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Galavant Press
June 2007
On Sale: June 15, 2007
Featuring: Evie Sullivan
396 pages
ISBN: 1934291056
EAN: 9781934291054
Hardcover
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Thriller Political
Evie Sullivan, a rising legal star on the fast track to
partnership at her respected New York law firm, is being
set up for a fall…a BIG fall.
The first signs, although curious, seem fairly innocuous:
an expense receipt from a hotel where she never stayed, odd
emails in her inbox and mistake-ridden phone logs. But then
she overhears portions of a telephone conversation and her
name is mentioned in a bizarre context. And, she’s
blindsided by a series of email forgeries and the
unmistakable sabotage of one of her client projects…adding
fuel to a growing dispute within the firm about her
competence—a debate that threatens to destroy her career.
She is astonished to find her name linked with a major
South American deal in the final stages of negotiation,
even though she’s never been involved. Finally alert to the
possibility that the earlier discoveries may be more than
innocent errors, she watches as the deal’s restricted-
access computer files sinisterly shift their content—and is
shocked to see those edits traced directly back to her. A
questionable, and possibly illegal, arrangement emerges,
leaving her no choice. With the unresolved controversy over
her recent performance hanging in the air, she must act on
her suspicions.
Meanwhile, an FBI agent confronts her and asks tough
questions about murder and fraud as the web of deceit takes
shape and the ever-changing trail of evidence points to
Evie. Her sleuthing leads her to suspect the renegade
partner whose crude advances she rejected but failed to
report…and the U.S. Senator who is a client of the firm!
But, is she correct? As she searches for answers, the
electronic evidence continues to reside behind a dynamic
veil of security—and certain pieces of the puzzle simply
disappear. How deeply does this trail of evil go? Why has
she been chosen as the scapegoat?
As she struggles through this electronic chess game, can
she allow herself to confide in Joe, the skilled computer
expert whom she’s known for less than a month? And will he
be able to help her gather tangible evidence to prove her
innocence among the elusive clues and carefully woven
traps?
At stake: not only her professional reputation and her
future with the firm, not only a commission worth $25
million—but several lives.
In this intricately plotted and memorable thriller novel,
attorney and former computer consultant Susan Schaab draws
on her expertise in intellectual property and technology
law as well as computer systems design to create a fast-
paced and thoroughly believable journey through corruption
and intrigue…an exhilarating joyride through the New York
world of corporate jurisprudence.
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