Praise for

THE ART OF SURFACING

"A deft financial thriller. Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff writes like a man who's been plundering and pillaging Wall Street for years!"

-STEPHEN POLLAN, bestselling author (Die Broke, Fire Your Boss)

"Great characters, clever writing. This books rocks!"

-PHILLIP RHEE, action movie producer, director, star (Best of the Best)

"Very visual and well-paced. A guilty pleasure on a Sunday afternoon."

-DEBORA IYALL, lead singer ROMEO VOID ("Never Say Never")

REVIEW FROM MYSTERYFICTION.NET

If you like conspiracies, this is a tale you will enjoy. There are several conspiracies going on at once, at odds with each other. Almost every character is working toward some private end that means power and loads of money. Perhaps, money only in some cases, but their conniving is interesting to watch as they wend their ways, bumping up against each other's intents.

Russian Figen Dimyarian is here to use the stock market to make money, English secret investigators are following him, The SEC is looking into certain brokers suspected of insider trading, Alex Chase finds himself involved because of his friendship with Nero Barnes and Hope, hir former lover.

Death and ruin stalk them as they, with the exception of Alex, stalk each other and money in the millions. One man tries to outsmart another, women play the same game, and they can all end up victims. Even Alex winds up a victim because he's in love with Hope who has dumped him for someone with more drive and greed.

Betrayal runs through this tale, serving as the bond that ties the various characters together and makes the story move. A story that thriller fans will find full of excitement and surprises as one character tries to outdo the others. Recommended as a fun read.

-Review by Anne K. Edwards 08/16/05