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Lawson dedicates his work to a guiding spirit whose presence might have tempered human flaws. The opening establishes the moral urgency driving a narrative set within high-stakes finance. Personal virtue serves as the only defense against the corrupting influences of unchecked greed.
Friday, the Thirteenth → I Dedicate This Book
Randolph and Bob Brownley transition from college partners into powerhouse Wall Street financiers. Bob insists on forging his own path on the Stock Exchange floor rather than accepting a gift. A sudden panic triggered on a superstitious date reveals that emotional distress can weaponize a trader against the entire financial market.
Chapter I.
Beulah Sands arrives in New York carrying the weight of her father's ruin by corrupt operators. Her presence transforms Bob Brownley from a carefree trader into a driven, brooding lover determined to restore her family's fortune. Even when attempting to win back stolen millions, strict ethical principles resist the unethical methods common to Wall Street.
Chapter II.
Barry Conant acts as the merciless engine for systemic wealth, dumping vast blocks of stock to crush opposing buyers. Bob Brownley fights back fiercely on the floor but reaches his ultimate limit against overwhelming capital. When defeat becomes inevitable, a trader must sacrifice pride and reverse positions to survive the slaughter.
Chapter III.
Heartbreak opens the door to unfiltered confession as Beulah Sands reveals her deep love for Bob Brownley. Her tender acceptance restores his spirit, shifting their focus from hopeless defeat toward a shared destiny. External threats to her family's remaining assets force an immediate search for new strategies.
Chapter IV.
Superstition and market anxiety converge on Friday the thirteenth as trading surges toward a climax. Standing firm against Barry Conant, Bob Brownley matches every bid with icy precision to systematically reverse the market's momentum. Mastery over Exchange rules enables a solitary trader to paralyze the very figures who previously ruined him.
Chapter V.
Massive profits bought through market crashes bring no peace to a conscience bound by strict virtue. Beulah Sands refuses to accept wealth extracted through the ruin and despair of ordinary families. Wandering the city streets, Bob Brownley confronts the stark poverty and broken lives left in the wake of speculative warfare.
Chapter VI.
Devastating grief fractures Beulah Sands' memory, reducing her mind to a childlike state of innocence. Bob Brownley marries her and uses his massive fortune to pay off her deceased father's debts across Virginia. Reconstructing exact replicas of their former office inside a Manhattan mansion fails to spark her lost consciousness.
Chapter VII.
Repeated market raids turn Bob Brownley into a terrifying force commanding hundreds of millions in capital. Personal relationships become the only restraint capable of halting his destructive financial maneuvers. A life dedicated entirely to dismantling a corrupt system transforms justice into an all-consuming personal curse.
Chapter VIII.
Addressing a desperate Stock Exchange, Bob Brownley exposes how short-selling rules permit infinite market manipulation without requiring upfront asset verification. Unlimited offering privileges allow a single capitalized operator to drain liquidity from the entire national economy. Real reform requires dismantling the very rules that enable artificial share creation.
Chapter IX.
Sudden mental clarity returns to Beulah Sands just as Bob Brownley completes his final market assault. A desperate race through city streets ends in heartbreak when she reads news of widespread ruin and tragedy. Overwhelmed by the brutal reality of their ordeal, both lovers perish in a final embrace.
Chapter X.
Readers react passionately to serial financial fiction, seeing their own struggles reflected in stories of market manipulation. Letters from across the nation validate the narrative's exposes while debating its granular details. Fiction serves as a powerful medium for translating complex economic structures into compelling public discourse.
Publisher’s Note
Discover how unbridled stock speculation and market manipulation destroy personal lives and financial integrity.