Genre: Satire/Thriller
Description:
“This satire on crypto currencies sees a U.S. banking chain issue a
marijuana-backed coin complete with credit cards and checking accounts as a
true alternative to the U.S. dollar. The Mary Jane crypto appears headed for
success until foreign powers issue their own stable coin intended not only to
compete with the dollar but to crush it globally.
The dollar’s role as the primary currency for international reserves
and invoicing gives the nation extraordinary advantage in the global economy,
including its ability to impose economic sanctions for political reasons.
Crypto currencies present a potential challenge that could play out in
interesting ways. The Mary Jane Gambit was intended as a humorous look at what
might become a quite serious issue.”
Author:
“Sam Waite spent thirty years of his career in Japan as a journalist
for U.S. and Japanese financial news organizations and as a communications
specialist for a global management consultancy. He joined the Marine Corps at
age 18 and served one year each in Vietnam and Japan, where he began language
study, which carried over to Asian studies at the University of Texas at
Austin. He has an MBA from Texas A&M International. His other works of
fiction, under pen names, have been published by Virgin Books, in English and
German translation.”
Sam is also one of the Pals at BigAl’s Books and Pals.
Appraisal:
Although satirical, I didn’t find the things that happened in this
book to be too far over the top. I bought into what was happening the whole way.
I not only got an intense and exciting thriller, full of unexpected twists,
double crossing “partners” and globetrotting characters keeping me guessing
about how it was all going to turn out, but learned a bit in the process.
In addition to the entertainment and tension I’d expect from a
thriller, I learned a bit about cryptocurrency and how it functions. Those not
familiar with the history of currency, the gold standard, and how that changed
over the years will also improve their understanding of money as a means of value
exchange.
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Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues.
Rating: *****
Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 60-65,000 words
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