The Enigma Broker by Breakfield and Burkey Book Tour and Giveaway :)
The Enigma Broker
The
Enigma Series Book 8
by
Charles V. Breakfield & Roxanne E. Burkey
Genre:
Techno Thriller
Inexplicable
drops in world markets for oil, copper, coal, and other commodities
are destabilizing nations to the point of economic collapse. A
conspicuous increase in production numbers for primary oil producing
companies results in a call for help from governments and a large oil
distributor. The R-Group quietly engages amid fears that further
drops in value could devastate civilization.
Jacob
Michaels is called directly by ePetro’s Mike Patrick, CEO of the
multinational oil broker, due to some prior data and network security
he had performed. The early investigation into the production number
manipulation by Jacob, with his coworker and lover, Petra, suggests
the problem is a result of hacking by a Dark Matter Organization.
Where is the DMO operating, who is at the helm driving commodity
prices down, and how does the search evolve into a perilous hunt
which puts Jacob, Petra, and other members of R-Group directly into
the path of mortal danger!?
Hidden
leadership of the DMO is fierce and lethal when it comes to
protecting the organization and its plans of global commodities
market control. The enforcers of this agenda are quick to execute
orders without question as soon as they are issued. R-Group’s
advantage of leading technology resources, brilliant technologists,
and years of experience may not be enough to locate the genius source
bent on commodity market domination. Has cyber good versus evil from
the dark net become a challenge they simply cannot win?
The
Enigma Broker, by Breakfield and Burkey, the award-winning authors of
The Enigma Series, takes readers on a journey from the affluence of
London to the extreme poverty of Panama and everywhere in between.
The layers of planning and conspiracy by the cruel DMO supply
suspense and intrigue to the very end.
Quip
added with his usual comedic observation, “Yeah, I see what you
mean, since no one is interested in buying extreme religious beliefs
or terrorism, which are free exports anyway. They really do need some
more viable products that are desired exports. When your only
marketable raw resource is oil, you get branded as a one-trick-pony.”
Otto
and Wolfgang rolled their eyes as Wolfgang resumed, “This turn of
events has added legitimate quantities of oil to the world markets,
not just bogus numbers. However after being ostracized from the
international markets for so long, their accounting practices have
deteriorated, and they do not have the appropriate measures of
financial governance to participate with other international
entities. Basically, their financial checks and balances, required to
play in the global marketplace, would be like having an uneducated
teenager, from some backwater farming community, show up at a high
society gala dressed in overalls while everyone else is in tuxedos
and gowns. Their size may allow them in, but they would be hopelessly
outclassed in participating with the others.”
Otto
puzzled that comment for a moment and then asked, “I admit that
they may not be as sophisticated as the others of the world market,
but they have legitimate product to offer. Where are you going with
this, Wolfgang?”
Wolfgang
responded, “If the so-called sophisticated oil commodity traders
are being maneuvered with bogus figures, how can this fresh entrant
into the marketplace expect to compete? I believe that their systems
will be so porous that whomever is boosting the other world producers
will do the same to Iran, and inflate their production numbers with
yet another quasi-legitimate oil source. Moreover, they won’t have
the financial discipline to resist selling for an ever lower dollar
per barrel price. I see them playing right into the hands of this
DMO.”
Quip
mused, “It’s as if this conspiracy is growing legs and walking
off on its own. With everything you are seeing, perhaps we should
just turn around and float downstream with the current instead of
fighting it.”
Otto
and Wolfgang both turned to give Quip a hard look, as Wolfgang
tersely stated, “That is exactly what happened when the Nazi party
came to power in Germany in 1933. No one contested their illegal
activities because the economy was getting boosted by the flagrant
disregard of the laws.
“Now,
here we are again, things are being manipulated inappropriately, but
because the results favor me currently, why should I complain? This
situation is no different, because the laws of civilization are being
violated with the end game that we all will lose. Individuals,
corporations, nations, and belligerents must be made to play by the
rules, or we all end up in a world war like 1939. We are here in this
place and in this time with knowledge of history that clearly
illustrates that flagrant disregard for the law cannot be tolerated.
The answer is always the same; either stop it early, or stop it
later. The only difference is how much more effort it takes to stop
it later.”
Quip
nodded thoughtfully and quietly stated, “Point taken.”
Breakfield and Burkey started writing non-fictional papers and books, but it wasn't nearly as fun as writing fictional stories.They found it interesting to use the aspects of technology that people are incorporating into their daily lives more and more as a perfect way to create a good guy/bad guy story with elements of travel to the various places they have visited, either professionally and personally, humor, romance, intrigue,suspense, and a spirited way to remember people who have crossed paths with them. They love to talk about their stories with private and public book readings. Burkey is also conducting regular radio interviews with other authors,which is interesting. Her first interview was, wait for it, Breakfield. You can often find them at local book fairs or other family oriented events.
The
original series is based on a family organization called R-Group.
Recently they have spawned a subgroup that contains some of the
original characters as the Cyber Assassins Technology Services (CATS)
team. The authors have ideas for continuing the series in both of
these tracks. They track the more than 150 characters on a
spreadsheet, with a hidden avenue for the future coined The Enigma
Chronicles tagged in some portions of the stories.Fan reviews seem to
frequently suggest that these would make good television or movie
stories, so the possibilities appear endless, just like their ideas
for new stories.
They have completed book video trailers
for each of the stories,which can be viewed on YouTube, Amazon's
Authors page, or on their website, enigmabookseries.com.
Their website is routinely updated with new interviews, answers to
readers' questions, book trailers, and contests. You may also find it
fascinating to check out the fun acronyms they create for the stories
but summarize on their website.
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