Wordsworth in Bogotá - Sundby, Scott E.
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" ... a novel which defies pat categorization, at once operating as a story of literary and familial discovery, an account of illicit deals gone awry, and a probe of innocence and treachery ... [readers] seeking stories of suspense, intrigue, shifting relationships, and discovery will find Wordsworth in Bogotá ... hard to put down." -D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review Father-son relationships are rarely easy and certainly not when the son's first love is Shakespeare and the father is the kingpin of a drug empire. Esteban Velasquez, however, manages to forge a frosty détente with…mehr

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" ... a novel which defies pat categorization, at once operating as a story of literary and familial discovery, an account of illicit deals gone awry, and a probe of innocence and treachery ... [readers] seeking stories of suspense, intrigue, shifting relationships, and discovery will find Wordsworth in Bogotá ... hard to put down." -D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review Father-son relationships are rarely easy and certainly not when the son's first love is Shakespeare and the father is the kingpin of a drug empire. Esteban Velasquez, however, manages to forge a frosty détente with his father-he studies literature abroad while his father grooms his older brother as the heir. Now, though, the empire faces imminent collapse, and the old go-tos of bribery and making key competitors "disappear" are no longer working. It falls to Esteban to use his literary talents to save the family's fortune. Devising an ingenious plan, he wagers the last of his family's fortune to stage an international poetry conference-Wordsworth in Bogotá-in an effort to outwit the DEA. But in doing so, he must make choices that will forever change the lives of friends and family. An international crime mystery told with humor and compassion, Wordsworth in Bogotá introduces a memorable cast of characters, from DEA agents discovering their "inner poets" to restless professors yearning to be individuals of action, not letters. Far more than a tale of drug smuggling, this is a story celebrating those who stumble their way to an understanding of what really matters.
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Scott E. Sundby lives in South Florida and works in the criminal law area, a fruitful combination for someone in search of interesting stories. Always on the lookout for new experiences, he has taught law at ten different universities in seven countries. He has published a non-fiction book, A Life and Death Decision: A Jury Weighs the Death Penalty, and a children's picture book, Cut Down to Size at High Noon. Wordsworth in Bogotá is his debut novel.When not teaching law or writing, he prides himself on having mastered the art form of making hard boiled eggs, a skill he thought was greatly undervalued until he saw them on a NYC restaurant menu for $13. It is now Plan B for his retirement.