Review of Money Faucet
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Review of Money Faucet
[Following is a volunteer review of "Money Faucet" by Joe Calderwood.]
Money Faucet is the second book of The Clint Kennedy Crime Series by Joe Calderwood. The bisexual Clint is an affluent ex-banker residing in Merida, Mexico's White City. His financial success was attained through performing illegal acts of laundering drug money through the American bank. Of the eight million dollars he transferred weekly, his cut was five percent. The smooth operation was facilitated by the connections David Cohen provided. Clint grew up as an orphan and was adopted by David and Candace Cohen. David Cohen, a chairman, and president of the board of the American bank became his mentor. Additionally, he has a major shareholding in the American bank. He has two stepbrothers, Jack, who is a childhood friend, and a business partner. Abe is the brother who despised him so much he will stop at nothing to destroy his world. Even if it meant exposing the family business that has allowed the two brothers, Jack and Clint, to amass wealth. The problem is, how is he going to achieve that behind bars. He was incarcerated for embezzling two million from the family bank.
A call from Jack that his father had a stroke resulted in an involuntary vacation lasting through a week. While attending to his stroke-stricken step-father, he found himself planning a memorial for Eddie, a former employee. Furthermore, being the only one listed as the next-of-kin, he has to take responsibility for Eddie's sizeable estate and grandfather. Back in Mexico, something is off in the cartel's world. The drug lord's kingpins started dying one after the other. An attempt to get more information from his drug lord boss, Pablo Navarro, continued to be fruitless. The only thing he got out from Pablo was an instruction to lie low until further notice.
I particularly like how the author started with the end where the lawyer is found dead in his office, then going back to before the death happened. The introduction is so explicit. Joe paints a vivid picture of what the content of the novel is about. It is perfect for grabbing the attention and the interest of the reader. I found Clint's character, not only ambiguous but relatable. I think that all humans possess two sides to their personalities. The good and bad. In contradiction to his criminal ways which he has made peace with, the reader gets exposed to a philanthropist. He cares about uplifting and developing disadvantaged communities. As a result, he uses the portion of his wealth to build a school in Mexico for the least Mayan kids. The idea was inspired by the beautiful young Mayan who met his untimely death when he fell off the bridge he was building.
My favorite section of the book is the love that Clint has for the preservation of history. This is evident when he decides to restore the ruins of colonial mansions to build the school and his residence. I dislike the profuse usage of cuss words. The mature readers who are not sensitive, and without stern religious beliefs can read the book. Fictional crime readers have to serenade themselves with this novel, and they will not be disappointed. Based on the title, I was under the impression the novel is a financial book. It turned out the themes of crime, betrayal, relationships, and drugs were what I signed up for. This is the type I am often reluctant to pick. To my surprise, I was mesmerized by this intriguing story. What I found strange though was the layout of the book. There was a blank page between chapters 30 and 31. Other noticeable inconsistencies are the dates appearing in blue and different fonts on some chapters. Whereas, in other chapters, they are written in black and the same fonts as text. I will recommend the editor to do some more polishing.
Having said that, a couple of errors I have encountered could not distract me. I rate the book 4 out of 4. It will be unfair to rate it 3. I was fully entertained, and my curiosity was satisfied. The use of the first-person perspective was effective and engaging. Money Faucet is a straightforward and easy-to-understand crime thriller.
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Money Faucet is the second book of The Clint Kennedy Crime Series by Joe Calderwood. The bisexual Clint is an affluent ex-banker residing in Merida, Mexico's White City. His financial success was attained through performing illegal acts of laundering drug money through the American bank. Of the eight million dollars he transferred weekly, his cut was five percent. The smooth operation was facilitated by the connections David Cohen provided. Clint grew up as an orphan and was adopted by David and Candace Cohen. David Cohen, a chairman, and president of the board of the American bank became his mentor. Additionally, he has a major shareholding in the American bank. He has two stepbrothers, Jack, who is a childhood friend, and a business partner. Abe is the brother who despised him so much he will stop at nothing to destroy his world. Even if it meant exposing the family business that has allowed the two brothers, Jack and Clint, to amass wealth. The problem is, how is he going to achieve that behind bars. He was incarcerated for embezzling two million from the family bank.
A call from Jack that his father had a stroke resulted in an involuntary vacation lasting through a week. While attending to his stroke-stricken step-father, he found himself planning a memorial for Eddie, a former employee. Furthermore, being the only one listed as the next-of-kin, he has to take responsibility for Eddie's sizeable estate and grandfather. Back in Mexico, something is off in the cartel's world. The drug lord's kingpins started dying one after the other. An attempt to get more information from his drug lord boss, Pablo Navarro, continued to be fruitless. The only thing he got out from Pablo was an instruction to lie low until further notice.
I particularly like how the author started with the end where the lawyer is found dead in his office, then going back to before the death happened. The introduction is so explicit. Joe paints a vivid picture of what the content of the novel is about. It is perfect for grabbing the attention and the interest of the reader. I found Clint's character, not only ambiguous but relatable. I think that all humans possess two sides to their personalities. The good and bad. In contradiction to his criminal ways which he has made peace with, the reader gets exposed to a philanthropist. He cares about uplifting and developing disadvantaged communities. As a result, he uses the portion of his wealth to build a school in Mexico for the least Mayan kids. The idea was inspired by the beautiful young Mayan who met his untimely death when he fell off the bridge he was building.
My favorite section of the book is the love that Clint has for the preservation of history. This is evident when he decides to restore the ruins of colonial mansions to build the school and his residence. I dislike the profuse usage of cuss words. The mature readers who are not sensitive, and without stern religious beliefs can read the book. Fictional crime readers have to serenade themselves with this novel, and they will not be disappointed. Based on the title, I was under the impression the novel is a financial book. It turned out the themes of crime, betrayal, relationships, and drugs were what I signed up for. This is the type I am often reluctant to pick. To my surprise, I was mesmerized by this intriguing story. What I found strange though was the layout of the book. There was a blank page between chapters 30 and 31. Other noticeable inconsistencies are the dates appearing in blue and different fonts on some chapters. Whereas, in other chapters, they are written in black and the same fonts as text. I will recommend the editor to do some more polishing.
Having said that, a couple of errors I have encountered could not distract me. I rate the book 4 out of 4. It will be unfair to rate it 3. I was fully entertained, and my curiosity was satisfied. The use of the first-person perspective was effective and engaging. Money Faucet is a straightforward and easy-to-understand crime thriller.
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Money Faucet
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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