BRANSON
Jake Tama is a riverboat captain, and has been around rivers all his life. Oh, he did spend some time on the ocean in the Navy. Then sixteen years as a policeman -- homicide, mostly. But even... More > then he drove boats. Then he bought his own excursion boat, and moved it to Branson, where the business was good. And that is where his problem started -- crime, murders, mostly. Everywhere he’d go something happened to get him drawn into resolving a mystery, even worse than when he was a cop. Like what happened in Branson -- the murder of the Branson Star. Two of them, in fact. Jake was even accused of committing one of the murders. Then he was almost a victim. And yes, he had a few romances along the way. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Just read the book!< Less
My name is Jake Tama. Well, Captain Jacob Ezekiel Tama, if you want to get formal. I'm a riverboat captain, and I have been around rivers all my life. Oh, I did spend some time on the ocean in the... More > Navy. Then sixteen years as a policeman—homicide, mostly. But even then I drove boats. I bought my own excursion boat, and moved it to Branson, where the business was good. And that is where my problem started—crime, murders, mostly. Everywhere I go something happens to get me drawn into resolving a mystery, even worse than when I was a cop. Like what happened in Branson—the murder of the Branson Star. Two of them, in fact. I was even accused of committing one of the murders. Then I was almost a victim. And yes, I've had a few romances along the way. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Just read the book!< Less
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin Group of more than 400 companies.
His first business venture was a magazine called... More > Student at the age of 16. In 1970, he set up an audio-record mail-order business. In 1972, he opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records, later known as Virgin Megastores. Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s, as he set up Virgin Atlantic Airways and expanded the Virgin Records music label.< Less
