OUT OF BOUNDS is a gripping novel of Corporate Finance, Drugs, and Politics, told

in a backdrop of a highly competitive Golf Tournament. What starts out to be a

two-day, 36 hole Match Play club championship between former friends, becomes

a high stakes, life and death struggle with far-reaching consequences. The author

has created a cast of intriguing, real life characters and themes.

• "You don’t need to play golf to enjoy this book, but it helps."
• "The character development is excellent."
• "I skimmed the corporate financing sections, but they are important to the plot."
• There are so many twists and turns; very much like golf."

Jim Plautz is a businessman, avid golfer and tennis player and father

of three. Originally from Wisconsin, Jim now makes his home in Tampa,

Florida with his lovely wife, Rosann. This is his first novel.

"I tried to structure a novel similar to the Richard Frey (The Day Trader,

Silent Partner, etc.) books that are action thrillers set in a business

environment. If I came close, I was successful"