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Taking Stock [Kindle Edition]

CJ West

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TAKING STOCK


C.J. develops his characters brilliantly and makes them easily identifiable with and believable, unlike so many characters who seem to need a cape and cowl to do what they do in suspense novels.
--Frank Cinnella


A chillingly accurate Thriller. Taking Stock is all too real, and downright uncomfortably exciting.
--Carolynn Evans for Curled Up With a Good Book


THE END OF MARKING TIME


... West has brilliantly portrayed a world gone crazy where the rule is there are no rules, or are they. Crime fiction meets science fiction in this awesome thriller."
--Book Bitch


Powerful, thought provoking and massively entertaining... I loved this book and the way it made me root for someone who I knew I shouldn't like.
--CrimeSquad.com


SIN AND VENGEANCE


...the book was spellbinding. The plotting is brilliant, and Randy is an exquisite character, an evil genius for the modern age.
--Debra Hamel


C.J. West delivers, from the highly erotic opening scene to the chilling conclusion. Sin & Vengeance is a provocative page-turner brimming with intrigue and heart-pounding suspense.
--Alynn


ADDICTED TO LOVE


This book had me so hooked. I loved the plot ... unique and creative [with] just the right about of romance, sexuality, thrills, mystery, and just plain crazy ...
--Tiffany Harkleroad, Tiffany's Bookshelf


CJ's latest offering is a blend of the thrillers we come to expect from him and a new touch of romance, actually a little steamier than just any old romance, so I like to call it a "steamy thriller."
--Roxanne



Tiny magnetic dots locked deep in Boston's financial district hold the keys to $44 billion. The massive fortune is spread among seventy-five thousand customers and only the computers know exactly how the shares are divided at any given time. Millions are spent to keep the systems safe in their temperature controlled room and keep Internet-based hackers at bay. No one knows this better than the people assigned to safeguard this fortune. Erica Fletcher is one such guardian, buried by an insurmountable workload, precisely how she likes it. Beautiful, smart, tough, nothing can knock her off course and nothing penetrates her defenses. She's locked her emotions away and poured her life into her career. She's a superstar among her peers and a nightmare to any man who tries to control her. Erica's boss wants her out and their confrontation wakes Erica to a stark reality. She's traded her life for success and security, forever running from her mother's mistakes. Her roommate convinces her to slow down and just as her first real romance blooms, her life is thrown into chaos. Two hundred million has disappeared from the firm and the evidence all points to Erica. She fights for her life as she struggles to hold on to the new woman she's become.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 559 KB
  • Print Length: 300 pages
  • Publisher: 22 West Books; 1 edition (17 Feb 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B0039PU9MM
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #263,464 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Not bad but.... 14 April 2011
By Karyzma - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
First of all let me just say that I read The End of Marking Time and loved everything about it. This book, Taking Stock, just didn't grab me the same way though. It seemed a bit predictable to me, I guessed who the 'mysterious partner' was way before it was revealed. The story was a little slow at times too. The romance between Gregg & Erica wasn't very realistic either. It did keep my attention enough to read through to the end, and I'll definitely read more from this author.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Taking Stock Finishes on High Note 24 Aug 2007
By K. Buffaloe - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
IT prodigy, Erica Fletcher is so busy hiding from the past she misses what's in front of her. Fearing history will repeat itself, she ignores the promise of romance with Boston Financial Service's Customer Service manager, Gregg Turner, and strives to prove herself to a boss who makes Kenneth Lay look like employer of the year. While trying to outmaneuver both men--and her memories--Erica runs into everything she tried to escape from when she finds herself drawn to the man who refuses to give up on her--and the scapegoat for a brilliant theft.

When Sarah, BFS's new, promotion-hungry auditor unwittingly assists the thief by setting her venomous sights on Erica, Erica and Gregg turn to Sarah's co-worker, Stan, the 70's cop-show buff who longs to fight real crime. Tension builds as Stan seeks to prove his worth by absolving Erica, and then culminates in a frantic fight for survival after the conspirator is exposed. Faced with the ultimate challenge, Erica becomes the assailant to protect the person she loves and discovers surviving in the present means changing her perceptions of the past.

As a person with a short attention span and no patience for a sluggish story, I appreciate the action and suspense that keeps Taking Stock in motion. An appealing love story, strong characters, and picturesque settings make this an enjoyable read. And Mr. West's characteristic short chapters make it an easy read for those with busy lifestyles.

Another engaging story from CJ West.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
A fast-paced thriller for the technological age. 6 Aug 2007
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Taking Stock is a suspenseful novel about high-stakes thievery and fraud. When, $200 million disappears from the electronic accounts of Boston's number one money management firm, Erica Fletcher must unravel the secret behind the missing money. Bogged down with a heavy workload, plagued by mysteriously vanishing research, Erica uncovers evidence that points to her as the culprit - forcing her to prove her innocence and find the robbers before they find her. Fans of author C.J. West's previous novel, "Sin and Vengeance", will be delighted to see the return of hero Charlie Marston in Taking Stock. A fast-paced thriller for the technological age.

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