By Michael Putegnat
Publisher: Synergy Books
Address: 2100 Kramer Lane, Ste. 300
Address: Austin, Texas 78758
Country: United States
Telephone: (512) 478-2028
Website: www.bookpros.com
Category: Fiction/Political
Suspense/Mystery
Distributor: Bibilio Distribution/NBN
Date of Publication: May 2006
Price: $21.95 (Hard cover) $14.95 (Soft cover)
ISBN-13: 978-1-933538-21-1
ISBM-10: 1-933538-21-X
Pages: 360 (Hard cover) 296 (Soft cover)
Summary:
John Magne, a powerful fourth-generation Texas ranching patriarch, is faced with a financial crisis that could send his family's Texas ranching dynasty into bankruptcy. In an effort to keep the family from financial ruin, he is forced to transform an environmentally delicate coastal bay, the Laguna Madre, into a natural gas field. A descendent of a long line of masters of influence and manipulation, Magne deftly executes a plan that reaches into the highest echelons of Washington politics and the darkest shadows of the corrupt New York investment banking industry. Laguna is a story of our times, where lies, power and greed are the new religion and love is an accident. It is a world where truth is imitated, courage rare, redemption impossible, and murder is just business. Or are they?
About the Author:
Michael Putegnat is a fifth-generation native of South Texas. He has
served on numerous boards, founded a computing company and has served as
an elected official in local government. Putegnat holds a master's
degree in public administration from Harvard University. He now
draws upon his two decades of experience in both the public and private
sector to advise businesses, government agencies and non-profits across
the U.S. that are facing radical structural change.
Endorsements:
"Putegnat's crisp writing style, mastery of local detail and
historical accuracy paints an intriguing picture of lowland South Texas
that will remind readers of two other Texas scribes, Larry McMurtry and
A.C. Greene." ~Don Willet, historian/editor of Invisible Texans:
Women and Minorities in Texas History.
""Laguna by Michael Putegnat is a vividly written and gripping novel of Laguna Madre native John Magne and the transformation of his delicate homeland and ranching town into a national reserve and high-priced natural gas field. As Magne manipulates and strives for power and ownership of the investment, one man and five women stand in his way, persistently interfering with his plans, each with different intent. An engaging page-turner, Laguna is very highly recommended to all general readers of good political fiction for its twists of plot which deftly carry the reader through an ultimately memorable and satisfying conclusion." ~Midwest Book Review
"Greed, corruption, conspiracies, environmental issues, murder and vengeance. [Laguna] has something for everyone. A stunning first novel by Michael Putegnat, this story has more characters and subplots than any I’ve read in a long time.John Magne and his sons, Junior and Clint, were powerful ranchers with entangled ties to Congress. Enter con man, Festor Stubb and his chronies. But who is conning who? And where does Jason and Jack Grider fit? Octavio Paredes? And the mysterious Angela? Laguna Madre, a delicate coastal bay, is the setting for this tale. Will they be allowed to destroy the ecosystem by drilling into a natural gas field?
Or will they be stopped in time? And by who?
The characterization and intense dialogue will leave you hanging until the final action packed chapters. I guarantee you won’t be able to put it down. Mr. Putegnat…keep writing!" ~Alice Klein, Simegen Reviews.com
Marketing/Publicity:
Six-month, national publicity campaign with Phenix & Phenix
Literary Publicists.
Online promotion at www.michaelputegnat.com,
www.lagunabook.com
Contact: Michael Putegnat
(956) 793-0953
author@lagunabook.com