Title:
Fatal Reunion
Author: Ken Malovos
Publisher: CreateSpace
Pages: 284
Genre: Legal Thriller
Author: Ken Malovos
Publisher: CreateSpace
Pages: 284
Genre: Legal Thriller
Jason Robinson
attends his 20th high school reunion where he connects with his old girlfriend.
The next day she is dead and he is charged with her murder. He asks attorney
Mike Zorich to represent him. Mike feels that the case against Jason is weak,
even though Jason has given inconsistent statements and some emails emerge that
give him a motive to commit murder.
Meanwhile, Mike is
trying to cope with his own problem with alcohol. After his friends confront
him, he enters rehabilitation and then begins his own investigation into what
really happened at the reunion, exposing dirty secrets that leave families and
lives ruined with their disclosure.
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Book Excerpt:
The phone rang
at the suburban home of attorney Mike Zorich around one- thirty on a
Sunday afternoon in October. Mike put down the crossword puzzle and hit the
mute button on his remote. He could still watch the San Francisco 49er football game as the players ran
around silently on the screen.
He wondered who
would be calling him at this hour.
“Mr. Zorich, how
are you? This is Detective Tom Kirkland, Sacramento P.D.”
“Detective Kirkland, it’s been some time since we spoke.”
“I understand you
spent last night talking to the reunion party at the Sheraton.”
“I did, but how
would you know that?”
“I have one of the
alums here at the station and he told me all about it. In fact, he would like
to talk to you. His name is Jason Robinson. We have him on an open homicide
investigation. Okay?”
“Yeah, sure. Put
him on.”
There was a pause
and a couple of clicks on the other end of the line.
“Mr. Zorich, I need
some help. Can you help me? My name is
Jason Robinson. I was at the reunion dinner last night. They have me down here
and they say that I am a suspect in a murder. But I didn’t do it. Can you come
down here and get me out of here? I
don’t have a lot of money but I will pay you. I promise. I heard you speak last
night at our reunion dinner. You have to help me.”
“Where exactly are
you now? Is there anyone near you?”
“I’m at the police
station in a small room. I’m by myself. They won’t say what is going to happen
to me.”
“Okay. Who was
murdered? Do you know?”
“Yes, it’s Lori
McDonald. She’s a former classmate of mine. She was at the dinner last night
too.”
“Has Kirkland talked to you yet?”
“Yeah, but just for
a few minutes. I was hoping to clear it all up and maybe they would let me go.
Now I’m not too sure about that.”
“All right. Sit
tight. I will be right down. Just don’t talk any more. Tell them you talked to
me and I said that you were not allowed to talk to anyone. Got that? Blame me. Tell them that the lawyer said you
can’t talk to anyone.”
“Yeah, I’ve got
that.”
“Do you have
relatives or friends nearby?”
“My parents live in
Carmichael and my wife and I live in Los Altos. Down in the Bay Area. That’s where we
live.”
“Okay. Have you
called her yet?”
“No, I just got the
one phone call. They said I could call a lawyer and I don’t know any lawyers. I
just remembered you from last night so I asked to call you.”
“Okay. I will be
right there. Just don’t talk with anyone until I get there. Got that?”
“Yeah.”
“I mean no one.”
About the Author
Ken
Malovos has been practicing law in Sacramento
for more than forty years. He spent twelve years with the Public Defender’s
Office and twenty-five years as a business litigator. He now serves full-time
as a mediator and arbitrator. Fatal
Reunion is his second novel. His first novel, Contempt of Court,
won first prize in the legal genre of the Mystery & Mayhem Book Writing
Competition sponsored by Chanticleer Book Reviews. He and his wife, Michele,
live in Sacramento.
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**SPOILER FREE**
Reading this book is like watching a movie play out right before your eyes! You can hear and see the entire script... That's how this book drawls you in. There's no escaping once you start and there's no walking away from it easily! This is an amazing read that everyone should be reading!
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Reading this book is like watching a movie play out right before your eyes! You can hear and see the entire script... That's how this book drawls you in. There's no escaping once you start and there's no walking away from it easily! This is an amazing read that everyone should be reading!
*Received for an honest review*
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