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The Family Rakúsko
You will follow ten generations, over a four-hundred-year period of disingenuous and scheming men, shrewd and capable women. Beginning in 1642, by the rough and grimy waterfront of Liverpool, England with the birth of one of the 'founders' of the family Rakúsko - Toomaas (Sweet Tommy) Rakúsko - to the last living relative, in her two-story penthouse overlooking New York's Central Park, in the year 2028. You will meet a family of scoundrels, charlatans, grifters, swindlers, con men and women. They will charm you out of everything you own - literally. They know how to hoodwink the naïve, double-cross those who go looking for something for nothing, and cheat anyone and everyone, even each others, just...because...they can. You'll instantly like and cheer for some of them and almost as quickly dislike some of the others, but you will care about what happens to each...and every...one...of them. You will not be able to put this down, from the very first pages...guaranteed!
515 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2020
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About the author
Martin Herman
7 books33 followersMartin Herman was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and currently lives in Connecticut, midway up a small mountain.
For more than forty years he led a series of start-ups and troubled businesses towards stronger bottom line results, here and abroad.
Although he has written and published articles and short stories under a series of pen names since his early teens, it was not until he approached his 75th birthday that he published his first full length mystery novel, “The JeffersonFiles – the expanded edition” – a historical murder mystery, (now in its 8th printing).
The response from readers as young as 10 all the way up to a 93 to the protagonist, Will James, sparked enough interest to turn it into a series. With the launch of his newest novel, there are now four more novels in this series – “The Hidden Treasure Files” – an international thriller; “The Sweet Revenge Files” – a who dun nit that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page; , “The Return to Sender Files”, pitting Will James against a very clever cybercriminal who seems to be well on the way to bringing the entire civilized world to its knees and the newest novel in this series,.The 1st Tuesday of the Month Murder Files.
Late last year Martin released two new books. One, a book of short stories titled, “A Very Special Dress & Other Stories with his daughter Aimee, already a published author on her own, and a biography of a still active 93-year-old Hartford musician, Howard M. Hill.
He is currently writing a novel that follows eight generations of a family of grifters, scam artists, and swindlers who skillfully cheat the rich, the famous, and the infamous, over a 400 year period. Also scheduled for release in the next year is a book on business basics based on his 40 year career as a turn-around expert.
He also teaches writing at U-CONN, Waterbury, as part of their OLLI program.
For more than forty years he led a series of start-ups and troubled businesses towards stronger bottom line results, here and abroad.
Although he has written and published articles and short stories under a series of pen names since his early teens, it was not until he approached his 75th birthday that he published his first full length mystery novel, “The JeffersonFiles – the expanded edition” – a historical murder mystery, (now in its 8th printing).
The response from readers as young as 10 all the way up to a 93 to the protagonist, Will James, sparked enough interest to turn it into a series. With the launch of his newest novel, there are now four more novels in this series – “The Hidden Treasure Files” – an international thriller; “The Sweet Revenge Files” – a who dun nit that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page; , “The Return to Sender Files”, pitting Will James against a very clever cybercriminal who seems to be well on the way to bringing the entire civilized world to its knees and the newest novel in this series,.The 1st Tuesday of the Month Murder Files.
Late last year Martin released two new books. One, a book of short stories titled, “A Very Special Dress & Other Stories with his daughter Aimee, already a published author on her own, and a biography of a still active 93-year-old Hartford musician, Howard M. Hill.
He is currently writing a novel that follows eight generations of a family of grifters, scam artists, and swindlers who skillfully cheat the rich, the famous, and the infamous, over a 400 year period. Also scheduled for release in the next year is a book on business basics based on his 40 year career as a turn-around expert.
He also teaches writing at U-CONN, Waterbury, as part of their OLLI program.
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November 19, 2024Bought while in Cape Cod, met the author, he was very nice, autographed my book that I bought.
March 12, 2025
There was something so addictive about this family I couldn’t stop reading
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