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Available April 2020

In Death Benefit$ the hunter becomes the hunted when corrupt executives and an exotic assassin stalk criminology professor Rudyard Gordon.

After selling her insurance policy, Gordon’s wife is killed in a suspicious auto accident. When hunting for the murderer, the criminology professor uncovers a firm that buys life insurance policies from cast-strapped people. Then, by killing them, the company gets their death-benefit payouts–fast. Meanwhile, an old nemesis and a super-model assassin stalk the lethal ex-Army Ranger. Can he live long enough to stop the murders?

Mysteries flourish in a book for mature readers. How does Rud’s long-ago romance in Burma return to haunt him? Why does the military hero join a heroin ring? Will he fall for the exotic assassin sent to kill him? Who kills who in their deadly, but passionate, game?

Set in Santa Fe and Denver, this thrilling page-turner includes an idiosyncratic cast of characters: a criminal justice professor, who is also a criminal; an exotic, psychotic, super-model with a secret; a martial arts champion, who cannot hurt people; and, a dirty cop, who becomes the CEO of a Fortune 500 company.

Death Benefits is JC Mowen’s first work of fiction. His background as a business professor, social psychologist, and decorated, Ranger-qualified Army officer provides the expertise to write a fast-paced novel. A successful non-fiction author, he has published books on high-stakes decision-making with Simon & Schuster and John Wiley & Sons, as well as text-books on consumer behavior with Macmillan, Prentice-Hall, and Cengage.

About JC

JC is a social psychologist and Emeritus Regents Professor in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University. He is a past president of the international organization, The Society for Consumer Psychology. His most recent book is Death Benefits available on Kindle and Amazon in paperback. His non-fiction books include--Judgment Calls: High-Stakes Decisions in a Risky World (Simon & Schuster), The Art of High-Stakes Decision-Making with Keith Murnighan (John Wiley & Sons), and multiple textbooks on consumer behavior. He published over 70 refereed journal articles in the fields of decision-making, consumer behavior, and personality. Before his academic career, JC was a Ranger-qualified Army officer. He received the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster for actions in Vietnam. JC is also a digital artist and low handicap golfer. He resides in Santa Fe, NM. JC is a social psychologist and Emeritus Regents Professor in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University. He is a past president of the international organization, The Society for Consumer Psychology. His most recent book is Death Benefits available on Kindle and Amazon in paperback. His non-fiction books include--Judgment Calls: High-Stakes Decisions in a Risky World (Simon & Schuster), The Art of High-Stakes Decision-Making with Keith Murnighan (John Wiley & Sons), and multiple textbooks on consumer behavior. He published over 70 refereed journal articles in the fields of decision-making, consumer behavior, and personality. Before his academic career, JC was a Ranger-qualified Army officer. He received the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster for actions in Vietnam. JC is also a digital artist and low handicap golfer. He resides in Santa Fe, NM.