Wednesday, June 07, 2006

An Historic Murder Mystery set in the Internet Bubble and Rubblem

Hackoff.com: An Historic Murder Mystery set in the Internet Bubble and Rubblem - by Tom Evslin

This is about a book (which you can read online), entitled "hackoff.com", some kind of self-published book on a fictional account of the Internet bubble. The book description sure looks captivating...
Book Description:
Larry Lazard, CEO of hackoff.com, takes his company public and watches its stock price soar and collapse. Following a hostile takeover attempt, Lazard is found dead in his office of what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Author Tom Evslin, a serial CEO, also took a company public in the Internet bubble and fought off hostile takeover attempts in the subsequent rubble. Unlike Larry, Evslin lived to tell what may be the definitive story of those wild and crazy times. The mystery moves backwards and forwards around the time of Larry’s death. Sex, power, money, farce, and tragedy mix…

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