FRAUD LEADS TO MURDER… AND THIS TIME, IT’S PERSONAL.
Celebrated criminal lawyer Marc Kadella knows the importance of personal connections in his line of work. In Dennis Carstens’ sixth Marc Kadella legal thriller, his old buddy Tony Carvelli, a private investigator, asks him to take on a drug case for his well-off friend’s delinquent kid and he agrees—even though he’s had it with drug cases. Marc … though he’s had it with drug cases. Marc enlists the help of PI Maddy Rivers, his longtime best friend and confidante, to dig up dirt on two cops suspected of planting evidence on the bust. With Carvelli’s connections (the guy knows everybody), Marc is able to infiltrate the St. Paul police force and expose gross incompetence. But when it comes to prodding Maddy about her new beau, Marc’s got bupkis.
Maddy has her reservations about her new relationship with Rob Judd. Sure, he’s a handsome and brilliant investment analyst in a wildly successful securities management firm. But he’s constantly distracted. It seems something about the firm’s not quite right—or so he finally lets on to Maddy. Its returns are consistently solid, maybe a little too solid—or so suspects Patrick McGarry, one of Rob’s co-workers. After voicing his suspicions to Rob, Patrick heads up north for a weekend hiking trip—and winds up dead. It’s only a matter of days before Rob is next. And Maddy’s found unconscious at the gruesome scene of the crime, clutching the murder weapon.
Convinced Maddy was framed, Marc decides to take on the case in spite of his close connections to the client. He finds he must delve deep into the complex money laundering schemes of Rob Judd’s employer—and its connections to a ruthless Mexican drug cartel and an expert hitman who’s fallen off the radar—to save Maddy from false imprisonment. Or worse.
WHO WILL LIKE IT: Fans of private investigator mysteries, lawyer thrillers, or, really any kind of action-packed crime novel. But who’ll especially like it: readers who enjoy the extra little legal touches you find in John Grisham and Richard North Patterson books.
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i recommend this book series. It is a compelling read.
Super good read! Keeps you guessing until the last page! You wont believe the actual ending! Super read
I really enjoy the characters and how they change from book to book. Good stories that keep my attention.
Book had a lot of different characters and sometimes got lost in who was who. Ending not
what was you expected
Thought it was part of the JUSTICE series. I am not a fan of the legal genre.
I enjoy the characters and their relationships. I was surprised by the verdict.
Good book page turner lots of twists an turns
Good book
A very readable book. Sucks you in, in the first pages. I like visiting familiar charitors.
I give it 4 stars because having a rich benefactor is a bit to convenient. It makes for a better story. It’s just not realistic.
I highly recommend this book/series.
It is a book that I definitely recommend
The writing and editing are good.
I enjoyed this book. I do think it would have benefited from some careful editing. There are too many times that the narrator providing information gets in the way of the story, and where “show” instead of “tell” would be more dynamic.
The characters are interesting. Even somewhat larger than life, they are believable.
I’ve read most of the books written by Dennis Carstens and I’ve liked all of them.
Great author! Great books! Almost couldn’t put it down! Have read several of this author’s books and they were all great!
Good read, fast moving “who done it”…..
I will read more of the series for sure.
great book. it has everything a great novel has
Very well written & couldn’t put it down till I finished!
Hard to put down. Love this author.
Good read. Recommended to friends
A very good read.
You need to read them in order