Max Ratek, the notorious Michelangelo of Wall Street takeover artists, quietly plots a takeover battle for a Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio headquartered tire company. Ratek's plan goes awry when the tire company's investor relations professional, who is battling the ravages of MS, prematurely discovers Ratek's scheme and launches a preemptive first strike against this titanic robber baron. Meanwhile, Put-in-Bay resident and Washington Post investigative reporter, Emerson Moore, discovers Ratek's sinister plan. Emerson is drawn into the abyss of corporate intrigue as he chases the story in the midst of sailing adventures, an executive's mysterious death, an explosion at Perry's Monument, a ruthless CEO and a dangerous blonde ice queen who works for Ratek. Pierce the Veil and its extraordinary cast of characters takes readers behind the chilling scenes of corporate life to an unexpected, thrilling climax. Rated 5 stars! "...an ever-escalating saga of power and fierce competition, heating up to a spectacular climax." Pierce the Veil by author Bob Adamov is the sequel to his earlier novel, Rainbow's End. Another adventure featuring "WashingtonPost" investigative reporter Emerson Moore, Pierce the Veil draws its irrepressible newshound into a cat-and-mouse game of corporate intrigue.Sailing adventures, a prominent executive's early demise, an utterly unforgiving CEO and a blonde ice queen who cannot be trusted all figure in an ever-escalating saga of power and fierce competition, heating up to a spectacular climax. - Midwest Book Review Named as one of the best novels of 2004 in northeast Ohio! - Akron Beacon Journal ...an area of the corporate world that many don't understand, myself included, but I couldn't put it down! - The Pensacola News-Journal "Pierce the Veil is a fascinating tale ofcorporate greed, violence, corruption and betrayal amidst a Wall Street takeover attempt of a northeastern Ohio tire company!" - SunNewspapers Bob Adamov, who resides in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, is an avid Key West visitor and island traveler. He is Vice President - Human Resources & Public Relations for an Akron, Ohio company. A Kent State University graduate, he resides in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio and often can be seen driving throughout northeastern Ohio and the Lake Erie islands in his award-winning, bright yellow 1939 Packard street rod. Great product!