SOME RISKS YOU CHOOSE. OTHERS CHOOSE YOU.
Exiled from Texas, disbarred, and white-knuckling sobriety in the Midwest, criminal defense attorney Larry Welk has learned to manage risk the hard way: by living inside it.
A carefully curated dating profile lands Larry a date with Birdie Thurmond, a brilliant state auditor who believes risk is just a math problem waiting to be solved. Birdie has a spreadsheet for everything, and Larry can't shake the feeling he's already been reduced to a set of variables. The night ends awkwardly, and they part ways.
Then a late-night call detonates Larry's fragile new life.
His former lover Darlene Pepper has been shot eight times by police and is clinging to life in a Chicago hospital. Before Larry can even process the news, Darlene is dead and Larry is the prime suspect. The motive points to a fortune that vanished years ago: millions stolen by Darlene's ex-husband, Larry's former client, money that was never recovered.
Now Larry is trapped between the law he once practiced and the danger he can't outrun: federal investigators closing in, a killer who seems to know his every move, and secrets that don't stay buried. With nowhere left to turn, Larry makes one desperate play: trust Birdie, the one woman convinced every problem has a solution if you run the numbers long enough.
But Birdie's equations never accounted for a man like Larry.
If you love legal thrillers, crime and detective fiction, and character-driven psychological suspense, Risk Management delivers a propulsive collision of fraud, murder, federal heat, and high-stakes moral choices.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:
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- Legal thrillers with courtroom-grade authenticity
- Crime thrillers with investigative momentum and mounting body counts
- Detective series novels with flawed protagonists and sharp, twisty plotting
- Financial intrigue, corruption, and secrets powerful people kill to protect
