Origin and Cause, Shelly Reuben
Origin and Cause, Shelly Reuben
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Origin and Cause

Author: Shelly Reuben

Narrator: Adams Morgan

Unabridged: 11 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/12/2009


Synopsis

CableTV mogul Stanfield Standish wrote the book and broke the rules in the news and entertainment industry. When his charred body is found inside the burntout remains of his classic 1930 Duesenberg sedan, his family files a $52 million damage suit. They blame the fatal accident on Courtland Motor Company, the firm that restored the antique. Thats when Courtlands attorney, Max Bramblesuspicious, sharp, and inquisitivetakes over. His first move: Hire private detective and ace arson investigator Wylie Nolan. As Nolan brilliantly dissects the fascinating anatomy of a fire, Bramble digs deep into the Standish empire, and discovers that the media tycoon scalded many on his way up the ladder. Its just possible that one of them paid him back with hotblooded murder, cleverly plotted and fiery in its execution.

About Shelly Reuben

Shelly Reuben has written numerous novels. Her first, Julian Solo, was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for
an Edgar Award and by the Libertarian Futurist Society for a Prometheus
Award. Her novel Origin & Cause was nominated for a Falcon Award by the Maltese Falcon Society of Japan. She also writes two newspaper columns and
regularly contributes short stories to the Forensic Examiner. She lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Janet on January 16, 2022

That is a very generous 3 stars. And it only got 3 stars because the plot outline was good. But i felt that the writer had written a novella and her publisher sent her back to the drawing board and told her to flesh it out. Why did we need to know the whole plot of the movie Idelwild? I felt that th......more

Goodreads review by Mike on August 01, 2019

My all-time favorite mystery! I read this book when it first came out, and never forgot it. I am in awe of the technical details and enthralled by high quality of all the characters. The author is a bona fide arson investigator and her writing shows an exemplary attention to detail, explained in ways......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on July 02, 2023

Beginning was dull but really got wrapped in the case as a crime junkie and stayed along with it......more