Black Monday (A Stan Turner Mystery) [Kindle Edition]

William Manchee (Author)

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Product Description

Volume Six of the Stan Turner Mysteries features legal sleuths Stan Turner and his partner Paula Waters. It's Black Monday, October 17, 1987, and there are three murders in Dallas that night. The chairman of a failed thrift and his girlfriend are found with their throats slashed and an old lady is found asphyxiated along with her eleven dogs. Paula ends up defending the man accused of the double homicide and Stan discovers he is the executor of this ladies' estate and has to figure out who killed her and the dogs in such a bizarre fashion and why. If that isn't enough, with the stock market crash and the nation's banking system falling into crisis, Stan is asked by the CIA to help an operative unravel an IRS garnishment and ends up caught in a fire-fight between the CIA and the FBI.

About the Author

William Manchee grew up in Ventura, California in the Sixties. After obtaining his BA from UCLA in 1965, he and his family moved to Texas where Manchee attended law school at SMU. He began his legal career in Dallas as a sole practioner in 1976; currently, he practices with his son Jim. Residents of Plano, Texas he and his wife, Janet, have been married for 36 years and raised four children. Inspired by twenty years of true-life experiences as an attorney, Manchee discovered his passion for writing in 1995. Since then he has written ten books, and he plans henceforth to publish a book every year. In addition to the Stan Turner Mysteries, Manchee is the author of the Rich Coleman Novel series, and has written a nonfiction work, YES, WE'RE OPEN, a book designed to help small businesses improve their chances of survival.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 395 KB
• Print Length: 396 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1932475087
• Publisher: Top Publications, Ltd.; First edition (December 14, 2008)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001NPDOOA
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #448,617 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

I'm originally from Ventura, California where I grew up during the 50s and 60s. My wife Janet and I were married while I was attending UCLA and she was attending nursing school. We immediately started having children and had three boys and a girl by the time I graduated from SMU Law School. With four young children we decided to stay in Dallas, where we had family and friends, rather than returning to California. I started law practice in the late 70's and today practice consumer law with my son, Jim. About twelve years ago I took on a famous romance author as a client and, after working with her for a while, I started wondering if I could write a novel myself. Eventually I gave it a shot and found I really enjoyed the writing process. After that it only took a few generous reviews of my first novel and I was hooked. My current novel, Tarizon: Civil War is my fourteenth and my goal is to continue to write a novel a year for the rest of my life.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Settle down to a good mystery from an excellent writer, September 17, 2005

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This review is from: Black Monday (Volume 7) (Paperback)

I became a fan of William Manchee with his novel Plastic Gods. One of the tightest plots and best writing styles I had seen in quite a while I indicated that it would have been one of the best fiction books of the year except for such poor editing that it only received an average review. It appears that his editing problems are resolved with another publisher and his strong style shows through in this novel as well. The scene is set on Black Monday, October 19, 1987. As the stock market crashes and bank after bank collapses the hero, Stan Turner, is asked to unravel a small IRS problem for an FBI agent. Unfortunately, this starts his problems as he is caught up in a fight between the FBI and the CIA. With a multitude of well-crafted sub-plots and a writing style that keeps the reader glued to the book, William Manchee has really crafted a masterpiece of mystery. Always keeping the reader guessing though each twist and turn this is one of the most exciting novels I've read this year. Black Monday is highly recommended to everyone who enjoys passing the evening with a good mystery.