The Secret Billionaire
by
Teymour Shahabi
Publication
date: September 26th 2016
Genres:
Mystery, Young Adult
March 24.
Billionaire Lyndon Surway takes off in his private plane and never returns.
His will leaves the entirety of
his wealth—one of the largest fortunes in history—to his “dear friend Lucian
Baker.” Only there is no trace of anyone by that name. And the fortune itself
is nowhere to be found.
Andrew Day knows nothing of
wealth and privilege, but he won a scholarship to study at the most exclusive
school in the country, in the town where the mystery, decades later, remains
unsolved. There he discovers friendship and danger with the aristocratic Cameron
and the beautiful Olivia. But watchful eyes follow him everywhere… Until, one
night, he comes across a secret that will change his life. As he begins to
unravel what really happened to the Surway fortune, the question remains: who
is Lucian Baker?
Winner: Northern California Book
Festival, Best Young Adult Book, 2016
Winner: Great Midwest Book Festival, Best Young Adult Book, 2016
Winner: Great Midwest Book Festival, Best Young Adult Book, 2016
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Teymour Talks About
The First Review of His Book:
EXCERPT:
The Metropolitan Times
June 24, 196…
At nine o’clock yesterday morning, following ninety days of
fruitless searching, billionaire industrialist and businessman Lyndon Surway
was officially pronounced dead. Mr. Surway was last seen by members of his
staff departing from the main airplane hangar of his estate a few minutes past
eight in the morning, flying alone aboard one of his aircraft. His last
recorded words to the command center crew of his hangar were: “Clear skies and
mild winds. Perfect visibility, or as perfect as I could hope, for as long as I
can tell. Gentlemen, I wish you a thorough enjoyment of this fine day.” Nothing
unusual was noted in his language or behavior.
The late Mr. Surway often took his plane out with no stated
destination. But this time, he failed to return at the customary hour of six in
the evening. As no word had been received from him, the kitchens were advised
that he would likely dine outside. At ten o’clock on the following morning,
when there was still no news of Mr. Surway or his aircraft, the Steward of the
House alerted the municipal, state, and federal authorities, and a search began
for the missing magnate. But no airport, hotel, hospital or inn within fuel’s
range of the estate could provide any information. Dozens of interviews bore no
result. Countless journalists and detectives rushed in from every corner of the
country, but none of them could unearth a single clue regarding Mr. Surway’s
whereabouts. Not even the Steward could guess where Mr. Surway had gone. On the
morning of his disappearance, Mr. Surway had only told him: “My day is free and
so am I.”
Fifteen infantry troops were dispatched, with over a hundred hound
dogs, across more than two hundred miles of hills and valleys surrounding the
town of Spring Forge, where Mr. Surway lived. The infantry and the dogs found
nothing. The Air Force then loaned eighteen jet-powered aircraft to continue
the search. The Navy joined the effort with five ships, sixteen helicopters,
and four submarines to scour the coastal regions, islands, and ocean floor
within flying range of the Eastern Seaboard. Again nothing was found. Finally
then, a large-scale search was conducted through the grounds and the buildings
of Surway House itself, led by seven hundred volunteers from Spring Forge and
other towns throughout the valley. Still they found nothing. Yesterday marked
three months since Mr. Surway’s disappearance. The aircraft was legally
declared lost, and its owner deceased. Mr. Surway, estimated for each of the
past twelve years to be the wealthiest man in the Western Hemisphere, leaves
behind no known relatives.
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Author Info
Teymour
Shahabi was born in Paris in 1985 of Persian parents. He moved to the United
States to study Comparative Literature and Mathematics at Harvard University.
He lives in New York City where he’s spent the last few years among serious
professionals, many of whom probably prefer to read nonfiction. The Secret
Billionaire is his first published book.
You can
watch (and help) him try to figure out writing and life at
www.facebook.com/teymour.shahabi.
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