Deceived

by James Koeper

While auditing a huge corporation involved in extensive business with the Chinese, Nick Ford, a young government accountant, uncovers millions of dollars in overbilling, a discovery that embroils him in a deadly web of high-level conspiracy, cover-up, and murder

48 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

James Koeper worked as a corporate attorney in Manhattan before turning his hand to writing. He has a keen interest in history and current events, and enjoys golf, kayaking, hiking, tennis, and travel. He loves difficult puzzles, pondering what if, stratagems of all sorts, and good conversation with friends or strangers. He splits his time between Austin, Texas and the Northwoods of Wisconsin.

Reviews

[Jim A · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty standard fare. Government auditor discovers irregularities and corruption. Way too many "skip over" pages. From the first couple of chapters it becomes pretty predictable.

Debated with myself, two stars or three. Always round up.

[Jacob Peled · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has been published in 1999, nevertheless it fits almost perfectly in 2017. It is a great political-spy thriller. It has politic, crime espionage, and romance. All the right ingredient for a fast reading. The only problem was with the last 10% of it that was superfluous. We certainly could do without it. Needlessly to say it prolonged the story with extra unneeded pages. I found myself flipping through the pages of the last chapter without losing anything. Since more than 90% of the book was great I still rated it with 5 stars.

[Joy H. Lee-Story · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it.

Surprises beginning to end. And potentially so realistic. A quick and captivating story. Good characters well developed and a complicated story the author made easy to follow. I hope our country has developed a computer virus such as described in this book. Jhls

[Bernie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deceived review

Deceived is a very well-written political thriller with murder, espionage and treason written by author James Koeper. Thought provoking story.

[Tom Reeves · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story, fast paced

Interesting story about corruption at the highest levels. Who knew the GAO could be exciting? Good characters, tho the plot became thin toward the end.

[Nadyne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intense new story

This sytory line was new and very intriguing. Could it happen? Maybe...very interesting and very intense. Awesome and vwery well thought.

[Linda]

Lots of twist and turns. Really enjoyed it

[Joyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

That says it best. Full of intrigue, personalities galore and riveting dialogue. Will follow this author anywhere. He has it nailed.

[norma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Page turner

Slow start but into early morning hours because hard to put down. Plot line on target regarding Washington and politics.

[Ted Blackwell · Rating 1 out of 5]

horrible language

I quit on page 34 , the “f” word and the G-d word aren’t needed to tell a good story. This author is off my list.

[Tulay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent story.

Bloodless wars? But many innocent people trying to do their jobs gets injured and dyed, all the secret things being done in the senators offices we elect. Also American citizens hunger to buy and buy cheapest stuff, without asking themselves "do I need this or just want it?"

[Ashley McCabe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read

Very interesting complex story with suspense, murder, betrayals, treason, and defining what is really right or wrong, black or white. Interesting characters. Well written. Worth reading.