A Legitimate Businessman
Meet Frank Fischer, a retired tech entrepreneur turned winemaker. There’s just one thing, Frank Fischer is really “Gentleman” Jack Burdette, an international jewel thief.
Jack’s mentor and fixer, Reginald LeGrande, pitches him on the biggest job he’s ever seen a jewelry exhibition on the French Riviera at an exclusive Cannes hotel. A score worth eighty million dollars and almost no security. Too good to be true, Jack passes. But when an employee in his legitimate business disappears and takes the winery’s finances with him, Jack’s only way out of crime vanishes with it. Knowing he can’t go to the police, the only option Jack has to make that money back and keep his winery afloat is to steal it.
There’s just one problem. Jack isn’t the only one in on the score. But, with eighty million—and his life—at stake, he’s not going to let a little thing like competition get in the way. If expects to pull off the most daring heist in history, Jack will have to outsmart the FBI, a gang of Serbian jewel thieves, his old crew and an Israeli diamond mogul. Not to mention the fiery winemaker that Jack, or rather Frank, is in love with. The clock is ticking and he’s got to pull off the Carlton Job before his two lives come face to face.
Based on the real life Carlton InterContinental heist, a crime which remains unsolved…
Step into a thrilling heist fiction novel that’s guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat. Packed with high-stakes action and exhilarating suspense, A Legitimate Businessman is perfect for fans of Heat and The Old Man.
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Dale M. Nelson
I grew up outside Tampa, Florida and attended the University of Florida, where I graduated from the College of Journalism and Communications (Go Gators!). After graduation, I commissioned in the U.S. Air Force, serving as a logistics officer and war planner. After my military service, I worked in defense and tech before writing full time. I’ve had the opportunity to live abroad and see a large part of the world, thanks to my time in the military, and that’s certainly informed my writing. I currently live in Washington, DC, with my wife and daughters.
I’m a lifelong storyteller. I began writing at eight and never stopped. My school notebooks were indecipherable because I had as many story fragments, ideas, notes and bits of dialogue as I did whatever I was actually supposed to be taking notes on. I believe there is real power in stories. It can help us see and understand our world with a different perspective and experience things we might never see. But mostly, there’s just nothing like a great story well told.
Outside of writing, I’m passionate and loud about good books, good wine, music, travelling, snowboarding, college football and spending time with my family.
Gentleman Jack Burdette
Gentleman Jack Burdette consists of three primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
