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Decker's Log
Mystery
Introduction
I have written three short stories involving characters developed from The Assistant, a sea story, my earlier work. The principles, Florence and John Decker, are not a youthful married couple nor are they your typical man and wife. Their backgrounds are as different as day and night but they function better than any oyster movement.
John Decker
Captain John Decker spent most of his adult life at sea; a decorated career naval officer and later as a Licensed Master Mariner in command of a modern containership. His gregarious lifestyle and good living were truncated by an unwilling physical plant that had enough. Bent, but not broken, John survived and was offered a job ashore by his employer in a less responsible position with commensurate benefits. Life changed and so did John. Never a brilliant leader or exciting entrepreneur, he is successful because he thinks logically and communicates well. He would be outstanding if he knew what he was doing. He has survived 8 years in a middle-management role and at age 65 planned to retire. Now married and relatively settled down, John plans to become a partner with Flo in a fledgling business, Inquiry Associates.
Florence Decker
Flo, a lawyer, ex FBI Special Agent, and a state Judge, has found her true place as head of IA, Inc. Started as a confidential consulting business, it quickly evolved into a problem-solving legal-investigation resource for the U.S. Government and related friends. As the brains of the organization, Flo has numerous friends, acquaintances, and people she knows and people that know her on both sides of the law. One word describes her: integrity.
The Deckers' Lifestyle
The Deckers try to live a normal life. They are frequently drawn astray by well-meaning friends and others that need their special help.
Stories Overview
This compendium relates to only three episodes in the life and struggles of Florence and John Decker of 1A, Inc., and their daily attempt to normally exist.
BOMB A WEIGH
John and Florence Decker try the good life only to be trapped in a national emergency that verges on catastrophe. A small, effective, and efficient team of government and public volunteers react and, with unexpected assistance, battle time to seek a solution.
THE FATHERS
The Deckers are involved in investigating an international crime threat that, if expanded, can destroy governments and corrupt nations. A quickly organized response team bypasses procedures and attacks processes head-on. The enemy is determined to be more powerful and corrupt than the existing rules can manage; therefore, a unique process and people are involved in the resolution.
THE PRIZE
The past catches up with John Decker, and a friend asks for assistance in a delicate matter involving an Asian nation. Each development creates a bigger problem. Political and international organized forces oppose and interfere at every opportunity. The friends of the Deckers respond and short-circuit processes, reaching out to international leaders for help. Inquiry Associates, Inc., is in over its head until the U.S. Government is forced to become involved; the tide quickly turns as the professionals act.
