The Upamona Gold Claim Wrangle


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U. S. Marshal Red Skene is on the trail of two prison escapees who have joined up with Slim Sanglant, the meanest, toughest, and biggest sheepherder in Upamona. Working under cover as Utahs worst outlaw, Skene plans to join the gang, but his plans are changed when he has a run-in with Sanglant. Red helps his cousins, Fred and Jed Cadwell, with their gold mine in the High Uintahs where Sanglants gang has been digging on the Cadwell claim. Skene meets and falls in love with Colleen Ryan. Rueben Graves, one of the outlaws, kills the storekeeper and the town thinks Red is mixed up in it. Red shows his badge and with his cousins takes on the Sanglant gang and a bountry hunter who tries to interfere.




Blood and Blazes in Upamona


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Slim Sanglant, released from prison, is now seeking revenge against those in Upamona who helped put him there, and Red Skene, former U. S. Marshal and now County Sheriff is the man on his trail. There is a killing, houses and a barn are set on fire, and people come up missing before Red can get to the bottom of it. And get to the bottom of it he does with the help of his half-breed deputy, Bushy Carlsen, who is hit by a bolt of lightning that knocks him unconscious just as he sees who he thinks may be setting the fires. But who was it? And while Red is looking for the killer and arsonist, his wife is thinking about someone else and having serious doubts about their marriage.




The Claim


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The recent foray of ‘3M Chandani Group’ into the life insurance sector is besieged with a large insurance claim. All evidence and documents are in order but there is an eerie feeling that something is not right. The case lands on the table of ‘Mohan Mohanty’, the ace internal auditor of the group. Will Mohan be able to unearth the truth? Laila and Iceberg, two trusted assistants of Mohan, are confident that with Mohan at the helm, truth need not worry. The investigation takes Mohan and his team to a village hospital where the compounder Tara Nath fixes the posting of doctors. The team of auditors meets Madan Prasad, a sculptor who creates wax statutes which can chase London’s Madam Tussaud out of business. The team has to find out whether branch manager, Sunil Shinde, is a victim or a culprit. Time is running out since the Mehra family, the parents and brother of the deceased, are threatening to go to the media and the courts, if the settlement of the insurance claim is delayed further. Mohan has to act fast and come out with clinching evidence or pay the insurance claim of Rs. 10 Crore. An interesting story of an auditor, who investigates frauds in corporate world. CA Kirit Somaiya, Member of Parliament from Mumbai North-East Read it just for the sake of knowing the suspense and adventure in the world of a Chartered Accountant. CA Uttam Prakash Agarwal, Ex-President. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India A pleasurable read from a debut writer…….Looking forward to more from you Sanjay….. Manish Mundra, Producer of International Award winning films, Aankho Dekhi and Masaan Fascinating debut….. Vish Dhamija, writer of best-selling books, Nothing lasts forever and Bhendi Bazar Riveting story of the mundane world of Chartered Accountants. Sanjay takes us into the murky world of modern finance in a profoundly humorous way. CA M R Venkatesh, Leading commentator on financial matters and author of ‘A decade of decay’. The characters are well developed. I was immediately pulled into their world and enjoyed every second of the journey as they race against time. CA Vivek Falod, 39th rank in CA Final-May’ 2014 It is an interesting story of three Chartered Accountants……..Funny, Adventurous and full of Suspense. CS & CA Aditya Birla, 22nd rank in CS foundation