V. S. Kemanis

Thursday's List (A Dana Hargrove Legal Mystery, #1) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"A true page-turner" - Kirkus Reviews

Just months on the job, rookie prosecutor Dana Hargrove is faced with an impossible choice between her career and personal relationships. It's 1988, at the height of Colombian cocaine trafficking in New York City, and Dana has been assigned to a team investigating money laundering by the Cali Cartel.

Dana isn't happy with her assignment. As the junior member of the team, she's handed nothing but grunt work, analyzing bank records. But in the course of tracing the flow of dirty money, Dana unwittingly stumbles upon alarming evidence that threatens a close friendship. Left out of the loop by her superiors, she undertakes her own investigation and connects the dots between ambiguous clues. In a few dark days and sleepless nights, Dana questions her loyalty to friends, her employer, and the ethical code she is bound to uphold. As the investigation unravels, Dana and her friends are thrust into a living nightmare of Cartel greed, blood, and retribution.

Thursday's List explores questions of professional integrity, the insidious influence of cultural biases, and the triumph of personal bonds of friendship between two unforgettable women.

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The first novel in the Dana Hargrove series, Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense!

"Kemanis' first novel delivers sturdy pacing and well-rounded characters. The relatable Dana convincingly tries to keep peace at work while also being careful not to jeopardize her personal relationships ... Kemanis' descriptions are outstanding... She draws on her experience as a prosecutor at the county and state levels and brings her personal knowledge of the investigation process into the story. Her overall attention to detail makes the work a true page-turner. [Thursday's List is] an intelligent mystery about a career lawyer trapped between the professional and the personal." - Kirkus Reviews "An engaging and thought-provoking account of financial crimes, money laundering and the workings of a drug cartel... A stunning portrayal of the deep bonds of friendship and the complexities that are encountered when that friendship is threatened... Well-written, with a plot that is complex and presented in a way that will keep you captivated." - The Kindle Book Review "The author knows how to keep her readers glued to the pages... The characters are well defined and real to us, so everything that happens to them makes us feel everything they feel during their ordeal... Well done, Ms. Kemanis." - Mystery Sequels

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Opus Nine Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798201994389
• Artikelnr.: 63133465

Autorenporträt

V. S. Kemanis grew up in the East Bay Area of California in a family with six amazing siblings and parents passionate about politics, social issues, theater, and music. Mealtimes were often raucous, stimulating, intellectual, and fun gatherings in a household full of family and interesting guests, musicians, actors, artists, professors, and university students.

Ms. Kemanis holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Colorado Law School, Boulder. In her legal career, she has been a criminal prosecutor of street crime and organized crime for county and state agencies, argued criminal appeals for the prosecution and defense, conducted complex civil litigation, and worked for judges and appellate courts, most recently as the supervising editor of appellate decisions.

Ms. Kemanis is also an accomplished dancer of classical ballet, modern jazz, and contemporary styles and has performed, taught, and choreographed in California, Colorado, and New York. During a wonderful time when her children were young, she took a decade hiatus from her legal career and owned and managed a popular dancewear shop.

Short fiction by Ms. Kemanis has been published in anthologies and magazines including Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, The Crooked Road Volume 3, The Best Laid Plans, Me Too Short Stories, and Autumn Noir, among others. She has published five collections of short fiction, including Your Pick: Selected Stories, winner of the Eric Hoffer Award for best story collection and finalist for the Montaigne Medal. Her novels of legal suspense, Thursday's List, Homicide Chart, Forsaken Oath, Deep Zero, Seven Shadows, and Power Blind draw on her personal experience in criminal law, juggling a high-powered professional career with family obligations.

Ms. Kemanis lives in New York and is a member of the New York chapter of the Mystery Writers of America.