Monday Mini-Review: Five Star Suspense: Dead Money

I've read some really good books already this year.  Some I've been anticipating for a long time, but others have been a surprise.  Jakob Kerr's novel Dead Money is a debut, and what I'm hoping is the first of many book by him.

 

Set in Silicon Valley, a successful tech CEO has been murdered in his penthouse office while he is alone there one night. Just weeks before his death, he had changed his will, freezing his money in the event of his death until whoever killed him comes to trial. Now Mackenzie Clyde has been sent by her boss, the tech company's chief investor, to investigate.  

Mackenzie begins working with the FBI, who has taken over the case from the local police.  They begin by questioning the executives of the tech company, although they are less than compliant.  The story moves back and forth in time revealing more about Mackenzie, an attorney by trade, who has some secrets in her past as well.

I couldn't put this one down.  I started it right before bed, stayed up too late reading, and took it to work with me, hoping I could find a way to sneak in a page or two during the day (I'm not sure why I ever think this would be a possibility).  

I'm not sure what I'll find to match this one, which is the best book I've read this  month by far.