Pirate Cove

“Riveting from beginning to end, Pirate Cove is a great and fascinating book about a huge fraud, as told by someone who was right in the middle of it.”
—BEAU DIETL, CEO OF ONE OF THE PREMIER INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY FIRMS IN THE NATION

“I'm a former Certified Fraud Examiner and have investigated fraud for twenty-eight years. As I read Pirate Cove (and I did so in a single sitting), the hackles on the back of my neck started to bristle. I knew I smelled a fraud. After that, forget about it. I was all in and on the trail. Pirate Cover is an excellent and well-written exposé on corporate fraud and greed. I highly recommend it.”
—STEVEN E. SLACK, AUTHOR, DANCE OF THE MATADOR

“As a convicted felon, I was reluctant to read Bailey's blowout of Wall Street uber-phony Alex Burns. I shouldn’t have been. Bailey transports us into an irresistibly dark cloak-and-dagger reality, suspensefully chronicling just how easy it is to steal $350 million, and how hard it is sometimes to detect big-time corporate fraud, even by a high-level, experienced, and knowledgeable business executive (and future fraud investigator) like Bailey.”
—BRANDON M. STICKNEY, AUTHOR OF THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU'LL MEET IN PRISON, TOP NOMINEE FOR THE PIRATE'S ALLEY-FAULKNER SOCIETY NONFICTION AWARD

“Pirate Cove has even more layers and twists than INVENTING ANNA. What a fantastic read from cover to cover!“
—JOHN R., IMPERIAL FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE, OPELOUSAS, LA

“Ever wonder what a major corporate fraud looks like from the inside? Pirate’s Cove is a galloping crash course into how to spot one. Brought in to salvage part of the notorious Southport Lane enterprise, Richard Bailey infuses a personal dimension into what otherwise might be an all-too-familiar smartest-boys-in-the-room tale. Not everyone can expose a $350 million fraud, but author Richard Bailey not only did so, but writes about it in a highly relatable, compelling, and enlightening way.”
—STEPHANIE KANE, AWARD-WINNING CRIME NOVELIST AND AUTHOR OF TRUE CRIME REDUX

“Pirate Cove is as close to a full, engrossing detailing of a financial scandal as I can imagine.”
—CHRIS MADDIX, AUTHOR, CLIMBING STEEP LITERARY HILLS, AT A SLOW PACE: A NORMAL PERSON'S GUIDE TO SHAKESPEARE

“Thank goodness there are people like Richard Bailey, willing to do the right thing even though their livelihoods are on the line. For sharing this cautionary book with the world, he deserves a big thank-you. Pirate Cove is a true story that reads like fascinating fiction.”
—LIZZ TAYLOR, INFORMATION SPECIALIST, READING, PA

“A frank, astounding, and page-turning account of a mammoth white-collar crime, and an excellent read for anyone who loves true crime books.”
--TINA JANE COLLINS, AUTHOR, LONDON, ENGLAND

“Because it reads like fiction, I initially forgot it was non-fiction. But once I remembered, I could not stop turning the pages. True crime junkies (and I am one) will really enjoy getting an insider's look at the messy Southpark Lane fraud because, in the end, Pirate Cove is simply great storytelling.”
—KIM, REVIEWING ON GOODREADS.COM