Coming for Money

F.W. vom Scheidt

How much money is too much? And how fast is too fast in life? Investment star Paris Smith steps onto the top rungs of the corporate ladder, only to discover he is caught between his need for fulfilment and his need for understanding, between his drive for power and his inability to cope with his growing emptiness where there was once love. When his wife disappears from the core of his life, Smith’s loneliness and sense of disconnection threaten to overwhelm him. When he tries to compensate by losing himself in his work, he stumbles off the treadmill of his own success, and is entangled in the web of a fraudulent bond deal that threatens to derail his career and his life.

         Forced to put his personal life on hold while he travels non-stop between Toronto, Singapore, and Bangkok to salvage his career, the embattled financier is deprived of the time and space he needs to mourn the absence of his wife and to objectively assess his future options.

          In the heat, turmoil and fast money of Southeast Asia—half a world from home and half a life from his last remembered smile—Paris Smith finds duplicity, comradeship, and power. He also finds a special woman who might heal his heart.

          The gripping tale is told by a talented new author, F.W. vom Scheidt, who has confidently crafted a fast-paced, highly readable novel. His details are fascinating. His characters are real and not easily forgotten.

 

Wayne Hurlbert

"I highly recommend the fast paced, page turning book Coming For Money to anyone seeking an exciting novel that combines financial intrigue with deeper themes facing all people."

- Blog Business World


 

Patricia Anderson, Vancouver

"... an unusually talented writer… characters that come to life and are credible… vivid, realistic… often exerts that almost-mesmerizing effect of film noir."

- author of Passion Lost and When Passion Reigned



Midwest Book Review

""Coming for Money" is a fictionalized look at the darker side of money, and a riveting read."

- Midwest Book Review


 

Jennifer Barclay, London, UK

"... impressive and original. a work that is subtle and unusual, a literary page-turner that is a rare pleasure to read."

- editor of AWOL, Tales For Travel-Inspired Minds

Online Reviews

    • Rated 5 Stars on Amazon.com
      “... the contemplative literary fiction of a master writer ... the perfect complement to all of newspaper accounts of national and international finance --- surely a must read for many!”
    • Bookworm with a View
      "A fast paced page turner, Smart The book title and subject matter peaked my interest - I wanted to read this book if for no other reason than hoping to learn a little more about the financial industry. Thank you to Pump up your Book Promotion for sending a copy and offering me the ability to participate in a virtual tour for Coming for Money."
    • You Gotta Read Reviews
      "I am recommending this book to all our readers. It is an eye opening book to the world finance. I'd definitely like to read more of F.W. vom Scheidt's work in the future. He has opened me up to a new way of looking at our financial markets and the human beings who run it."
    • Frugal Plus
      "This is a fast paced page turner! The author magnificently writes about the fast and ruthless climb up the corporate ladder. He also examines the very nature of the human soul and it’s relationship with material wealth. A great read with a very strong moral message of integrity."
    • The Book Rack
      "In this literary novel by F.W. vom Scheidt, the reader is treated to eloquent writing and a list of complex characters and situations. Intriguing and unique..."
    • file2fly
      "Vom Scheidt poses his ages as manager of an international investment company to excellent employment in Coming For Money It is obvious to the reader that those experiences organise a strong foundation for the novel. While a tad heavy on the similes and metaphors, this is an piquant read."
    • Review From Here
      "A deeply felt story about the isolation of today’s society, the prices great and small paid for success and the damages resulting from the ruthless exercise of financial power, Coming For Money is a taut literary page-turner about a man who refuses to capitulate to the darkness in his journey into the light."
    • This Book For Free
      "International investment firm director and author F. W. vom Scheidt, writes from his first hand-hand experience of the world of global money spinning with candor and authenticity in his remarkable literary novel Coming for Money."
    • Zen Sanity
      "A talented author, vom Scheidt has confidently crafted a fast-paced, highly readable and intelligent novel. His details are fascinating. His characters are real, and not easily forgotten."
    • Blog Business World
      "Read the highly enjoyable and rewarding novel Coming For Money: A Novel of International Finance by F. W. Vom Scheidt, and discover that world of international finance is not driven by money, as many believe. Instead, it's created by people, subject to the same human desires and frailties as everyone else. That human aspect, that drives global money markets, makes all of the difference."
    • The Book Faery Reviews
      "The gripping tale is told by a talented new author, F.W. vom Scheidt, who has confidently crafted a fast-paced, highly readable novel. His details are fascinating. His characters are real and not easily forgotten."
    • Dan's Journal
      "This book is a fast paced, emotional trip. In “Coming for Money” author F.W. Vom Scheidt uses his experiences as an international investment banker to bring us a story of versatile individuals in the international banking industry."
    • Silvia reads...
      "This author is very talented. This book is fast paced, a page turner until the novel ends. The characters are believable, realistic and come to life. This book makes you still think after you finish reading it. This is a must read for anyone."
    • The Book Connection... ...where readers...
      "Vom Scheidt puts his years as director of an international investment firm to excellent use in Coming For Money. It is obvious to the reader that those experiences formed a strong foundation for the novel. While a tad heavy on the similes and metaphors, this is an engaging read."
    • Ezine @rticles
      "The story is well written. It's fascinating and fast paced, filled with schemes, corruption and corporate intrigue. It's also a character driven study of a man's struggle to find himself. The first-person narrative provides an intimate look inside the mind of someone who is too focused on wealth and material possessions and wants to find real happiness ... The underlying themes are universal and thought provoking ... I enjoyed the book immensely..."
    • CC Chronicles
      "Scheidt has captured the world of high finance and put a soul in it. He shows that while there is much corruption in that world of greed, there are still those men with honor left. He will have you contemplating your own life and the motive behind your goals."

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

F.W. vom Scheidt's education, experience and career have embraced the author's broad spectrum of interests, from film and philosophy to mathematics and economics.

Before entering the investment industry, he held university and corporate appointments in marketing and finance, always with a core focus on fostering creativity and entrepreneurship. For more than a decade, vom Scheidt has been a director of an international investment firm.

The author works and travels in the world's capital markets, but makes his home in Toronto, Canada.