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 painting is stolen.

Green-Eyed Lady: A Mystery (A Jack MacTaggart Mystery)

Greaves, Chuck

Worldwide Suspense

It isn't entirely shocking that a man like film producer Ari Goldstone would be found murdered in his hotel suite, naked and tied to the bedposts. Goldstone, after all, had a reputation for sexual misconduct and was already defending lawsuits brought by a dozen aggrieved starlets. But the brutality of the crime takes even veteran homicide detectives aback. More unsettling still are the DNA test results, which conclusively point to disgraced financier Jimmy Kwan, the "Chinese Bernie Madoff" and father of one of Goldstone's accusers. Unsettling that is because Kwan, seven thousand miles away in Hong Kong on the night of the murder, has an ironclad alibi. When Kwan's daughter Mae, a fashion model turned nightclub owner, hires attorney Jack MacTaggart to defend her father, Jack must solve the mystery of how the only possible suspect in a high-profile murder cannot possibly have committed the crime. But when the next body falls, Jack must solve an even more urgent mystery - how to stay alive long enough to bring the real killer to justice. 
"Greaves is one helluva good storyteller." - The Wall Street Journal 
"MacTaggart is full of awesome." - Library Journal 
"Greaves writes with the pop and sizzle of some of the greats of the genre." - Chelsea Cain 
"Chuck Greaves has major writing chops." - Julia Spencer-Fleming 
"Pray that the man never takes up three-card monte." - Kirkus Reviews 
"Greaves is a master of the language." - Douglas Preston 
"Jack MacTaggart is a delightful, wisecracking hero." - Philip Margolin 
"In attorney Jack MacTaggart, Greaves has created one of the most likable lawyers in fiction; a man with the talents and ethics of Clarence Darrow combined with the charm and mischief of Jack Sparrow." - The Big Thrill

The Chimera Club (Jack Mactaggart Mystery)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Tallow Lane Books LLC

A newly minted member of Henley & Hargrove, Pasadena's oldest and snobbiest law firm, Jack MacTaggart is assigned to handle an insurance claim on behalf of socialite Sydney Everett. Hush Puppy, Sydney's champion show horse, has died unexpectedly, and attending veterinarian George Wells confides to Jack that the great horse's death was anything but natural. Jack's investigation leads him into the high-stakes world of professional show jumping and down a path to romance, intrigue, and an old blackmail scheme that further implicates his client. After Jack reports his findings, another body is discovered. And this one is human.

Hush Money Lib/E (Jack Mactaggart Mysteries)

Blackstone Publishing

Green-Eyed Lady Lib/E (Jack Mactaggart Mysteries)

A Finalist for Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Award for Best First P.I. Novel A Finalist for Left Coast Crime's 2013 Rocky Award When Hush Puppy, Pasadena socialite Sydney Everett's champion show horse, dies under suspicious circumstances, junior lawyer Jack MacTaggart is assigned to handle the insurance claim. But the case soon takes an unexpected turn, thrusting Jack into a spiraling web of blackmail and murder in which he finds himself both the prime suspect and the next likely victim.
In this acclaimed debut novel, the first in a series, former Los Angeles trial lawyer Chuck Greaves takes readers into the high-stakes worlds of big-firm litigation and professional equestrian show-jumping, where no one can be trusted, and where nothing is quite what it seems.

Hush Money: A Mystery (A Jack MacTaggart Mystery)

Literature & Fiction

United States

Minotaur Books

"A legal thriller with the delicious intricacy of a well-plotted mystery, Green-Eyed Lady proves again why he is among the front-rank of legal thriller authors . . . the verdict is a unanimous 'must read.'" 
―Kelli Stanley, award-winning author of City of Secrets 
Author Chuck Greaves's returns with the rollicking sequel to his acclaimed and Shamus Award-nominated 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, attorney 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.

Philippe Giroux, estimable patriarch of the Château Giroux wine empire, has tragically lost a son. Or has he? Once confirmed by the court, Alain Giroux's death will pave the way for his brother Phil to inherit America's most storied winery. Or will it? Andy Clarkson, Alain's boyhood chum, covets the Château Giroux vineyard acreage for his neighboring golf resort. Or does he? Claudia Giroux, Philippe's hauntingly beautiful daughter, has proof that Alain's death may not have been all that it seems. Or does she?
As the scions of a privileged California wine dynasty grapple for control of their family's legacy, attorney Jack MacTaggart is caught in a cross fire of estrangement, betrayal, and murder. To complicate matters, Jack is being shadowed by film star Ethan Scott, who hopes to spin the dross of a family's private travails into box-office gold.
Amid the stately oaks and sylvan vineyards of California's fabled Napa Valley, Jack learns the hard way that while blood may be thicker than water, money is a powerful anticoagulant. As the long-buried secrets of a troubled family are finally revealed, only one question remains to be answered: Who will survive to become the Last Heir?

The Last Heir: A Mystery (A Jack MacTaggart Mystery)

Hush Money: A Mystery (A Jack MacTaggart Mystery, 1)

Investigating a socialite's insurance claim for a champion show horse's sudden death, elite Pasadena law firm newcomer Jack MacTaggart uncovers links to an old blackmail scheme before he is falsely accused of murder. An award-winning first novel. (mystery &amp; detective).

Hush Money (Thorndike Press Large Print Reviewers' Choice)

Thorndike Press

When prominent senatorial contender Warren Burkett is wrongly arrested for a setup that threatens his career, he hires Jack MacTaggart to identify the responsible party and his actual agenda.

Green-Eyed Lady (Thorndike Press Large Print Crime Scene)

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Green-Eyed Lady: A Mystery (A Jack MacTaggart Mystery)

The Chimera Club (Jack Mactaggart Mystery)

Hush Money Lib/E (Jack Mactaggart Mysteries)

Green-Eyed Lady Lib/E (Jack Mactaggart Mysteries)

Hush Money: A Mystery (A Jack MacTaggart Mystery)

Green-Eyed Lady: A Mystery (A Jack MacTaggart Mystery)

The Last Heir: A Mystery (A Jack MacTaggart Mystery)

Hush Money: A Mystery (A Jack MacTaggart Mystery, 1)

Hush Money (Thorndike Press Large Print Reviewers' Choice)

Green-Eyed Lady (Thorndike Press Large Print Crime Scene)