Incentive for Death
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
They all sold their life insurance policies to the same company. Now they're dead.
When a prominent Washington, D.C., attorney is found dead in his office with no apparent cause of death, homicide detectives McDermott "Mac" Burke and Oliver Shaw are called in to investigate. What looks like a natural death quickly becomes something far more sinister when a medical examiner discovers a nearly invisible clue—a tiny puncture mark that suggests murder.
As Mac and Oliver dig deeper, they uncover a disturbing connection: the victim had recently sold his life insurance policy to a large viatical company. Soon, other suspicious deaths emerge among people who made the same financial decision. What begins as a single unexplained death escalates into a complex investigation involving greed, corporate deception, and a killer with a powerful incentive to eliminate victims before anyone discovers the truth.
With the body count rising and time running out, the detectives must unravel a sophisticated scheme before more lives are lost.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:
Police proceduralsFinancial crime thrillersComplex homicide investigationsForensic mysteriesWashington, D.C. crime fictionPartner detective seriesFast-paced suspense with investigative detailLegal and corporate conspiracy thrillers
Fans of Robert Dugoni, John Sandford, David Baldacci, and Michael Connelly will find plenty to love in this gripping debut mystery.
Featuring veteran homicide detectives, a unique murder method, forensic investigation, corporate corruption, and a race against time, Incentive for Death delivers a compelling blend of suspense, mystery, and police procedural storytelling set against the backdrop of the nation's capital.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Former lawyer Spoonhour's lackluster debut traces a series of mysterious deaths in connection with a shady company that purchases life insurance policies. D.C. Metropolitan Police detectives Mac Burke and Oliver Shaw are dispatched to the offices of Gideon & McCaffery, an influential Washington law firm, after its managing partner, Weldon Van Damm, is found dead at his desk. A medical examiner notices the small puncture wound on Van Damm's body and determines that someone injected him with a lethal substance, leading Burke and Shaw to launch a homicide inquiry. The plot thickens when another man drops dead at a local baseball game with a similar wound, and Burke and Shaw learn that both he and Van Damm had recently sold their life insurance policies to the same viatical firm. As they dig deeper, the pair links more deaths to the firm, and race to keep the body count from rising. Spoonhour fails to whip up much suspense from his premise, and the circumstances of several killings strain credulity. There's little to distinguish this rote legal thriller from similar fare.
