Hush Money by Chuck Greaves

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Synopsis

“Hush Money is a fast-paced,funny mystery and Jack MacTaggart is a delightful, wise-cracking hero. I hope we see more of him.” —Phillip MargolinA 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... more

“Hush Money is a fast-paced,funny mystery and Jack MacTaggart is a delightful, wise-cracking hero. I hope we see more of him.” —Phillip MargolinA 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. Framed for the murder, with his job on the line and with the police leading a rush to judgment, Jack’s only hope for exoneration is to catch the killer himself.  And with the help of an unlikely confederation of allies and enemies, victims and suspects, Jack races toward a final showdown where all the scores, both old and new, are finally settled. less

About Chuck Greaves

CHUCK GREAVES was born in Levittown, New York.  He is an honors graduate of both the University of Southern California and Boston College Law School and spent... more

CHUCK GREAVES was born in Levittown, New York.  He is an honors graduate of both the University of Southern California and Boston College Law School and spent twenty-five years as a trial lawyer in Los Angeles. Hush Money, his first novel, was named by SouthWest Writers as the Best Mystery/Suspense/Thriller/Adventure Novel of 2010, and won SWW’s Storyteller Award. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. less