The Essential Truth

The Truth #1

by William Andrews

WHEN THE FOUNDER of Jacob and Marin Advertising mysteriously dies, Ben Smith must take over just as their largest account comes up for review. He becomes the victim of dirty tricks when he confronts the billionaire head of a rival advertising agency, Sheldon Hanrahan. Sheldon runs the re-election campaign for William Howard and Ben's agency runs the campaign for Howard's challenger. Sheldon needs the Senator to win big so Sheldon can get him elected President to impose his radical vision on America. The stakes are high, and Sheldon is a powerful and cunning foe. But Ben has secret allies behind the scenes.

THE ESSENTIAL TRUTH is full of suspense, mystery, action and plot twists. And it reveals the quirky personalities and workings of an advertising agency. A lighter read than DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON, THE ESSENTIAL TRUTH is an entertaining, "Couldn't put it down" book.

306 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 12, 2014

About the author

Bill Andrews has a strong connection to Korea – his daughter who arrived from the Land of the Morning Calm as a cheerful, smart, four-month-old. Since then, Bill has been fascinated by Korea.

For over 30 years, Bill was a copywriter and a marketing/brand executive with several Fortune 500 companies. For fifteen years, he ran his own advertising agency. At night and on weekends (and sometimes during the workday!) Bill wrote fiction. Bill’s first novel titled The Essential Truth won first place in the Mayhaven Contest for unpublished fiction. His second novel, The Dirty Truth, was published in winter 2015. As of Ye 2015, Daughters of the Dragon has sold over 50,000 copies and has a 4.8 out of 5.0 star rating from nearly 600 reviewers on Amazon.

Today, Bill is retired from the business world and focuses on his writing. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife, an inner-city public school teacher for 32 years. And that smart, cheerful kid is now a medical doctor.

Reviews

[Ernest Godfrey]

A good perspective

I like a book that delivers a storey from a different angle and this forme does just that. It was a bit naive in places a nd the mounting pressure became I bit over the top but still I enjoyed it hope you do to

[Karl · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.8

[Nenette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stepping up - this is what it’s all about, for me at least. The teenage Ben may not have stepped up as the “man of the house” when his father died, but he definitely made up for it, albeit later in life. With the thrill of competition, and covertness added into the mix, this book makes for one great read.

[Carla Berlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this road trip to CA end of February. Very good suspense/mystery book. It has a madmen feel to it.