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Eva Johnson #1
Intentional Consequences
Wealthy American political elites, Chinese agents and a social media exec spin a geopolitical cyber conspiracy to sweep the 2020 presidential election and restructure American democracy to single party rule.
Caught in the middle, Eva Johnson, a smart, sexy artist and tech company founder, teams with a young newspaper reporter to unravel the facts and wreak havoc on the players.
Betrayals, dirty tricks, virtual assassinations, deadly fire fights and cutting-edge technology drive the action and keep you guessing.
Chillingly real politics, technology and threats. A brilliant blend of fact and fiction.
Sexy, provocative, enlightening…a compelling read.
Packed with rich details and convincing characters you’ll love or hate. Eva Johnson just may be the most intriguing new female protagonist in years. You’ll be cheering for a sequel.
A tough, thought-provoking book that’s much more than a typical thriller. Beyond delivering a rocket ride that builds to a crescendo of surprises, it’s an expose of the political tactics and technologies that are challenging American democracy. The story is fiction, but the fact-setting and the underlying issues are real. Regardless of your politics, it will challenge your beliefs about social and political stereotypes and thrust you into the midst of the political, technology and social changes affecting American culture and democracy. You’ll never look at American politics or political thrillers the same way again.
If you like politics and sophisticated thrillers by authors who make you think—people like Dan Brown, Michael Crichton, Ken Follett, Stieg Larsson, John le Carré and Daniel Silva—you’ll be glad you read Intentional Consequences.
If you read one book ahead of the 2020 election, make it Intentional Consequences!Includes great discussion questions for book clubs.
About the AuthorCharles Harris writes vivid real-world fiction that unleashes his characters into the emerging social, political and technological changes that are altering who we are and how we live. Fueled by years of experience as a business lawyer, professor, investment banker and CEO of publicly traded technology and financial companies, he uses meticulous research, action-packed plot twists and suspense to bring his characters and settings to life. Harris has a degree in political science from the University of Florida and a law degree from the Harvard Law School. He is the author or co-author of several books on business negotiating as well as articles on technology, banking and the law. He lives in Florida with his wife, Jeannie.
387 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 7, 2019
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About the author
Charles Harris
4 books7 followersI strive to write vivid real-world fiction that unleashes the characters into the emerging social, political and technological changes that are altering who we are and how we live.
Realistic characters and details matter to me. I use my experience as a business lawyer, professor, investment banker and CEO of publicly traded technology and financial companies and a lot of additional research to bring my characters and settings to life and create action-packed plot twists and suspense. I use real places, product names and public figures in my stories to add context.
I have a degree in Political Science from the University of Florida and a law degree from the Harvard Law School. I've written or co-authored several books on business negotiating as well as articles on technology, banking and the law. I live in Florida with my wife, Jeannie.
For more information, visit www.charlesharrisbooks.com
A few thoughts on why I write:
First and foremost, I write to communicate. I write to engage and connect with my readers, clearly and convincingly, whatever the content and whatever the purpose.
For nonfiction, I write to help the reader gain knowledge about something the reader cares about, whether that’s a new company policy about health insurance or how to sell their business.
For fiction, I write to educate as well as entertain. I want my readers to take away something to think about, and perhaps talk about, long after they close the book. I want my work to stimulate engagement, not only between me and my readers, but between my readers and their friends and colleagues.
When I use the word engagement, I don’t necessarily mean agreement. I want to encourage reader reaction and thoughtful discussion, pro and con, favorable and unfavorable. Sometimes that means baiting my readers to react to tropes or clichés, or having my characters do the baiting for me. Sometimes it means using dark characters who may not appear to be the nicest people (initially and maybe even later). Sometimes it means loading in more factual background about technology, politics or social issues than some readers may find comfortable learning about.
The novels in my Eva Johnson Series are thrillers based on real-world issues at the intersection of politics, technology and social and cultural change.
Although filled with action and surprises that drive the plot forward like any good thriller, the books are more sophisticated than typical thrillers. They are psychological mystery thrillers that foreshadow and explore current and emerging topics. Set in or near the present, the books blend fact and fiction. I want readers to wonder where the facts end and the fiction begins. I also want the books to be prescient, sometimes in suggesting outcomes and more often in identifying and assessing issues that are speeding toward us—issues that will become even more challenging in the years ahead.
Each book in the series crafts an exciting story around an important current event or subject. In Intentional Consequences, it’s national politics and the pending presidential primaries for the 2020 election. In Revenge Matters, it’s biotechnology and the microbiome. In Virtual Control, it’s artificial intelligence, personal data and the metaverse. You don’t need to be an expert in any of these areas to enjoy the rapidly evolving story. Each book will pull you along with what you need to know. If you are already an expert, you will appreciate the research and attention to detail and enjoy the nuances between what is true and what is almost true.
