Deadly Distractions: A Stan Turner Mystery: 5 (Stan Turner Mysteries) - Softcover

Manchee, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932475028 ISBN 13: 9781932475029

Publisher: TOP, 2012

Synopsis

After two tough years practicing law, Stan and his family take a well deserved vacation to Colorado. Unfortunately the vacation is cut short when a client is found standing over the body of a dead IRS agent. It appears to be an open and shut case since Dusty Thomas has had a long feud with the dead agent Bobby Tuttle, and more than enough motive to kill him, yet he claims to be innocent. Stan's new partner Paula Waters convinces Stan to finish his vacation promising to handle Dusty Thomas' arraignment and get an investigation underway. While Stan is away, she makes good on her promise and even manages to arrange financing for Dusty's defense. But Stan is mortified when he reads in the Colorado papers that a radical paramilitary group, the Citizens Defense Alliance or CDA, is doing the funding. Since the CDA denies the legitimacy of the federal income tax and has been a target of federal prosecutors for many years, Stan and Paula immediately come under the close scrutiny of the FBI and the press. To further complicate matters, Stan's best client and close friend, Tex Weller, is reported missing by his wife. When Stan investigates his disappearance he finds a letter that leads him to believe Tex is in Ecuador. While Stan is searching for Tex in Ecuador, Paula continues her investigation of Bobby Tuttle's murder and quickly discovers a long list of enemies with motive to kill him. But her investigation is sidetracked when she learns Stan is missing and may have been kidnaped. As weeks go by and Stan isn't found, she is forced to turn her attention back to the Dusty Thomas case and leave the search for Stan up to the FBI and the local Ecuadorian authorities. Barely able to concentrate, she plods on and day by day and soon becomes convinced that Dusty Thomas is innocent.

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Review

"...Plenty of action and excitement." Library Journal

"...The action is non-stop with surprises in every chapter. Parallel, complicated plots converge to an explosive climax. Don't start this book until you have time to read the whole thing...you won't want to put it down. Beverly J. Rowe, Myshelf.com where Manchee is November Author of the Month.

"...each plot line, in and of itself, can be riveting, and fans of legal thrillers who have already read Grisham, Scottoline, Martini, and Patterson may very well want to check out this novel." Foreward Magazine

"... As always Manchee has a tale to tell, and he does so in the same fast paced, action packed thriller rounded out with a well-developed theme manner as he so known for from past works. Manchee’s penchant for presenting an intriguing tale wherein little is as first seemed is getting better with each book he writes. On the pages of Deadly Distractions, there are enough twists and turns to please and perhaps lead astray even the most discerning reader...  Molly Martin Reviews

No interruptions, PLEASE. This was my first time reading a Stan Turner Mystery and I can't wait to read all of the previous ones. Manchee writes a lot like Grisham and his courtroom language and drama is absolutely hypnotic. I like his bombs away style of writing. Joann, a domestic engineer, an avid reader of courtroom drama., August 2, 2004 

"...The legal scenes are riveting. You, the reader, are never completely sure of who is innocent. Is Stan just Don Quixote going after the windmills of big government, or is someone trying to take Dusty Thomas down for their own agenda?" Tom Mayes, I Love A Mystery

"In William Manchee's latest Stan Turner Mystery novel, things are never quite what they seem. His hero, Stan Turner, would do well to keep in mind Sun Tzu's words: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Manchee's intimate knowledge of the law shows through every page." Daniel J. Hale, Agatha Winner and co-author of Red Card, A Zeke Armstrong Mystery. 

About the Author

William Manchee makes a living as a consumer lawyer practicing in Dallas, Texas with his son Jim. Originally from southern California, he lives now in Plano, Texas.

About this edition

• Publisher: TOP
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1932475028
• ISBN 13: 9781932475029
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 326