Chicago, 1925. The numbers don’t lie, but the killer does.
Banker Walter Sinclair is dead, branded an embezzler who stole a fortune. His widow claims he was an honest man framed to hide a darker truth. With her family facing ruin and the insurance company refusing to pay, she turns to O'Malley Investigations.
Publicly, Paddy O'Malley is the detective and Kit Ashworth is the secretary. Privately, Kit is the brilliant mind who knows that financial ledgers tell stories. She sees what the police missed: Walter wasn't stealing money—he was hunting it.
Following a paper trail from marble bank vaults to the corrupt offices of City Hall, Kit and Paddy uncover a massive laundering scheme run by Alderman "Big Tim" Flanagan. In a city where judges are bought and witnesses vanish, the partners must risk everything to expose the conspiracy.
They have the evidence. Flanagan has the power. Now, Kit and Paddy must prove that the truth is worth dying for.
Mystery
Detective
Crime
Thriller
Conspiracy
Political Intrigue
Rebellion
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, Detective and Crime
Length2 hrs 51 mins
Publish dateJan 19, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
98. The Wrong Choice
21. Widow's Plea
109. Regrouping
32. Ledgers Don't Lie
1110. Federal Interest
43. Numbers Game
1211. Closing the Books
54. Following the Money
1312. Balanced Books
65. Dangerous Territory
1413. New Business
76. Inside Information
1514. Interest Compounded
87. Political Pressure
About the author
Daniel Pelfrey
Daniel Pelfrey writes thrillers, crime fiction, alternate history, and urban fantasy with a crime fiction twist. A former Air Force member and TSA employee who once dealt blackjack and substitute taught, Daniel draws on his diverse life experiences to craft character-driven narratives. When he's not building intricate story arcs from his home in Medora, North Dakota, he's busy being a reader himself—occasionally remembering there's a world outside his books.View all audiobooks by Daniel Pelfrey
