Fatal Reunion

By Ken Malovos

Book Overview

Jason Robinson, a high-school English teacher, attends his 20th high school reunion, where he connects with his old girlfriend. The next day she is dead and he is charged with her murder. He asks attorney Mike Zorich to represent him. Mike feels that the prosecution's case is weak, even though Jason has given inconsistent statements. Then some emails emerge that give Jason a motive to commit murder. The police and the prosecutor are determined to have Jason found guilty. At the trial for murder in the first degree, shocking events unfold. Meanwhile, Mike is trying to cope with his own problem with alcohol. After his friends confront him, he enters rehabilitation and then begins his own investigation into what really happened at the reunion, exposing dirty secrets that leave families and lives ruined with their disclosure. Ken Malovos has been practicing law in Sacramento for more than forty years. He spent twelve years with the Public Defender's Office and twenty-five years as a business litigator. He now serves full-time as a mediator and arbitrator. This is his second novel. His first, Contempt of Court, won first prize in the legal genre of the Mystery & Mayhem Book Writing Competition sponsored by Chanticleer Book Reviews. He and his wife, Michele, live in Sacramento.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1518721303
• ISBN13: 9781518721304
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Mystery in the tradition of John Lescroart

This is an excellent read, and I highly recommend it. If you like John Lescroart's mysteries, you'll definitely like Malovos too. The writing is crisp, the technical details have the authenticity of someone who has a lifetime of experience in the legal field, both criminal and civil, and the plot is complex and compelling. The setting, in the Sacramento California area, is detailed and precise. The characters are engaging and real. It is what I call a 'page turner', a book you don't want to ever put down once you've started it. So why 4 stars instead of 5? I'm something of a stickler on reviews. I love classic mysteries, Agatha Christie's above all. And if you want to give proper credit to the best books in a genre ever, you have to leave room for them, namely the 5 stars. I'd probably give a dozen or so of Christie's novels, for example, 5 stars (I've read every one she's written). I'd also give some of hers just 3 stars, mostly the espionage ones. To me, for Malovos to have achieved 4 star results on his first two novels (the other is Contempt of Court), is really impressive, and it wouldn't surprise me at all if he produces a 5 star masterpiece down the road.