Fatal Trust

Fatal Trust by Todd Johnson envelops all the necessary things that will capture your attention and keep it till the end. A simple job, an unbelievable payout, but in risking it all on blind trust, he may lose everything.  That is the lure that prompted me to  read this book.

Ian Wells is a young ambitious Minneapolis attorney who is trying to build up his law practice. His mother has Alzheimer's and he is caring for her. How to give both his law practice and his mother's needs is stressful and the money is not coming in to pay the bills. Ian is approached by a client and the demands seem reasonable.  Ian must judge whether three men qualify for nine millions dollars of trust funds. He must also determine if these three men have been involved in any criminal activity in the past twenty years. Sounds easy, but Ian only has a week to find out the answers. That sounds reasonable for the payoff of two hundred thousand dollars. Who wouldn't accept this "easy money" deal. The plot thickens..there is a mystery surrounding the money and an illegal activity connected to an unsolved crime that dates back to Prohibition. The more Ian digs into the investigation, the more he is targeted. This simple job is out of control and threatens his career, his future, and his life.

This is my third book by Todd Johnson and it is another winner. The story line is full of twists and turns along with surprises that I did not see coming.  Since the author is a lawyer, the story has more structure and what happens in discerning truth and finding the bad guy.

Thanks to Bethany House Publishers for this book to review and give my honest opinion.