A Ransom Conspiracy

“I’ve become a big fan of this amiable mystery series that’s mindful of Jonathan and Jennifer Hart of Hart To Hart. It’s addictive.”
- Barthélemy Banks, Mumm’s Curse

Norm and Catterina Knoll lived in the on Sugarloaf Key in the Florida Keys. They had it made. He had a successful high-end boat dealership and they enjoyed lots of leisure time on the water. Their Friends, Will and Betsy Black often shared the good times with them. Then Catterina was kidnapped. Norm was devastated and moved heaven and earth to get the ransom money … but everything kept going wrong. Would he ever see his wife alive again? You’ll be captivated as this tale unfolds … where everything is not as it seems and there are plot twists around every corner.

David Beckwith is a three-generation native of Greenville, Mississippi, with a BBA and an MBA from Ole Miss. His parents owned an independent cash commodity trading firm which also cleared securities trades through Goodbody & Co. David spent 40 years in the securities business, the first half of his career with Bache & Co. and its successors, the second half with Morgan Stanley. He retired as a Senior Vice President with approximately $500 million in responsibilities. For 25 years he has served as an adjunct professor at five different universities.

David’s wife Nancy earned a doctorate in finance and was the largest commercial lender and underwriter for Florida National Bank/1st Union/Wachovia, a member of their President’s Club, and a board member. Also she served as the provost of the Brookley Campus for the University of South Alabama.