Interesting book, Stan and Paula. They have dueling cases and the narration alternates between the two of them.
Right after Black Monday so tensions about money are high.
Although its dated, it's a pretty good story. It seems as if this is part way through a series as there are references to previous events.

This is a Read Now Book I received from Net Galley.

This is the 1st book that I have read by this author and I am definitely impressed. This story has multiple plots with Stan involved in one while Paula is involved in the other.

The 1st plot starts with Stan attempting to get funds from a bank released for money that the IRS has put a hold on. This request that Stan receives is from a client who needs to get $135,000 to protect his partner who would be killed if the proceeds are not delivered. This activity has Stan dealing with the IRS and interfacing with a Congressman who also s involved with the plot that Paula is handling. This winds up with the FBI, Police and CIA agencies being involved. To top matters off, Stan also winds up as an executor on another murder case which involves stolen items taken from Germany in WWII.

Paula case involves a double murder where her client is the son-in-law of one of the victims. While pursuing the leads on this and once the trial has begun, Paula's client Jimmy goes into hiding and winds up dead. With his death, the judge considerers this case closed. Meanwhile, through her efforts, she is able to unmask the real killer and also vindicate Jimmy.

To find how this all comes about, then you need to read the book which I highly recommend.

This could have been a really interesting read. Two separate murders, the 1987 stock market crash, snippets of the Iran-Contra Affair, illegal banking and dirty politicians all come together to make for an interesting story. However, I don't know if it is the edition that I received but there was a serious lack of editing. The changing point of view between the two main characters Stan and Paul is confusing and not a style that is easy to use well. But the errors in the story are blatant and they aren't just typos or bad grammar. Stan checks into a Howard Johnson on one page but two pages later a cab driver is driving him to the Holiday Inn after supper. In chapter 29 an art thief admits to buying two stolen pieces for $250,000 and selling them for $750,000. The detective says to him "So, you made a quick $250,000?" No wonder it is taking so long to solve the case. Then in chapter 40, the detective is talking to one character but calls that character Lottie, a character that was murdered in chapter one. This goes on for a few paragraphs. This type of error makes for a confusing and frustrating read.

This book had so much potential but in the end it is mediocre because of the lack of editing.

Black Monday by William Manchee
Have read other series from this author and loved the books, enough that I went and bought the other 2 in the series.
Starts out 1987 black Monday for the stock market. He's involved in many things going on, an executor for an old woman who has passed away and the proceeds will go towards her dogs, another needs IRS to unfreeze his accounts or a man overseas could die...
Like the family time at home and the kids interactions. Alternating chapters about other cases using a male/female narrators.
Female narrated portions are about Paula, Stan's partner at the business and she's handling a murder trail.
Really good read, wish I had read it from the first in the series but I didn't feel left out as they told us what we needed to know about their past working together.

Sheesh took me a while to get into the book but once I did it did keep my interest. Characters are developed and the story was okay for the reason it was told by too many people but once I got in the zone I enjoyed the read.