McGowan’s Retreat by Rob Smith
The evening news is rife with reports of corporate excess. Public outrage is of little consequence, however, since in-
competence and greed might be considered moral failings, but not criminal offenses. Shelly Martin is beginning to sus-
pect otherwise.
It is not that she’s becoming paranoid, but because the parade of CEO’s announcing bonuses and bankruptcy are not just
talking-heads for her. They are, or were, her per-sonal friends. More precisely, they were her church parish-ioners in a
small South Dakota town that is also home to the Elkhorn Institute, a financial “think-tank.” When Shelly disap-pears, Davis
McGowan tries to follow a twisted path of evi-dence that seems to be evaporating before his eyes.
McGowan’s Retreat is a timely, fictional account of people who live just outside the spotlight of the media. It moves qui-etly
at a deadly pace, and will give pause to those who won-der about the link between the present economic crisis, cor-porate
ideology, and personal choice.
Drinian Press isbn 978-0-9820609-3-3
The evening news is rife with reports of corporate excess. Public outrage is of little consequence, however, since in-
competence and greed might be considered moral failings, but not criminal offenses. Shelly Martin is beginning to sus-
pect otherwise.
It is not that she’s becoming paranoid, but because the parade of CEO’s announcing bonuses and bankruptcy are not just
talking-heads for her. They are, or were, her per-sonal friends. More precisely, they were her church parish-ioners in a
small South Dakota town that is also home to the Elkhorn Institute, a financial “think-tank.” When Shelly disap-pears, Davis
McGowan tries to follow a twisted path of evi-dence that seems to be evaporating before his eyes.
McGowan’s Retreat is a timely, fictional account of people who live just outside the spotlight of the media. It moves qui-etly
at a deadly pace, and will give pause to those who won-der about the link between the present economic crisis, cor-porate
ideology, and personal choice.
Drinian Press isbn 978-0-9820609-3-3
Elkhorn Management Institute
Architects of Free Enterprise