Henry's List of Wrongs

by John Scott Shepherd

Book Overview

Henry Chase is every woman's worst nightmare. Nicknamed "The Assassin" by his Wall Street brethren, he'll lie, seduce, betray, manipulate--whatever it takes--to stay on top, in the boardroom and the bedroom. There's not a speck of humanity left in his steely soul until one night when his conscience catches him by surprise and demands a reckoning. With the help of a mysterious young woman, Henry confesses to a list--a list of the lives he has ruined...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074346625X
• ISBN13: 9780743466257
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Blown Away

This book pisses me off - that it had to end, that is. I've read my share of works by friends and strangers, published and non, but I've never been anything like this tickled before. What a wonderful creation.The back cover blurbs were too tepid. Swear to God, this is a Monster good book. And fer Chrissake, it will actually make A Difference in the world. After reading this book, people are gonna THINK about redemption. Some people are actually gonna try to make the world a better place, I'm sure of it. But forget the "message," what about the story? The story is great. I read this baby with my heels dragging furrows and my fingernails scritching the walls, trying to avoid ripping through it all in one sitting, to keep it slow so I could savor every brilliant nuance.I read a helluva lot and this was the best read in a LONG time, delight after delight. From the Dept. of Trite But True: I laughed, I cried. (But mostly laughed.)Lest I sound too Pollyanna, I'll close with a bloody, heartfelt critique: As noted in the Acknowledgments, apparently Mr. Shepherd spends time with family and friends and does, in fact, have a life outside writing. And that's just wrong... when he could otherwise be spending every waking minute concocting his next sparkling masterpiece.Pick up at least one copy, you'll be loaning this one out. And Mr. Shepherd? Take a bow, man.

Great Read!

Sometimes God just hands you one - as John Scott Shepherd does with this masterful job of telling the story of Henry's wheeling, dealing business prowess and his repentence. "Henry's List of Wrongs" is extremely well written, enjoyable to read, and a gripping protrait of Henry's deals and business philosophy.

A Book for Everyone!

WOW.....it's great to see a book written with such verbal skill. John says with a sentence what many authors waste pages attempting to do. He writes with the assumption that his readers can grasp the picture, the scene, and the characters without pounding them with excess words. It's a confidence in his readers' intelligence that I appreciate. I enjoyed this first book by JSS from the first word to the last - it's hard to put down, and I love books like that. He leads us down the path of disastrous mistakes that a young Henry makes in the name of love, and then throws us onto the road to redemption filled with intrigue, mystery, love, and second chances. Henry is a fast and memorable read - you'll love it! What a great first book.....keep them coming!

Irresistible Tale

What a tremendous debut! The author is apparently also a screenwriter, and you can see it in the sizzling dialogue and compelling characters. Henry is a guy who has sacrificed his soul on the alter of dealmaking, and relishes his reputation as "The Assasin," right up to the morning when his conscience implodes and he meets a most unexpected woman -- a quirky but beautiful muse who comes to him as a chambermaid but turns out to be much more -- whose own past contains a great hidden pain. These two embark upon a quest, and together explore redemption, forgiveness, passion, and even love. Along the way, there's lots of intrigue and lots of mystery, a fistfight in a fountain, a secret sausage pizza, and a couple of Feds in hot pursuit. *I hear they're making this one into a movie, and I can certainly see why. I'm already waiting for Shepherd's second novel. Don't miss "Henry's List of Wrongs." Tremendous.

"Henry's List of Wrongs" gets it just right!!!

When a friend first recommended "Henry," I was, to say the least, dubious. It seems like there's an unwritten rule which states that any time a man incorporates romance into a novel, it must be first and foremost, extra special sappy, syrupy, insipid ... and just plain stupid. Henry's List of Wrongs is anything but. It has an edge the likes of which we haven't seen since Jerry MaGuire. It's contemporary, very sexy, and very, very smart. That said; if "Henry" fails to melt you cold, cynical heart in the first ten pages - as it did mine - it surely will by the last ten. In short, I loved it.