Family Claims: A Pinnacle Peak Mystery

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Phelan, Twist

Mystery

UNKNO

Hannah Dain, a skilled business lawyer, is on the verge of leaving her family’s law firm for a better job. But her plan is derailed when a real estate deal she’s put together suddenly goes bad. Two million dollars of investors’ money have disappeared. If the mistake was Hannah’s, her firm is on the hook for the whole amount. Career on the line, Hannah decides to investigate, despite a disapproving father and antagonistic older sister. Having long ago abandoned efforts to heal the family rift, Hannah now enjoys her separate existence, whether drafting a complex IPO or bicycling miles through the hot Arizona desert. Although she exonerates the firm, a car bomb and two murders thwart the police’s identification of the culprit behind the scheme. At work on a new deal, Hannah is assisted by Cooper Smith, the firm’s computer consultant and her former lover. Compelled to dig deep for key information, Hannah uncovers a greater threat all too close to home. Only by exposing long-buried family secrets can she save her reputation, her law firm—and her life.

Family Claims (Pinnacle Peak)

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Hannah is settling back into her law practice at the family firm, trying not to think too much about Cooper Smith, the boyfriend she’s dumped—for the second time. Hard to do when half-sister Shelby, fresh from rehab, is deeply in love, or at least lust, with a local firefighter. A trip to an abandoned uranium mine turns into a daring lake rescue of a mysterious woman. Then the sisters’ already rocky relationship becomes bumpier. Hannah is appointed lead counsel in Shelby’s toxic tort case on behalf of the local Indian tribe—a case, Hannah discovers, that some people will do anything to keep out of the courtroom. The arrival of a recently discovered family member on Hannah’s doorstep further jeopardizes her relationship with Shelby. Hannah’s new friend, Jerry Dan Kovacs, only makes things more complicated. Jerry Dan entangles Hannah in a whirlwind of events–jumping into a lake to prevent a drowning, a discovery of a hidden map, a bungled attempt at corporate espionage–eventually pulling her into a treasure hunt that may be tied to a complex fraud. Assault and murder ratchet up the ante, and soon Hannah is in such deep water, not even her trusty kayak can keep her afloat. With careers and lives on the line, Hannah must unravel the schemes before it is too late.

False Fortune (Pinnacle Peak)

When her latest assignment for SIA goes wrong, Finn runs afoul of the feds. To avoid prison, she must take on a job too dirty for the US government: bringing down a cybercurrency used by terrorists and criminals to secretly send money around the world.  The cybercurrency is already under attack. A hacker has threatened to make its source code public unless the company founder pays a $10 million ransom. The agency hired to neutralize this threat? SIA.  Finn’s mission: prevent the attack on the cybercurrency while shutting it down herself, all without the client’s knowledge or destroying SIA’s reputation.  More than money is at stake when the job takes Finn from historic Barcelona to a remote village in the Pyrenees, where she races to rescue an innocent. But will she be able to save herself from the feds?  "Another winner!" -Margaret Maron

Coin (Finn Teller, Corporate Spy)

A dead partner ... a murdered client ... more than young attorney Joe McGuinness bargained for when he signed on at one of Pinnacle Peak, Arizona’s most prestigious law firms. 
The ink on Joe McGuinness’s bar license is barely dry when the death of his firm’s senior partner puts the young lawyer’s job in jeopardy. Soon much more is at stake than Joe’s legal career. On the night of his first date with Mia Ortiz, personal assistant to one of the firm’s wealthiest clients, the young couple walk into a grisly murder scene. Mia’s boss – Cordelia Barrett – and her son lie sprawled in a pool of blood. 
After Mia is arrested for murder, Joe must unravel a web of secrets to discover who is using murder to claim the rights of heir apparent.

Heir Apparent: A Pinnacle Peak Mystery

Literature & Fiction

Sands Pub Llc

Hannah Dain, a skilled business lawyer, is on the verge of leaving her family’s law firm for a better job. But her plan is derailed when a real estate deal she’s put together suddenly goes bad. Two million dollars of investors’ money has disappeared. If the mistake was Hannah’s, her firm is on the hook for the whole amount. Career on the line, Hannah decides to investigate-- despite a disapproving father and antagonistic older sister. Having long ago abandoned efforts to heal the family rift, Hannah now enjoys her separate existence, whether drafting a complex IPO or bicycling miles through the hot Arizona desert. Although she exonerates the firm, a car bomb and two murders thwart the police's identification of the culprit behind the scheme. At work on a new deal, Hannah is assisted by Cooper Smith, the firm's computer consultant and her former lover. Compelled to dig deep for key information, Hannah uncovers a greater threat all too close to home. Only by exposing long-buried family secrets can she save her reputation, her law firm--and her life.

