title: Pursuing Other Opportunities: A Corporate Thriller
author:  Tom Spears 
description: Tom Spears earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering from Purdue University, and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard University. He spent twenty-seven years working for four U.S. based public Corporations. During fifteen of those years he held a title of President or Group President. Tom retired from his last Corporate management position in 2010 to pursue his interest in writing fiction. He consults occasionally, having expertise in manufacturing, engineering, pricing, strategy and corporate politics. Tom lives with his wife and six children in Ashland, Nebraska. Tom enjoys receiving emails from readers and can be contacted at tspears62@gmail.com. Readers can learn more about Toms work and upcoming books on his website http://www.tomspears.com/.
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  ASSET 42
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Asset 42 activate…
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Rose Fletcher is a struggling artist battling depression. However, when a
  flamboyant up and coming art dealer, Tom Florence, becomes Rose’s biggest
  client, her life dramatically improves. Just as her livelihood is about to hit
  a new peek - thanks to Tom - the economy collapses and Tom’s exclusive South
  Kensington gallery goes out of business. Tom disappears from Rose’s life
  without a word. A month later, she sees a local TV news report casually cover
  the story of Tom’s suicide while in custody awaiting trial, having been
  arrested for hacking the computer data base of the Hoj Group - a multinational
  banking corporation based in the City of London.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  As society rapidly degenerates into a dysfunctional dystopia, caused by the
  continuous