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Smoke Ring
Smoking. Drinking. Sex. Money. And insurance fraud.
If you could, would you steal from the company that tried to screw you over? Two employees—Lori, a seductress, and Ted, a pushover—plot to embezzle a million dollars from their monolithic corporate employer. They’re both smokers. Both outsiders. They’re this close to getting caught, but never close enough to trust each other. Lori always relied on her looks, but now has to rely on her guts. Ted isn’t sure if his brain, or another part of his anatomy, is doing his thinking for him. Together, they can believe in one another—or betray one another.
J.J. Murphy is also the author of the award-nominated Algonquin Round Table Mysteries.
If you could, would you steal from the company that tried to screw you over? Two employees—Lori, a seductress, and Ted, a pushover—plot to embezzle a million dollars from their monolithic corporate employer. They’re both smokers. Both outsiders. They’re this close to getting caught, but never close enough to trust each other. Lori always relied on her looks, but now has to rely on her guts. Ted isn’t sure if his brain, or another part of his anatomy, is doing his thinking for him. Together, they can believe in one another—or betray one another.
J.J. Murphy is also the author of the award-nominated Algonquin Round Table Mysteries.
357 pages, Paperback
Published December 8, 2016
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J.J. Murphy
11 books90 followersWhen not writing the Algonquin Round Table Mysteries, J.J. Murphy is an award-winning health care writer and very busy parent of twin daughters in suburban Philadelphia.
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March 7, 2017
Goodreads win.
A book that you will like or dislike. I ended up enjoying this book. It had its twists and turns that held my attention. The characters were engaging. The beginning for me was the hard part. Overall, a decent readm
A book that you will like or dislike. I ended up enjoying this book. It had its twists and turns that held my attention. The characters were engaging. The beginning for me was the hard part. Overall, a decent readm
January 22, 2022
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway.
This novel is exciting and fast-paced, interesting characters, easy to follow, and that's just about everything I want in a book to sit down and read it. The book cover alludes to smoking, drinking, sex, money and insurance fraud. Correct with the exception of sex, which is more allusion than real, and doesn't spoil the rest of the story.
The insurance fraud intrigued me because it is something one hears about, but doesn't know exactly how it would work in action. This tale explains it even if it is more wrong than right, and the characters are more bad than good. The action starts at the very beginning and doesn't end until the END. Referencing the end,while I liked it [and for me that is a compliment], I did not like the way it was written- or rather I thought it could have been presented in a better way. But I am known to be critical of endings.
The book is a good read!
This novel is exciting and fast-paced, interesting characters, easy to follow, and that's just about everything I want in a book to sit down and read it. The book cover alludes to smoking, drinking, sex, money and insurance fraud. Correct with the exception of sex, which is more allusion than real, and doesn't spoil the rest of the story.
The insurance fraud intrigued me because it is something one hears about, but doesn't know exactly how it would work in action. This tale explains it even if it is more wrong than right, and the characters are more bad than good. The action starts at the very beginning and doesn't end until the END. Referencing the end,while I liked it [and for me that is a compliment], I did not like the way it was written- or rather I thought it could have been presented in a better way. But I am known to be critical of endings.
The book is a good read!
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