Borneo Pulp
by John Francis Kinsella
Price: $2.00 USD. 148430 words.
Published on January 16, 2010. Fiction.
At the end of the twentieth century the destruction of the Indonesian rainforest accelerated as vast industrial forestry complexes were planned in the untouched heart of Borneo. The promoters of one of these, backed by international banks, vied for a share in the rich rewards, heedless of the destruction to be wreaked on the habitat of the indigenous peoples and the natural environment.2
Location: France
Member Since: Jan. 09, 2010
John Francis Kinsella
Biography
John Kinsella lives in France where he spends his time between Paris and the Basque Country, when he is not travelling further afield in search of experience and new ideas. He has written seven novels and translated several books from French and Spanish into English.
Where to find John Francis Kinsella online
Website: http://johnkinsella.net
Books
Offshore Islands
by John Francis Kinsella
Price: $2.00 USD. 135280 words. Published on January 14, 2010. Fiction.
Forces driven by market frenzy and the explosion of Internet technologies created phenomenal wealth in virtual money. At the same time inconceivably large sums of money were derived from crime and drugs with criminal organisations laundering their ill gotten gains via the world’s banking and financial institutions. Virtual reality was never so real and never so ephemeral as on offshore islands.
Price: $2.00 USD. 135280 words. Published on January 14, 2010. Fiction.
Forces driven by market frenzy and the explosion of Internet technologies created phenomenal wealth in virtual money. At the same time inconceivably large sums of money were derived from crime and drugs with criminal organisations laundering their ill gotten gains via the world’s banking and financial institutions. Virtual reality was never so real and never so ephemeral as on offshore islands.
The Lost Forest
by John Francis Kinsella
Price: $2.00 USD. 163900 words. Published on January 13, 2010. Fiction.
Ennis had no illusions about the risks of such ventures; he sought no challenge, no proof of his own mortality by leaving his body to rot in a dark corner of the humid rainforest. His justification was more down to earth; the search for rare tribal art and antique heirlooms to be sold at a profit in his Paris gallery. But what he discovers in Borneo will shake the science of human origins.
Price: $2.00 USD. 163900 words. Published on January 13, 2010. Fiction.
Ennis had no illusions about the risks of such ventures; he sought no challenge, no proof of his own mortality by leaving his body to rot in a dark corner of the humid rainforest. His justification was more down to earth; the search for rare tribal art and antique heirlooms to be sold at a profit in his Paris gallery. But what he discovers in Borneo will shake the science of human origins.
Turning Point
by John Francis Kinsella
Price: $2.00 USD. 122370 words. Published on January 12, 2010. Fiction.
Determined men such as Michael Fitzwilliams, spurred on by the encouragement of compelling political leaders, grasped, like so many others, the chance destiny had suddenly thrust on him, his dream of transforming a relatively unimportant regional bank into a multi-national finance and investment institution with a deserving place in the adrenaline driven heart of the London’s square mile.
Price: $2.00 USD. 122370 words. Published on January 12, 2010. Fiction.
Determined men such as Michael Fitzwilliams, spurred on by the encouragement of compelling political leaders, grasped, like so many others, the chance destiny had suddenly thrust on him, his dream of transforming a relatively unimportant regional bank into a multi-national finance and investment institution with a deserving place in the adrenaline driven heart of the London’s square mile.
Death of a Financier
by John Francis Kinsella
Price: $2.00 USD. 86190 words. Published on January 11, 2010. Fiction.
Tom Barton arrives in Kovalam, a small tourist resort in the southern Indian state of Kerala. In the Maharaja Palace he finds himself in the company of holiday makers including Stephen Parkly, the CEO of a City bank, and his young wife Emma. Parkly falls gravely ill as his mortgage and investment bank is caught in the financial storm with it’s shares plunging on the London Stock Exchange.
Price: $2.00 USD. 86190 words. Published on January 11, 2010. Fiction.
Tom Barton arrives in Kovalam, a small tourist resort in the southern Indian state of Kerala. In the Maharaja Palace he finds himself in the company of holiday makers including Stephen Parkly, the CEO of a City bank, and his young wife Emma. Parkly falls gravely ill as his mortgage and investment bank is caught in the financial storm with it’s shares plunging on the London Stock Exchange.