After the Fact<\/a>, Jeff Cooper\u2019s previous novel. Leaving the false glamour of New York for the comfortable, if mundane, turf of Greenwich, Connecticut. He makes a new start with Collins, Warren & Oswald (CWO), the law firm he established with two young partners. The only problem? Money coming in is barely enough to cover expenses.<\/p>\nEnter Tom Nelson, a seasoned estate management attorney with a lucrative client list. CWO brings Tom on in hopes that he can prime the firm\u2019s financial pump. Tom seems to be doing just that until Jack thinks he\u2019s caught his new partner plundering an estate. It doesn\u2019t take too much digging before he discovers an intricate web of lies, deceit, and murder. Instead of boosting his revenue, his new partner may bring the firm crashing down around him.<\/p>\n
Jack is an easily relatable middle-class everyman. He shares our worries: keeping his business solvent, meeting his family\u2019s needs against real budget constraints, and, most of all, maintaining his son\u2019s and pregnant wife\u2019s safety. You instinctively root for Jack to escape the mess he finds himself in as he tries to minimize the damage to his home and hearth.<\/p>\n
Like After the Fact, the reader is privy to the actions and motivations as the narrative point of view shifts from one character to the next. The reader knows each character\u2019s plots and plans, but they remain opaque to the other characters. While this omniscience does not reveal the specifics of events, it shows what each character wants and tries to make happen. The shifting viewpoints reveal just enough to entice you to continue reading without giving away the story. There are no spoiler alerts here.<\/p>\n
Events and actions are believable, even if they may occasionally be a bit over the top now and then. And if things are not going according to plan for Jack, neither do they always for the bad guys.<\/p>\n
The Final Account is a fast-paced thriller\/adventure that I can recommend without reservation to readers who enjoy stories in that genre.<\/p>\n\n
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Jeff Cooper is a law professor, lawyer, former Presidential candidate, and published author of both fiction and nonfiction. A graduate of Harvard College, Yale Law School and New York University School of Law, he spent much of his career working in the law firms and trust banks fictionalized in his novels.<\/p>\n
Born and raised in New York, he now lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he has served as an elected member of the Representative Town Meeting, a Justice of the Peace and a Director of several non-profit organizations. When he\u2019s not teaching or writing, he can be found on the golf course.<\/p>\n
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