*** 21st Century Public Service ***
Conceal and Bamboozle
Henry H. McHenry
(mystery, 2026)
Disclaimer
Chapter 3.3: Mr. D. Not Happy
Chapter 3.4: Dr. Dork
Chapter 3.5: Top Guy Undermined
Chapter 4.3: Mr. Chalabi
Chapter 4.5: Beyond the Pale
Chapter 4.6: Frightened Boss
Chapter 4.7: Angry Stepson
Chapter 4.8: In God We Trust
Chapter 4.9: Eye on West Virginia
Chapter 5: Katrina
Chapter 5.1: Rubbish
Chapter 5.2: Speaker Phone Game
Chapter 5.3: Eavesdropper
Chapter 5.4: Groupie
Chapter 5.5: Enron-like Meetings
Chapter 5.55: Punch in the Face
Chapter 5.6: Grow too Fast
Chapter 5.7: The Real Boss
Chapter 5.75: The Wild Card
Chapter 5.8: Wilmington Proselytizers
Chapter 5.9: War Cheerleaders
Chapter 6: Mystery of the Bosses
Chapter 7.5: Yellow Sticky Notes
Chapter 7.6: Information "Disappears"
Chapter 7.7: School of Government
Chapter 8: Undermined
Chapter 8.5: Aggravation
Chapter 8.7: The Big O
Chapter 9: Watch your Back JS
Chapter 11.3: Silent and Grinning
Chapter 11.5: Like Two Rock Stars
Chapter 11.7: Three Strange Men
Chapter 12: Appeals for Help
Chapter 12.1: Power & Cruelty
Chapter 12.2: Scapegoat the Women
Chapter 12.5: The Purging
Chapter 13: Time Travel
Chapter 13.2: Safety First
Chapter 13.5: Jello
Chapter 13.8: Mock the Lady Pirate
Chapter 15.5: Attorneys & Engineers
Chapter 15.7: Jealousy
Chapter 16: Cape Fear Heart Attack
Chapter 18: Ears to the Ground
Chapter 18.2: Wilmington Boss
Chapter 18.5: Unusual Dust Complaint
Chapter 19.1: Triangle of High Horses
Chapter 19.2: Surprising Explanation
Chapter 19.3: Middle-Age Warlords
Chapter 19.4: Call the Police
Chapter 19.7: The Likely End Game
Chapter 20: Sudden Backlash
Chapter 20.5: Strange Departure
Chapter 20.7: Two Wars - Center Stage
Chapter 22.1: Soldiers & Lawyers
Chapter 22.2: The Upstream Secret
Chapter 22.3: The Pollution Police
Chapter 22.4: GD Due Diligence
Chapter 22.5: Don't Talk to Her
Chapter 22.6: Attila the Hun
Chapter 22.7: Not Political
Chapter 22.8: Black Box
Chapter 22.9: Joint Inspection Blowback
Chapter 22.95: Aberration?
Chapter 23.5: Silence of the Scrubbers
Chapter 23.7: Swimming Pool Trick
Chapter 24: Kindegarten Lessons
Chapter 24.5: Not an Aberration
Chapter 24.7: Paperwork Mfg. Operation
Chapter 25.1: Upstream Downstream
Chapter 25.15: Peons
Chapter 25.2: Raleigh Headquarters
Chapter 25.3: Not Trustworthy
Chapter 25.4: The Curious Audit
Chapter 25.5: Eyes Don't See
Chapter 26.8: Buckeye Hero
Chapter 27: Time Machine
Chapter 27.3: Carolina Heroes
Chapter 27.35: The Uncertainty Principle
Chapter 27.4: Old-Boy Network
Chapter 27.5: The Wrong Lawyer
Chapter 27.55: Blood Boiling
Chapter 27.55: The List of Heroes
Chapter 27.55: Our Man in Hoke
Chapter 27.6: Wilmington Steps Up
Chapter 27.7: Too Many Fingerprints
Chapter 27.8: Large Sums of Money
Chapter 27.9: Change in Tone
Chapter 28.5: Large Turnout
Chapter 29: Vainglory - Saving Face
Chapter 30: Curiousity, Humility & Empathy
Chapter 30.5: The Scapegoats
Chapter 31.5: License Plate Readers
Chapter 31.6: Divide and Conquer
Chapter 31.7: Female Superstars
Chapter 31.8: Dan West Speaks
Chapter 32: Full Circle
Chapter 32.5: On the Henry
Chapter 33: Touch Hands
2026