Synopses & Reviews
Hannah Dain, a skilled business lawyer, is on the verge of leaving her family's law firm for a better job. But her plan is derailed when a real estate deal she's put together suddenly goes bad. Two million dollars of investors' money has disappeared. If the mistake was Hannah's, her firm is on the hook for the whole amount. Career on the line, Hannah decides to investigate - despite a disapproving father and antagonistic older sister. Having long ago abandoned efforts to heal the family rift, Hannah now enjoys her separate existence, whether drafting a complex IPO or bicycling miles through the hot Arizona desert. Although she exonerates the firm, a car bomb and two murders thwart the police's identification of the culprit behind the scheme. At work on a new deal, Hannah is assisted by Cooper Smith, the firms computer consultant and her former lover. Compelled to dig deep for key information, Hannah uncovers a greater threat all too close to home. Only by exposing long-buried family secrets can she save her reputation, her law firm - and her life
Review
"Well-written and entertaining, Phelan built Pinnacle Peak on a solid background and peopled it with likeable characters."
-Kathryn Smiley, Firsts Magazine
Review
""Lawyer Hannah Dain is on the hot seat in more ways than one in Phelan's second Pinnacle Peak mystery...which vividly evokes the Arizona desert and thrills with convincing legal detail. ...Hannah makes a sympathetic and appealing heroine.""
-Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
Twist Phelan's second novel (and first mystery), introduces lawyer Hannah Dain, who is about to quit her family law firm and strike out on her own. But before she can make her break, it appears that a crucial document was mishandled, leaving Hannah's firm open to a $2 million malpractice suit. The deal-and Hannah's dreams-come crashing down. Then when an attempt is made on the life of one of the firm's paralegals, what looked like a business plan gone sour spins into something worse. ...
Synopsis
Hannah Dain, a skilled business lawyer, is on the verge of leaving her family's law firm for a better job. But her plan is derailed when a real estate deal she's put together suddenly goes bad. Only by exposing long-buried family secrets can she save her reputation, her law firm--and her life.