Who wants to kill Austin Carr? Everybody. After all, he’s a stockbroker. About to be ingeniously murdered—snatched off a private fishing yacht by a live, six-hundred-pound giant bluefin—a down-on-his-luck stockbroker recalls the events and bad choices that precipitated his gruesome end. His killer—Mr. Blabbermouth—might be any of a dozen suspects, including a steroid-crazed wrestler angry over … angry over Austin’s poor investment recommendations, a jealous sales manager often the target of Austin’s jokes, and a widow with long red hair, sexy curves, and plenty of secrets. Or could there be another suspect Austin overlooked entirely until he stepped on board that yacht?
Praise for BIG NUMBERS:
“Darkly comic, with an engaging protagonist.” —T.J. MacGregor, Edgar Award winning author of the Tango Key Mysteries
“Big Numbers is a gritty, sexy, violent, and funny book.” —Liz Clifford at Reviewed by Liz
“Wonderful characters…well-written, entertaining…a good read.” —Connie Anderson for Armchair Interviews
“Indiana Jones has his whip and Luke Skywalker has his light saber, but for Austin Carr, his full-boat grin is the weapon of choice.” —Melissa for Lou Reads
“Jack Getze started his career as a newspaper reporter. As a result, Big Numbers is lean and mean, with not a word wasted. A truly fun, genuinely funny read.” —Lisa Guidarini for Bluestalking Reader
“Served up with an edginess reminiscent of good noir, sprinkled with a salty dash of pulp fiction plot twists, and delivered in a sardonic voice that bites like the afterburner of a Herradura Gold shooter, Jack Getze hands us a new series it’s impossible to ignore.” —Susan Goodwill, author of Brigadoom
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enjoyed the twists and turns. kept me reading into the night.
Very entertaining, and very humorous
An insider look at the sometimes sleazy world of stock trading with a hapless protagonist!
This is an excellent book, great read
Austin Carr, a NJ Stockbroker, gets involved with Kelly who forged her boyfriends signature on transfer documents to get his money. Great story.
Couldn’t get through it. Found it boring.
Very interesting book to read. Not a classic crime story, that is what keep me turning pages and staying till the end. Looking for next book from the same author.
Why not 5 starts – “street language” that is not too bad but you need to get used to that and too much actions at the end that may not be fully linked to real life.
The only thing I did not like was the “smile” allusion. The main character was interesting, but I would bet that some women reading this book would find him a little too interested in a woman’s physical attributes.
Fun to read
Good read
Great story, cool charachtets
Didn’t really like main character. Didn’t really enjoy although I did read the entire book.
Great story telling.
This was an entertaining story with some strange twists. I liked the sense of humor the writer inserts through the text. But, some of the scenarios are hard to accept.
Good read!
Really enjoyed this mystery.
The twist and turns kept my interest and wanted the story to go longer
Enjoyed this book. Main character was funny, pretty good mystery.
Austin Carr, a smart-mouthed stockbroker, is in trouble financially with his ex-wife and kids (he owes alimony, child support; lost his apartment and lives in an old pick up truck). He has one big investor, Gerry Burns, who has cancer- with a young, beautiful, sexy, flirtatious wife (Kelly). The sex between Carr and Kelly is hot, heavy and frequent. He schemes with the wife to transfer several million dollars worth of funds and bonds to her, while the husband lies dying in a hospice. Nothing good can come of this. Plot appears obvious, but then surprises begin to appear and pile up. When all seems lost, another final surprise. Caution: strong language.
Big Numbers is a fun read with several twists and turns as it follows Austin Carr, a divorced stockbroker, through the deal of a lifetime. Who knew being a not very successful stockbroker in a small New Jersey firm could be so dangerous? Carr narrates the story with plenty of humor and snarkiness, even when his life is on the line. Very much an average Joe, Carr’s responses to the situations he and those close to him find themselves in ring true — few of us are heroes when we have no stake in the outcome. All in all, this is a nice well-constructed novel with that will have you laughing and wincing at the same time.