Gabe Rose lost everything -- his marriage, his law practice, his money -- in one night of blinding rage. Desperate for cash, Gabe agrees to investigate a case for local crackpot Del Pritchard: a massive conspiracy that Del believes threatens his life. When Del is brutally murdered, Gabe realizes his client wasn't a fruitcake, but Gabe himself may die trying to prove it....
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With the surefooted ease of one who's walked the walk, Kaiser (Payback) draws from his years as an attorney to pen a tale that dances across the California terrain from L.A. to Sacramento. Attorney Gabe Rose, who's flat broke and has fled the county for bashing in his partner's head after catching him in bed with his wife, agrees to shop-sit a friend's law office in a sleazy Sacramento neighborhood while his friend is on his honeymoon. Gabe's first client is Del Pritchard, a wealthy eccentric who is murdered hours after leaving Gabe with a box of seemingly worthless bank statements and $25,000 in uncashable retainer checks. The only way Gabe can investigate Del's murder--and earn his fee--is to enlist the aid of Margot Girard, Del's cousin and executor of his estate. While the two don't trust each other at first, a fine romance develops. Kaiser adds to this delightful romantic mystery a quirky supporting cast, among whom are Margo's beefy neighbor, a Native American hit man and Gabe's darling baby daughter. (Mar.)
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R.J. Kaiser "...scores a hit".
-- Publishers Weekly on Payback
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Teriffic read,
This review is from: Fruitcake (Mira) (Mass Market Paperback)
Attorney Gabriel Rose knows why he lost it when he sees his marital partner Mona in bed with his business partner Peter Cashen. It was not the lovebirds. However, seeing his infant Bella sitting on the floor near the duo playing with Peter's shoes sends Gabe into a rage. He assaults and injures Peter. Gabe is arrested, plea bargains, and spends a year in Rio Cosumnes Correctional Facility.Out of prison, Gabe is still licensed to practice law in California, but has few clients. Currently, Gabe fills in for fringe attorney Rudy Herman who is honeymooning in Hawaii. Del Pritchard arrives in the Herman office holding a file filled with papers he claims will prove a fiscal conspiracy of major proportions. Gabe thinks the guy is a FRUITCAKE, but the wealthy man offers a five thousand-dollar retainer. Knowing he needs the cash, Gabe reluctantly agrees to look into the matter. That night, someone murders Del. Gabe feels he owes his deceased client, but has no idea what to do. As more corpses follow, Gabe is in the center of a potential banking scandal that might leave him dead or as paranoid as Del. R.J. Kaiser has written several thrillers that have elated fans with their exciting plot and super characters (see PAYBACK and JANE DOE). The author's latest tale, FRUITCAKE, is a fantastic story that amateur sleuth fans will relish. The story line centers on Gabe's moral need to do what is right for his client even though he remains at odds with the state bar and the Sacramento police. Deservedly so, J.R. Kaiser is becoming a star that readers will clamor to read. Harriet Klausner
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great fun!,
By Sherrie Martin "sherchez" (Roanoke, VA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fruitcake (Mira) (Mass Market Paperback)
As a burned-out paralegal, I love stories about down and out lawyers! Seriously -- as this novel begins, attorney Gabriel Rose, fresh out of jail, is babysitting a honeymooning friend's practice to earn a few dollars when a new client brings in a box of purported evidence and offers him a $25,000 retainer to help him unravel an evil banking conspiracy which the FBI and CIA won't touch. A cursory glance through the box convinces Gabe that his eccentric potential new client, Del Pritchard, has to be a fruitcake.The next thing he knows, the evidence is stolen from the back seat of his car, a cop is shot at that scene and, across town, Del Pritchard is murdered by a masked intruder. Del's cousin Margo, a former attorney who is now a Hollywood insider, arrives in town and, as she and Gabe plod through the remnants of Del's evidence, sparks fly and a romance buds even as a psychotic Native American hit man stalks them. At the same time, a police detective with an axe to grind is trying to pin suspicion on poor Gabe, who is trying hard to earn Del's posthumous retainer check so he can keep the baby daughter he adores in milk. As Gabe and Margot dodge crooked lawyers, twisted bankers, pig-headed cops and, of course, the hit man on a mission, the body count rises. Gabe's journey toward putting his personal and professional lives in order while solving Del's case is great fun to read and highly recommended.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Big Fan Welcomes Another R. J. Kaiser Success!,
This review is from: Fruitcake (Mira) (Mass Market Paperback)
R. J. Kaiser's "Fruitcake" is his best work yet, and that's really saying something after the great reads he gave us with his two previous books "Payback" and "Jane Doe." If you've read Kaiser you know that his characterizations are always excellent, and he has once again surpassed himself, giving us characters that are brilliantly wrought. Their humanity or inhumanity is brought home to the reader throughout the action, creating a work whose characters become more and more interesting as the plot thickens, and of course, the plot does thicken!Gabriel Rose and company find themselves in some unique situations and the reader is irresistibly drawn to keep turning the pages to see what happens next. I enjoyed it so much I started it again from Page 1! This is a really fun read, and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good book!
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