Mr. Mahoney Has Left The Building

About the Book

Saul T. is a former pilot who has unwittingly stumbled onto a covert plan to overthrow the government. Saul’s new-found knowledge is threatening enough that a highly-placed federal official kidnaps his wife Paula in an effort to control him.

But even before Saul can attempt to rescue his wife, he finds that the ground rules for everyday life have suddenly changed. Amidst a wave of chaos that descends on the world, a strange new acquaintance, a certain Mr. Jerome P. Mahoney, tries to explain this new reality -- and the dilemma it presents:

“If I told you that black is now white, Saul T., or that up is down, or that everything you’ve ever believed about mankind and about yourself is a fairy tale and a lie…would you be able to assimilate that, Saul T.?”

Saul, like the reader, is skeptical and disbelieving. Talk like this belongs in Star Trek or The Matrix or maybe Invasion of the Body Snatchers—not in a thriller where good vs. evil seems so readily defined. And yet . . . Saul finds himself swept up in a puzzling conundrum as he realizes that he may well be a pawn in a high-stakes battle of wits.

This is where the twist in Mr. Mahoney Has Left The Building surfaces. This is where Saul hears that a band of dangerously manipulative creatures is somehow behind his wife’s kidnapping and all the strange disorder that has visited the world. Moreover, Saul is told that the outcome of his quest to rescue his wife could determine whether the earth itself will live or die. Even as Saul and Mr. Mahoney pursue Paula’s kidnappers on a frantic cross-country chase, he resists such an absurd proposition. Nonetheless, the fact remains that things now go bump not only in the night…but all day long as well.  

Unlike science fiction, Mr. Mahoney Has Left The Building is firmly anchored in a very recognizable, everyday reality. It's a lucid, literate novel that adroitly mixes suspense with humor -- all the while blending intriguing speculation with a down-to-earth sensibility. It is a dramatic thriller written for a mainstream audience…yet it goes well beyond that. There is a tantalizing, multi-faceted depth to the characters, the action, and the novel itself.

About the Author

Joseph J. Murphy is the Chairman of the Board of DCI Telecommunications, Inc. where he previously served as president and chief executive officer. Prior to that he was executive vice president and chief financial officer, and a member of the Board of Directors of Aquarion Company. Formerly, he was chief financial officer for Connecticut Energy Corp., a member of Price Waterhouse and an officer in the United States Marine Corps from 1961 to 1964. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Boys/Girls Club of Bridgeport and served on the economic advisory board for Fairfield University and Sudden Death Syndrome (SIDS) for Fairfield County. He was also a member of the FBI/Marine Corps Association. He holds a BS and MBA from Iona College in New York.