Telcommunications magnate Matthew Marshall is dead from a stroke; his wife and three children are stunned to learn that half of his $105 million estate has been bequeathed in a codicil to his will to a child they never knew existed, the product of an affair years before during Marshall's service in Vietnam.
The estate hires Adam Bruno, an ex-lawyer, street-smart son of a bookie, to find out if this child is still alive. Bruno knows how to negotiate New York's minefields of class, identity, and politics but is thwarted at every turn by the convoluted legacy of Matthew Marshall, whose closely held secrets constitute a nearly rock-solid façade. Bruno's job suddenly becomes more dangerous when old secrets surface and the heirs get desperate.
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"I actually listened to this as an (unabridged) audiobook, and I really enjoyed it. It's a "mystery" of sorts, but of a different type than I've ever read before ... basically, a legal thriller with many twists and turns. The characters were compelling, and I liked the tie-in to the Vietnam war." — Carla (5 out of 5 stars)
"I actually listened to this as an (unabridged) audiobook, and I really enjoyed it. It's a "mystery" of sorts, but of a different type than I've ever read before ... basically, a legal thriller with many twists and turns. The characters were compelling, and I liked the tie-in to the Vietnam war."
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" Really liked this....read really smoothly & kept interest...surprised not a movie & that Topor doesn't have alot more published by now. "
" The last sentence in this book taught me absolutely everything i needed to know about how we show love. "
" Well done. Ending could be better. "
" This book reads more like an article than a story. No character to like, no story I can really get behind. "
" put on your bedside table- you won't stay up past your bedtime because it's not that captivating. It read as though a good writer couldn't be bothered to put more time into it. "
Ridley Pearson is the New York Times bestselling author of more than two dozen novels, including The Red Room, Choke Point, and The Risk Agent, as well as the Walt Fleming and Lou Boldt crime series, and many books for young readers. He lives with his family, dividing his time between St. Louis, Missouri, and Hailey, Idaho.
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