Bad Trust (Rachel Gold Series #11)

by Michael Kahn

Overview

Next book in the Attorney Rachel Gold Mystery Series

In this fascinating and fast-paced legal thriller, attorney Rachel Gold learns that family doesn't always come first…

An emotionally propulsive legal thriller, Bad Trust is:

• Perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Linda Fairstein
• For readers who enjoy courtroom dramas and St. Louis based mysteries

An ugly trust fund dispute among siblings turns deadly when Isaiah, CEO of the family firm he stole from their father, is murdered in his office. Jewish lawyer Rachel Gold, hired to bring suit against Isaiah on behalf of his sisters, must now defend one against the charge of fratricide. But playing at detective for her legal case means getting entrenched in the complex dynamics of the Jewish family.

As Rachel and her team seek essential evidence, the widowed Rachel struggles with family issues of her own, including relationships with her young son Sam and her boyfriend Abe. The jury is still out on whether or not Rachel can create the work-life balance she is seeking.

Bad Trust, the newest addition to these riveting lawyer mysteries, is the perfect pick for fans of Lisa Scottoline and Sara Paretsky.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781464212567
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	04/21/2020
Series:	Rachel Gold Series , #11
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	677,925
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Michael Kahn is a trial lawyer by day and an author at night. He wrote his first novel, Grave Designs, on a challenge from his wife Margi, who got tired of listening to the same answer whenever she asked him about a book he was reading. "Not bad," he would say, "but I could write a better book than that." "Then write one," she finally said, "or please shut up." So he shut up—no easy task for an attorney—and then he wrote one.

Kahn is the award-winning author of: eleven Rachel Gold novels; three standalone novels: Played!, The Sirena Quest, and, under the pen name Michael Baron, The Mourning Sexton, and several short stories.

In addition to his day job as a trial lawyer, he is an adjunct professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, where he teaches a class on censorship and free expression. Married to his high school sweetheart, he is the father of five and the grandfather of, so far, seven.

Editorial Reviews

06/01/2020

In Kahn’s entertaining 11th mystery featuring St. Louis attorney Rachel Gold (after 2016’s The Dead Hand), Megan Garber and Holly Goodman, sisters in their early 40s, come to Rachel for help in dealing with their brother, Isaiah ben Moshe (formerly known as Alan Blumenthal), who manages the $12 million trust established by their father. Along with the name change, narcissistic Isaiah has turned the family business he seized in a hostile takeover into a near cult and refuses to grant his sisters’ request for money. “We’d both be better off with him dead,” Megan mutters. Rachel initiates a lawsuit to force Isaiah into mediation, but after Isaiah is poisoned, she has to defend Holly on a murder charge. Meanwhile, Rachel must also defend fashion designer Eli Contini against a lawsuit filed by an imperious client, as well as maintain her complicated but nonetheless positive relations with her various family members. It’s refreshing to find an emotionally well-balanced protagonist, who can also pull off a bit of Perry Mason showmanship when necessary. This entry is easily accessible to those who are new to Rachel’s adventures. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

"Entertaining 11th mystery featuring... a bit of Perry Mason showmanship" — Publishers Weekly

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