Hush Money - Jack MacTaggart, Bk 1 Author:Chuck Greaves Dead Heat — Lawyer Jack MacTaggart is most comfortable defending the downtrodden. So he's stunned to be made partner is a fancy Pasadena law firm. Handling an insurance claim for the sudden death of a champion show horse should be an easy, if dull, ride. But as Jack investigates the socialite owner's fading fortu... more »ne and prior insurance claims, he uncovers a morass of greed and snobbery unlike anything he's ever encountered. This case is starting to look more dangerous than he imagined...
Especially when his respected legal mentor turns up dead. Suddenly the police have Jack in their sights as the prime suspect. And if he doesn't uncover the truth soon he may just be the next victim. Every lead and every lie is pitting him against killers determined to bury inconvenient problems. And with his options running out faster than the clock, Jack will gamble his future on a race he can't possibly win...« less