{"product_id":"trap-doors-and-trojan-horses-an-auditing-action-adventure-9781594606960","title":"Trap Doors and Trojan Horses: An Auditing Action Adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this educational novel  the famous forensic accountant  Lenny Cramer  has joined the accounting faculty at Georgia State University. In addition to his professorial duties  he is conducting an operational audit for the international soft drink company  Coca-Cola. Espionage and fraud place Lennys life on the line as he uncovers a scheme to steal Cokes secret formula. The story features a variety of settings  from Washington  D.C. to Poland.  As an expert in his field  Professor Cramer uses his forensic auditing knowledge to assist the Coca-Cola Company  his students  the U.S. Congress  and the legal system as an expert witness. With his assistant  Slam Duncan  an accounting Ph.D. student  he puts state-of-the-art technology to work to solve audit problems in the real world.  Trap Doors and Trojan Horses may be used near the end of an auditing or beginning of a data processing course. It would be ideal for an MBA program that has a light coverage of accounting or used in CPA firms in-house training programs.  This educational novel illustrates the differences between a regular audit and the investigation required by forensic accountants to uncover computer fraud. Every business executive should read it  because just as termites never sleep  fraud never sleeps. And just like termites  fraud can destroy the foundation of an entity. The novel mixes fraud  crime  politics  ethics  computer techniques  expert witnessing  and auditing for a better and easier way to learn accounting. If used as a supplement to an auditing  forensic accounting  fraud examination  or a computer course  this exciting novel provides a painless way to learn auditing principles. The suspenseful story combines computer and auditing concepts in a fashion even a novice can understand and enjoy. With computer fraud losses reaching $300 billion per year  accountants must be familiar with electronic auditing. The Instructors Resource Manual with Test Bank is available electronically on a CD or via email. Please contact Beth Hall at bhall@cap-press.com to request a copy. \"With this book you get read an exciting murder mystery while at the same time learning about forensic accounting  auditing  taxation  accounting ethics  accounting information systems  and a myriad of other accounting related topics Accounting instructors can effectively use this book as a supplemental reading assignment in various accounting courses to include auditing  forensics  information systems and ethics. The factual information provided in the novel will augment the textbook and will highlight the topics that can inspire classroom discussions. Students will find this book a painless and entertaining way of reviewing technical accounting material previously covered in class. Accountants studying for the CPA exam or forensic accounting designation exams will find the novel a good final review. Accounting practitioners will find the book to be an entertaining mystery novel set in a familiar landscape of knowledge and an interesting introduction to the relatively new field of forensics in accounting.\"  Donald L. Ariail  The Journal of Applied Management and Entrepeneurship \"Contemporary  convincing  and eminently readable. Designed to be used as a supplement in college courses in auditing  forensic accounting  and fraud examination  the book effectively teaches while it entertains Summing Up: Highly recommended. Students  lower-division undergraduate through graduate level  and general readers.\"  CHOICE Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665797636149,"sku":"ByrdShop_159460696X","price":121.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781594606960.jpg?v=1782407683","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/trap-doors-and-trojan-horses-an-auditing-action-adventure-9781594606960","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}