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Corruptus
Finalist in the 2019 National Indie Excellence Awards!
An obsessed reporter feuds with the New Mexico governor and her top adviser. Corruptus is an X-ray of politics, and also one man’s quest for truth, revenge, and his lost dog.
As his city (Santa Fe) and state burn, Matt White wants honest answers from public servants. Their lies become oppressive. Infuriating! What is propaganda? What is corruption? Matt snaps. For asking questions his newspaper bosses consider uncouth, he is fired. The next day, his furry best friend disappears. When an old acquaintance hires Matt to finally ask important questions, to follow money and hold power accountable, Matt’s story becomes a hellish descent through the state's haunted capitol, toward confronting the puppet master Alan Kripky, winner of campaigns and destroyer of enemies. Kripky is waiting, grinning, and loves to fight.
An obsessed reporter feuds with the New Mexico governor and her top adviser. Corruptus is an X-ray of politics, and also one man’s quest for truth, revenge, and his lost dog.
As his city (Santa Fe) and state burn, Matt White wants honest answers from public servants. Their lies become oppressive. Infuriating! What is propaganda? What is corruption? Matt snaps. For asking questions his newspaper bosses consider uncouth, he is fired. The next day, his furry best friend disappears. When an old acquaintance hires Matt to finally ask important questions, to follow money and hold power accountable, Matt’s story becomes a hellish descent through the state's haunted capitol, toward confronting the puppet master Alan Kripky, winner of campaigns and destroyer of enemies. Kripky is waiting, grinning, and loves to fight.
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Published August 20, 2018
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Phil Parker
1 book1 followerPhil Parker was a finalist at the 2019 National Indie Excellence Awards for his first novel, Corruptus. He was a journalist in New Mexico for more than 10 years, covering all beats (and writing movie reviews). He cashed a bonus check the day before being fired by his bosses at the Albuquerque Journal, for winning the Journal an award. His next job was editing glossy magazines.
Phil moved to a beach town in Nayarit, Mexico, with his wife and daughter.
Phil moved to a beach town in Nayarit, Mexico, with his wife and daughter.
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