Allen Currie
Operation Phoenix Chapter 4
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011Chapter Four Gary took a seat in the reception area to draw up his charts for Menach. While 400-ounce bars were readily available he wanted smaller sizes, despite the premium he would pay for them. His best guess was that one ounce of gold would ultimately purchase goods currently valued at $16,000-$32,000. If one had [...]
Operation Phoenix Chapter 3
Thursday, August 4th, 2011Chapter Three Wednesday February 15th. Day Two; The 6 AM news lacked many of the specifics Gary might have preferred but the talking heads did confirm at breathless and inane length that the market crash had accelerated around the world as he slept. That was all that he really needed to know. He kept one [...]
Operation Phoenix Chapter 2
Friday, July 29th, 2011Chapter Two As he drove to Lynn’s, Gary thought proudly and fondly of his two children who were now in their early twenties. Eric, who worked as a technician, was probably the most modest and reserved in manner. Some people would call him introverted but that description was inaccurate. He was exceptionally quiet, did his [...]
Operation Phoenix Chapter 1
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011Author Allen Currie Chapter one Tuesday 14th February — Day one The voice on the phone was unusually abrupt. “Gary, it’s Nils.” Nils was Nils Jenson, SVP, Treasurer, and number four man at Foremost American Bank, which had a reputation as being the most advanced bank on the street. One reason was their uncanny ability [...]