Review of Money Faucet
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Review of Money Faucet
[Following is a volunteer review of "Money Faucet" by Joe Calderwood.]
This theatrical dialog from the book— between Clint and Jack— tells the thrill without unveiling the plot. Clint: “I mean . . . on the other hand, I have to tell him. I have to tell Pablo. If I don’t, it would be grounds for…” I landed a punch that would have taken the bag out had it been a living being. “If I don’t tell him, and he finds out— which he will find out— then I become the person who lied to him.” Jack: “Don’t lie to him. Just don’t tell him.” Clint: “A lie of omission. My kingpins are Catholics, Jack, they know the rules.” This book, Money Faucet, by Joe Calderwood, features the character named, Clint. Clint— a money launderer, takes center stage as he, his associates, and his family, have troublesome situations to break through; nevertheless, dealing with in-house theatrics. Clint lives a double life that involves dealing dangerous runs for an organized crime business outfit. He also manages his own end of legitimate family pecuniary proceedings. The story also features a guild of lawyers— in charge of handling a range of businesses. And a bunch of playboys and elegant women turn the wheel that fuels the whole enterprise— The legitimate businesses, the law suits, and the crime runs. As he gets deeper into his endeavors with nefarious colleagues, he simultaneously crosses the line between corporate affairs and organized crime; the law stiffens up all around as well. A series of events will sum up his actions against his morals— to pass a final verdict on his life— if he lived well, or played a game that was too dangerous.
I liked the flow of events; or the book's plot. Characters played roles as if they were using scripts. The book was very sophisticated, and it helped me understand issues of law. Every character in this book played a sincere role— in the sense that, they reverberated the personalities of the real-life business typecast. I like the fact that sexual acts were not an obliquity; considering, the book is partly about social vices and carnality.
The only thing that I disliked— though it resolved itself later, was that some characters— not all, were featured too quickly. With no background information— to help understand the characters more, it was a challenge to follow the story.
This book was fantastic and professionally edited. I will rate it a 4 out of 4 stars, also because I found virtually no errors all through the long read.
I recommend this piece to readers that love the drama genre novels. I think readers of the sub-genre crime, will also enjoy this book.
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Money Faucet
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This theatrical dialog from the book— between Clint and Jack— tells the thrill without unveiling the plot. Clint: “I mean . . . on the other hand, I have to tell him. I have to tell Pablo. If I don’t, it would be grounds for…” I landed a punch that would have taken the bag out had it been a living being. “If I don’t tell him, and he finds out— which he will find out— then I become the person who lied to him.” Jack: “Don’t lie to him. Just don’t tell him.” Clint: “A lie of omission. My kingpins are Catholics, Jack, they know the rules.” This book, Money Faucet, by Joe Calderwood, features the character named, Clint. Clint— a money launderer, takes center stage as he, his associates, and his family, have troublesome situations to break through; nevertheless, dealing with in-house theatrics. Clint lives a double life that involves dealing dangerous runs for an organized crime business outfit. He also manages his own end of legitimate family pecuniary proceedings. The story also features a guild of lawyers— in charge of handling a range of businesses. And a bunch of playboys and elegant women turn the wheel that fuels the whole enterprise— The legitimate businesses, the law suits, and the crime runs. As he gets deeper into his endeavors with nefarious colleagues, he simultaneously crosses the line between corporate affairs and organized crime; the law stiffens up all around as well. A series of events will sum up his actions against his morals— to pass a final verdict on his life— if he lived well, or played a game that was too dangerous.
I liked the flow of events; or the book's plot. Characters played roles as if they were using scripts. The book was very sophisticated, and it helped me understand issues of law. Every character in this book played a sincere role— in the sense that, they reverberated the personalities of the real-life business typecast. I like the fact that sexual acts were not an obliquity; considering, the book is partly about social vices and carnality.
The only thing that I disliked— though it resolved itself later, was that some characters— not all, were featured too quickly. With no background information— to help understand the characters more, it was a challenge to follow the story.
This book was fantastic and professionally edited. I will rate it a 4 out of 4 stars, also because I found virtually no errors all through the long read.
I recommend this piece to readers that love the drama genre novels. I think readers of the sub-genre crime, will also enjoy this book.
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Money Faucet
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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