Financial Publisher turns Thriller Author
Today's Financial News - Posted December 30, 2009
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TFN ’s executive publisher, J. Christoph Amberger, debuts with his first novel, The Lazarus Smile
Baltimore, MD TFN: TodaysFinancialNews.com publisher J. Christoph Amberger is no stranger to controversy. An incorrible believer in the free market, American-style liberty, and Capitalism, he receives nasty letters every day. Such as this:
* “I am tired of your old rhetoric… always way off base.” — TFN eNews member Frank K., Dec. 30, 2009
* “Hogwash!” — TFN eNews member Vincent, Dec. 2, 2009
* “reactionary… purveying propaganda!” – TFN eNews member Kerry W., Nov. 10, 2009
Even colleague Laura Cadden calls his political and economic views “alarmist,” “paranoid,” “wacky” and “delusional” — and that’s what she says to his face!
Now imagine what kind of plot a twisted mind like this can concoct over the duration of 17 years! Which is how long it took Amberger, who emigrated to the United States from Berlin, Germany, in 1989, to come up with the back story to his debut as a novelist, The Lazarus Smile.
“It started way back when in grad school,” says Amberger. “St. John’s College Graduate Institute requires that you actually read the core books of Western civilization — not just read about them in the footnotes of deconstructionist academics. After spending a good month on St. Paul’s Letters, I wondered how and why a Roman regulator and stool pigeon like him could turn into the chief proselytizer of Christianity. After a few years of digging, I found the answer.”
According to Amberger, it’s all in a name: Three little words, the name of a Saint, could destabilize the world and destroy Christianity.
Throw in some top-level World War II intrigue between Heinrich Himmler and the Vatican, the bloody struggle for power in Rome’s Four-Emperor Year (69 A.D.) and you get what some of Amberger’s writing colleagues call “a terrific thriller!” (Christopher Corbett, Poker Bride)
Alan Russell (Exposure, The Fat Innkeeper) adds: “J. Christoph Amberger could teach Dan Brown a thing or two about old enmities, unholy alliances, and conspiracy theories. The Lazarus Smile has all those plot lines and more. It is a book well researched and intelligently told.”
TFN’s Laura Cadden seems to agree: “I loved this book. Plenty of action with real historical figures intertwining a fascinating storyline. And Amberger actually WRITES well (unlike so many of the other thriller writers out there — sorry Dan Brown).”
J. Christoph Amberger just made his debut as a novelist with The Lazarus Smile
You may not care for Amberger’s reactionary world view. But cut the man some slack: He’s a “fresh-off-the-boat immigrant” and entitled to his opinions. But you could do worse than picking up his book to read over the dreary January weeks ahead!
Published by Secret Archives Press in Baltimore, the book is currently available exclusively from Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), both as a paperback and as a download for the Kindle.
And no, we do not expect the book to have a serious effect on AMZN’s bottom line or share price!
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