Realistic characters and details matter to me. I use my experience as a business lawyer, professor, investment banker and CEO of publicly traded technology and financial companies and a lot of additional research to bring my characters and settings to life and create action-packed plot twists and suspense. I use real places, product names and public figures in my stories to add context.
I have a degree in Political Science from the University of Florida and a law degree from the Harvard Law School. I've written or co-authored several books on business negotiating as well as articles on technology, banking and the law. I live in Florida with my wife, Jeannie.
For more information, visit www.charlesharrisbooks.com
A few thoughts on why I write:
First and foremost, I write to communicate. I write to engage and connect with my readers, clearly and convincingly, whatever the content and whatever the purpose.
For nonfiction, I write to help the reader gain knowledge about something the reader cares about, whether that’s a new company policy about health insurance or how to sell their business.
For fiction, I write to educate as well as entertain. I want my readers to take away something to think about, and perhaps talk about, long after they close the book. I want my work to stimulate engagement, not only between me and my readers, but between my readers and their friends and colleagues.
When I use the word engagement, I don’t necessarily mean agreement. I want to encourage reader reaction and thoughtful discussion, pro and con, favorable and unfavorable. Sometimes that means baiting my readers to react to tropes or clichés, or having my characters do the baiting for me. Sometimes it means using dark characters who may not appear to be the nicest people (initially and maybe even later). Sometimes it means loading in more factual background about technology, politics or social issues than some readers may find comfortable learning about.
The novels in my Eva Johnson Series are thrillers based on real-world issues at the intersection of politics, technology and social and cultural change.
Although filled with action and surprises that drive the plot forward like any good thriller, the books are more sophisticated than typical thrillers. They are psychological mystery thrillers that foreshadow and explore current and emerging topics. Set in or near the present, the books blend fact and fiction. I want readers to wonder where the facts end and the fiction begins. I also want the books to be prescient, sometimes in suggesting outcomes and more often in identifying and assessing issues that are speeding toward us—issues that will become even more challenging in the years ahead.
Each book in the series crafts an exciting story around an important current event or subject. In Intentional Consequences, it’s national politics and the pending presidential primaries for the 2020 election. In Revenge Matters, it’s biotechnology and the microbiome. In Virtual Control, it’s artificial intelligence, personal data and the metaverse. You don’t need to be an expert in any of these areas to enjoy the rapidly evolving story. Each book will pull you along with what you need to know. If you are already an expert, you will appreciate the research and attention to detail and enjoy the nuances between what is true and what is almost true.
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March 11, 2020
For a first novel, I found this book an incredible read. The premise of the plot is the introduction of media technology into the current presidential race. The characters seemed plausible along with the nefarious acts of those attempting to sway the election. The mixing of the novel with the campaigns currently going on makes for a great read and my recommendation to read this book asap.
November 16, 2019
The power of tech and resultant chaos
This is a first book by an author with some familiarity or exposure to the subject matter. It reads like an epistle of the author's views with a contrived story to surround them. The sexual aspects seem awkwardly presented as if the author felt a novel's success has to have some 'juice.' While the author shared some tech insights, he is otherwise a novice writer.
This is a first book by an author with some familiarity or exposure to the subject matter. It reads like an epistle of the author's views with a contrived story to surround them. The sexual aspects seem awkwardly presented as if the author felt a novel's success has to have some 'juice.' While the author shared some tech insights, he is otherwise a novice writer.
April 13, 2020
My friend knows the author and gave me a copy of this book.
It has no publication marks and no price listed, so I presume that it's from a vanity press. And it reads like it.
The author appears to have shelled out the resources to print his book, but skimped on the whole editing process.
After 20 pages, I know that most of his characters like to have fun. I was told again and again that they're motivated by having fun. Fun, fun, fun.
Also, the women like to take their shirts off.
This book may have had something interesting in it, after the first 20 pages, but I wouldn't know.
It has no publication marks and no price listed, so I presume that it's from a vanity press. And it reads like it.
The author appears to have shelled out the resources to print his book, but skimped on the whole editing process.
After 20 pages, I know that most of his characters like to have fun. I was told again and again that they're motivated by having fun. Fun, fun, fun.
Also, the women like to take their shirts off.
This book may have had something interesting in it, after the first 20 pages, but I wouldn't know.
October 13, 2019
A friend recommended this book to me knowing that I love timely novels that combine fact with fiction. This book did not disappoint. The author merged technology, politics and drama that kept me on the edge of my seat chapter after chapter. I hope there is a sequel in the works!
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