{"product_id":"deny-the-owl-an-autistic-loser-attempts-to-solve-his-mothers-mysteries-9781594333231","title":"Deny the Owl: An Autistic Loser Attempts to Solve His Mother's Mysteries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Find my land. Your Uncle Syd stole it. Solve my mysteries...but don't disturb the ghosts!\" The asylum passed his deceased mother's note to him with her belongings. Brad, a middle-aged Certified Public Accountant, has lost everything-career, business, family, finances, and home in a bankruptcy. He considers himself a loser and has struggled with autism spectrum disorders all his life. Needing a job, he reluctantly returns to his despised hometown, Williston, North Dakota -home of the Bakken oil bonanza. He quickly gets a job in an accounting office, settles into a new life, and attempts to unlock his mother's mysteries. Uncle Syd evades personal contact and remains mysterious. Brad encounters Desmond, the head of a group of unscrupulous local businessmen. Their new allies-a Las Vegas drug mafia-are initially interested in flipping real estate. The alliance breaks up. A shooting war with the Feds ensues. Brad is reluctantly sucked into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoiseth, Lynn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - The attraction of a job, the Alaska wilderness, and opportunities for outdoor sports-particularly hunting, fishing, skiing, and backpacking enticed me to move from the jobless western Plains to Anchorage during the 1970s Alaska Pipeline construction era. While I never got a job building the pipeline, I became a business computer salesman and programmer. I met my wife, Anita, when we sang in the Anchorage Community Chorus. We have lived in Anchorage, Alaska, for fifty years and successfully raised a family of three children. I was a Financial Advisor for forty-six years before retiring in 2015. My writing resume includes several essays and short stories published in several national hunting and fishing publications. I published a collection of hunting short stories, Hunters of the White Sheep, in 2018. My website and blog are found at: lynnsoiseth.com","brand":"Publication Consultants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51648860979474,"sku":"9781594333231","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cbb8b4a9-eb5e-4bda-bbe8-7ff56fb15229.jpg?v=1759836203","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/deny-the-owl-an-autistic-loser-attempts-to-solve-his-mothers-mysteries-9781594333231","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}