That Caucafrican Distraction

About the Book

Highly educated MBAs usually live the good life: nice house, nice rides, fat bank accounts. But none of those belonged to MBA Ernest Karlsson. His Fraternity-pledge to be both, a millionaire and married before his 30th birthday is three years overdue, as well as heavy debts resulting from dot.com era mis-adventures.

Creditor buzzards lurking around his modest apartment and monopolizing his phones symbolize Ernie’s decision-making. As any respectable MBA would be, he’s nauseated by his failures.

Nevertheless, this 6-4, blond hunk didn’t take seriously a stopgap entry-level job he accepted. Afterall, why be forthright and candid with co-workers in what’s probably a temp job?

Unexpectedly Ernie caught his boss’s eye, and also the eye of his boss’s homely, old-maid daughter. Soon his lack of candor becomes the albatross around his neck when his career’s jumpstarted. Finding himself on the CEO fasttrack in a multi-billion dollar conglomerate, the only obstacle could be the TRUTH he’s been withholding!

Both, the TRUTH and concealing it, could derail his belated destiny if his boss hears it, so Ernest Karlsson decides to buy time, paying hush money!

Other alternatives included murder, but are MBAs capable of murder, deception and unrequited Love? Ernest Karlsson didn’t think he was, once.

About the Author

HW Benjamin resides in his birthplace, Richmond, Virginia. A Vietnam vet, he attended J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College and his occupations have ranged from a chartered bus-driver to a Bank-card Collector. He once entered a Creative writing contest where his short-story (5 pages) won 2nd-place and was published in a Virginia Commonwealth University magazine. His first novel, “That Caucafrican Distraction”, was published in October 2003. MAMAsense is his second novel.