Too Close to Home: A Novel (Paul McGrath)

ISBN: 0525619623

Author: Grant, Andrew

Condition: New

His cover: courthouse janitor. His cause: justice. But when Paul McGrath uncovers a shocking connection to a file of missing evidence, he finds the truth sometimes hits a little too close to home.An intelligence agent-turned-courthouse janitor, Paul McGrath notices everything and everyone-but no one notices him. Its the perfect cover for the justice he seeks for both his father and the people whove been wronged by a corrupt system. Now hes discovered a missing file on Alex Pardew-the man who defrauded and likely murdered McGraths father but avoided conviction, thanks in large part to the loss of this very file. And what lies behind its disappearance is even worse than McGrath had feared.Meanwhile, at the courthouse, he stumbles on the case of Len Hendrie, a small businessman whos been accused of torching a venture capitalists mansion. Though Hendrie admits starting the fire, McGrath learns how the VC has preyed on average Joes to benefit himself-and his extensive wine collection. McGrath cant resist looking deeper into this financial predator and soon finds himself in a gray area between his avenging moral compass and the limits of the law.Then, just as the Hendrie case is heating up, McGrath receives word of the death of his fathers former housekeeper, sending him back to his family home to confront unfinished business from his past. And hes about to find some unwelcome truths about the mother he lost as a child-and the father who hid even more secrets than he realized.