Noble chase : a novel

Format:

Book

Title:

Noble chase : a novel

Author:

Rudolph, Michael, 1937- author

ISBN:

9781101884379

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : Ballantine Books, [2016]

Physical Description:

308 pages ; 22 cm

Summary:

Perfect for fans of John Grisham, Greg Iles, and Linda Fairstein this action-packed legal thriller debut races from the gleaming canyons of New York City to the hurricane-lashed waters of the Caribbean. Michael Rudolph s Noble Chase combines a smart, determined heroine and a storm of stunning surprises in a pulse-pounding morality tale of international intrigue that delivers suspense right up to the shocking end. Sic transit gloria. Beth Swahn, a young lawyer, makes a rookie mistake: She believes her client. While basking in the glory of winning a hundred-million-dollar judgment for a U.S. division of C.K. Leung s Chinese conglomerate, Beth realizes that because of her naivete, Leonard Sloane, president of the division, has absconded to the Caribbean with his banker girlfriend and seventy million dollars of the judgment money. Shortly thereafter, they are both presumed dead when a Mayday call to the Coast Guard reports the sinking of their yacht. Stunned, furious, and determined to retrieve Leung s money and save her firm from bankruptcy, Beth investigates her way through a maze of money laundering and white-collar corruption. When the trail leads her to Sloane s handsome son, she is torn between her attraction for him and her fear that he may be involved in the theft. Beth is not alone in her search for the money. C.K. Leung is also involved, because he doubts Beth s innocence. When her investigation moves to a critical level and a missing encrypted file comes to light that has the power to ignite a geopolitical firestorm, Leung becomes convinced that Beth is a party to Sloane s scheme, and her life becomes violently threatened. Advance praise for Noble Chase Noble Chase is exactly that: heart-stabbing adventures at sea and in the courtroom, with lives and millions at stake. Get ready to stay up late. Brad Meltzer From the inner chambers of Manhattan s legal scene to the jet-setting world of international business, this gripping thriller takes you to exotic places while keeping you on the edge of your seat. Noble Chase is a debut you must read! Kathy Reichs.

Young lawyer Beth Swahn makes the rookie mistake of believing her client. Because of her naïveté Leonard Sloane, president of the US division of a Chinese conglomerate, has absconded to the Caribbean with his banker girlfriend and seventy million dollars of the judgment money. When they are presumed dead after a Mayday call to the Coast Guard reports the sinking of their yacht, Swahn investigates her way through a maze of money laundering and white-collar corruption. But she's not alone in her search for the money-- and no one believes she wasn't an accomplice.

Subject(s):

Women lawyers -- Fiction.

Secrets -- Fiction.

Genre:

Legal stories.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Legal fiction (Literature)

Fiction.

Holds:

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Summary

Perfect for fans of John Grisham, Greg Iles, and Linda Fairstein--this action-packed legal thriller debut races from the gleaming canyons of New York City to the hurricane-lashed waters of the Caribbean. Michael Rudolph's Noble Chase combines a smart, determined heroine and a storm of stunning surprises in a pulse-pounding morality tale of international intrigue that delivers suspense right up to the shocking end.

Sic transit gloria . Beth Swahn, a young lawyer, makes a rookie mistake: She believes her client. While basking in the glory of winning a hundred-million-dollar judgment for a U.S. division of C. K. Leung's Chinese conglomerate, Beth realizes that because of her naïveté, Leonard Sloane, president of the division, has absconded to the Caribbean with his banker girlfriend and seventy million dollars of the judgment money. Shortly thereafter, they are both presumed dead when a Mayday call to the Coast Guard reports the sinking of their yacht.

Stunned, furious, and determined to retrieve Leung's money and save her firm from bankruptcy, Beth investigates her way through a maze of money laundering and white-collar corruption. When the trail leads her to Sloane's handsome son, she is torn between her attraction to him and her fear that he may be involved in the theft. Beth is not alone in her search for the money. C. K. Leung is also involved, because he doubts Beth's innocence. When her investigation moves to a critical level and a missing encrypted file comes to light that has the power to ignite a geopolitical firestorm, Leung becomes convinced that Beth is a party to Sloane's scheme, and her life becomes violently threatened.

Michael Rudolph's gripping legal thrillers featuring Beth Swahn can be enjoyed together or separately:
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Praise for Noble Chase

" Noble Chase is exactly that: heart-stabbing adventures at sea and in the courtroom, with lives--and millions--at stake. Get ready to stay up late." --Brad Meltzer

"From the inner chambers of Manhattan's legal scene to the jet-setting world of international business, this gripping thriller takes you to exotic places while keeping you on the edge of your seat. Noble Chase is a debut you must read!" --Kathy Reichs

"Not only is Rudolph's novel a decidedly entertaining legal thriller, but there's also an exciting chase on the high seas. Illegal financial practices form the basis for a ruthless tale that will captivate and challenge readers to discover the guilty. . . . It's fun to follow the breadcrumbs." -- RT Book Reviews

Author Notes

Michael Rudolph is a retired Park Avenue attorney, an ex-New Yorker, and an ex-Connecticut Dodger. His idea of nirvana is to sail off into a Caribbean sunset with his wife, Elizabeth, their golden retriever, and a handful of grandchildren. He sailed his own sailboat on Long Island Sound for many years and chartered other sailboats for extended cruising in the Caribbean. He polished his sailing techniques and blue-water skills with many classes in navigation and seamanship. Noble Chase is his first novel.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Rudolph, a retired Park Avenue attorney and accomplished sailor, makes his fiction debut with this fast-paced, if uneven, legal thriller. After winning a $105 million judgment for a company owned by a Taiwan-based conglomerate, 27-year-old attorney Elisabeth Swahn, an associate at the Manhattan law firm of Wilcox, Swahn and Giles, realizes that her client, Leonard Sloane, has stolen $70 million before apparently dying in a yachting accident near Puerto Rico. When Beth's stepfather, a retired senior partner at her firm who's now living on a sailboat in the Caribbean with her mother, uncovers clues that may point to a conspiracy involving Sloane's death, Beth embarks on a dangerous journey with her parents to track him down and save her career. The dynamic between Beth and her stepfather is an undeniable strength as is the authenticity of the legal and nautical backdrop, but a cardboard villain coupled with an anticlimactic ending will disappoint some readers. Agent: Mel Berger, William Morris Endeavor. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

Beth Swahn has won her first big settlement for her client, Leonard Sloane, to the tune of more than $100 million. But when Sloane's boss, C. J. Leung, flies in from China to take her out to celebrate, she realizes that something is very wrong. He is under the impression that the settlement was just $30 million. Sloane has disappeared along with his banker girlfriend and the rest of the money. After a frantic Mayday call, both are presumed dead when their yacht supposedly sinks. Furious and embarrassed, Beth is determined to find the money; she ends up working with Sloane's son but isn't at all sure he can be trusted, despite their mutual attraction. Meanwhile, the law firm may be on the hook for the money. International money laundering, corruption, violence, and a horrific tropical storm all combine to make this a breathless race to the finish line and the cash. The John Grisham and Scott Turow crowd will be satisfied.--Alesi, Stacy Copyright 2016 Booklist