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The Solutionist: Crypto Heist
Your cryptocurrency is perfectly safe in cyberspace. Until it isn’t.
Nick Dalton lives and works in Northern Virginia, located across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., and home to the highest concentration of internet data centers in the country, as well as the CIA and the nation’s intelligence community. When Nick is laid off from his job, middle-aged and divorced, he decides to start his life over as a Virginia private investigator. When licensing process drags on, he decides to become a Solutionist instead. His solving client problems that no one else can.
His first clients are a politically powerful Congressional staffer and a popular conspiracy-busting podcaster, but his biggest opportunity comes when a shadowy neighbor who works for the federal government enlists him to help prevent a crypto hack and earn a large reward in the process.
The crypto theft is thwarted. Or is it? After a surprising turn of events, the crypto thief disappears, as does the crypto, while Nick is made to look like the culprit. Facing serious prison time, Nick must find a Solution for himself before it’s too late.
If you enjoy thrillers that twist and turn and include romance and humor, you’ll love this story. An Amazon reviewer of another John Lefevere novel headlined their review “This Man Can Write!” See for yourself. Click the Buy Now button and join Nick Dalton on his hunt for the crypto thief.
Nick Dalton lives and works in Northern Virginia, located across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., and home to the highest concentration of internet data centers in the country, as well as the CIA and the nation’s intelligence community. When Nick is laid off from his job, middle-aged and divorced, he decides to start his life over as a Virginia private investigator. When licensing process drags on, he decides to become a Solutionist instead. His solving client problems that no one else can.
His first clients are a politically powerful Congressional staffer and a popular conspiracy-busting podcaster, but his biggest opportunity comes when a shadowy neighbor who works for the federal government enlists him to help prevent a crypto hack and earn a large reward in the process.
The crypto theft is thwarted. Or is it? After a surprising turn of events, the crypto thief disappears, as does the crypto, while Nick is made to look like the culprit. Facing serious prison time, Nick must find a Solution for himself before it’s too late.
If you enjoy thrillers that twist and turn and include romance and humor, you’ll love this story. An Amazon reviewer of another John Lefevere novel headlined their review “This Man Can Write!” See for yourself. Click the Buy Now button and join Nick Dalton on his hunt for the crypto thief.
290 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 5, 2025
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About the author
John Lefevere
8 books21 followersDo you find unsolved historical mysteries intriguing?
Mysteries like who really ordered Booth to assassinate Lincoln? The murder of the Hermit of Maple Island?
Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels?
Where did the missing sailors of the Lost Channel end up? And how did a stolen War of 1812 British payroll end up in the hands of bootleggers?
Author John Lefevere finds these unsolved enigmas fascinating and has crafted a trilogy in his “A 1000 Islands Novel” series in which his protagonists try to solve them. In his ebook novels The Scimitar And The Snail; Jewels And Ghouls; and River Rogues, Steve Stone and Jill Matson, who live in the Thousand Islands, New York, follow theories and investigate leads to bring the truth to light, while also fending off terrorists, scamsters and just plain nasty people.
John is a retired corporate attorney whose life experiences include an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, playing golf next to the Giza Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt and recently appearing in a TV commercial. He knows from experience that there is not much difference between creating the suspension of disbelief in fiction and “shading” the facts to make them more palatable to the reader in law practice. In either case, he finds the act of writing to be fun and challenging.
When not traveling, John and his wife divide their time between homes in Virginia and the Thousand Islands, New York.
You can follow John on Facebook at John_Lefevere_Author, and on his website at www.johnlefevere.com. You can contact him at john@johnlefevere.com
Mysteries like who really ordered Booth to assassinate Lincoln? The murder of the Hermit of Maple Island?
Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels?
Where did the missing sailors of the Lost Channel end up? And how did a stolen War of 1812 British payroll end up in the hands of bootleggers?
Author John Lefevere finds these unsolved enigmas fascinating and has crafted a trilogy in his “A 1000 Islands Novel” series in which his protagonists try to solve them. In his ebook novels The Scimitar And The Snail; Jewels And Ghouls; and River Rogues, Steve Stone and Jill Matson, who live in the Thousand Islands, New York, follow theories and investigate leads to bring the truth to light, while also fending off terrorists, scamsters and just plain nasty people.
John is a retired corporate attorney whose life experiences include an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, playing golf next to the Giza Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt and recently appearing in a TV commercial. He knows from experience that there is not much difference between creating the suspension of disbelief in fiction and “shading” the facts to make them more palatable to the reader in law practice. In either case, he finds the act of writing to be fun and challenging.
When not traveling, John and his wife divide their time between homes in Virginia and the Thousand Islands, New York.
You can follow John on Facebook at John_Lefevere_Author, and on his website at www.johnlefevere.com. You can contact him at john@johnlefevere.com
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