James & Jim - by Douglas Moser (Paperback)

About the Book

A killer client. A deal on the line. A murder no one believes happened.

Twisty, darkly funny, and razor-sharp.

Book Synopsis

Imagine, if you will, James Morrison-a Cadillac of a man, cruising through life with a beautiful wife, picture-perfect home, two-and-a-half kids, and an enviable career. He's only one client away from partnership at Noble, a revered management consulting firm. The problem? His new client might be a crazed killer.

On his commute home, James witnesses a brutal murder on a passing train. But when no corpse turns up and no reports surface, he's left doubting his own sanity. That is, until the next day, when he meets the firm's newest client -- the very man he saw commit the crime.

Caught between chasing the partnership he's worked his whole life for and exposing a killer, James must navigate cutthroat office politics, a showdown with his rival -- the relentless "walking PowerPoint," Shari Perkins-and the dark secrets that come with success. Partnership might cost him more than he ever imagined.

"James & Jim is a masterpiece of an icy thriller about an ambitious innocent. James possesses the manner and power skills of a lord born to rule Wall Street's elite. But when the battle grows deadly, does he lack the bloodless soul to survive? You hope for him, you pray for him, and you fear for him as Moser edges him ever closer to a gilded abyss."

-Justin Scott, author of The Sister Queens, The Shipkiller, and Rampage

"Unforgettable. And unclassifiable. James & Jim is a thriller, a fall-down-the-stairs farce, a harrowing expose of a secret world, a comedy of manners, and a fire-and-brimstone morality tale brought to hilarious and horrifying life by the author's wicked sense of humor and bred-in-the-bone sense of ethics."

-Amber Edwards, award-winning documentary filmmaker and co-author of Forty Days and Forty Nights - A Novel of the Mississippi River

"Smart, Savage¿blazes across the page"

-Anya Liftig, author of Holler Rat

"Doug Moser has created a diabolical, unnerving thriller that cleverly captures the price paid for fiendish corporate ambition."

-Susan Granger, SSG Syndicate

Review Quotes

"A masterpiece of an icy thriller about an ambitious innocent. James possesses the manner and power skills of a lord born to rule Wall Street's elite. But when the battle grows deadly, does he lack the bloodless soul to survive? You hope for him, pray for him, and fear for him as Moser edges him ever closer to a gilded abyss." -Justin Scott, author of The Sister Queens, The Shipkiller, and Rampage

"Unforgettable. And unclassifiable. A thriller, a fall-down-the-stairs farce, a harrowing exposé of a secret world-brought to hilarious and horrifying life by the author's wicked sense of humor and bred-in-the-bone sense of ethics." -Amber Edwards, award-winning documentary filmmaker and co-author of Forty Days and Forty Nights

"Smart, savage...blazes across the page." -Anya Liftig, author of Holler Rat

"Moser writes with the sort of snarky brio that mortal authors, such as I, can only dream of. Delicious!" -Louis S. Berman, author of Catastrophe: The Unstoppable Threat of AI

"A diabolical, unnerving thriller that cleverly captures the price paid for fiendish corporate ambition." -Susan Granger, SSG Syndicate

"Moser knows the scoop on climbing the corporate ladder. Here, two contenders for partner can't help slipping into blood-metaphorical and real. A great beach read-I couldn't put it down." -James Mapes, author of Imagine That

"A sharp thriller...a page-turner that revels in deliciously dark fantasies. With biting wit and razor-edged insight...smart, twisted, and utterly addictive. A wild ride you won't want to miss." -Tammy Nelson, PhD, author of The New Monogamy

"Apart from being a sharply satirical look at American business, it's a jolly good murder mystery. You don't want to miss James & Jim-neither the two men, nor the book that proudly bears their names." -Ted van Griethuysen, award-winning actor, author of What is Shakespeare?

"Devilishly clever and deliciously evil satire that doesn't let up a second from the first chapter to the last. An author not afraid to pull out all the stops and deliver right to the bitter-and hilarious-end." -Tom Holehan, Connecticut Critics' Circle, WPKN-FM, Stratford Crier