The Last Honest Account

By Evan J. Cross

He hated the victim. He did not commit the crime.

When Mike Dorset is arrested in front of his young daughter for the murders of a former coworker and the coworker's family, his life is shattered in a single morning. The evidence looks damning. His old feud with Daniel Mercer is no secret. And once the police release him for lack of sufficient proof, they make it clear the case is far from over.

With the media circling and suspicion poisoning every part of his life, Mike starts asking the questions the investigators have missed or ignored. Why did Daniel call him just before he died? Why does the evidence against Mike feel built instead of found? And what was hidden inside the powerful financial institution where both men once worked?

What begins as a desperate fight to avoid arrest becomes a race through planted evidence, corporate secrets, surveillance, and violence. To survive, Mike will have to stay ahead of the police, protect the only family he has left, and face the possibility that whoever framed him understands his past almost as well as he does.

The Last Honest Account is a fast-moving crime thriller about public accusation, private guilt, and the deadly usefulness of being the man everyone is ready to blame.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GVNTQWJW
• ISBN13: 9798254489047
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"