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Book #2--Master, Minion--Is Out, Buy It!

Hey there - A number of you said yesterday’s post, Four Stories, was not explicit enough that my second book—Master, Minion—is live on Amazon, Apple and will soon be available in independent bookstores and on audio book. Invaluable feedback! For those of you that already bought a copy, thank you. For those of you that have not, the cover is the image below and you can buy it by clicking this link. If you like the story (and I think you will) please post a review. If you don’t like it, tell me what could have been better.

Here is what early readers said:

"A crackling story that is at once a frightening vision of global conflict and the weaponization of money, and a deeper exploration of loyalty, love, and deception. Podolsky knows how money works. Master, Minion is damn terrifying, and highly recommended." David McCloskey, author of Damascus Station, ex CIA

“Amazing story! A gripping portrayal of the people and machinery behind financial warfare. Paul is a true storyteller who knows Russia and China firsthand. He takes the readers on a thrilling journey only an insider can provide.” Mike Hayes, former Commander of Seal Team Two and author of Never Enough

This “novel is a lucky conjunction of American tense fabula and Russian self-reflection … a kind of secret report from the depth of Russian hell … this is a book you need ... a book that warns you that you also could become Russian. Because it’s not the nation but a set of misfortunes, latent talent and psychological problems. It’s a fate … and sometimes you can’t avoid it.” Dmitry Bykov, Russian writer, poet, journalist and survivor of attempted Kremlin poisoning

"When a senior Russian bureaucrat is murdered, a ruthless, reclusive hedge fund billionaire suspects that it’s not an isolated event, but the beginning of an internecine battle within Russia’s siloviki that threatens to upend geopolitics. He puts his best minion … on the scent to peel back the layers of duplicity, corruption and violence. A former exec at one of the world’s most powerful hedge funds, Paul has an insider’s subtle grasp of how money leads to information and how information leads to power.” Jay Newman, author of Undermoney and Wall Street investor.

Talk to you soon,

Paul

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Almeda Bohannan

Update: 2024-12-02