Everything is All Right

Harry Katzan Jr.

Description

A complex thriller that begins the New England series with a tale in Hartford, Connecticut. An intricate web of murder, duplicity, betrayal, unexpected life experiences and changes, and redemption.
This is a book of fiction and is intended for the entertainment of the reader. The main characters as well as other characters and events are totally made up. The objective of the book is to please the readership, and not intended to give a point of view or other information.
The book alludes to things that aren’t necessarily true but are used to help the reader enjoy life, give a feeling of satisfaction, and help that person feel good. It is a work of fiction with all rights and privileges contained therein.
Our daughters, Kathryn and Karen, helped with the book when necessary and provided inspiration.
Thanks for reading the book. The book follows the usual procedure of no violence, no sex, and no bad language. It is accessible to readers of all ages.

Sujets

• Family Life
• Fiction

Informations

• Publié par: iUniverse
• Date de parution: 28 juin 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781663254047
• Langue: English

Extrait

OTHER NOVELS BY HARRY KATZAN, JR.
A Matt, the General and Ashley Se ries
 
Life is Good
Everything is Good
The Last Adven ture
The Romeo Af fair
Another Romeo Af fair
We Can Only Hope fo r It
EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT
 
 
 
 
Harry Katzan Jr.
 
 
 
 
 
EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT
 
 
Copyright © 2023 Harry Katzan Jr.
 
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the author except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
 
 
 
 
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This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, names, incidents, organizations, and dialogue in this novel are either the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
 
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ISBN: 978-1-6632-5403-0 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-6632-5405-4 (hc)
ISBN: 978-1-6632-5404-7 (e)
 
Library of Congress Control Number: 2023911536
 
iUniverse rev. date: 06/16/2023
 
For Margaret, my best girl now and forever
With all my love
CONTENTS
Introduction
Main Characters in the Book
Part 1: Meeting the Characters in the Story
Chapter 1What Do You Do When It is Raining
Chapter 2Breakfast at Starbucks
Chapter 3Dinner at the Green Room
Part 2: The Past Comes to Life
Chapter 4The Day Before the Big Dinner
Chapter 5More Information About Betty
Chapter 6Another Unfortunate Situation
Part 3: The Past Comes to Life
Chapter 7What is Really Happening with Greg
Chapter 8Working Up a Plan
Chapter 9The General Gets Involved
Part 4: Analyzing the Situation
Chapter 10Back to the Pentagon
Chapter 11Comparing Personal Experiences
Chapter 12Meeting with Dr. Hutchinson
Part 5: Analyzing the Situation
Chapter 13Contacting the Director of Intelligence
Chapter 14The Solution in a Nutshell
Chapter 15What Happened to the People
Part 6: Back to Normal
Chapter 16To London
Chapter 17The Royal Wedding
About the Author
Books by Harry Katzan, Jr.
INTRODUCTION
This novel, as in the previous sixteen stories in the series involving Matt, the General, and Ashley, and the assistance of their associates and friends, Matt, the General, and Ashley combine their efforts to solve important problems that involve the United States, foreign countries, and personal safety in the domestic area. In this instance, the book is set in the beautiful area of middle New Jersey in the United States.
As in the previous novels, Matt Miller, who has a PhD from a prestigious university, uses his mathematical thinking and solid logic, along with the organizational ability of General Les Miller, his grandfather, and the common sense and clear thinking of Ashley Miller, Matt’s wife to solve some personal situations of friends and associates. Matt takes advantage of an old school friend Harp Thomas, who is a professor in Switzerland to sort out some important issues relating to family matters.
In the cases covered herein, the team tried to solve problems and mitigate issues that many of us face in everyday lives. The problems are vexing and the solutions are intended to give the reader a good feeling that everything is really all right. However, this is a not a book with an abundance of words and little thought. This is an important book for all of us.
As with all of the author’s books, there is no violence, no sex, and no bad language and is accessible to persons of all ages.
I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it. Thank you for purchasing it.
The author,
July, 2023
MAIN CHARACTERS IN THE BOOK
The General – Les Miller. Former military General and Humanitarian. P-51 pilot and World War II hero.
Matthew (Matt) Miller – Professor of Mathematics. Grandson of the General. Sophisticated problem solver and strategist.
Ashley Wilson Miller – College friend of Matt Miller. Former Duchess of Bordeaux. Married to Matt Miller. Is a Receiver of the National Medal of Freedom.
Marguerite Purgoine - Retired creative writing Professor and an associate of the team. Known as Anna for some unknown reason. Wife of the General.
Betty Roberts - The General’s housekeeper trained at Le Cordon Bleu with a Master’s degree. Exceedingly intelligent.
General Clark - Mark Clark. Former Four Star General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Appointed to be U.S. Director of Intelligence.
Kimberly Scott – The Intelligence specialist of the U.S.
Harry Steevens – Expert mathematician and former college friend of Matt Miller. Policeman in New Jersey.
Katherine Penelope Radford – Retired Queen of the United Kingdom and personal friend of the General.
Harp Thomas – Academic friend of Matt and professor of mathematics at ETH Zürich Switzerland.
Gregory Kacan – Matt’s and Harp’s thesis advisor. Retired professor.
Katarina Kacan – Gregory’s wife. Deceased in the story.
Dr. Hutchinson - Military psychiatrist and project leader.
END OF CHARACTERS
PART 1
 
Meeting the Characters in the Story


CHAPTER 1 WHAT DO YOU D O WHEN IT IS RAINING
Matt awakened Ashley with a steaming hot mug of coffee. All he said was, “good morning sweetie. It is raining.”
“My goodness,” said Ashley, half-awake. “It’s 6 am. It’s too early to get up. Did the General call again? I didn’t hear it. Thanks for the coffee, but you might-as-well drink it yourself. I’m going back to sleep; weren’t we going to Starbucks today?”
Like clock work, the phone rang and they knew it had to be the General. Only he called at this time of the night or the morning, depending upon who you asked.
“Hello,” said Matt. “Why are you calling at 6am, when it’s raining and we can’t play a round of golf this morning?”
“What do you think we should do?” asked the General. “I know you have work to do with that string theory, but we could do something for a couple of hours. Anyway, you should be writing books and not reading them.”
“It’s easy to read a book,” said Ashley. “Just read the first chapter and the last chapter and hope that no one asks you about the insides. Do you know that in prize-winning novels, the first and last chapters are the shortest.”
“You just made that up,” said the General. “But I get the point. Some of these characters get on TV and say they read 300 books in a year, and here is what you should read.”
Ashley whispered to Matt, “8 o’clock at Starbucks.”
“Ashley has a good idea,” said Matt. “Can you meet us at Starbucks at 8 o’clock. They have good breakfast sandwiches.”
“Is it alright if I bring my housekeeper?” asked the General.
“Is she your new girl friend?” asked Ashley with a sly smile.
Mat elbowed her, and put his finger to his lips, as if to say ‘stop it’.
“Of course not,” said the General. “You know me better than that. “She had a tough time when I was on that temporary military duty, and she did a good job, and she needs someone to be nice to her once in a while.”
“We would love to have her,” said Matt. “What does she do for you, anyway?”
“Listen,” said the General. “She‘s a manager: she has a cook every day, a fat cleaning lady 4 times a week, a thin lady twice a week, a gardener 5 days a week, and she takes care of my accountant. And she answers the door. So there.”
“We’ll see the two of you, General,” said Ashley apologetically. ”Drive carefully. Take your pills with orange juice before you leave.”