Loved this Book

Thanks to Kay in Texas who wrote a review of my novel, The Last Client as follows:

"Just Loved the book! It has everything in a book that I like, murder, suspense, seduction and keeps your attention. It is an easy read and is very enjoyable. The ending took me by surprise. This is a must read if you like suspense. I highly recommend this book."

Available at www.squarepegbookshop.com or on Amazon.

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Mind-boggling Reminder

It seems there are some things we don't fully understand until they are experienced. I had no problem with Katherine traveling to Mexico City to learn Spanish through an immersion program. You see she's motivated to help with the struggles at the border and caring for immigrants. She could be much more effective if she spoke Spanish. I thought it was a good idea and helped her before she departed with my rusty Spanish left over from 2 years in the Peace Corps. Two weeks as a bachelor again sounded kind of good.

It didn't turn out to be much fun. After three days I missed her something terrible. I cooked my own meals, cleaned up after myself, did laundry, walked our Greyhound three times a day and on and on. It was an extremely busy time keeping the household together. We have a great relationship which includes an equitable division of labor. Taking it all on and more wasn't an issue.

 I missed her companionship, our conversations, our un-spoken understandings of one another and a myriad of other things. Once again I'm reminded of the importance of that one primary relationship and how it nourishes body and soul.I will probably begin to take our relationship for granted but for now the experience of a two week absence is helping me celebrate her presence.

Yes, it is a mind-boggling experience to know again; absence does make the heart grow fonder.  

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More Healthcare Fraud

Yes, there goes more unnecessary expense in health care. It's also doing great harm to many patients. It's a Billion Dollar fraud case uncovered in California by the Feds.

Apparently, many back surgeries have been performed on patients who didn't need them. Why? The doctors were getting kickbacks on a per patient basis. It makes it difficult to trust doctors doesn't it? Not to say they are all criminals but certainly some are.

To make it worse they were using counterfeit screws to insert and treat the supposed back problems of the patients. Now the definition of counterfeit could tell you a lot: Made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud.

But these counterfeit screws were  not safe to use with patients. When inserted they leaked toxins harmful to human beings. Patients who were the victims of this fraud suffered excruciating pain caused by the leaked toxins. The real screws would have been safe and if used on patients with a genuine need, would not have leaked toxins but instead helped the patient.

This scheme caused healthcare Billions of dollars. While some of it may be recovered through fines and some paybacks a lot of money has gone directly into the pockets of these perpetrators and will never be recovered.

If you haven't read The Last Client yet, you can purchase it at Amazon.com or at www.squarepegbookshop.com
It is a fictionalized story of fraud in the mental health system with mystery and intrigue.


 

Fraud in Health Care

The Last Client, my recently released novel, deals with one of the reasons health care costs in this country are out of control - fraud. Yes, there are many professionals in the health care field who are interested in making millions and sometimes billions through schemes that require fraudulent activities. In the last few years and presently the federal government is tracking down these criminals and prosecuting them. Of course some get caught and others are smart enough to get away with it for years. Mind-boggling!
In The Last Client you will read a psychological thriller that depicts one of those crooks who is attempting to get away with fraud. Read to see if he does.
It's available on Amazon.

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Last Client

My New Novel The Last Client is out. 

Excerpt:

He didn't want another suicide on his hands. The question is how to proceed. He now has possession of Jack's gun but he remembers that there were two guns in the drawer.

What happens next? Purchase on-line at www.squarepegbookshop.com to find out.

It's suspenseful and a real page turner is what people who have read it say.

Stan the Man

Writing

Writing in whatever form can be a mind-boggling experience.It's an opportunity to create a world, characters and experiences based in reality or fantasy. Non-fiction in all its forms can be mind boggling and difficult to write since the purpose is generally to represent reality. The problem is reality comes in as many forms as there are writers. I'm engaged in both writing fiction and non fiction and that seems even a bigger challenge, moving back and forth between the two genres can be confusing. I'm feeling confused today but want to get back to again making this blog part of my writing world.
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I find a renewed need to get back into writing on this blog. There are so many mind-boggling things going on that it is a shame to not write about them. Stay tuned....