tone/format.
5 confirmed dead in Central Park West: Anthony Dixon Parrish (59, mineral/oil, land holdings), Edward Meier (fashion designer), Joshua Rothman (managing partner law firm of Kravitz, Merkow, & Shock), Fredric Custer Ellis (Yale, MIT Sloan School of Business, MBA, AIG, Liberty Media) & Elise Dubois (Metropolitan Society for Historical Preservation). Joyce DeSilvio (art media) was in critical condition at Mt. Sinai Hospital.
How did the professional assassin escape there were NYPD snipers & swat teams & FBI everywhere?
Phillip Benjamin Cooke, 44, former military) blew up 9 Montclair Police officers. 5 were history & 4 were hospitalized with lacerations/severe burns.
In the vicinity of Barrow & Taylor (Upper East Side) Tsui Jackie Huang (f, stockroom manager) Guojun Leong (curator), Dr. Heinz (supervising director of Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, curator) & Charles Zhou (developer of New Shanghai, curator) were the next 3 victims.
Owen & Special Agent Matthew Turner (FBI) were headed to Flushing Meadows (west parking lot).
Brian Keaner (former CEO of NYBC, Chairman of the Board, senior shareholder, billionaire) 2 Schutzhunds $250 grand, guard dogs had been killed.
In Mamaroneck the Mamaroneck/Westchester County PD found 5 PPL killed. A person on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was their prime suspect.
The victims were Celeste Olstead (Endeavor Associates), Khozirsky (billionaire), Janice Simpson (author/writer), Faradi (alternative medicines, or illegal contraband) & Marcus (48, professional student).
Hhhhhhmmmmmmmm the profile?
The assassin now had a name Bigfoot.
Who is Master Sergeant Jonathan Spencer (Afghanistan)?
Very impassive resume.
A very awesome book cover, font way to small, but great writing style. A fairly well written crime adventure book. It wasn’t always very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish, but never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. There was some blah, blah, blah (book filler). Flipping back/forth with family stuff is understandable. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a large set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make great crime adventure movie or mini TV series. I do not like reading split page books at all. It takes you forever to read them. It started out with a real huge bang (no pun intended) but then parts of it just tapered off. I changed my mind it got better towards the end but I am going to rate it at 4/5.
Thank you for the free book (Story Cartel)
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
Colin Merrill (61, Harvard, billionaire) & & Stephen Denning (41, Bio-Sciences, BriteLine) were the next 2 victims.
The assassin always left his calling card “I KILL RICH PEOPLE.” This was Suffolk County PD (Sag Harbor) jurisdiction.
Lieutenant Owen Culleno visits Alvin Al Hurwitz (60, FBI Data Analyst) about the cards. Al was best friends with Eamonn Cullen (father, deceased). Owen was issued a complimentary FBI pass.
The FBI meeting was called to order by Special Agent Matthew Turner (FBI). Major Eduardo Ed Gonzalez (former military commander, sniper, FBI) was present also.
Emerson Elliot (Enterprise. Radio show host) & Eric Epstein (aka Crazy Thumbs, Elliot producer) was having a heyday with the new coined term “Bullets for Billionaires.” His ratings were up but the governmental bureaucrats were not happy about it.
ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX were right behind Emerson on the coverage but in a different tone/format.
5 confirmed dead in Central Park West: Anthony Dixon Parrish (59, mineral/oil, land holdings), Edward Meier (fashion designer), Joshua Rothman (managing partner law firm of Kravitz, Merkow, & Shock), Fredric Custer Ellis (Yale, MIT Sloan School of Business, MBA, AIG, Liberty Media) & Elise Dubois (Metropolitan Society for Historical Preservation). Joyce DeSilvio (art media) was in critical condition at Mt. Sinai Hospital.
How did the professional assassin escape there were NYPD snipers & swat teams & FBI everywhere?
Phillip Benjamin Cooke, 44, former military) blew up 9 Montclair Police officers. 5 were history & 4 were hospitalized with lacerations/severe burns.
