Green-Eyed Lady
A Mystery
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4.0 • 5 Ratings
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Publisher Description
"Take John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee, Jonathan Kellerman's Alex Delaware, and the best of John Grisham's protagonists, shake and serve, and you'll have Jack MacTaggart." —Chelsea Cain
Award-winning author Chuck Greaves returns with the rollicking sequel to his acclaimed debut novel, Hush Money.
U.S. Senate candidate Warren Burkett has a history of marital infidelity. Three weeks before Election Day, Burkett comes to the aid of a beautiful green-eyed lady, only to find himself alone and naked in a stranger's home from which a priceless painting is missing. As the resulting scandal threatens to tilt the election, the painting turns up in a most unexpected place . . . and so does a dead body.
Hired to defend Burkett and unravel the deepening mystery, Jack MacTaggart must traverse a minefield of ruthless politicians, felonious art dealers, swarming paparazzi, the amorous wife of Burkett's billionaire opponent, her mobbed-up brother, and a district attorney with an old score to settle.With the electoral clock ticking and the press following his every move, Jack's investigation leads him on a roller-coaster ride through the lofty heights and gritty depths of Los Angeles and Southern California, lending new meaning to the adage that all's fair in love and politics.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Political chicanery provides the backdrop for Greaves's amusing sequel to Hush Money (2012), which introduced Pasadena, Calif., lawyer Jack MacTaggart. A clever setup involving a sexy redhead and an art theft lands former Los Angeles mayor Warren Burkett, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, in a scandal just weeks before the election. This crisis may be enough to erase Burkett's poll lead and assure the victory of his Republican opponent, Larry Archer. Burkett hires MacTaggart, now the head of his own law firm, and partner Marta "Mayday" Suarez to undo the damage. As Burkett and Archer jockey for advantage, MacTaggart struggles with the machinations of Archer's wife, a contemporary art museum trustee who "could have passed for one of the Real Housewives of New Jersey." With a Senate seat at stake, it doesn't take long for murder to enter the picture. Colorful characters, snappy dialogue, and some nifty twists lend credence to MacTaggart's mantra: "Trust me, I'm a lawyer."
Customer Reviews
Outstanding read
Chuck Greaves captures the reader's interest from page one and holds it to the end. The characters become real people, and the suspense and plot build to a realistic conclusion. The only negative (sic), you can not put the book down once you start reading it.