The
Anonymous Girl
by Holy Ghost Writer
"Action against corrupt
authorities mixed with master plans concocted from prison build the suspense of
this young woman's story.
"A precocious young woman uses
prison computers to plot her future in the bundled edition of That Girl Started
Her Own Country and its direct sequel, The Anonymous Girl. These two episodes
of this series build mounting suspense about the mysterious heroine's family
lineage and future plans.
"To hide her identity, the titular
girl uses aliases, such as Pippi Longstocking and Ester Bilderberg, but she
calls herself Zaydee among friends. A reactionary moment with an FBI agent
lands her in the Federal Detention Center in Miami. There, a sympathetic prison
guard facilitates Zaydee's occasional time away, where she awaits trial for
charges she insists are spurious. On these sojourns, she orchestrates revenge
on the two FBI agents responsible for her incarceration and pursues romantic
interests. While in prison, she sets in motion a master plan to establish her
own country, using her computer skills to hack websites. Zaydee believes she
possesses the resources to populate her private domain solely with exceptional
people like herself.
"Zaydee's mysterious identity is
compounded by the parallel story of her twin sister, Lizee, who experienced a
less nurturing childhood. Liz goes to London to visit her lover, Lars, a
computer expert sequestered in the office of a hacking group. Unaware the two
women are actually different people, Lars mistakes look-alike Liz for Zaydee,
who he claims to truly love. Hearing a menacing noise at the office door, he
tells Liz where to hide and gives her a box of letters intended for Zaydee.
This chapter ends in heightened suspense: 'Slipping through the small opening
[within a wardrobe], she let the door close behind her, sealing herself into
the safe room.'
"As the principal protagonist,
Zaydee's enigmatic personality unfolds through her internal thoughts as she
plans her future and charms cohorts into helping her. Action scenes and rich
narrative description move the plot forward at a quick pace. She seeks revenge
against corrupt authorities while befriending the people she considers worthy
of her friendship. Her goal of living entirely on her own terms and
manipulating those who will share her idealized country seems less than
altruistic.
"The author introduces real people
of public note as incidental characters. Alan Dershowitz serves as Zaydee's
legal adviser while she's in prison. Nancy Grace is warned to 'tread lightly'
and stop digging into Zaydee's fruitful efforts to undermine her antagonists.
William Barrett of Forbes arranges for a private meeting with Zaydee at the
prison to reveal important family connections.
"The self-assured writing style
renders Zaydee's ideas and interactions with others believable, despite her
larger-than-life attributes. .... A short excerpt from the projected sequel
completes this combined volume of That Girl Started Her Own Country and The
Anonymous Girl.
"This book's author adds mystery
to the series by remaining anonymous. Those who like fantasies set in the
present day, depicting exaggerated lifestyles and cyberspace intrigue, will be
entertained." Margaret Cullison, Foreword Clarion
She
explained to Ralfsson why this was a good time for this business, that IPOs in
the U.S. were drying up. “Consequently, I have a second proposal for you. You
transfer to me the controlling interest in these shells, and buy from each
company ten million dollars of stock. You will have a legal minority interest
in each company. Then, I will make those companies successful.”
Ralfsson
would have thought it generous of Pippi under different circumstances, and he
kicked himself for getting nabbed by the Feds. “But what if I don't have the
funds and they were embezzled in turn from me, by my partner Barduri?” He took
a breath before continuing. “I have with me two crooked hedge fund managers who
will buy shares in shells. Will you let me have something for helping you
recoup your losses? Let me bring them over to join us from that table over
there.”
He
glanced at the table where the agents sat. The business suits made them look
like they could be FBI agents, but otherwise they looked crooked.
“I don't
care how the fuck you get my money back as long as you get it back legally and
without delay,” scolded Zaydee.
Ralfsson,
now feeling confident, took a chance in going one step further. “There is one
condition,” he said, as Zaydee narrowed her eyes at him. “As you know, I'm
breaking the 'know-your-customer' anti-money laundering laws by representing
you without knowing your true identity. Therefore, if you can’t properly
identify yourself, I won’t lift a finger to help you. Of course, you can go to
the police, but if you do you will incriminate yourself.”
Zaydee's
blood boiled. She sensed something afoot. There was something awkward about his
demand. “I'll deal with you on a different level moving forward. You have been
given a generous offer and have been forewarned. You should not take the
consequences of upsetting me so lightly.”
Who is The Holy Ghost Writer?
The identity of the author is part of an
international contest, and the first person to correctly name the HG Writer
from the clues found in the Count of Monte Cristo sequels will receive a reward
of $5000. Visit the Holy Ghost Writer's Amazon Author Page for Details and see
if you can discover the real identity of the author being heralded as the new
Stieg Larsson for That Girl Started Her Own Country, the successor of Alexander
Dumas for The Sultan of Monte Cristo and the next Ray Bradbury for The Boy Who
Played With Dark Matter. Contact the author c/o books@illuminatedpublications.com
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ReplyDeleteLove that cover. Enjoyed reading the excerpt too
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