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Murder in the corporate headquarters of an international oil company; a beautiful psychotic driven to revenge; one man's obsession with stopping corporate downsizing . . . this is the thrilling heart of Involuntary Separation. On one side: Corporate America as embodied by the diabolical Chairman of the Board. At the center: John McCall, a brilliant financial analyst promoted to Vice President of Finance and directed to effect a dramatic corporate downsizing. From across an ocean: Beatrice Winter, whose father killed himself after the Chairman drove his company into bankruptcy. In the balance: the lives of millions of American families. Confronting one of the most consequential issues of our time, Involuntary Separation compels us to see what really motivates corporate downsizings and why we must stop them if we expect our great society to survive. Rick Lacey shows Wall Street what it has missed and Main Street what it must do.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781591295822
  • Publisher: Publish America
  • Publication date: 9/29/2002
  • Pages: 408
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.91 (d)

Meet the Author

Rick Lacey was born in Pennsylvania, grew up in Ohio, and has traveled extensively. He holds a Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Cleveland State University. He was Senior Financial Analyst at BP Oil before his own Involuntary Separation in 1995. He lives in Cape Coral, Florida with his wife Pat.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 20, 2002

    Involuntary Separation

    Involuntary Separation: Corporate Downsizing Gone Fatally Wrong by Rick Lacey is a complex and deftly written novel about murder in the upper management of an international oil company. Revenge, suicide, and one man's single-minded obsession to halt corporate downsizing make for an exciting and savage unfolding drama that will compel the reader's total attention from first page to last.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 20, 2002

    Involuntary Separation

    Complex plotting and strong characterizations -- Very highly recommended. Author Rick Lacey makes restitution for his own participation in a severe corporate downsizing at BP Oil by drawing upon his personal experiences as a Senior Financial Analyst in INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION. Lacey admits that INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION was written to start a national dialogue regarding corporate abuse in general and corporate downsizing in particular. The novel¿s psychotic killer seeks revenge even while exposing the dangerous power plays that occur behind fancy boardroom doors. While the primary murder plot will hold readers riveted, it is the exposure of big business that will make readers indignant and angry with the abuses corporations perpetrate on their employees. Indeed, corporate abuses abound with an eye only for the next quarter: never mind the devastation to America¿s families and workforce, not to mention to the long-term health of the company. Consequently, the novel succeeds with a powerful tale that affects every citizen of America. In addition, Lacey¿s sophisticated prose will appeal to literature lovers who enjoy a touch of metafiction, irony, and satire. . . INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION comes very highly recommended.

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