Alice B. reviewed on + 3578 more book reviews
CLAWBACK, an Ali Reynold's novel by J.A. Jance, starts at a fast pace. Ali's parents, Bob and Edie Larson, are recent retirees after years of owning and operating the Sugarloaf Restaurant in Sedona, Arizona. The money from the sale of the restaurant, their life savings, are invested with a good friend and businessman, Dan Frazier, owner of an insurance and investment firm, Ocotillo Fund Management. Unfortunately, the OFM went belly up as a result of a Ponzi scheme perpetrated upon the firm with an apparent loss of all funds and leaving many in Sedona and the surrounding area dead broke. Bob Larson drives to his friend's house to find out what can be done to retrieve their savings. Upon arrival at the Frazier home he finds Dan bleeding from stab wounds and his wife, Millie, also near death from stab wound trauma. Bob renders first aid and calls 911. Because of his blood soaked shirt and a bloody knife found in his Bronco, Bob is quickly taken into custody by two rookie patrolmen and interrogated by a vindictive and not-so-bright detective. But not to worry. Ali's husband, B. Simpson, owner of High Noon Enterprises and his band of computer hacking sleuths are on the case. There seems to be nothing B. and his dedicated company hackers can't break into to solve the Ponzi connivance. One of the heroes of this adventure is a young Asian American employee of High Noon, Camilla Lee, whose lifelong ambition is to become a forensic detective. She is a key part of the story and one of the most interesting new characters introduced by the author.
