We are bringing John back!!!! This is the sequel to Deadly Portfolio, which we took on a tour just about a month ago. But for those of you who don't remember, here is the Author John Hohn!!!
I am a Midwesterner by birth. Yankton, South Dakota, is my hometown. I graduated from high school there in 1957. After four years earning degree in English at St. John’s University (MN), I became a teacher. My first wife, Elaine Finfrock, also of Yankton, and I had five children; four sons and a daughter. We divorced in 1977.
In 1964, I joined The Travelers in Minneapolis, MN and began what turned out to be a 40 year career in the financial services industry. During the that time, in addition to The Travelers, I held positions with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota, Wilson Learning Corporation, and Wachovia Bank and Trust. While at Wachovia, I served in many different positions, ending my tenure as a representative of the trust department services in the greater New York City area. I retired at the end of 2007 after 15 years as a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch serving over 300 clients in the Winston-Salem, NC area.
In 1986, Melinda Folger McLeod and I were married and I gained a stepson, Matthew. Currently, we divide our time each year between our cabin New West Jefferson, NC and our cottage in Southport, NC near the Cape Fear River. I enjoy golf, music, and reading history. Since my retiring I have focused on my writing, an avocation throughout my life. In 2010, I completed my first novel, Deadly Portfolio: A Killing Hedge Funds and the sequel, Breached was published August 2014.
In 1964, I joined The Travelers in Minneapolis, MN and began what turned out to be a 40 year career in the financial services industry. During the that time, in addition to The Travelers, I held positions with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota, Wilson Learning Corporation, and Wachovia Bank and Trust. While at Wachovia, I served in many different positions, ending my tenure as a representative of the trust department services in the greater New York City area. I retired at the end of 2007 after 15 years as a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch serving over 300 clients in the Winston-Salem, NC area.
In 1986, Melinda Folger McLeod and I were married and I gained a stepson, Matthew. Currently, we divide our time each year between our cabin New West Jefferson, NC and our cottage in Southport, NC near the Cape Fear River. I enjoy golf, music, and reading history. Since my retiring I have focused on my writing, an avocation throughout my life. In 2010, I completed my first novel, Deadly Portfolio: A Killing Hedge Funds and the sequel, Breached was published August 2014.
Links:
Web site: http://www.jjhohn.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnjhohn
Twitter:@writerjohnj
Sales Sites: Both books are available at local bookstores everywhere. They may not be in inventory but they both can be ordered from a reader's favorite store.
Ebook versions are available in Kindle through Amazon and all eBook formats through Smashwords.
Links are as follows:
Deadly Portfolio:
Breached
Back cover blurb:
Following his critically acclaimed debut novel, Deadly Portfolio: A Killing
in Hedge Funds, author John J. Hohn offers Breached, a suspenseful,
fast-paced sequel.
The story is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina where Detective James Raker meets up with an old high school classmate.
Their reunion, however, is interrupted by murder. Gunned down is state dam inspector Norm Dennison who dies before he can prove to the homeowners around Lake Hannah that Vernon Brost, a developer, has launched an elaborate scheme to defraud them. The threat to Brost’s plans does not go away with Dennison’s death, however, as Dennison’s widow turns over the dead man’s files to Art Nichols, a Lake Hannah resident and a friend of the retired detective, James Raker. Thugs ransack Nichols’ home to recover the documents. Not finding them, they decide to break into Raker’s home where they are surprised by Raker’s girl friend, Diane Welborn. Welborn is knocked unconscious and the house is set ablaze. Together Nichols, a Viet Nam veteran, and Raker begin tracking down the intruders. Welborn is hospitalized in serious condition. While in a coma, she recalls her painful childhood, her unsuccessful fi rst marriage and her struggles to find fulfillment after her divorce. Raker’s concern for her injuries drives him in his pursuit of her attackers.
Breached is a fast-paced realistic literary mystery with a sharp focus on
character development.
May 3
May 4
May 5
May 6
May 7
May 8
May 9
Author Interview
What inspired you to write?
I would have to say I have been interested in writing since I was a young boy. I wrote short stories with a pencil on a small tablet that had pages of different colored paper. Most of my stories were about fishing trips with my dad or other adventures around the neighborhood where I grew up. My mother and father both to an interest in my writing. My mother read my little stories to her guests at the house and that kind of affirmation went a long way toward encouraging me to keep writing.
Where do you actually write?
During the summer months, my wife and I live in a small home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. I bought a wooden desk as the Habitat for Humanity Re Store and put it into a small room just off our bed room. That is now my writing room. During the winter months, we take up residence in a cottage in a village on the banks of the Cape Fear River in eastern North Carolina. I have a man cave on the second floor which really has only one room. I have a small desk looking out the window of that room and that is where I write.
What do you do to relax?
I am usually taking a walk with our dog Buddy. My wife often comes with us. We go down to the banks of the river or just stroll through the streets of the village. I also like to play golf. I play two, sometimes three, times a week. It gets me away from everything and helps me clear my mind for the next session of writing.
No comments:
Post a Comment