[IMC-Editorial] Press materials for Financial Thriller: Junk

[Lea Wiley]

Walter Stawicki
Independent Media Center
1415 3rd Ave
Seattle, WA 98101-2105
 
Dear Walter,
 

Hello! Following please find press materials for Junk by Michael Goodwin.

 

Junk is the story of one young black man who is trying to make it on Wall
Street. The story is an insider's look at Wall Street, and the extremes that
one team of salespeople go through to close the deal.

 

Please contact me if you would like to receive a review copy of Junk or
would like to arrange an interview with Michael. Thank you for your
consideration.

 

Best regards, 

Lea Wiley

Publicist, iUniverse

(402) 323-7800 x433

lea.wiley at iuniverse.com <mailto:lea.wiley at iuniverse.com> 

 

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Wall Street Professional Pens Novel of High Stakes


 

The impetus for Junk springs from the twelve years that its author, Michael
Goodwin, spent working as a bond salesman on Wall Street. Junk is the story
of a black man's efforts to make it on "the street," and how those efforts
lead to espionage and murder.

  

Junk's main character, Martin Stallworth, is a young black man who is trying
to prove himself on Wall Street. Martin gets the opportunity to show what he
is made of when his investment bank, Whorman, Skeller & Co., sets plans to
launch a major high-yield bond deal for Lodestar, a satellite communications
company. But the stakes are high. This may be Martin's chance to prove
himself, but if he and his team cannot close the deal, his job is history.

 

In their desperation to prove their ability, Martin and his team experience
an unexpected turn of events that leads to illegal actions. One act of
espionage and two murders later, Martin finds himself solely accused of the
crimes. When he runs, both the cops and a gang hired by a rogue hedge fund
trader are only a step behind, tracking his every move.

 

Junk is a gripping Wall Street adventure revolving around one man's
determination to prove that a black man can play the money game as well as
anyone. But he comes to find that the game, like the market itself, is never
predictable. 

 


About the Author


Michael Goodwin obtained his Bachelors in English Literature from the
University of Virginia. He later earned his MBA from the Warton School of
Business.  He has worked on Wall Street for twelve years selling bonds,
mostly high-yield "junk" bonds, but his dream is to be a full-time writer.
He currently resides in Connecticut with his wife and three children.
Previous to Junk Mr. Goodwin published his first novel, Big Time. 

 

For a review copy of Junk or to interview Mr. Goodwin,

please contact Lea Wiley, Publicist, 402.323.7800 ext. 433, e-mail:
lea.wiley at iuniverse.com.

 

ISBN: 0-595-27682-2· 6 x 9 · Trade Paper · 198 pages · $14.95

ISBN: 0-595-74945-3 · 6 x 9 · Hard Cover · 198 pages · $24.95

 
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