Davis McGowan returns in the novel McGowan's
Retreat. Set in Dayton, Ohio and its environs, the
story follows the disappearance of one of
McGowan's friends who seems to have become a
fatality of the economic meltdown of the financial
markets. Since his first appearance in McGowan's
Call, Davis and Beth have relocated to Fairborn
Ohio where he has taken a position at Wright State
University.
Retreat. Set in Dayton, Ohio and its environs, the
story follows the disappearance of one of
McGowan's friends who seems to have become a
fatality of the economic meltdown of the financial
markets. Since his first appearance in McGowan's
Call, Davis and Beth have relocated to Fairborn
Ohio where he has taken a position at Wright State
University.
Here is a novel set in the financial meltdown that captured the headlines in the fall of 2008. What began
as a successful market strategy meets the reality of unintended consequences and shattered lives.
McGowan’s Retreat
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 suspect 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 personal friends. More precisely, they
were her church parishioners in a small South Dakota town that is also home to the Elkhorn Institute, a
financial “think-tank.” When Shelly disappears, Davis McGowan tries to follow a twisted path of evidence
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 quietly at a deadly pace, and will give pause to those who wonder about the link between
the present economic crisis, corporate ideology, and personal choice.
as a successful market strategy meets the reality of unintended consequences and shattered lives.
McGowan’s Retreat
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 suspect 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 personal friends. More precisely, they
were her church parishioners in a small South Dakota town that is also home to the Elkhorn Institute, a
financial “think-tank.” When Shelly disappears, Davis McGowan tries to follow a twisted path of evidence
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 quietly at a deadly pace, and will give pause to those who wonder about the link between
the present economic crisis, corporate ideology, and personal choice.
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| ISBN-13: 978-0-9820609-3-3 (HC) 978-0-9820609-4-0 (PB) |
| ISBN-13: 978-0-9820609-3-3 Hardcover 240 pgs |
McGowan’s Retreat The evening news is rife with reports of corporate excess. Public outrage is of little consequence, however, since incompetence and greed might be considered moral failings, but not criminal offenses. Shelly Martin is beginning to suspect 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 personal friends. More precisely, they were her church parishioners in a small South Dakota town that is also home to the Elkhorn Institute, a financial “think-tank.” When Shelly disappears, Davis McGowan tries to follow a twisted path of evidence 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 quietly at a deadly pace, and will give pause to those who wonder about the link between the present economic crisis, corporate ideology, and personal choice. |
| The Lake Erie Islands and Dayton, Ohio are the setting for this fictional account of the financial meltdown which began in the fall of 2008. McGowan discovers how a market strategy spawned a series of unintended consequences and shattered lives. |
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| Rob Smith resides on Ohio's north coast where he writes and works to restore a thirty year old British sloop. He holds a bachelor's degree from Westminster College in Pennsylvania and master and doctoral degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary. Davis McGowan made his first appearance in McGowan's Call which was published in 2007. |
"To get ahead in business, there are those who tip toe around the law, and there are those who
flat out cross it. "McGowan's Retreat" tells the story of Shelly Martin and Davis McGowan, who
are slowly dragged into a corporate cesspool where ethics are an afterthought at best. When
people start to go missing, including Shelly herself, Davis must get to the bottom of the
corruption fast. "McGowan's Retreat" is of high recommendation to thriller fans looking for a bit
of corporate intrigue." -Midwest Book Review