True North
by Randall DeVallance
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Pub Date Aug 19 2023 | Archive Date Aug 22 2023
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Description
Salvatore “Sal” Slocum is a sales representative at True North, LLC, a direct marketing company hawking a self-improvement system based upon the personal experiences and wisdom of the company’s founder, the enigmatic Burt Leathers. Thirty years earlier a blinding flash of light erased Leathers’ memory, yet also imbued him with strange persuasive powers and a keen intuition. Even more curious – any compass within his vicinity points directly at him. Taken together, Leathers interpreted these signs as proof that he had achieved enlightenment, and promptly set about building a business empire imparting his knowledge to the masses for fifty dollars a pop.
One morning, shortly after arriving for work, Sal is summoned to Leathers’ office and given the shocking news that he has been chosen to take over the company following his boss’s imminent departure. The part Sal wasn’t told about – the death threats being sent in by a disgruntled customer named Don Bagley, a Stetson-wearing, gun-toting, wannabe cowboy who has vowed to exact vengeance against the company for ripping him off.
As Bagley travels across the country toward True North’s headquarters, he has no idea that he himself is being pursued by a woman with whom he had a chance encounter at a roadside bar, one whose identity and relationship to both Salvatore Slocum and Burt Leathers will change everything.
Advance Praise
A businessman's worst nightmare comes to life in True North by Randall DeVallance. His storyline combines elements of comedy and drama evenly to create an intriguing novel. DeVallance does an incredible job of translating his impression of office drama with the help of interesting conversations that sound realistic while retaining the comedic undertone one would expect from staff when dealing with an inexperienced superior. I am impressed with how DeVallance connects the dots between his characters as he builds up their origin stories. He leaves a subtle clue in each character’s past that only an intuitive reader would catch, creating the perfect avenue to immerse the reader in this story. DeVallance deserves plaudits for creating a thought-provoking novel out of a simple plot.
-Readers' Favorite
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781961504011 |
PRICE | $16.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 228 |