Defiled
A Novel
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Nemeth “knows how to build suspense” is this legal thriller about a bitter divorce that takes a frightening twist (Publishers Weekly).
Florida entrepreneur Randle Marks has just been served with divorce papers by his wife Carrie. It’s not a shock. Conniving, loveless, and adulterous, she’s more of a threat. Randall’s new startup is about to go global, and the millions he’ll rack up will be fair game. He needs a master manipulator on his side—someone like attorney Tony Zambrana who’s already devising a cunning strategy to outwit the voracious soon-to-be divorcée.
But Carrie has more on her side than Randle can imagine: outdated laws, shady judges, a dogged detective, and a cutthroat publicity-hungry prosecutor. Not to mention Carrie’s capricious twin sister, and the greedy officers of the court who are more than willing to pit one bull against the other. To win at this increasingly brutal contest, Randle agrees to become the bait in an elaborate and dangerous trap. But for both Carrie and Randle, the cost of losing could be their very lives.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of Nemeth's unpleasant debut, the first of a planned trilogy, 58-year-old entrepreneur Randle Marks is served with divorce papers by his 44-year-old wife, Carrie, in the couple's country house in Florida's Cortes County. He immediately calls his best friend and lawyer, Tony Zambrano, who advises him to move to the couple's beach house in the town of Dolphin Beach. The two later meet at the lawyer's office, where they discuss strategy. Randle's startup is about to go public, and if it does before the divorce is finalized, any profits become fair game in the divorce proceedings. Randle believes he must outwit Carrie, her high-priced lawyer, and her family members or he'll end up broke. He's willing to do just about anything to keep her from getting a sizable settlement, including undermining her credibility by providing evidence of her mental instability. Though Nemeth writes well and knows how to build suspense, the one-dimensional characters, none of whom are sympathetic, will put off many readers. (BookLife)
