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Lawyers, Guns and Money Kindle Edition
Andy Cole has a problem. Local crime boss Voit Fairgreen has just dropped a bag full of cash on his desk and hired him to defend Voit's brother Danny on a murder charge. Andy's one of the movers and shakers in the small southern town of Blainesville, and Voit figures Andy's the kind of inside guy that can cut a deal to get his baby brother out of the jam.
The problem is that Danny just might be innocent. But someone powerful needs this case buried, and if an innocent man dies for that, so be it.
Andy Cole is a guy who's made a good living by going along to get along. He's been willing to bend every rule, except Rule One--always get paid. But this case will cause him to re-examine his life and push him and his lover, beautiful newspaper editor Elizabeth Sinclair, to risk everything--including their lives-- for the truth.
J.D. Rhoades, author of the Kindle bestseller BREAKING COVER and an attorney himself, turns his eye on his own profession in a book that combines the hard-boiled tone of the classic P.I novel with the white-knuckle suspense of the legal thriller.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateFebruary 21, 2011
- File size596 KB
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- ASIN : B004OYTU0O
- Publisher : Amazon Digital Services, Inc. (February 21, 2011)
- Publication date : February 21, 2011
- Language : English
- File size : 596 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 291 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,739,910 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #5,924 in Hard-Boiled Mysteries (Kindle Store)
- #9,871 in Hard-Boiled Mystery
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About the author

Bestselling author, attorney, award winning newspaper columnist--J.D. Rhoades is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but with a soft creamy center. He attended the University of North Carolina, where he majored in Spelling. A stint in UNC's creative writing program resulted in his not writing another word of fiction for 13 years, unless you count legal briefs.
In 1993, Rhoades' local newspaper, the Southern Pines, North Carolina, Pilot, apparently got tired of his snarky and sarcastic letters to the editor and asked him to write a weekly column. "Hey, smart guy," they said, "you think this is so easy, you try it!" "Hey," he said, "how hard could it be?" These proved to be the very words that have gotten him in more trouble than any others in his life, except maybe "hey, gorgeous, can I buy you a drink?"
After a few years and an award for the column from the North Carolina Press Association, the same editor grudgingly allowed as how Rhoades wasn't a complete hack after all, and suggested he write a novel. "Hey," he said, "how hard can it be?" The answer, as it turns out, was "very hard indeed."
He wrote a novel. It sank like a stone. For some inexplicable reason, he wrote another. That one, THE DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND, was picked up by St. Martin's Minotaur and was nominated for the Shamus Award for Best First P.I. novel. Two more Jack Keller novels followed, as well as a stand-alone, BREAKING COVER.
In 2010, Rhoades looked at the world of e-publishing after seeing the success several friends were having with it. "Hey, he said, "how hard..." --well, you get the idea. After a couple of missteps, his backlist is now available for Kindle, as well as his e-published novels STORM SURGE, LAWYERS GUNS AND MONEY, and GALLOWS POLE. His latest novel, MONSTER: NIGHTRIDER'S VENGEANCE, was written under the pen name J.D. Nixx, and his available at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Nightriders-Vengeance-ebook/dp/B007Z8M6PM
Rhoades lives, writes, and practices law in Carthage, North Carolina, where he does not usually refer to himself in the third person.
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Fairgreen is a drug dealer, bad guy and owner of the Rancho nightclub; his large family works for him. Disreputable brothers and sisters help run his "businesses". Danny, the youngest, has divested himself of his brother's breaks with the law. When Danny is arrested for a heinously bloody murder of a young woman and no memory of the events that led to her death, Andy Cole is hired to prove his innocence. What begins is a battle of prosecution vs defense, right vs wrong, Cole vs Fairgreen and unlikely third parties who have agendas apart from both men. Secrets are revealed and truths unfold as Cole tries to find why the young woman was murdered and by whom. He begins to see a pattern of corruption that makes him question some long-held beliefs about himself, friendships, failed marriages and his town and the law. Voit holds his cards close to his vest; he is controlling, smart, dangerous and knows something that he should not know. Cole has his hands full trying to figure out what. The rules of the game change and Cole isn't sure who the good and bad guys really are and he ultimately has to make decisions that could harm those he cares most about.
Rhoades has ramped up the excitement factor in a dramatic way, including the homicide of Cole's employee, a young idealistic attorney, a case of a mother riddled with Alzheimer's, former wives and trusted friends. It is a testament to the writer's deft hand that he peels the layers from Cole, and realities about himself, his past and the town are revealed. In the midst is one heckuva roller-coaster ride with a shoot out or two, betrayals, and a love interest or four. When the action gets started, hold on, because this is an "E" ticket ride to one of the most taut, well done thrillers in a long long time.
Andy is forced to examine his relationships with personal and professional individuals in his life and find out who is trustworthy, as well as deciding if he, himself, can be trusted. He's put in life and death situatons, and ethical dilemmas, when he decides to seek the truth. The action really heats up when he's forced to protect evidence that will clear his client, and also himself in the many wrong doings going on.
The action is fast paced and life changing for many, and the town is forever changed because Andy declined to accept a plea bargain.
Great job Mr. Rhodes!
Top reviews from other countries
The title pulled me in and I’m glad it did as this book did not disappoint.
It had all the elements I love in a suspense/thriller:
Intrigue.
Romance.
Humor.
Good mystery.
A tightly written, well-paced plot.
A flawed but likeable protagonist.
A supporting cast that is well fleshed out, believable,likeable and fun to read. Unpredictable twists and turns.
The thrill of trying to figure out who the villain is, which kept me turning the pages.
Satisfying ending.
The writing and story were great, the characters extremely well developed. Thank you Mr Adams for a most enjoyable read.

