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Velvet Mafia
Established against the gritty backdrop of a corrupt city council, power brokers and secret societies, this character-driven story is fast paced and provocative. The story line exposes the depths of which lies and secrets create truths.
Velvet Mafia is set in Washington, D.C. and Chicago, where warring ideologies provide the backdrop to personal stories of love, betrayal and redemption as the origin of one of the most taboo discoveries of the 20th Century is rediscovered through the eyes of a self-determined heroine, who is forced to uncover the truth.
The story opens with the assassination of DC’s mayor Clarence Whitherspoon. The cast of characters begin to emerge one by one, often times forging unlikely alliances. First to arrive at the murder scene is former FBI agent and TV consultant, Teddy Alexander. Right away, Alexander notices an eerie similarity between the Mayor’s murder and several other high profile murders she’s investigating, including the death of Dr. Isabella Cardosa, a renowned scientist and Alexander’s lover, who had been sadistically murdered eight years earlier. Also at the scene is Lance St. John, an investigative journalist for the Washington Herald.
As the story unfolds, Lance St. John discovers his wife has been kidnapped and that Agent Alexander is connected. Confronted with the kidnapper’s threats, Lance is forced into an unusual union with Alexander. By examining the work left behind by Dr. Cardosa, shocking secrets are exposed. From the grave, Cardosa lays out an encrypted message that outlines what must be done; including the reveal of four strangers who must work together.
The story comes to a close when a series of papers are released exposing the conspiracy. With each paper released, pressure mounts and betrayal takes center stage. True identities and hidden agendas are revealed prompting the Velvet Mafia to carefully choreograph an explosive conclusion.
Velvet Mafia is set in Washington, D.C. and Chicago, where warring ideologies provide the backdrop to personal stories of love, betrayal and redemption as the origin of one of the most taboo discoveries of the 20th Century is rediscovered through the eyes of a self-determined heroine, who is forced to uncover the truth.
The story opens with the assassination of DC’s mayor Clarence Whitherspoon. The cast of characters begin to emerge one by one, often times forging unlikely alliances. First to arrive at the murder scene is former FBI agent and TV consultant, Teddy Alexander. Right away, Alexander notices an eerie similarity between the Mayor’s murder and several other high profile murders she’s investigating, including the death of Dr. Isabella Cardosa, a renowned scientist and Alexander’s lover, who had been sadistically murdered eight years earlier. Also at the scene is Lance St. John, an investigative journalist for the Washington Herald.
As the story unfolds, Lance St. John discovers his wife has been kidnapped and that Agent Alexander is connected. Confronted with the kidnapper’s threats, Lance is forced into an unusual union with Alexander. By examining the work left behind by Dr. Cardosa, shocking secrets are exposed. From the grave, Cardosa lays out an encrypted message that outlines what must be done; including the reveal of four strangers who must work together.
The story comes to a close when a series of papers are released exposing the conspiracy. With each paper released, pressure mounts and betrayal takes center stage. True identities and hidden agendas are revealed prompting the Velvet Mafia to carefully choreograph an explosive conclusion.
516 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 1, 2019
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August 7, 2022
Too many story plots. It became very confusing. I only finished because of pure determination. The ending while left open for another novel, I am not interested.
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