Crime Pay$

"Crime Pays! is an iconic novel of these times!" "Author Mark Small has penned a tale eerily relevant to the economic turmoil that burdens Americans today as a result of the greed and financial misdealings of big business and Wall Street. His initially tangled storylines effortlessly unravel to reveal an emphatic reminder that nothing is free in life - and to think otherwise is simply absurd." Told through the sardonic voice of a small-town boy coming of age in the 1960s, this satirical novel disconcertingly parallels the financial and ethical toxicities of modern society. Based on actual events, the author's "buyer beware" tale immortalizes one of the largest get-rich-quick schemes of its time where thousands of naïve residents of a colorful Midwestern town were bilked out of millions. A story not for the faint of heart, author Mark Small vividly unravels a tangled web of deceit, greed, fraud and murder. The story will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions from hope and horror to empathy and vindication.