Breach of Promise (Electronic book text)

In glitzy Lake Tahoe, couples break up every day. But few are as successful as Lindy and Mike Markov, who built a $200-million business together -- before Mike took up with a younger woman. Now he's claiming he doesn't owe Lindy a dime since they never married. Attorney Nina Reilly, struggling to make a living in her one-woman office and raise a young son alone, agrees to take Lindy's case. Nina knows winning is a long shot, even with a brilliant jury consultant and a palimony expert on her side. It's the kind of case -- full of passion and explosive secrets -- that could make a fortune for a young lawyer. Or drive someone to commit murder -- for love, money... or the right verdict. "Lots of unexpected twists and turns... A savvy legal thriller." "THE ORLANDO SENTINEL" "O'Shaughnessy offers up a gripping courtroom drama, throws in pithy ethical and moral dilemmas and some surprising plot twists, and adds plenty of heart-stopping action, all packed into a riveting story that will hold readers -- especially fans of Grisham and Turow -- spellbound." "BOOKLIST" "Perri O'Shaughnessy has created a series of legal thrillers that are an ingenious cross between the trial drama of Perry Mason and the octane action of the "Nash Bridges" television series. For over a decade, Kinsey Millhone, the creation of Sue Grafton, has been the reigning queen of West Coast mystery heroines, but there's a new girl on the block now. Move over Kinsey, Nina's come to town " "MONTEREY HERALD" "O'Shaughnessy's courtroom strategies and her characters' idiosyncracies keep ringing true." "PUBLISHERS WEEKLY" ""Breach of Promise" offers the fun of following a high-stakes civil casethat reveals a kind of courtroom intrigue we haven't seen since O. J. Simpson. The dialogue is clean and smart... the surprise twists wonderfully effective."