For the past six years, author Chad Zunker has been writing unputdownable thrillers featuring intrepid investigators, lawyers, and covert operatives. When he told me he had an idea for a domestic suspense standalone—inspired by his own family—I couldn’t wait to read it. Who can resist a book that asks the question, What if your father-in-law wasn’t who you thought he was? What if he had a secret? A big one... a dangerous one.
Chad pulled no punches in telling the story of Alex Mahan, a regular guy trying to enjoy a trip with his family—when his father-in-law, Joe, is abducted and murdered. Confused and grief-stricken, Alex can’t figure out why someone would want his father-in-law dead. And where is the crucial next round of funding Joe planned to invest in Alex’s tech company?
To answer that question, Alex will find himself frantically investigating his father-in-law. He is shocked by what he begins to discover—nothing about Joe is adding up. But when he gets too close to the truth, Alex suddenly realizes he’s put himself and his whole family in grave danger.
With ample emotion, a brilliantly twisty plot, and an ending I never saw coming, Family Money is a superb addition to Chad Zunker’s thrilling catalog. And luckily, Joe bears no resemblance to Chad’s actual father-in-law, to whom this book is lovingly dedicated.
—Liz Pearsons, Editor
Product Description
A dead man’s secrets put a family in peril in a twisting novel of suspense by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of the David Adams series.
Alex Mahan is married to his high school sweetheart, Taylor. They have two daughters and a beautiful home, and Alex’s startup business is about to explode thanks to massive private funding from his compassionate and supportive father-in-law, Joe. With millions more to come, all is perfect—until Joe is abducted and murdered during a family trip in Mexico.
Alex’s world is about to be turned upside down. He can’t bear to tell his grieving wife why. The man they’ve both idolized has been keeping secrets. The pledged millions are nowhere to be found. The source of the original investment is a mystery, even to Joe’s financial adviser. No one, it seems, has any idea who the man they knew, loved, and trusted really was.
As Alex digs deeper into Joe’s shadowy life, the most shocking surprises are yet to come. Deadly ones, too, because every lie that Alex uncovers in Joe’s dark past puts his family in more danger.
Review
“The action barrels along to a shocking conclusion…Zunker knows how to keep the reader hooked.” — Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Chad Zunker is the Amazon Charts bestselling author of the David Adams series, including An Equal Justice , which was nominated for the 2020 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, An Unequal Defense , and Runaway Justice. Chad also penned The Tracker , Shadow Shepherd , and Hunt the Lion in the Sam Callahan series. He studied journalism at the University of Texas, where he was also on the football team. Chad has worked for some of the country’s most powerful law firms and has also invented baby products that are sold all over the world. He lives in Austin with his wife, Katie, and their three daughters and is hard at work on his next novel. For more information, visit www.chadzunker.com.
Review
“The action barrels along to a shocking conclusion…Zunker knows how to keep the reader hooked.” ― Publishers Weekly
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From the Publisher
For the past six years, author Chad Zunker has been writing unputdownable thrillers featuring intrepid investigators, lawyers, and covert operatives. When he told me he had an idea for a domestic suspense standalone—inspired by his own family—I couldn’t wait to read it. Who can resist a book that asks the question, What if your father-in-law wasn’t who you thought he was? What if he had a secret? A big one... a dangerous one.
Chad pulled no punches in telling the story of Alex Mahan, a regular guy trying to enjoy a trip with his family—when his father-in-law, Joe, is abducted and murdered. Confused and grief-stricken, Alex can’t figure out why someone would want his father-in-law dead. And where is the crucial next round of funding Joe planned to invest in Alex’s tech company?
To answer that question, Alex will find himself frantically investigating his father-in-law. He is shocked by what he begins to discover—nothing about Joe is adding up. But when he gets too close to the truth, Alex suddenly realizes he’s put himself and his whole family in grave danger.
With ample emotion, a brilliantly twisty plot, and an ending I never saw coming, Family Money is a superb addition to Chad Zunker’s thrilling catalog. And luckily, Joe bears no resemblance to Chad’s actual father-in-law, to whom this book is lovingly dedicated.
—Liz Pearsons, Editor
Product Description
A dead man’s secrets put a family in peril in a twisting novel of suspense by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of the David Adams series.
Alex Mahan is married to his high school sweetheart, Taylor. They have two daughters and a beautiful home, and Alex’s startup business is about to explode thanks to massive private funding from his compassionate and supportive father-in-law, Joe. With millions more to come, all is perfect—until Joe is abducted and murdered during a family trip in Mexico.
Alex’s world is about to be turned upside down. He can’t bear to tell his grieving wife why. The man they’ve both idolized has been keeping secrets. The pledged millions are nowhere to be found. The source of the original investment is a mystery, even to Joe’s financial adviser. No one, it seems, has any idea who the man they knew, loved, and trusted really was.
As Alex digs deeper into Joe’s shadowy life, the most shocking surprises are yet to come. Deadly ones, too, because every lie that Alex uncovers in Joe’s dark past puts his family in more danger.
Review
“The action barrels along to a shocking conclusion…Zunker knows how to keep the reader hooked.” — Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Chad Zunker is the Amazon Charts bestselling author of the David Adams series, including An Equal Justice , which was nominated for the 2020 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, An Unequal Defense , and Runaway Justice. Chad also penned The Tracker , Shadow Shepherd , and Hunt the Lion in the Sam Callahan series. He studied journalism at the University of Texas, where he was also on the football team. Chad has worked for some of the country’s most powerful law firms and has also invented baby products that are sold all over the world. He lives in Austin with his wife, Katie, and their three daughters and is hard at work on his next novel. For more information, visit www.chadzunker.com.
Review
“The action barrels along to a shocking conclusion…Zunker knows how to keep the reader hooked.” ― Publishers Weekly