Family Claims (Pinnacle Peak Mysteries)

Contemporary

Poisoned Pen Press

Hannah Dain, a skilled business lawyer, is on the verge of leaving her family's law firm for a better job. But her plan is derailed when a real estate deal she’s put together suddenly goes bad. Two million dollars of investors money has disappeared. If the mistake was Hannah's, her firm is on the hook for the whole amount. Career on the line, Hannah decides to investigate – despite a disapproving father and antagonistic older sister. Having long ago abandoned efforts to heal the family rift, Hannah now enjoys her separate existence, whether drafting a complex IPO or bicycling miles through the hot Arizona desert. Although she exonerates the firm, a car bomb and two murders thwart the police's identification of the culprit behind the scheme. At work on a new deal, Hannah is assisted by Cooper Smith, the firm's computer consultant and her former lover. Compelled to dig deep for key information, Hannah uncovers a greater threat all too close to home. Only by exposing long-buried family secrets can she save her reputation, her law firm – and her life.

After her first attempt at breaking and entering, business attorney Hannah Dain heads for the cliffs of Pinnacle Peak, Arizona to rock climb--and winds up in the middle of an anti-Indian protest turned violent. She escapes, but makes an enemy. This is the least of her worries, as a recent shocking family revelation sends her on a hunt for someone who has been gone for almost thirty years--someone who may not want to be found. Then Hannah meets Tony Soto. From the moment he saves her from a climbing mishap, Hannah is beguiled by the Native American/Latino who is passionately committed to the betterment of his tribe. What becomes a near--fatal attraction jeopardizes Hannah's relationship with her boyfriend, Cooper Smith, and enmeshes her in a kidnapping tied to a complex securities fraud. Is Tony an innocent victim, or is he part of an elaborate financial hoax where more than money is at stake? When murder ratchets up the ante, only by taking a gutsy chance can Hannah unravel the scheme and find the key to the mystery of her past. After her first attempt at breaking and entering, business attorney Hannah Dain heads for the cliffs of Pinnacle Peak, Arizona to rock climb--and winds up in the middle of an anti-Indian protest turned violent. She escapes, but makes an enemy. This is the least of her worries, as a recent shocking family revelation sends her on a hunt for someone who has been gone for almost thirty years--someone who may not want to be found. Then Hannah meets Tony Soto. From the moment he saves her from a climbing mishap, Hannah is beguiled by the Native American/Latino who is passionately committed to the betterment of his tribe. What becomes a near-fatal attraction jeopardizes Hannah's relationship with her boyfriend, Cooper Smith, and enmeshes her in a kidnapping tied to a complex securities fraud. Is Tony an innocent victim, or is he part of an elaborate financial hoax where more than money is at stake? When murder ratchets up the ante, only by taking a gutsy chance can Hannah unravel the scheme and find the key to the mystery of her past.

Spurred Ambition (Pinnacle Peak Mysteries)

Poisoned Pen Pr

Spurred Ambition

Twist Phelan's second novel (and first mystery), introduces lawyer Hannah Dain, who is about to quit her family law firm and strike out on her own. But before she can make her break, it appears that a crucial document was mishandled, leaving Hannah's firm open to a $2 million malpractice suit. The deal-and Hannah's dreams-come crashing down. Then when an attempt is made on the life of one of the firm's paralegals, what looked like a business plan gone sour spins into something worse. ...

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Family Claims: A Pinnacle Peak Mystery

Family Claims (Pinnacle Peak)

False Fortune (Pinnacle Peak)

Coin (Finn Teller, Corporate Spy)

Heir Apparent: A Pinnacle Peak Mystery

Family Claims (Pinnacle Peak Mysteries)

Family Claims (Pinnacle Peak Mysteries)

Spurred Ambition (Pinnacle Peak Mysteries)

Spurred Ambition

Family Claims (Pinnacle Peak Mysteries)