In the vicinity of Barrow & Taylor (Upper East Side) Tsui Jackie Huang (f, stockroom manager) Guojun Leong (curator), Dr. Heinz (supervising director of Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, curator) & Charles Zhou (developer of New Shanghai, curator) were the next 3 victims.
Owen & Special Agent Matthew Turner (FBI) were headed to Flushing Meadows (west parking lot).
Brian Keaner (former CEO of NYBC, Chairman of the Board, senior shareholder, billionaire) 2 Schutzhunds $250 grand, guard dogs had been killed.
In Mamaroneck the Mamaroneck/Westchester County PD found 5 PPL killed. A person on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was their prime suspect.
The victims were Celeste Olstead (Endeavor Associates), Khozirsky (billionaire), Janice Simpson (author/writer), Faradi (alternative medicines, or illegal contraband) & Marcus (48, professional student).
Hhhhhhmmmmmmmm the profile?
The assassin now had a name Bigfoot.
Who is Master Sergeant Jonathan Spencer (Afghanistan)?
Very impassive resume.
A very awesome book cover, font way to small, but great writing style. A fairly well written crime adventure book. It wasn’t always very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish, but never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. There was some blah, blah, blah (book filler). Flipping back/forth with family stuff is understandable. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a large set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make great crime adventure movie or mini TV series. I do not like reading split page books at all. It takes you forever to read them. It started out with a real huge bang (no pun intended) but then parts of it just tapered off. I changed my mind it got better towards the end but I am going to rate it at 4/5.
Thank you for the free book (Story Cartel)
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
November 29, 2014
When four rich Jewish residents of Nassau County, New York are gunned down at a birthday party, law enforcement agencies immediately fear terrorist activity. But, when other rich people, of all genders, religions, and ethnicities, start becoming victims of the mysterious sniper, they realize they have something far more dangerous on their hands – a motivated loner with a mission.
The killer, only identified near the end of the book, is shown to us through his first person thoughts and actions, and is the book’s main character. NYPD officer Owen Cullen, who happens to live in Nassau County where the first killings occur, is a co-main protagonist – a sort of plain Joe who is torn between his sense of duty and obligations to his family.
Action is non-stop and nail-biting as the NYPD and FBI race to stop the killer, the 00.1% worry about who’ll be next, and the media (some of it) turns the events into a circus.
I received a free copy of I Kill Rich People by Mike Bogin for review. With the exception of a few grammatical gaffes, typos, and formatting glitches, it is a well-written thriller that addresses profound issues. The author does a good job of keeping the reader guessing, and the characters – even the killer who is not identified until very late in the book – are full dimensioned people with whom many of us can readily identify. Although I didn’t think it necessary, the author includes some discussion questions at the end of the book that are, I believe, intended to make readers think more deeply about the issues raised in the story.
Issues aside, a good read that I highly recommend for thriller fans.
The killer, only identified near the end of the book, is shown to us through his first person thoughts and actions, and is the book’s main character. NYPD officer Owen Cullen, who happens to live in Nassau County where the first killings occur, is a co-main protagonist – a sort of plain Joe who is torn between his sense of duty and obligations to his family.
Action is non-stop and nail-biting as the NYPD and FBI race to stop the killer, the 00.1% worry about who’ll be next, and the media (some of it) turns the events into a circus.
I received a free copy of I Kill Rich People by Mike Bogin for review. With the exception of a few grammatical gaffes, typos, and formatting glitches, it is a well-written thriller that addresses profound issues. The author does a good job of keeping the reader guessing, and the characters – even the killer who is not identified until very late in the book – are full dimensioned people with whom many of us can readily identify. Although I didn’t think it necessary, the author includes some discussion questions at the end of the book that are, I believe, intended to make readers think more deeply about the issues raised in the story.
Issues aside, a good read that I highly recommend for thriller fans.
November 23, 2014
Mike Bogin's new thriller opens from the perspective of a skilled, cold blooded sniper who selects his victims with precision. His first four victims are all wealthy Jewish men, prompting the press to speculate that this is the work of a terrorist targeting Jewish businessmen. The killer, however, is quick to correct this misapprehension by sending a simple message :"I Kill Rich People".
