The Fabubestan Exposés—Intrigue, Scandal, Murder & Mayhem
Gregor "Legs” Morowitz, on parole and virtually destitute, is offered his old job back at a Canadian boutique documentary and advertising company. The owners want him to head the team investigating the illegal drug trade in North America for a new TV documentary series, Look at the Evidence.
As production begins, Legs faces awary, even hostile, crew, and then a series of personal setbacks. At the same time, the company finds itself battling unknown enemies on multiple fronts, forcing theowners to take decisive, but sometimes wrong-headed action.
In Book I of The Fabufestan Exposés, it becomes increasingly clear that things are not quite as they appear, and to get at the truth, they must all look hard at the evidence.
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Human trafficking, a sex scandal, political intrigue and murder—things start to boil over in Book II of The Fabubestan Exposés.
Meanwhile, the new provincial government is reeling from its first political crisis: a high-profile sex scandal involving three of its elected members, charged with sex tourism and trafficking under-age Thai prostitutes to Canada. The premier entrusts Angus McRossie, her Minister for Democratic Action, with crisis management. His wife objects to his involvement in such a sordid matter, and McRossie’s personal life and political career start to unravel from there.
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BITING SOCIAL COMMENTARY
"Malfeasance! Why that's preposterous. If there was anything to it at all, it would be merely a bit of departmental muddling.
Was it credible that he could be thought a crook and a swindler? Patently, the answer was no. He had not received one cent for his trouble. In private industry, the work he had done on this enterprise alone would have made him a rich man two or three times over. All he had received was an annual stipend of a measly $12,500. He could make more managing his tannery."It’s 1957 in the fictional Canadian Province of Superior. In the span of just a few days in November, the lives of several high-level government officials and a colourful cast of “destitutes” are about to change forever.
In this penetrating social commentary by the author of Con Job and Scandalous, wrongdoings lead to shockingly unequal consequences for the privileged and the dispossessed.
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Our readers say:
"Some funny business in the stock of Consolidated Coal & Oil has finally caught the attention of the leader of the socialist party and the local newspaper editor, putting the eponymous “peacock,” Willy Trundle, a prominent provincial cabinet minister, on the defensive. Meanwhile, petty criminal Gutsy Timworth, the “ape” of the story, has trouble all his own. Like all morality tales, the characters in this fictional Canadian province get their just desserts. Or do they?" Heather Samuel. 4-star review on Amazon.com
"Hancox's fictional town of Turnerville in the fictional province of Superior appears to be located not far along the trans-Canada literary highway from Stephen Leacock's Mariposa and Robertson Davies' Salterton, populated with archetypal Canadian characters, architecture and attitudes. Then the light satirical touch of the opening chapter opens into a tragicomic morality tale of human frailty and the corrupting effect of even a little power. Within a couple of days in 1957 a provincial cabinet minister Willy Trundle, and a homeless deadbeat Gutsy Timworth face the consequences of what had seemed like venial sins. Hancox may want to demonstrate that 'wrongdoings lead to shockingly unequal consequences for the privileged and the dispossessed,' but undermines his intended 'penetrating social commentary' by making Willy a sympathetic character in spite of himself. Gutsy is obviously doomed from the start and we know right away there is nothing we can do for him. There are a few thoroughly nasty minor characters, but Willy's nemesis, the opposition politician Burnley Gordon, disarmingly admits: 'Nobody likes me, I've got soup stains on my tie. I smell in the hot weather. I'm a thorn in the flesh...' Some strong women try to hold things together: Willy's wife Challis, his mistress Lillian, his daughter Cynthia and daughter-in-law Elaine, and Gutsy's tragically over-the-top 'friend' Hattie. Considering that he sets this tale of good and evil in small town Canada of 60 years ago, Hancox holds out surprising hope for the younger generation. Or maybe he is being ironic? An enjoyable and thought-provoking read." Phyllis Reeve. 4-star review on Amazon.ca
"Not your usual read. The style of writing does a great job of putting you in the 1950's context. The main story revolves around Willy, a politician (the peacock) and Gustsy, a homeless man (the ape), and how they both deal with the consequences of poor choices. It also has compelling secondary characters who come to interact with them and their perspectives on the unfolding events. Worth your time!" 5-star review on Amazon.ca
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An entertaining collection of 96 short-short stories, each one exactly 55 words, by accomplished author and songwriter Doug Long. Twenty-four illustrations by David Botten. Perfect for reading between bus stops or while multi-tasking. Also known as short fiction, nano-fiction, flash fiction, micro-fiction or commuter fiction, these hyper-short "Shorties by Long" cover the gamut of fiction genres: romance, mystery, thriller, adventure, humor, horror, suspense, crime, fantasy, sci-fi, inspirational, and more. Bonus content: a link to Doug's songs, for playing and downloading for free, along with the lyrics and chords.
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