CD-Ring

by William T. Hathaway

Gabriel Estrada is waiting for his big break. He lives for his girlfriend and his band, Rip Chord -- they keep him going when money issues get him down. But when a club owner dashes his hopes of making it big and the band's gear gets repossessed, Gabriel is lured into a wide-scale counterfeiting scam by the promise of easy money. He becomes the pawn of a ruthless criminal organization, whose corrupt operation goes beyond trafficking ripped CDs and DVDs. With everything he cares about on the line, he realizes he has to fight for what is right, and try to take down the CD ring. Check out this fast paced, action-packed novel that delves into the seedy underworld of music and media piracy!

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2006

About the author

William T. Hathaway began his writing career as a newspaper reporter in San Francisco, then joined the Special Forces to write a book about war. A World of Hurt won a Rinehart Foundation Award for its portrayal of the psychological roots of war: the emotional blockage and need for patriarchal approval that draw men to the military. CD-Ring is a young-adult novel of a boy learning the futility of violence and the need for peaceful communication. Summer Snow tells of an American warrior in Central Asia who falls in love with a Sufi Muslim and learns from her that higher consciousness is more effective than violence. Radical Peace: People Refusing War presents the experiences of peace activists who have moved beyond demonstrations and petitions into direct action, defying the government's laws and impeding its capacity to kill: http://media.trineday.com/radicalpeace. Wellsprings is set in the coming environmental collapse as an old woman and a young man heal nature through techniques of higher consciousness: http://www.cosmicegg-books.com/books/.... Hathaway is currently an adjunct professor of American studies at the University of Oldenburg in Germany and also works as a teacher with the Transcendental Meditation program. A selection of his writing is available at www.peacewriter.org.

Reviews

[Jennifer Wardrip · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com

Meet Rip Chord, an ordinary garage band who just wants to make it in the music business. There is Gabriel on guitar, Darci on the bass, EdO on the keyboard, and Justin on the drums.

Gabriel really wants to the band to go far, not only because it’s his passion but it is also the only chance he has in providing for his family and being able to take his girlfriend, Darci, out to nice places, which she is really used to. Unfortunately, their one audition for one of the infamous clubs doesn’t go their way, and then their instruments are taken away by the Repo guys. So when Justin decides to tell Gabriel about his knew job in helping Vic, his so-called uncle, in a counterfeiting scam, Gabriel hesitates at first but believes that this is his only chance at making some real money.

Everything goes great for both Gabriel and Justin at their new job, that is until one of their spots gets busted, which lands Justin in jail. Gabriel, who fortunately gets away, is now noticed by Vic, who decides that Gabriel and his quick getaway skills should be getting more important jobs.

Yet all Gabriel is thinking about is finding evidence that he can bring to the police so he can bring these guys down and save his friend from having to go to prison.

Fast-paced and action-packed are two similar characteristics that you would find in an action movie, and in CD-RING. William T. Hathaway cooks up a novel that leaves the reader on the edge of their seats and puts the idea in their heads that this would make an awesome blockbuster movie.