Owen Cullen is the detective who catches this case. Emerson Elliot is a radio personality who seems to see these killings as practically a public service - or at least grist for his ratings mill.
The perspective in the novel alternates between that of the killer, of the detective tracking him, and the media who sees this case as the latest chapter in the ongoing struggle of the middle class against the super rich.
How many will die before this madman is stopped?
Owen Cullen is the detective who catches this case. Emerson Elliot is a radio personality who seems to see these killings as practically a public service - or at least grist for his ratings mill.
The perspective in the novel alternates between that of the killer, of the detective tracking him, and the media who sees this case as the latest chapter in the ongoing struggle of the middle class against the super rich.
How many will die before this madman is stopped?
May 31, 2012
I didn't finish this book, and I have no intention of trying to read it at some point in the future. Hence 1 star.
I think I was letting my own prejudices influence me when I read the description of this book. I was hoping for something which actively opposed the villianization of the successful. Then as I read it, I went to check some of the Amazon reviews, and I found people talking about how they found themselves rooting for the sniper, and I realized this was not the book for me. Luckily, I found it as a free special on Amazon, so I didn't waste any money on it.
If you resent those who are more successful than you, and wish to indulge violent fantasies about killing them, you might enjoy this book. Though I would hope you would ask what that says about you...
I think I was letting my own prejudices influence me when I read the description of this book. I was hoping for something which actively opposed the villianization of the successful. Then as I read it, I went to check some of the Amazon reviews, and I found people talking about how they found themselves rooting for the sniper, and I realized this was not the book for me. Luckily, I found it as a free special on Amazon, so I didn't waste any money on it.
If you resent those who are more successful than you, and wish to indulge violent fantasies about killing them, you might enjoy this book. Though I would hope you would ask what that says about you...
February 29, 2016
A sniper with military training is targeting rich people. He shoots accurately, with precision and then quickly gets away. The NYPD, FBI, NSA, and DID are all trying to find him first. There is supposed to be cooperation with the agencies, but they all keep to their own agendas. New York police detective, Owen Cullen, best buddy Detective Tremaine Bull are the featured characters. Ellison Elliott, (a Howard Stern copy) is broadcasting against rich people and becomes annoying to many including a Senator.
The author was over abundant with description of guns, ammo, etc. It was difficult to read and get into a rhythm because of all the extraneous data. The ending was flat
The author was over abundant with description of guns, ammo, etc. It was difficult to read and get into a rhythm because of all the extraneous data. The ending was flat
June 4, 2012
Interesting story related to current events. I enjoyed the characters immensely and really felt a connection to the story. It would have received 5 stars, except that I felt that the author drifted off topic at times, making the book longer than it needed to be and detracting from the storyline.
June 5, 2012
As hard as I tried, I just couldn't get into this book. At times I had to stop and reread a page to figure out when I went from the POV of one character to another. The storyline of this sounded interesting, but I couldn't make it to the end.
June 5, 2012
I had high hopes for this book, but struggled to get to 15% on my kindle. I might have abandoned the book too early, but there are so many other books out there to read. I didn't want to continue reading something I couldn't get into.
November 5, 2014
I got this book for free specifically to review it and I'm so glad I didn't have to pay for it. It's so slow, about half way through the book I gave up. The characters seem too flat and everything just seems so forced.
June 10, 2012
It took forever to finish the book. First half of the book was so painful to read. The book itself wasn't that great but there are some parts that made me think a lot.
July 16, 2012
I really enjoyed the book, but I was left with the question of, "Why does he kill rich people?" I'm assuming that's in the sequel?
December 19, 2012
A book with such a fun title should have delivered a bit more fun.
December 9, 2014
Good thriller, sometimes I got confused with many abbreviations, but overall it was a fun book, finally I didn't understand, why he wants to kill rich people?
March 29, 2015
Good book! Gotta get IKRP 2now!
This book is a good read. The title was enough to get me-now I have to get the 2nd book!
This book is a good read. The title was enough to get me-now I have to get the 2nd book!
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