The System

by Ron Lamberson

Shortly after escaping nearly four decades in the banking world, Porter Baldwin and his wife settle in their dream house within walking distance from Siesta Key’s stunning Crescent Beach. In a matter of weeks, the honeymoon ends and boredom sets in. During an afternoon stupor, Porter stumbles across a horseracing channel on his new satellite television system and gets hooked. His obsession drives him to seek a way to predict the outcome of races. Once he stumbles upon a potential solution, retirement life gives way to Porter’s entanglement with low-level, semi-competent organized crime, seedy gamblers, and the wrath of his wife and two grown daughters. Porter if eventually faced with the challenge of saving his creation, his marriage, and his own life, just when things were supposed be getting easy.

545 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 20, 2014

About the author

Having previously endured a purgatory-like existence as an HR professional, Ron Lamberson is an award-winning novelist who has published five novels, including A Grave Invitation, The Poachers of Immortality, and Heavy Metal Moon. He holds a BA in Creative Writing from Purdue and an MBA from Indiana University. Ron is a passionate traveler, having visited over thirty countries on five continents; a Disney freak; and an unabashed fan of the bands Nine Inch Nails and Toto—don’t judge. He spends his free time struggling to learn guitar, attending concerts, and avoiding injury on the tennis court. Ron is a husband, father, and dog wrangler who currently resides in Colorado where he’s currently working on his next novel. You can learn more about Ron at www.ronlamberson.com