Virtual Vice: A new technology crime novel based on true events
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.49 (531 Votes) |
Asin | : | B002LSIKCY |
Format Type | : | |
Number of Pages | : | 298 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-05-31 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Kays is an accomplished jazz trumpet player and his passion has always been music, technology, and convergence of the two in today's digital age. . This is his first novel. Kays is an intellectual property attorney with fifteen years experience in both information technology and entertainment law. About the Author Jason M
Kays masterfully weaves the nuts and bolts of legal maneuverings and corporate worst-practices into an engaging and unpredictable thrill ride of a crime novel. Filled with wry humor and twists and turns galore, Virtual Vice keeps you guessing and wanting more while entertaining every step of the way.. In Virtual Vice by Jason M. Kays, readers follow disillusioned entertainment attorney Ian McKenzie as his professional life takes a decided turn for the questionable when he is hired by the charismatic and dangerous Scott White to represent Scott’s interests in his cutting edge Internet startup, Metropoleis Multimedia. As Scott’s confidant and consigliore, Ian soon finds himself caught between the Feds, La Cosa Nostra, and the Cali Cartel in a fatal game of corporate winner-take-all. Unfortunately for Ian, Scott has more in common with Scarface’s Tony Montana than Apple’s Steve Jobs, and things go from questionable to deadly in no time flat
This is his first novel. Kays is an accomplished jazz trumpet player and his passion has always been music, technology, and convergence of the two in today's digital age. Kays is an intellectual property attorney with fifteen years experience in both information technology and entertainment law. Jason M.
"Well-written fascinating read." according to D. Kaplan. A very well-written book that gives an inside look at the music business. Fascinating!You may think you know what goes on, but your probably don't. It's darker than you think.Will you still enjoy the music of the really good ones? Sure!. Great Read Merc Took a few chapters for me to get into it and then I couldn't put it down. Laugh out loud funny in parts even though the reality of the situation at the time, I am sure, was most stressful. Great read and timely given the corporate scandlas we are seeing today.. Explosive and Edgy Explosive and edgy, "Virtual Vice" by Jason M. Kays takes the reader on a journey into the bowels of the murky and deadly dark side of Internet venture capitalism.Attorney Ian McKenzie's life takes a decided turn when he is introduced to the charismatic, but dangerous, Scott White. Hired by White to represent his interests in Metropoleis Media, a cutting edge Internet startup, Ian is soon drawn into the personal trials and tribulations of White's life. Leaving a trail of violence and abuse wherever he has been, White's quick descent into paranoia and mental illness finds Ian searching for a way